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Clemson ranked No. 1 in AP preseason top 25. Here’s the full poll

Clemson is ranked No. 1 in both major preseason polls.

The AP top 25 poll was released Monday, and the Tigers are at the top, followed by Ohio State, Alabama, Georgia and Oklahoma.

Clemson was also voted No. 1 in the USA Today coaches preseason poll released earlier this month.

Clemson will face one team in the preseason top 25 in No. 10 Notre Dame. The Tigers could also face preseason No. 18 North Carolina in the ACC title game.

The Tigers are set to face Wake Forest in their season opener on Sept. 12. Clemson’s home opener is scheduled for Sept. 19 against The Citadel.

Here is the full AP top 25:

1. Clemson

2. Ohio State

3. Alabama

4. Georgia

5. Oklahoma

6. LSU

7. Penn State

8. Florida

9. Oregon

10. Notre Dame

11. Auburn

12. Wisconsin

13. Texas A&M

14. Texas

15. Oklahoma St.

16. Michigan

17. Southern California

18. North Carolina

19. Minnesota

20. Cincinnati

21. Central Florida

22. Utah

23. Iowa St.

24. Iowa

25. Tennessee

Others receiving votes: Memphis 86, Virginia Tech 85, Boise State 68, Arizona State 66, Miami (FL) 42, Louisville 32, Appalachian State 26, Washington 21, Kentucky 20, Indiana 19, Baylor 15, California 11, TCU 9, Virginia 7, Navy 6, Florida State 6, SMU 3, Mississippi State 3, Air Force 3, Northwestern 1, UAB 1

This story was originally published August 24, 2020 at 12:10 PM.

Matt Connolly
The State
Matt Connolly is the Clemson University sports beat writer and covers college athletics for The State newspaper and TheState.com. Connolly graduated from USC Upstate in Spartanburg in 2011 and previously worked for The (Spartanburg) Herald Journal covering University of South Carolina athletics. He has been with The State since 2015. Connolly received an APSE top 10 award for beat reporting for his coverage of Clemson in 2019. He has also received several SCPA awards, including top sports feature in 2019. Support my work with a digital subscription
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