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Is Clemson receiving any votes in college football polls after upset loss to Syracuse?
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CLEMSON — Clemson football is unranked and receiving zero votes in the US LBM Coaches Poll released on Sept. 21.
The Tigers (1-3, 0-2 ACC) are off to their worst start in 21 years after losing 34-21 to Syracuse (3-1, 1-0) on Sept. 20 at Memorial Stadium. Clemson was a preseason favorite to win the ACC and be a national championship contender, but the Tigers have a 0.2% chance to win the conference and a 0.1% chance to make the College Football Playoff, according to ESPN's Football Power Index.
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With eight games left in the regular season, Clemson looks to extend its 14-year streak of winning nine or more games, which is tied for the third-longest streak in major college football history. The Tigers have an open date in Week 5 before traveling to face UNC on Oct. 4 at Kenan Memorial Stadium.
Three ACC schools are ranked: No. 6 Miami, No. 8 FSU and No. 17 Georgia Tech . ACC teams that did not make the coaches top 25 poll, but received votes, were Louisville (67 points) and Syracuse (4).
Ohio State remained to No. 1 in the poll, earning 1,667 points and 61 first-place votes, and Penn State stayed at No. 2 with three first-place votes. No. 3 Georgia, No. 5 Oregon and Miami all received one first-place vote too.
The weekly poll is voted on by a panel of coaches chosen by random draw. Voters submit a top 25 with a first-place vote worth 25 points, second place worth 24, and so on down to one point for 25th, according to USA TODAY Sports.
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Clemson rankings update
In the AP poll, Clemson is unranked and received no votes after getting six last week. Miami (No. 2), FSU (No. 8) and Georgia Tech (No. 16) are the only ranked ACC schools.
The only one ACC team that did not make the AP Top 25 but received votes was Louisville (25 points).
Ohio State remained at No. 1 in the AP poll, earning 1,629 points and 52 first-place votes. Miami moved up to No. 2 with seven first-place votes. No. 3 Penn State, No. 6 Oregon and No. 7 Oklahoma all received at least one first-place vote.
College football rankings, Week 5
2025 US LBM College Football Coaches Poll
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Ohio State
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Penn State
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Georgia
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Oregon
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Miami
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Texas A&M
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Oklahoma
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Iowa State
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Georgia Tech
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Vanderbilt
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Notre Dame
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USC
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AP poll
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Ohio State
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Miami
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Penn State
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LSU
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Georgia
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Oregon
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Oklahoma
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Florida State
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Texas A&M
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Texas
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Indiana
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Texas Tech
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Ole Miss
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Iowa State
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Tennessee
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Georgia Tech
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Alabama
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Vanderbilt
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Michigan
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Missouri
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USC
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Notre Dame
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Illinois
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TCU
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BYU
Derrian Carter covers Clemson athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email him at dcarter@gannett.com and follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @DerrianCarter00
This article originally appeared on Greenville News: Clemson football rankings: Tigers receive no votes after Syracuse loss
