Though Clemson did not play this week, the Tigers fell one spot in the Amway USA Today Coaches Top 25 poll.
Clemson comes in at No. 11 this week as it prepares to play No. 7 Notre Dame next Saturday at 8 p.m. in Death Valley. It was announced late Saturday night that ESPN’s GameDay will be in Clemson next Saturday morning. SportsCenter will also broadcast live from Death Valley following the game.
Amway USA Today Coaches Football Poll
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | 1ST PLACE VOTES | PREV | CHANGE | HI/LOW |
| 1 | Ohio State | 4-0 | 1593 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 4-0 | 1493 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3/6 |
| 3 | Texas Christian | 4-0 | 1401 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2/3 |
| 4 | Baylor | 3-0 | 1394 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4/5 |
| 5 | Mississippi | 4-0 | 1348 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5/15 |
| 6 | Georgia | 4-0 | 1256 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6/9 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 4-0 | 1114 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8/11 |
| 8 | Louisiana State | 3-0 | 1106 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9/15 |
| 9 | Florida State | 3-0 | 1088 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 6/8 |
| 10 | UCLA | 4-0 | 1076 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 11/14 |
| 11 | Clemson | 3-0 | 971 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 9/12 |
| 12 | Utah | 4-0 | 893 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 17/NR |
| 13 | Alabama | 3-1 | 867 | 0 | 12 | -1 | 2/12 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 3-0 | 803 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14/19 |
| 15 | Texas A&M | 4-0 | 786 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15/NR |
| 16 | Southern California | 3-1 | 566 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 7/18 |
| 17 | Northwestern | 4-0 | 511 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 19/NR |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 3-1 | 418 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 18/24 |
| 19 | Oklahoma State | 4-0 | 413 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 22/NR |
| 20 | Stanford | 3-1 | 401 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 21/NR |
| 21 | West Virginia | 3-0 | 230 | 0 | 26 | 5 | – |
| 22 | Mississippi State | 3-1 | 145 | 0 | 31 | 9 | – |
| 23 | Florida | 4-0 | 141 | 0 | 34 | 11 | – |
| 24 | California | 4-0 | 89 | 0 | 35 | 11 | – |
| 24 | Oregon | 2-2 | 89 | 0 | 13 | -11 | 5/13 |