Clemson rises to No. 1 spot in AP Top 25
Clemson is the new No. 1 team in The Associated Press college football poll, knocking Ohio State from the top spot for the first time this season.
The Tigers are top-ranked in the AP media poll for the first time since the final poll of the 1981 season, when Clemson won its only AP national title.
The Tigers (9-0) received 31 first-place votes and 1,489 points after beating Florida State 23-13 on Saturday. Ohio State (9-0) had 26 first-place votes and 1,460 points. The defending national champions have been first since the preseason, when they became the first team to be a unanimous preseason No. 1 in the 79-year history of the AP rankings.
No. 3 Alabama (8-1) climbed four spot and got two first place votes. No. 4 Baylor also received two first-place votes.
Ohio State remained No. 1 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, where Clemson climbed three spots to No. 2.
The next College Football Playoff ranking, where Clemson is No. 1, will be released at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
AP Top 25
Team | Record | Pts | Pv |
1. Clemson (31) | 9-0 | 1,489 | 3 |
2. Ohio St. (26) | 9-0 | 1,460 | 1 |
3. Alabama (2) | 8-1 | 1,376 | 7 |
4. Baylor (2) | 8-0 | 1,351 | 2 |
5. Oklahoma St. | 9-0 | 1,256 | 12 |
6. Notre Dame | 8-1 | 1,219 | 8 |
7. Stanford | 8-1 | 1,144 | 9 |
8. Iowa | 9-0 | 1,091 | 10 |
9. LSU | 7-1 | 1,050 | 4 |
10. Utah | 8-1 | 900 | 13 |
11. Florida | 8-1 | 887 | 11 |
12. Oklahoma | 8-1 | 858 | 14 |
13. TCU | 8-1 | 841 | 5 |
14. Michigan St. | 8-1 | 807 | 6 |
15. Michigan | 7-2 | 684 | 16 |
16. Houston | 9-0 | 561 | 18 |
17. North Carolina | 8-1 | 506 | 21 |
18. UCLA | 7-2 | 403 | 22 |
19. Florida St. | 7-2 | 379 | 17 |
20. Mississippi St. | 7-2 | 357 | 24 |
21. Temple | 8-1 | 310 | 23 |
22. Navy | 7-1 | 218 | NR |
23. Wisconsin | 8-2 | 183 | NR |
24. Northwestern | 7-2 | 177 | NR |
25. Memphis | 8-1 | 137 | 15 |
Others receiving votes: Southern Cal 104, BYU 35, Mississippi 22, Boise St. 6, Texas A&M 6, Toledo 4, W. Kentucky 2, Washington St. 2.
This story was originally published November 8, 2015 at 2:35 PM.