Clemson remained No. 3 in the latest Amway Coaches Poll, which was released on Sunday.
Clemson garnered 1,488 points and one first-place vote. The Tigers stayed at No. 3 following their 37-34 win at then 14th-ranked Florida State. The Seminoles fell five spots to No. 19 after the loss.
TOP 25 TEAMS, WEEK 10
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | 1ST PLACE VOTES | PREV | CHANGE | HI/LOW |
| 1 | Alabama | 8-0 | 1599 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 |
| 2 | Michigan | 8-0 | 1492 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2/8 |
| 3 | Clemson | 8-0 | 1488 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2/3 |
| 4 | Washington | 8-0 | 1434 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4/18 |
| 5 | Louisville | 7-1 | 1322 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4/23 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 7-1 | 1269 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2/8 |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 7-1 | 1207 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6/NR |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 6-2 | 1147 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8/NR |
| 9 | Florida | 6-1 | 1039 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9/25 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 7-1 | 963 | 0 | 6 | -4 | 6/NR |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 6-2 | 907 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3/NR |
| 12 | Auburn | 6-2 | 896 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 12/NR |
| 13 | Baylor | 6-1 | 810 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 6/21 |
| 14 | Louisiana State | 5-2 | 652 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 6/NR |
| 15 | West Virginia | 6-1 | 642 | 0 | 9 | -6 | 9/NR |
| 16 | Utah | 7-2 | 523 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16/NR |
| 17 | North Carolina | 6-2 | 500 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 16/NR |
| 18 | Western Michigan | 8-0 | 448 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 18/NR |
| 19 | Florida State | 5-3 | 432 | 0 | 14 | -5 | 2/21 |
| 20 | Colorado | 6-2 | 394 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 20/NR |
| 21 | Virginia Tech | 6-2 | 335 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 19/NR |
| 22 | Oklahoma State | 6-2 | 298 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 17/NR |
| 23 | Penn State | 6-2 | 296 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 23/NR |
| 24 | Boise State | 7-1 | 266 | 0 | 13 | -11 | 13/NR |
| 25 | Washington State | 6-2 | 146 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 25/NR |