Clemson passed by surging Miami in latest polls
Clemson moved up to No. 3 in the Coaches Poll but stayed steady at No. 4 in the AP Poll after pulling away for a 31-14 home victory over Florida State Saturday evening.
Alabama is still ranked No. 1, while Miami, Clemson’s opponent for the ACC title game, moved up to No. 2 in both polls after dominating Notre Dame Saturday night.
The Coaches Poll has Clemson, Wisconsin and Oklahoma rounding out the top 5, while the AP Poll has Oklahoma at No. 3, one spot in front of the Tigers, with Wisconsin at 5.
Alabama received all 63 first-place votes in the Coaches Poll, and the Hurricanes got four first-place votes in the AP Poll.
Spots 6 through 9 are identical in both polls with Auburn, Georgia, Ohio State and Notre Dame. The Coaches Poll has Southern Cal at No. 10, and the AP Poll has Oklahoma State 10th.
Clemson will host The Citadel on Saturday at 12:20 p.m. before closing out the regular season at South Carolina.
The next College Football Playoff rankings update comes out Tuesday night.
AP Top 25
Record | Pts | Pv | |
1. Alabama (57) | 10-0 | 1521 | 1 |
2. Miami (4) | 9-0 | 1438 | 7 |
3. Oklahoma | 9-1 | 1367 | 5 |
4. Clemson | 9-1 | 1358 | 4 |
5. Wisconsin | 10-0 | 1322 | 6 |
6. Auburn | 8-2 | 1199 | 10 |
7. Georgia | 9-1 | 1151 | 2 |
8. Ohio St. | 8-2 | 1036 | 11 |
9. Notre Dame | 8-2 | 1001 | 3 |
10. Oklahoma St. | 8-2 | 898 | 12 |
11. TCU | 8-2 | 875 | 8 |
12. Southern Cal | 9-2 | 866 | 15 |
13. Penn St. | 8-2 | 818 | 16 |
14. UCF | 9-0 | 807 | 14 |
15. Washington St. | 9-2 | 614 | 19 |
16. Washington | 8-2 | 575 | 9 |
17. Mississippi St. | 7-3 | 492 | 18 |
18. Memphis | 8-1 | 437 | 20 |
19. Michigan | 8-2 | 315 | 21 |
20. Stanford | 7-3 | 287 | NR |
21. LSU | 7-3 | 276 | NR |
22. Michigan St. | 7-3 | 259 | 13 |
23. South Florida | 8-1 | 236 | 22 |
24. West Virginia | 7-3 | 222 | 23 |
25. NC State | 7-3 | 178 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Virginia Tech 110, Northwestern 72, Arizona 49, Iowa St. 27, Georgia Tech 6, Boise St. 6, Army 3, South Carolina 2, Iowa 2.
This story was originally published November 12, 2017 at 2:10 PM with the headline "Clemson passed by surging Miami in latest polls."