Clemson drops from No. 1 spot after narrow win over UNC
Clemson did enough to stay undefeated with a 21-20 victory over North Carolina on Saturday, but not enough to maintain its No. 1 ranking.
Alabama is the new No. 1 in the latest AP top 25 poll, which was released Sunday afternoon.
The Tigers dropped to No. 2, with Georgia No. 3, Ohio State No. 4 and LSU rounding out the top five.
The rest of the top 10 includes Oklahoma at No. 6, followed by Auburn, Wisconsin, Notre Dame and Florida.
AP Top 25
Record | Pts | Pvs | |
1. Alabama | 5-0 | 1,478 | 2 |
2. Clemson | 5-0 | 1,426 | 1 |
3. Georgia | 4-0 | 1,375 | 3 |
4. Ohio St. | 5-0 | 1,324 | 5 |
5. LSU | 4-0 | 1,322 | 4 |
6. Oklahoma | 4-0 | 1,264 | 6 |
7. Auburn | 5-0 | 1,186 | 7 |
8. Wisconsin | 4-0 | 1,046 | 8 |
9. Notre Dame | 3-1 | 996 | 10 |
10. Florida | 5-0 | 986 | 9 |
11. Texas | 3-1 | 919 | 11 |
12. Penn State | 4-0 | 878 | 12 |
13. Oregon | 3-1 | 817 | 13 |
14. Iowa | 4-0 | 731 | 14 |
15. Washington | 4-1 | 603 | 17 |
16. Boise State | 4-0 | 559 | 16 |
17. Utah | 4-1 | 534 | 19 |
18. UCF | 4-1 | 352 | 22 |
19. Michigan | 3-1 | 350 | 20 |
20. Arizona St. | 4-1 | 249 | - |
21. Oklahoma St. | 4-1 | 215 | - |
22. Wake Forest | 5-0 | 190 | - |
23. Virginia | 4-1 | 186 | 18 |
24. SMU | 5-0 | 151 | - |
25. Texas A&M | 3-2 | 147 | 23 |
Others receiving votes: Michigan State 147, California 141, Memphis 71, Appalachian State 50, Army 44, Missouri 26, Baylor 19, Colorado 19, Minnesota 15, USC 7, Tulane 1, Kansas State 1
This story was originally published September 29, 2019 at 2:04 PM.