The latest Amway/USA TODAY Coaches Poll was released on Sunday.
Clemson is still ranked No. 2 in the poll this week by the coaches. ACC rival and Atlantic Division rival Wake Forest is No. 17 in the latest rankings, while Virginia is No. 19.
Although Clemson and Alabama were both off this weekend, Alabama’s first place votes climbed from 29 to 42 while the Tigers’ dropped from 30 to 20.
Amway/USA TODAY Coaches Poll
| 1 | Alabama | 5-0 | 1602 | 42 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| 2 | Clemson | 5-0 | 1531 | 20 | 2 | — | 1/2 |
| 3 | Georgia | 5-0 | 1459 | 0 | 3 | — | 3/3 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 6-0 | 1422 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4/6 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 5-0 | 1378 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 4/5 |
| 6 | Louisiana State | 5-0 | 1364 | 0 | 6 | — | 5/6 |
| 7 | Florida | 6-0 | 1218 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7/10 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 5-0 | 1164 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8/17 |
| 9 | Penn State | 5-0 | 1051 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9/14 |
| 10 | Notre Dame | 4-1 | 1033 | 0 | 10 | — | 7/10 |
| 11 | Texas | 4-1 | 971 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 9/13 |
| 12 | Auburn | 5-1 | 929 | 0 | 7 | -5 | 7/16 |
| 13 | Oregon | 4-1 | 866 | 0 | 13 | — | 13/18 |
| 14 | Boise State | 5-0 | 732 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 14/NR |
| 15 | Utah | 4-1 | 655 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 11/19 |
| 16 | Michigan | 4-1 | 648 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 7/20 |
| 17 | Wake Forest | 5-0 | 498 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 17/NR |
| 18 | Iowa | 4-1 | 441 | 0 | 14 | -4 | 14/19 |
| 19 | Virginia | 4-1 | 345 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 18/NR |
| 20 | Memphis | 5-0 | 318 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 20/NR |
| 21 | Texas A&M | 3-2 | 306 | 0 | 21 | — | 11/21 |
| 22 | Southern Methodist | 6-0 | 246 | 0 | NR | 5 | 22/NR |
| 23 | Baylor | 5-0 | 234 | 0 | NR | 7 | 23/NR |
| 24 | Arizona State | 4-1 | 228 | 0 | NR | 4 | 24/NR |
| 25 | Minnesota | 5-0 | 131 | 0 | NR | 5 | 25/NR |