Clemson checked in at No. 4 in the preseason AP Top 25 poll that was released on Monday.

Despite being in the top five, the Tigers are still underrated, says this national outlet.

After the AP Poll came out, CBS Sports listed the teams they see as underrated or overrated entering the 2025 regular season, and Clemson was pegged as an underrated team.

“Back for his third season under offensive coordinator Garrett Riley as Clemson’s starting quarterback, Cade Klubnik took his game to new heights as a junior last fall with 36 touchdown passes and 3,639 yards through the air. Much of that production came via rising stars at the wideout spot and the Tigers remain loaded at the position,” CBS Sports’ Brad Crawford wrote.

“On the other side of the football, pass rushers T.J. Parker, Peter Woods and cornerback Avieon Terrell are all potential first-rounders and spearhead the eight returning starters on defense. No team in the ACC has more veteran firepower within the two-deep than Clemson and the Tigers have an opportunity to bookend the season with wins against a pair of SEC teams — LSU and South Carolina — to further improve poll placement. As long as Klubnik stays healthy and the Tigers don’t suffer any injuries along their veteran-rich offensive line, this Clemson team has a chance to be the program’s best since 2020.”

Former Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables’ Oklahoma team (ranked No. 18 in the AP Poll) was labeled by CBS Sports as overrated, as was No. 20 Indiana and No. 21 Ole Miss.

Along with Clemson, No. 23 Texas Tech was tabbed as an underrated team.

Clemson, of course, kicks off the 2025 season at home against LSU on Aug. 30 (7:30 p.m., ABC).