Clemson opens at No. 1 in Coaches Poll
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The opening week Coaches Poll came out earlier today and the Clemson Tigers are your No. 1 team out of the gates. Clemson opens the season on the road against Wake Forest on September 12.
Clemson received 38 first-place votes, while No. 2 Ohio State garnered 17 votes for the top spot. The remaining No. 1 votes went to No. 3 Alabama (4) and No. 5 LSU (6).
Here are some additional notes from Clemson:
CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson will enter the 2020 campaign ranked No. 1 in the nation, according to the preseason Coaches Poll released by USA Today on Thursday. The selection marks Clemson's second straight No. 1 ranking in the preseason Coaches Poll and its second in school history.
The top ranking represents Clemson's fifth consecutive Top 5 preseason Coaches Poll debut in the last five years, extending the longest such streak in program history. Prior to last season when Clemson finished ranked second, the Tigers had exceeded their preseason Coaches Poll ranking in each of the previous eight seasons.
Clemson garnered 38 first-place votes. The 2020 squad joins the 1982 (No. 9), 1984 (8), 1988 (4), 2008 (9), 2013 (8), 2016 (2), 2017 (5), 2018 (2) and 2019 (1) squads as one of 10 Clemson teams to enter the year in the Coaches Poll preseason Top 10.
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clemson | 0-0 | 1589 | 38 | NR | — | 1/1 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 0-0 | 1555 | 17 | NR | — | 2/2 |
| 3 | Alabama | 0-0 | 1495 | 4 | NR | — | 3/3 |
| 4 | Georgia | 0-0 | 1345 | 0 | NR | — | 4/4 |
| 5 | LSU | 0-0 | 1330 | 6 | NR | — | 5/5 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 0-0 | 1315 | 0 | NR | — | 6/6 |
| 7 | Penn State | 0-0 | 1199 | 0 | NR | — | 7/7 |
| 8 | Florida | 0-0 | 1176 | 0 | NR | — | 8/8 |
| 9 | Oregon | 0-0 | 1164 | 0 | NR | — | 9/9 |
| 10 | Notre Dame | 0-0 | 1012 | 0 | NR | — | 10/10 |
| 11 | Auburn | 0-0 | 898 | 0 | NR | — | 11/11 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 0-0 | 887 | 0 | NR | — | 12/12 |
| 13 | Texas A&M | 0-0 | 807 | 0 | NR | — | 13/13 |
| 14 | Texas | 0-0 | 703 | 0 | NR | — | 14/14 |
| 15 | Michigan | 0-0 | 687 | 0 | NR | — | 15/15 |
| 16 | Oklahoma State | 0-0 | 524 | 0 | NR | — | 16/16 |
| 17 | USC | 0-0 | 521 | 0 | NR | — | 17/17 |
| 18 | Minnesota | 0-0 | 494 | 0 | NR | — | 18/18 |
| 19 | North Carolina | 0-0 | 415 | 0 | NR | — | 19/19 |
| 20 | Utah | 0-0 | 241 | 0 | NR | — | 20/20 |
| 21 | UCF | 0-0 | 232 | 0 | NR | — | 21/21 |
| 22 | Cincinnati | 0-0 | 229 | 0 | NR | — | 22/22 |
| 23 | Iowa | 0-0 | 204 | 0 | NR | — | 23/23 |
| 24 | Virginia Tech | 0-0 | 143 | 0 | NR | — | 24/24 |
| 25 | Iowa State | 0-0 | 135 | 0 | NR | — | 25/25 |
Others receiving votes:
Tennessee 111; Boise State 111; Arizona State 88; Kentucky 73; Memphis 71; Baylor 66; Washington 65; Louisville 62; Miami 58; Appalachian State 31; Navy 17; Virginia 13; Air Force 12; Mississippi State 9; Texas Christian 7; Washington State 6; Tulane 5; California 5; UL Lafayette 3; Southern Methodist 3; Nebraska 3; Stanford 2; Pittsburgh 1; Kansas State 1; Indiana 1; Duke 1.