Clemson is ranked No. 12 in the preseason Associated Press college football poll.
(###) Number of first place votes
| 1 |  |
Ohio State (61)
Big Ten
Record: 0-0
|
PV Rank
– Points
1,525 |
| 2 |  |
TCU
Big 12
Record: 0-0
|
–
1,428
|
| 3 |  |
Alabama
SEC
Record: 0-0
|
–
1,322
|
| 4 |  |
Baylor
Big 12
Record: 0-0
|
–
1,263
|
| 5 |  |
Michigan State
Big Ten
Record: 0-0
|
–
1,256
|
| 6 |  |
Auburn
SEC
Record: 0-0
|
–
1,192
|
| 7 |  |
Oregon
Pac-12
Record: 0-0
|
–
1,156
|
| 8 |  |
USC
Pac-12
Record: 0-0
|
–
1,085
|
| 9 |  |
Georgia
SEC
Record: 0-0
|
–
991
|
| 10 |  |
Florida State
ACC
Record: 0-0
|
–
959
|
| 11 |  |
Notre Dame
Division I FBS Independents
Record: 0-0
|
–
873
|
| 12 |  |
Clemson
ACC
Record: 0-0
|
–
862
|
| 13 |  |
UCLA
Pac-12
Record: 0-0
|
–
698
|
| 14 |  |
LSU
SEC
Record: 0-0
|
–
675
|
| 15 |  |
Arizona State
Pac-12
Record: 0-0
|
–
605
|
| 16 |  |
Georgia Tech
ACC
Record: 0-0
|
–
588
|
| 17 |  |
Mississippi
SEC
Record: 0-0
|
–
563
|
| 18 |  |
Arkansas
SEC
Record: 0-0
|
–
410
|
| 19 |  |
Oklahoma
Big 12
Record: 0-0
|
–
394
|
| 20 |  |
Wisconsin
Big Ten
Record: 0-0
|
–
393
|
| 21 |  |
Stanford
Pac-12
Record: 0-0
|
–
347
|
| 22 |  |
Arizona
Pac-12
Record: 0-0
|
–
311
|
| 23 |  |
Boise State
Mountain West
Record: 0-0
|
–
240
|
| 24 |  |
Missouri
SEC
Record: 0-0
|
–
219
|
| 25 |  |
Tennessee
SEC
Record: 0-0
|
–
114
|