The latest Amway coaches poll has been released and Clemson lost some respect from the coaches this week.
Clemson slipped to No. 4 in the latest rankings.
The Tigers were No. 2 in last week’s rankings.
Amway/USA Today Coaches Poll
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | 1ST PLACE VOTES | PREV | CHANGE | HI/LOW |
| 1 | Alabama | 5-0 | 1597 | 61 | 1 | – | 1/1 |
| 2 | Georgia | 5-0 | 1490 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2/4 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 5-0 | 1467 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3/4 |
| 4 | Clemson | 5-0 | 1417 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2/4 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 5-0 | 1313 | 0 | 5 | – | 5/5 |
| 6 | Louisiana State | 5-0 | 1285 | 0 | 6 | – | 6/24 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 5-0 | 1246 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7/11 |
| 8 | West Virginia | 4-0 | 1055 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8/20 |
| 9 | Auburn | 4-1 | 1049 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 7/11 |
| 10 | Washington | 4-1 | 1027 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 6/12 |
| 11 | Penn State | 4-1 | 1002 | 0 | 9 | -2 | 9/11 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 3-1 | 797 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 6/16 |
| 13 | Central Florida | 4-0 | 763 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 13/23 |
| 14 | Stanford | 4-1 | 753 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 7/14 |
| 15 | Kentucky | 5-0 | 690 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 15/NR |
| 16 | Michigan | 4-1 | 627 | 0 | 15 | -1 | 14/22 |
| 17 | Miami | 4-1 | 587 | 0 | 16 | -1 | 8/21 |
| 18 | Oregon | 4-1 | 453 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 18/NR |
| 19 | Michigan State | 3-1 | 376 | 0 | 18 | -1 | 12/24 |
| 20 | Texas | 4-1 | 342 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 20/NR |
| 21 | Oklahoma State | 4-1 | 255 | 0 | 21 | – | 15/25 |
| 22 | Colorado | 4-0 | 170 | 0 | NR | 7 | 22/NR |
| 23 | Virginia Tech | 3-1 | 167 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 10/24 |
| 24 | Boise State | 3-1 | 160 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 17/25 |
| 25 | NC State | 4-0 | 121 | 0 | NR | 6 | 25/NR |