Clemson is ranked No. 1 in this week’s Amway Coaches Poll. The is the first time the Tigers have been ranked No. 1 in the coaches poll since January of 1982.
The Tigers, who were ranked No.2 in last week’s poll, are coming off a 37-27 victory at Syracuse. Clemson was ranked No. 1 in both the Associated Press and College Football Playoff Committee’s rankings last week.
The Tigers (10-0, 7-0 ACC) have been ranked No. 1 in each of the playoff committee’s first two polls, and last week were ranked No. 1 in the AP poll for the first time since 1982 win they won the 1981 National Championship.
Top 25 Coaches Poll
| 1 | Clemson | 10-0 | 1560 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 2/12 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 10-0 | 1541 | 32 | 1 | -1 | 1/1 |
| 3 | Alabama | 9-1 | 1484 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2/13 |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | 10-0 | 1348 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5/NR |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 9-1 | 1333 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6/15 |
| 6 | Iowa | 10-0 | 1278 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8/NR |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 9-1 | 1240 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 9/19 |
| 8 | Florida | 9-1 | 1132 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 10/NR |
| 9 | Michigan State | 9-1 | 1020 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2/14 |
| 10 | Baylor | 8-1 | 999 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 2/5 |
| 11 | Texas Christian | 9-1 | 970 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2/12 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 9-1 | 801 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 17/NR |
| 13 | Michigan | 8-2 | 759 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 14/NR |
| 14 | Houston | 10-0 | 745 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 16/NR |
| 15 | Stanford | 8-2 | 690 | 0 | 7 | -8 | 7/NR |
| 16 | Florida State | 8-2 | 638 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 6/18 |
| 17 | Louisiana State | 7-2 | 584 | 0 | 9 | -8 | 4/15 |
| 18 | Utah | 8-2 | 493 | 0 | 13 | -5 | 7/NR |
| 19 | Navy | 8-1 | 456 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 23/NR |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 8-2 | 447 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 18/NR |
| 21 | Northwestern | 8-2 | 359 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 14/NR |
| 22 | Oregon | 7-3 | 186 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 5/NR |
| 23 | Washington State | 7-3 | 155 | 0 | 30 | 7 | – |
| 24 | Southern California | 7-3 | 154 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 7/NR |
| 25 | Mississippi | 7-3 | 70 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 5/NR |
| 25 | Mississippi State | 7-3 | 70 | 0 | 20 | -5 | 20/NR |