The College Football Playoff Selection Committee revealed its third set of top 25 rankings on Tuesday night.
Clemson (9-1, 7-0 ACC) moved up to No. 9 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings coming off its 31-16 win over Louisville last Saturday at Death Valley.
The Tigers were previously ranked No. 10 in the second set of CFP rankings that were released a week ago, dropping down six spots from where they were at No. 4 in the initial CFP rankings prior to their 35-14 loss at Notre Dame (now ranked No. 18 in the latest CFP rankings) on Nov. 5.
The top five stayed the same with Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan, TCU and Tennessee, respectively. LSU, Southern Cal, Alabama, Clemson and Utah round out the rest of the top 10.
Clemson’s opponent in the ACC Championship Game, North Carolina, moved up from No. 15 to No. 13. The Tigers have wins over the other two ACC teams that are ranked in Florida State (No. 19) and NC State (No. 24).
Tonight’s CFP rankings are the third of six that will be released weekly through November and in early December. The final CFP top 25 will be announced on selection day, which is Sunday, Dec. 4.
Clemson will play host to Miami (5-5, 3-3 ACC) for Saturday’s game at Death Valley (3:30 p.m., ESPN).
Third CFP Top 25 Rankings
1. Georgia
2. Ohio State
3. Michigan
4. TCU
5. Tennessee
6. LSU
7. Southern Cal
8. Alabama
9. Clemson
10. Utah
11. Penn State
12. Oregon
13. North Carolina
14. Ole Miss
15. Kansas State
16. UCLA
17. Washington
18. Notre Dame
19. Florida State
20. UCF
21. Tulane
22. Oklahoma State
23. Oregon State
24. NC State
25. Cincinnati
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