The latest AP Top 25 Poll was released Sunday after Week 14 of the college football season.
Clemson (9-3, 7-1 ACC) tumbled to No. 18 in the updated AP Poll following Saturday’s 17-14 loss to rival South Carolina at Death Valley.
The Tigers were previously ranked No. 12 in the AP Poll entering Week 14.
On Saturday, South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers scrambled 20 yards for a touchdown with 1:08 to play, lifting the Gamecocks to a come-from-behind victory. South Carolina (9-3, 5-3 SEC) sealed the win when Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik’s pass to running back Phil Mafah was behind him and intercepted by linebacker Demetrius Knight.
The loss to the Gamecocks was the second straight at home for Clemson and the first time that has happened since it lost two straight home games to its rival in 2010 and 2012. Carolina ended Clemson’s 40-game home winning streak with a one-point win at Death Valley in 2022.
Clemson lost its second home game this season, pushing the Tigers’ record to 5-2 in Death Valley this year. Clemson had not lost two home games in a season since 2010, when it was also 5-2 at Memorial Stadium.
Clemson will play SMU next Saturday in the ACC Championship Game at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. and will be televised on ABC. If the Tigers win the game, they will earn an automatic College Football Playoff spot as one of the five highest-ranked conference champions in college football this season.
You can see the full AP Poll after Week 14 below:
- Oregon
- Texas
- Penn State
- Notre Dame
- Georgia
- Tennessee
- Ohio State
- SMU
- Indiana
- Boise State
- Alabama
- Arizona State
- South Carolina
- Miami
- Ole Miss
- Iowa State
- BYU
- Clemson
- UNLV
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Missouri
- Syracuse
- Army
- Memphis
Others receiving votes:
Texas A&M 93, Louisville 45, Duke 30, Kansas St. 10, Tulane 9, LSU 6, Louisiana-Lafayette 5, Florida 4, Michigan 1, Baylor 1.