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Updating Clemson rankings in college football polls after narrow win vs Troy in Week 2
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CLEMSON — Clemson football dropped from No. 8 to No. 11 in the US LBM Coaches Poll released on Sept. 7.
The Tigers (1-1) received 995 points and did not receive any first-place votes after beating Troy (1-1), a Group of Five program, 27-16 at home on Sept. 6. They trailed 16-3 at halftime but rallied to score 24 unanswered points to avoid a devasting upset loss . Clemson is the second-highest ranked ACC team, finishing behind Miami, which is No. 6.
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One other ACC school made the top 25: FSU at No. 12.
Clemson will begin ACC play next, traveling to Atlanta to face Georgia Tech (2-0) on Sept. 13 (noon ET, ESPN) at Bobby Dodd Stadium.
ACC teams that did not make the coaches top 25 poll, but received votes, were Louisville (88 points), SMU (87), Georgia Tech (26), Pitt (1) and NC State (1).
Ohio State remained to No. 1 in the poll, earning 1,668 points and 62 first-place votes, and Penn State stayed at No. 2 with four first-place votes. No. 4 LSU 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 AP rankings update
In the AP poll, Clemson went from No. 8 to No. 12, receiving 894 points. It sits behind Miami (No. 5) and FSU (No. 10) in the conference.
ACC teams that did not make the AP Top 25 but received votes were Georgia Tech (78 points), Louisville (49), SMU (26) and Pitt (3).
Ohio State remained at No. 1 in the AP poll, earning 1,614 points and 57 first-place votes. Penn State stayed at No. 2 with five first-place votes. No. 3 LSU and No. 4 Oregon both received at least one first-place vote.
College football rankings, Week 2
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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LSU
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Oregon
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Miami
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Notre Dame
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Clemson
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Iowa State
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Texas A&M
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Utah
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Arizona State
AP poll
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Ohio State
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Penn State
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LSU
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Oregon
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Miami
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Georgia
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Texas
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Notre Dame
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Illinois
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South Carolina
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Clemson
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Oklahoma
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Iowa State
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Tennessee
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Texas A&M
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Ole Miss
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South Florida
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Alabama
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Utah
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Texas Tech
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Indiana
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Michigan
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Auburn
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
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This article originally appeared on Greenville News: Clemson football rankings: Tigers dip in national polls after Troy win
