Tigers No. 18 in USA Today Poll

The USA Today/Coaches Poll preseason poll is out and the Clemson Tigers are ranked as the No. 18 in the country. Three other teams (FSU, Miami, Virginia Tech) from the ACC are also ranked, while Boston College, Georgia Tech, Maryland and Duke all received votes.

Rank	Team	Record	Points	2005 rank
1.	Ohio State (28)	10-2	1,487	4
2.	Texas (11)	13-0	1,378	1
3.	Notre Dame (9)	9-3	1,348	11
3.	Southern California (1)	12-1	1,348	2
5.	Oklahoma (13)	8-4	1,320	22
6.	Auburn (1)	9-3	1,206	14
7.	West Virginia	11-1	1,202	6
8.	Florida	9-3	1,054	16
9.	LSU	11-2	1,037	5
10.	Florida State	8-5	874	23
11.	Miami (Fla.)	9-3	839	18
12.	California	8-4	798	25
13.	Louisville	9-3	785	20
14.	Georgia	10-3	784	10
15.	Michigan	7-5	778	NR
16.	Virginia Tech	11-2	591	7
17.	Iowa	7-5	519	NR
18.	Clemson	8-4	493	21
19.	Penn State	11-1	406	3
20.	Oregon	10-2	373	12
21.	TCU	11-1	270	9
22.	Nebraska	8-4	261	24
23.	Tennessee	5-6	216	NR
24.	Alabama	10-2	210	8
25.	Texas Tech	9-3	198	19

Others receiving votes: Arizona State (7-5) 182; Boston College (9-3) 87; Utah (7-5) 84; Arkansas (4-7) 64; South Carolina (7-5) 55; Boise State (9-4) 46; Wisconsin (10-3) 37; UCLA (10-2) 29; Georgia Tech (7-5) 28; Fresno State (8-5) 14; Tulsa (9-4) 11; Iowa State (7-5) 9; Minnesota (7-5) 9; Maryland (5-6) 8; Purdue (5-6) 7; Texas A&M (5-6) 6; Memphis (7-5) 5; Nevada (9-3) 3; Texas-El Paso (8-4) 3; Arizona (3-8) 2; Brigham Young (6-6) 2; Northern Illinois (7-5) 2; Northwestern (7-5) 2; Oregon State (5-6) 2; Rutgers (7-5) 2; Colorado (7-6) 1; Duke (1-10) 1.