Clemson moved up to No. 4 in the latest Amway/USA Today Coaches Poll. The Tigers were ranked No. 5 in last week’s poll.
Clemson coming off of a 38-31 victory over N.C. State at Carter-Finley Stadium on Saturday. The Tigers trailed 21-17 at halftime before outscoring the Wolfpack 21-10 in the second half.
Clemson quarterback Kelly Bryant went 20-of-38 passing for 191 yards, one touchdown and one interception. He also ran for 88 yards and scored two touchdowns. Tavien Feaster gave the Tigers breathing room with an 89-yard touchdown run at the end of the third quarter, and Ryan Carter and K’Von Wallace each recorded an interception to help close out the win.
Clemson, which improved to 8-1 (6-1 ACC), will take on Florida State at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in Death Valley. The game will be televised on ESPN.
| 1 | Alabama | 9-0 | 1624 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 |
| 2 | Georgia | 9-0 | 1560 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2/15 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 9-0 | 1392 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4/12 |
| 4 | Clemson | 8-1 | 1379 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2/8 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 8-1 | 1367 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8/NR |
| 6 | Miami | 8-0 | 1326 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6/18 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 8-1 | 1314 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3/12 |
| 8 | Washington | 8-1 | 1154 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4/12 |
| 9 | Texas Christian | 8-1 | 1143 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 4/NR |
| 10 | Auburn | 7-2 | 900 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 11/21 |
| 11 | Ohio State | 7-2 | 881 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 2/9 |
| 12 | Central Florida | 8-0 | 854 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 14/NR |
| 13 | Penn State | 7-2 | 817 | 0 | 7 | -6 | 2/7 |
| 14 | Southern California | 8-2 | 778 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 4/21 |
| 15 | Oklahoma State | 7-2 | 764 | 0 | 10 | -5 | 7/14 |
| 16 | Michigan State | 7-2 | 609 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 18/NR |
| 17 | Virginia Tech | 7-2 | 555 | 0 | 13 | -4 | 12/22 |
| 18 | Mississippi State | 7-2 | 462 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 19/NR |
| 19 | Memphis | 8-1 | 457 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 21/NR |
| 20 | Washington State | 8-2 | 376 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 9/NR |
| 21 | South Florida | 8-1 | 306 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 13/23 |
| 22 | Michigan | 7-2 | 261 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 7/25 |
| 23 | Iowa State | 6-3 | 150 | 0 | 16 | -7 | 16/NR |
| 24 | NC State | 6-3 | 149 | 0 | 19 | -5 | 15/NR |
| 25 | Louisiana State | 6-3 | 136 | 0 | 20 | -5 | 11/NR |