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Updating Clemson ranking in college football polls after shocking loss to Louisville

(This story was updated to add new information.)

CLEMSON — After its upset loss at home to Louisville on Saturday, Clemson football dropped from No. 8 to No. 17 in the US LBM Coaches Poll released Sunday.

The Tigers (6-2, 5-1 ACC) received 513 points and no first-place votes. They are the third-ranked ACC team, finishing behind No. 4 Miami (1,194 points) and No. 15 SMU (603).

This was Clemson's first conference loss this season, which snapped its six-game winning streak. It looks to bounce back on the road against Virginia Tech (5-4, 3-2) on Nov. 9 (3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) at Lane Stadium.

One other ACC school made the top 25: Pittsburgh (178 points) at No. 23.

ACC teams that did not make the coaches top 25 poll but received votes were Louisville (38) and Syracuse (24).

Oregon remained at No. 1 in the poll, earning 1,349 points and 53 first-place votes. Georgia stayed at No. 2 with 1,267 points and one first-place vote.

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 fell from No. 11 to No. 19, receiving 447 points. It sits behind Miami (No. 4, 1,348 points) and SMU (No. 13, 752) in the conference and is ahead of Pittsburgh (No. 23, 203) and Louisville (No. 25, 115)

Oregon stayed at No. 1 in the AP poll, earning 1,550 points and all 62 first-place votes.

College football rankings, Week 11

US LBM Coaches Poll

  1. Oregon (1,349 points)

  2. Georgia (1,267)

  3. Ohio State (1,245)

  4. Miami (1,194)

  5. Texas (1,138)

  6. Tennessee (1,039)

  7. Penn State (982)

  8. Notre Dame (961)

  9. BYU (918)

  10. Indiana (916)

  11. Alabama (772)

  12. Ole Miss (657)

  13. LSU (653)

  14. Boise State (615)

  15. SMU (603)

  16. Texas A&M (518)

  17. Clemson (513)

  18. Iowa State (511)

  19. Army West Point (404)

  20. Washington State (284)

  21. Kansas State (201)

  22. Missouri (192)

  23. Pittsburgh (178)

  24. Colorado (124)

  25. Vanderbilt (85)

AP Poll

  1. Oregon (1,550 points)

  2. Georgia (1,449)

  3. Ohio State (1,442)

  4. Miami (1,348)

  5. Texas (1,310)

  6. Penn State (1,158)

  7. Tennessee (1,150)

  8. Indiana (1,124)

  9. BYU (1,084)

  10. Notre Dame (1,066)

  11. Alabama (867)

  12. Boise State (853)

  13. SMU (752)

  14. LSU (707)

  15. Texas A&M (662)

  16. Ole Miss (653)

  17. Iowa State (592)

  18. Army West Point (468)

  19. Clemson (447)

  20. Washington State (351)

  21. Colorado (234)

  22. Kansas State (227)

  23. Pittsburgh (203)

  24. Vanderbilt (130)

  25. Louisville (115)

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 plummet in national polls