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Updating Clemson ranking in college football polls after blowout win vs NC State in Week 4

(This story has been updated to add new information.)

CLEMSON — Clemson football rose from No. 19 to No. 15 in the Week 5 US LBM Coaches Poll released on Sunday.

The Tigers (2-1, 1-0 ACC) received 542 points and no first-place votes. They are the No. 2-ranked ACC team, finishing behind Miami, which was No. 9 with 912 points.

Clemson went up in the polls after routing NC State 59-35 on Saturday in its first conference game. It returns to action Saturday (7 p.m. ET, ESPN) against Stanford (2-1, 1-0) at Memorial Stadium.

One other ACC school made the top 25: Louisville (509) at No. 17.

ACC teams that did not make the coaches top 25 poll but received votes were Pittsburgh (50 points, 28th on poll), Boston College (15, 33rd), Duke (14, 34th) and SMU (4, 40th).

Georgia remained at No. 1 in the poll, earning 1,350 points and 35 first-place votes. Texas was No. 2 with 1,324 points and 18 first-place votes, while No. 3 Ohio State earned two first-place votes.

The weekly poll is voted on by a panel of coaches chosen by random draw. Voters submit a top 25 with a first-place vote worth 25 points, second place worth 24, and so on down to one point for 25th, according to USA TODAY Sports.

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Clemson rankings update

In the AP poll, Clemson went from No. 21 to No. 17, receiving 540 points. It sits behind Miami (No. 7, 1,139 points) and Louisville (No. 15, 553) in the conference.

ACC teams that did not make the AP Top 25 but received votes were Boston College (55 points, 28th on poll), Pittsburgh (37, 30th) and SMU (2, 39th).

Texas remained No. 1 in the AP poll, earning 1,527 points and 44 first-place votes. Georgia stayed at No. 2 with 13 first-place votes, while Ohio State remained at No. 3 with five first-place votes.

College football rankings, Week 5

US LBM Coaches Poll

  1. Georgia (1,350 points)

  2. Texas (1,324)

  3. Ohio State (1,279)

  4. Alabama (1,185)

  5. Ole Miss (1,145)

  6. Tennessee (1,094)

  7. Oregon (1,016)

  8. Penn State (967)

  9. Miami (912)

  10. Utah (904)

  11. Missouri (887)

  12. Michigan (692)

  13. LSU (632)

  14. Notre Dame (553)

  15. Clemson (542)

  16. Southern California (520)

  17. Louisville (509)

  18. Oklahoma (404)

  19. Iowa State (386)

  20. Oklahoma State (326)

  21. Illinois (307)

  22. BYU (167)

  23. UNLV (124)

  24. Texas A&M (119)

  25. Kansas State (116)

AP Top 25 Poll

  1. Texas (1,527 points)

  2. Georgia (1,482)

  3. Ohio State (1,432)

  4. Alabama (1,328)

  5. Tennessee (1,283)

  6. Ole Miss (1,269)

  7. Miami (1,139)

  8. Oregon (1,073)

  9. Penn State (1,051)

  10. Utah (1,037)

  11. Missouri (1,009)

  12. Michigan (805)

  13. Southern California (690)

  14. LSU (637)

  15. Louisville (553)

  16. Notre Dame (546)

  17. Clemson (540)

  18. Iowa State (530)

  19. Illinois (458)

  20. Oklahoma State (388)

  21. Oklahoma (375)

  22. BYU (327)

  23. Kansas State (168)

  24. Texas A&M (77)

  25. Boise State (69)

Derrian Carter covers Clemson athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email him at dcarter@gannett.com and follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @DerrianCarter00

This article originally appeared on Greenville News: Clemson football rankings: Tigers up in national polls