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Tigers Debut at No. 9 in Coaches' Poll
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CUTigers.com | Jul 31, 2008 |
Clemson will start the season ranked No. 9 according to the USA Today/Coaches' Poll.
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Rank
|
Team
(first-place votes) |
Record
|
Points
|
2007 ranking
|
|
1.
|
Georgia
(22) |
11-2
|
1,438
|
3
|
|
2.
|
Southern
California (14) |
11-2
|
1,430
|
2
|
|
3.
|
Ohio
State (14)
|
11-2
|
1,392
|
4
|
|
4.
|
Oklahoma
(3) |
11-3
|
1,329
|
8
|
|
5.
|
Florida
(5) |
9-4
|
1,293
|
16
|
|
6.
|
LSU
(3) |
12-2
|
1,163
|
1
|
|
7.
|
Missouri
|
12-2
|
1,143
|
5
|
|
8.
|
West
Virginia |
11-2
|
1,008
|
6
|
|
9.
|
Clemson |
9-4
|
999
|
22
|
|
10.
|
Texas |
10-3
|
979
|
10
|
|
11.
|
Auburn |
9-4
|
888
|
14t
|
|
12.
|
Wisconsin |
9-4
|
747
|
21
|
|
13.
|
Kansas |
12-1
|
714
|
7
|
|
14.
|
Texas
Tech |
9-4
|
644
|
23
|
|
15.
|
Virginia
Tech |
11-3
|
568
|
9
|
|
16.
|
Arizona
State |
10-3
|
560
|
13
|
|
17.
|
Brigham
Young |
11-2
|
547
|
14t
|
|
18.
|
Tennessee |
10-4
|
506
|
12
|
|
19.
|
Illinois |
9-4
|
422
|
18
|
|
20.
|
Oregon |
9-4
|
399
|
24
|
|
21.
|
South
Florida |
9-4
|
350
|
NR
|
|
22.
|
Penn State
|
9-4
|
313
|
25
|
|
23.
|
Wake
Forest
|
9-4
|
203
|
NR
|
|
24.
|
Michigan
|
9-4
|
112
|
19
|
|
25.
|
Fresno
State
|
9-4
|
91
|
NR
|
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OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Alabama (7-6) 83; South Carolina (6-6) 64; Utah (9-4) 60; Florida State (7-6) 53; Rutgers (8-5) 53; Boston College (11-3) 47; California (7-6) 41; Pittsburgh (5-7) 34; Boise State (10-3) 25; Oregon State (9-4) 23; Nebraska (5-7) 17; Cincinnati (10-3) 13; Virginia (9-4) 12; Connecticut (9-4) 9; Michigan State (7-6) 9; Mississippi State (8-5) 6; Kentucky (8-5) 5; Notre Dame (3-9) 5; TCU (8-5) 5; Maryland (6-7) 4; North Carolina (4-8) 3; Texas A&M (7-6) 3; UCLA (6-7) 3; Central Florida (10-4) 2; Georgia Tech (7-6) 2; Louisville (6-6) 2; Arizona (5-7) 1; Colorado (6-7) 1; Oklahoma State (7-6) 1; Tulsa (10-4) 1.
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