Where Clemson football is ranked in the first major poll of 2018
The first major college football poll for the 2018 season was released on Thursday, and as expected Clemson is in the top 5.
The Tigers are ranked No. 2 in the USA Today coaches poll, behind only No. 1 Alabama.
The rest of the top five includes No. 3 Ohio State, No. 4 Georgia and No. 5 Oklahoma.
Clemson has also been ranked in the top five of several other preseason polls.
Sporting News has Clemson ranked No. 2 behind Alabama, while ESPN also has Alabama No. 1 and Clemson No. 2 in its preseason power rankings.
Athlon also has Alabama No. 1 and Clemson No. 2.
USA Today/Amway coaches poll
1. Alabama (13-1) Points: 1,621 (61 first-place votes)
2. Clemson (12-2) 1,547 (3)
3. Ohio State (12-2) 1,458 (1)
4. Georgia (13-2) 1,452
5. Oklahoma (12-2) 1,288
6. Washington (10-3) 1,245
7. Wisconsin (13-1) 1,243
8. Miami (Fla.) (10-3) 1,091
9. Penn State (11-2) 1,050
10. Auburn (10-4) 1,004
11. Notre Dame (10-3) 892
12. Michigan State (10-3) 870
13. Stanford (9-5) 768
14. Michigan (8-5) 752
15. Southern California (11-3) 691
16. TCU (11-3) 530
17. Virginia Tech (9-4) 524
18. Mississippi State (9-4) 407
19. Florida State (7-6) 328
20. West Virginia (7-6) 310
21. Texas (7-6) 265
22. Boise State (11-3) 261
23. Central Florida (13-0) 259
24. LSU (9-4) 254
25. Oklahoma State (10-3) 168
Other receiving votes: South Carolina (9-4) 138; Florida (4-7) 135; Oregon (7-6) 105; Utah (7-6) 81; Northwestern (10-3) 67; Texas A&M (7-6) 67; Kansas State (8-5) 35; Florida Atlantic (11-3) 27; Boston College (7-6) 23; Memphis (10-3) 23; North Carolina State (9-4) 22; Arkansas State (7-5) 19; Troy (11-2) 19; Appalachian State (9-4) 16; San Diego State (10-3) 15; Iowa (8-5) 8; Iowa State (8-5) 8; Kentucky (7-6) 8; Washington State (9-4) 7; South Florida (10-2) 6; Duke (7-6) 5; Fresno State (10-4) 4; Louisville (8-5) 3; Arizona (7-6) 2; Houston (7-5) 2; Army (10-3) 1; Northern Illinois (8-5) 1.
This story was originally published August 2, 2018 at 12:21 PM with the headline "Where Clemson football is ranked in the first major poll of 2018."