Clemson Drops in Updated Coaches Poll

The updated US LBM Coaches Poll was released Tuesday after Week 1 of the college football season.

Clemson dropped to No. 8 in the Coaches Poll following its 17-10 loss to LSU in last Saturday’s season opener for both teams at Clemson’s Memorial Stadium.

The Tigers were ranked No. 6 in the preseason Coaches Poll.

After the win over Clemson, LSU moved up from No. 9 to No. 4 in the latest Coaches Poll.

Miami moved up from No. 10 to No. 7 after its 27-24 win over previously fifth-ranked Notre Dame, while Florida State, which was previously unranked in the Coaches Poll, is now ranked No. 19 after its 31-17 victory over previously eighth-ranked Alabama.

Another ACC team, SMU, stayed at No. 16 in the Coaches Poll after its 42-13 win over East Texas A&M.

South Carolina moved up from No. 13 to No. 11 following its 24-11 win over Virginia Tech.

Clemson returns to action this Saturday against Troy at Memorial Stadium (3:30 p.m., ACC Network).

You can see the full Coaches Poll after Week 1 below:

RankTeamRecordPTS1stPrevChgHi/Lo
1Ohio State1-01666592+11/2
2Penn State1-0157463+12/3
3Georgia1-0151814+13/4
4LSU1-0146919+54/9
5Oregon1-0138107+25/7
6Texas0-1133901-51/6
7Miami (FL)1-01304010+37/10
8Clemson0-1106706-26/8
9Notre Dame0-1103805-45/9
10Arizona State1-0957011+110/11
11South Carolina1-0915013+211/13
12Illinois1-090901212/12
13Michigan1-0725014+113/14
14Ole Miss1-0668015+114/15
15Florida1-0638017+215/17
16SMU1-060201616/16
17Tennessee1-0563018+117/18
18Iowa State2-0518021+318/21
19Florida State1-04910NR+2819/NR
20Alabama0-139008-128/20
21Indiana1-0369019-219/21
22Texas A&M1-0363021-121/22
23Texas Tech1-0253024+123/24
24Oklahoma1-02510NR+224/NR
25BYU1-0163023-223/25

Schools Dropped Out

No. 20 Kansas State; No. 25 Boise State;

Others Receiving Votes

Utah 117; Louisville 95; Missouri 88; Kansas State 79; Tulane 45; USC 41; Auburn 41; TCU 33; Iowa 23; Navy 17; Georgia Tech 17; Nebraska 13; Memphis 11; South Florida 9; Duke 5; Kansas 4; Washington 3; Vanderbilt 2; FIU 1;