Top 5 Remains Unchanged, No. 2 Alabama gains ground on No. 1 Clemson
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No. 1 Clemson will face off against No. 4 Notre Dame this coming Saturday in South Bend, Indiana as the top two teams in the ACC battle.
The Tigers overcame an 18-point deficit against Boston College, as true freshman D.J. Uiagalelei threw 342 yards on 31-40 passing with two touchdowns, filling in for Trevor Lawrence who was out due to COVID-19.
As for Notre Dame, they pulled away from Georgia Tech 31-13 behind Ian Book’s 18-26, 199 yard, 1 touchdown performance.
As for No. 2 Alabama, the Crimson Tide walloped Mississippi State 41-0 and No. 3 Ohio State took care of then No. 18 Penn State 38-25.
The top-ranked Tigers and Fighting Irish face off at 7:30 PM on NBC.
Week 9: College Football Polls
Coaches Poll
Rank | Team | Total Points | No. 1 votes | W-L |
1 | Clemson | 1527 | 43 | 7-0 |
2 | Alabama | 1503 | 17 | 6-0 |
3 | Ohio State | 1407 | 2 | 2-0 |
4 | Notre Dame | 1358 | 0 | 6-0 |
5 | Georgia | 1304 | 0 | 4-1 |
6 | Cincinnati | 1157 | 0 | 5-0 |
7 | Texas A&M | 1154 | 0 | 4-1 |
8 | Florida | 1101 | 0 | 3-1 |
9 | BYU | 1025 | 0 | 7-0 |
10 | Miami | 964 | 0 | 5-1 |
11 | Wisconsin | 908 | 0 | 1-0 |
12 | Oklahoma State | 783 | 0 | 4-1 |
13 | Indiana | 730 | 0 | 2-0 |
14 | Oregon | 725 | 0 | 0-0 |
15 | Marshall | 473 | 0 | 5-0 |
16 | Coastal Carolina | 464 | 0 | 6-0 |
17 | Iowa State | 433 | 0 | 4-2 |
18 | SMU | 421 | 0 | 6-1 |
19 | Oklahoma | 413 | 0 | 4-2 |
20 | USC | 365 | 0 | 0-0 |
21 | Auburn | 246 | 0 | 4-2 |
22 | Army | 208 | 0 | 6-1 |
23 | Boise State | 204 | 0 | 2-0 |
24 | North Carolina | 192 | 0 | 4-2 |
25 | Michigan | 141 | 0 | 1-1 |
Dropped Out: No. 16 Kansas State; No. 17 Penn State.
Others receiving votes: Texas 115; Northwestern 112; Liberty 92; UL Lafayette 90; Kansas State 64; Utah 57; Penn State 56; Purdue 55; West Virginia 49; Virginia Tech 37; Appalachian State 32; Tulsa 29; Missouri 23; Boston College 20; NC State 16; Kentucky 13; Memphis 12; Wake Forest 11; Tennessee 11; Arizona State 11; Michigan State 9; California 9; South Carolina 8; Arkansas 8; Nevada 3; San Diego State 1; Central Florida 1.
AP Poll
Rank | Team | Total Points | No. 1 votes | W-L |
1 | Clemson | 1515 | 33 | 7-0 |
2 | Alabama | 1513 | 29 | 6-0 |
3 | Ohio State | 1430 | 0 | 2-0 |
4 | Notre Dame | 1351 | 0 | 6-0 |
5 | Georgia | 1289 | 0 | 4-1 |
6 | Cincinnati | 1199 | 0 | 5-0 |
7 | Texas A&M | 1156 | 0 | 4-1 |
8 | Florida | 1066 | 0 | 3-1 |
9 | BYU | 1014 | 0 | 7-0 |
10 | Wisconsin | 985 | 0 | 1-0 |
11 | Miami | 946 | 0 | 5-1 |
12 | Oregon | 831 | 0 | 0-0 |
13 | Indiana | 765 | 0 | 2-0 |
14 | Oklahoma State | 760 | 0 | 4-1 |
15 | Coastal Carolina | 527 | 0 | 6-0 |
16 | Marshall | 523 | 0 | 5-0 |
17 | Iowa State | 427 | 0 | 4-2 |
18 | SMU | 420 | 0 | 6-1 |
19 | Oklahoma | 405 | 0 | 4-2 |
20 | USC | 354 | 0 | 0-0 |
21 | Boise State | 336 | 0 | 2-0 |
22 | Texas | 190 | 0 | 4-2 |
23 | Michigan | 151 | 0 | 1-1 |
24 | Auburn | 144 | 0 | 4-2 |
25 | Liberty | 118 | 0 | 6-0 |
Others receiving votes: Northwestern 106, Louisiana-Lafayette 101, North Carolina 92, Penn State 87, Tulsa 73, Army 57, Kansas State 51, West Virginia 44, Utah 44, Washington 21, Purdue 15, Virginia Tech 11, San Diego State 8, Arizona State 7, Appalachian State 6, Wake Forest 5, Michigan State 4, California 3