Clemson slips in Top 25
Clemson’s football team paid a price in the rankings for getting upset Saturday night by Pitt.
The Tigers slipped from No. 3 to No. 5 following the 43-42 loss in Death Valley. Clemson was No. 2 in the College Football Playoff rankings, and No. 3 Michigan and No. 4 Washington lost as well.
Clemson slipped from No. 2 to 5 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
The rest of the AP top five was Alabama first, Ohio State second, Louisville third and Michigan fourth.
Clemson still controls its destiny in the race for an ACC title spot. The Tigers hold a tiebreaker with Louisville (7-1 with conference play finished) and can clinch with a win at Wake Forest next week.
AP Top 25
Record | Pts. | Prv. | |
1. Alabama (61) | 10-0 | 1525 | 1 |
2. Ohio St. | 9-1 | 1455 | 6 |
3. Louisville | 9-1 | 1357 | 5 |
4. Michigan | 9-1 | 1323 | 2 |
5. Clemson | 9-1 | 1304 | 3 |
6. Wisconsin | 8-2 | 1214 | 7 |
7. Washington | 9-1 | 1150 | 4 |
8. Oklahoma | 8-2 | 1064 | 9 |
9. Penn St. | 8-2 | 961 | 12 |
10. West Virginia | 8-1 | 920 | 11 |
11. Utah | 8-2 | 807 | 13 |
12. Colorado | 8-2 | 797 | 16 |
13. Oklahoma St. | 8-2 | 659 | 17 |
14. W. Michigan | 10-0 | 634 | 14 |
15. Southern Cal | 7-3 | 584 | - |
16. LSU | 6-3 | 582 | 19 |
17. Florida St. | 7-3 | 569 | 20 |
18. Auburn | 7-3 | 543 | 8 |
19. Nebraska | 8-2 | 504 | 21 |
20. Washington St. | 8-2 | 501 | 23 |
21. Florida | 7-2 | 435 | 22 |
22. Boise St. | 9-1 | 315 | 24 |
23. Texas A&M | 7-3 | 238 | 10 |
24. San Diego St. | 9-1 | 97 | - |
25. Troy | 8-1 | 63 | - |
Others receiving votes: Houston 49, North Carolina 40, Virginia Tech 36, Tennessee 21, Navy 20, Stanford 16, W. Kentucky 11, Pittsburgh 9, South Florida 8, Arkansas 7, Iowa 4, Mississippi 2, Minnesota 1.
This story was originally published November 13, 2016 at 2:07 PM with the headline "Clemson slips in Top 25."