Clemson is ranked No. 24 in the latest USA Today Coaches Poll.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | FIRST PLACE VOTES | PREVIOUS RANK | CHANGE | HI/LOW* |
| 1 | Florida State Seminoles |
1-0 | 1541 | 57 | NR | — | |
| 2 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
1-0 | 1432 | 0 | NR | — | |
| 3 | Oklahoma Sooners |
1-0 | 1407 | 2 | NR | — | |
| 4 | Oregon Ducks |
1-0 | 1358 | 2 | NR | — | |
| 5 | Auburn Tigers |
1-0 | 1289 | 0 | NR | — | |
| 6 | Michigan State Spartans |
1-0 | 1141 | 0 | NR | — | |
| 7 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
1-0 | 1114 | 0 | NR | — | |
| 8 | Georgia Bulldogs |
1-0 | 1108 | 1 | NR | — | |
| 9 | Baylor Bears |
1-0 | 1018 | 0 | NR | — | |
| 10 | Stanford Cardinal |
1-0 | 999 | 0 | NR | — | |
| 11 | UCLA Bruins |
1-0 | 964 | 0 | NR | — | |
| 12 | LSU Tigers |
1-0 | 912 | 0 | NR | — | |
| 13 | Texas A&M Aggies |
1-0 | 895 | 0 | NR | — | |
| 14 | USC Trojans |
1-0 | 713 | 0 | NR | — | |
| 15 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
1-0 | 605 | 0 | NR | — | |
| 16 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
1-0 | 502 | 0 | NR | — | |
| 17 | Ole Miss Rebels |
1-0 | 438 | 0 | NR | — | |
| 18 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
1-0 | 384 | 0 | NR | — | |
| 19 | Wisconsin Badgers |
0-1 | 373 | 0 | NR | — | |
| 20 | Kansas State Wildcats |
1-0 | 370 | 0 | NR | — | |
| 21 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
0-1 | 272 | 0 | NR | — | |
| 22 | Missouri Tigers |
1-0 | 189 | 0 | NR | — | |
| 23 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
1-0 | 168 | 0 | NR | — | |
| 24 | Clemson Tigers |
0-1 | 155 | 0 | NR | — | |
| 25 | Texas Longhorns |
1-0 | 150 | 0 | NR | — |