AP Poll: Clemson surpasses Alabama after win over Miami

Clemson is continuing to move back up in the rankings following its latest win over Miami.

In the latest edition of the AP Poll, which was released on Sunday, the Tigers moved up two spots from their previous ranking at No. 9 to No. 7. With the No. 7 spot, Clemson surpasses the Alabama Crimson Tide who remained in the No. 8 spot after a win over Austin Peay this weekend.

The AP’s top five saw quite the shakeup with Tennessee falling out of the top 5 and barely hanging on to the top 10 at the No. 9 spot after a 63-38 blowout loss to an unranked South Carolina Gamecocks team in Columbia.

USC moved into the top five, replacing the Vols at No. 5 followed by TCU (4), Michigan (3), Ohio State (2) and Georgia (1) all holding onto their respective rankings after Week 12.

Check out the rest of the AP Poll Top 25 below:

1		Georgia (11-0) SEC	–	@ Kentucky W 16-6 Game Recap	1,574 (62)
2		Ohio State (11-0) Big Ten	–	@ Maryland W 43-30	1,507 (1)
3		Michigan (11-0) Big Ten	–	vs Illinois W 19-17	1,446
4		TCU (11-0) Big 12	–	@ Baylor W 29-28 Game Recap	1,395
5		USC (10-1) Pac-12	2	@ UCLA W 48-45	1,293
6		LSU (9-2) SEC	–	vs UAB W 41-10 Game Recap	1,241
7		Clemson (10-1) ACC	2	vs Miami (FL) W 40-10	1,152
8		Alabama (9-2) SEC	–	vs Austin Peay W 34-0	1,131
9		Tennessee (9-2) SEC	4	@ South Carolina L 63-38 Game Recap	1,058
10		Oregon (9-2) Pac-12	2	vs Utah W 20-17	1,009
11		Penn State (9-2) Big Ten	–	@ Rutgers W 55-10 Game Recap	994
12		Washington (9-2) Pac-12	3	vs Colorado W 54-7 Game Recap	879
13		Notre Dame (8-3) IA Independents	5	vs Boston College W 44-0 Game Recap	710
14		Utah (8-3) Pac-12	4	@ Oregon L 20-17 Game Recap	709
15		Kansas State (8-3) Big 12	4	@ West Virginia W 48-31 Game Recap	697
16		Florida State (8-3) ACC	4	vs Louisiana W 49-17 Game Recap	579
17		UCLA (8-3) Pac-12	1	vs USC L 48-45 Game Recap	562
18		North Carolina (9-2) ACC	5	vs Georgia Tech L 21-17 Game Recap	464
19		Tulane (9-2) American Athletic	2	vs SMU W 59-24 Game Recap	441
20		Ole Miss (8-3) SEC	6	@ Arkansas L 42-27 Game Recap	395
21		Cincinnati (9-2) American Athletic	1	@ Temple W 23-3 Game Recap	353
22		Oregon State (8-3) Pac-12	3	@ Arizona State W 31-7	271
23		Coastal Carolina (9-1) Sun Belt	–	vs Southern Miss W 26-23	186
24		Texas (7-4) Big 12	–	@ Kansas W 55-14	128
25		UCF (8-3) American Athletic	8	vs Navy L 17-14 Game Recap

Others receiving votes:

UTSA 85, South Carolina 44, Troy 34, Boise State 16, Illinois 12, Iowa 5, Louisville 5, South Alabama 3, Mississippi State 3, Oklahoma State 2, Arkansas 2, Purdue 2, Fresno State 1