For the fifth consecutive week, the Clemson Tigers on are on the rise in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll, released Sunday.
After one of the most improbable weeks in recent college football history, with four top 10 teams falling in upset bids on Saturday, the Tigers moved up three spots to No. 11 in the Week 6 Coaches Poll after their 29-13 victory over the rival Florida State Seminoles.
Clemson’s ranking in the Coaches Poll is their highest since the preseason poll was released in 2023; the Tigers were preseason No. 9 in the coaches poll entering last year. This week’s ranking is also one spot better than their ranking in the final 2022 Coaches Poll (No. 12).
Dabo Swinney’s team is ranked one spot ahead of Notre Dame (No. 12) and one spot below LSU (No. 10) in this week’s poll.
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The Texas Longhorns (5-0) were No. 1 for the second straight week while the Ohio State Buckeyes (5-0) moved up one spot to No. 2.
The Oregon Ducks (5-0) moved up three spots to No. 3 while the Georgia Bulldogs (4-1) rose one spot to No. 4. The Penn State Nittany Lions (5-0) rounded out the top five after their 27-11 victory over the UCLA Bruins in Happy Valley.
With the Alabama Crimson Tide and Tennessee Volunteers both falling on the road, two of the SEC’s premier programs fell outside the top 5. Alabama fell five spots to No. 7 after their stunning 40-35 loss at Vanderbilt on Saturday while Tennessee dropped five spots as well, to No. 9 after their 19-14 loss to the Arkansas Razorbacks in Fayetteville.
Despite needing a 21-point fourth quarter rally to erase a 25-point deficit and take down the California Golden Bears late Saturday in Berkeley, the Miami Hurricanes (6-0) remained undefeated and are the ACC’s highest-ranked team at No. 6. Miami rose two spots in this week’s poll.
Elsewhere in the ACC, Louisville fell out of the Top 25 following their 34-27 upset loss at home to the SMU Mustangs. SMU (5-1) and the Pitt Panthers (5-0), the only other undefeated team in the ACC besides Miami, rounded out the Top 25 with Pitt at No. 24 and SMU No. 25.
The USC Trojans fell out of the Coaches Poll after their 24-17 loss at Minnesota, while the Michigan Wolverines fell 11 spots to No. 21 after their 27-17 loss to the Washington Huskies in Seattle.
Clemson (4-1) will head to Winston-Salem this Saturday to take on Wake Forest (2-3) at noon ET. The game will be televised on ESPN. The Demon Deacons defeated NC State, 34-30, Saturday in Raleigh.
The full Week 6 US LBM Coaches Poll rankings are below.
Week 6 US LBM Coaches Poll
| Ranking | Team | Record | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Longhorns | 5-0 | 1,364 (44) |
| 2 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 5-0 | 1,330 (11) |
| 3 | Oregon Ducks | 5-0 | 1,215 |
| 4 | Georgia Bulldogs | 4-1 | 1,174 |
| 5 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 5-0 | 1,163 |
| 6 | Miami Hurricanes | 6-0 | 1,085 |
| 7 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 4-1 | 1,035 |
| 8 | Ole Miss Rebels | 5-1 | 935 |
| 9 | Tennessee Volunteers | 4-1 | 856 |
| 10 | LSU Tigers | 4-1 | 839 |
| 11 | Clemson Tigers | 4-1 | 818 |
| 12 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 4-1 | 807 |
| 13 | Iowa State Cyclones | 5-0 | 695 |
| 14 | Texas A&M Aggies | 5-1 | 564 |
| 15 | BYU Cougars | 5-0 | 549 |
| 16 | Oklahoma Sooners | 4-1 | 541 |
| 17 | Utah Utes | 4-1 | 479 |
| 18 | Missouri Tigers | 4-1 | 473 |
| 19 | Kansas State Wildcats | 4-1 | 360 |
| 20 | Indiana Hoosiers | 6-0 | 358 |
| 21 | Michigan Wolverines | 4-2 | 224 |
| 22 | Boise State Broncos | 4-1 | 213 |
| 23 | Illinois Fighting Illini | 4-1 | 179 |
| 24 | Pittsburgh Panthers | 5-0 | 170 |
| 25 | SMU Mustangs | 5-1 | 123 |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 15 USC; No. 22 Louisville; No. 23 UNLV
Others Receiving Votes:
USC 102; Nebraska 68; Army West Point 36; Navy 26; Colorado 16; Kentucky 12; Arizona 12; UNLV 11; Texas Tech 8; Virginia 7; Washington 5; Liberty 5; Vanderbilt 4; Rutgers 3; Arkansas 3; Tulane 2; Louisville 2; Iowa 2; Syracuse 1; Arizona State 1
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