The latest Amway Coaches Poll was released Sunday.
Clemson stayed at No. 3 in this week’s poll following Saturday’s 55-10 win at NC State.
Wake Forest, who the Tigers play next Saturday at Memorial Stadium, fell out of the rankings after losing at Virginia Tech on Saturday in Blacksburg, Virginia.
Amway/USA TODAY Coaches Top 25 Poll
| 1 | Louisiana State | 9-0 | 1591 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 2/6 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 9-0 | 1523 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4/6 |
| 3 | Clemson | 10-0 | 1491 | 4 | 3 | — | 1/3 |
| 4 | Alabama | 8-1 | 1356 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 1/2 |
| 5 | Georgia | 8-1 | 1327 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3/10 |
| 6 | Oregon | 8-1 | 1269 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7/18 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 9-0 | 1154 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 13/NR |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 8-1 | 1128 | 0 | 8 | — | 4/9 |
| 9 | Utah | 8-1 | 1096 | 0 | 9 | — | 9/19 |
| 10 | Baylor | 9-0 | 1028 | 0 | 10 | — | 10/NR |
| 11 | Penn State | 8-1 | 942 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 5/14 |
| 12 | Florida | 8-2 | 937 | 0 | 11 | -1 | 6/11 |
| 13 | Auburn | 7-2 | 863 | 0 | 12 | -1 | 7/16 |
| 14 | Michigan | 7-2 | 731 | 0 | 14 | — | 7/20 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 7-2 | 670 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 6/17 |
| 16 | Notre Dame | 7-2 | 659 | 0 | 15 | -1 | 7/16 |
| 17 | Cincinnati | 8-1 | 590 | 0 | 17 | — | 17/NR |
| 18 | Memphis | 8-1 | 517 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 19/NR |
| 19 | Boise State | 8-1 | 452 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 13/NR |
| 20 | Southern Methodist | 9-1 | 326 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 14/NR |
| 21 | Navy | 7-1 | 249 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 25/NR |
| 22 | Iowa | 6-3 | 187 | 0 | 18 | -4 | 14/22 |
| 23 | Texas | 6-3 | 163 | 0 | NR | 3 | 9/NR |
| 24 | Appalachian State | 8-1 | 133 | 0 | NR | 4 | 20/NR |
| 25 | Indiana | 7-2 | 123 | 0 | NR | 2 | 27/NR |
