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Ags dip in the polls following Clemson loss

New rankings less on-brand, new study finds

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Texas A&M v Clemson Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images

Following the Aggies24-10 loss to Clemson on Saturday, they unsurprisingly slipped in both the Associated Press Top 25 as well as the Amway Coaches Poll. However the voters seemed to view A&M’s loss perhaps less harshly than a lot of the fanbase, dropping the Ags only four spots in each. They now are ranked 15th (Coaches) and 16th (AP) heading into their week three home game versus Lamar.

AP Top 25

Rank Team Prev Points
Rank Team Prev Points
1 Clemson 1 1,544
2 Alabama 2 1,489
3 Georgia 3 1,385
4 LSU 6 1,336
5 Oklahoma 4 1,315
6 Ohio State 5 1,291
7 Notre Dame 8 1,072
8 Auburn 10 1,056
9 Florida 11 997
10 Michigan 7 936
11 Utah 13 905
12 Texas 9 877
13 Penn State 15 781
14 Wisconsin 17 714
15 Oregon 16 677
16 Texas A&M 12 643
17 UCF 18 544
18 Michigan State 19 495
19 Iowa 20 473
20 Washington State 22 343
21 Maryland NR 207
22 Boise State 24 164
23 Washington 14 161
24 USC NR 137
25 Virginia NR 122

Others receiving votes: Iowa State 96, California 95, Mississippi State 73, TCU 66, North Carolina 48, Army 42, Colorado 21, Oklahoma State 20, Memphis 12, Arizona State 4, Boston College 2, Kentucky 2, Appalachian State 2, Syracuse 2, Minnesota 1

Amway Coaches Poll

Rank Team Record Points Previous
Rank Team Record Points Previous
1 Clemson (60) 2-0 1572 1
2 Alabama (3) 2-0 1513 2
3 Georgia 2-0 1415 3
4 Oklahoma 2-0 1362 4
5 Louisiana State 2-0 1314 6
6 Ohio State 2-0 1309 5
7 Notre Dame 1-0 1118 8
8 Florida 2-0 1064 10
9 Auburn 2-0 993 13
10 Michigan 2-0 945 7
11 Penn State 2-0 868 14
12 Utah 2-0 839 15
13 Texas 1-1 823 9
14 Wisconsin 2-0 739 16
15 Texas A&M 1-1 668 11
16 Central Florida 2-0 584 17
17 Oregon 1-1 568 18
18 Iowa 2-0 496 19
19 Michigan State 2-0 446 20
20 Washington State 2-0 418 21
21 Washington 1-1 314 12
22 Boise State 2-0 214 24
23 Mississippi State 2-0 134 NR
24 Southern California 2-0 120 NR
25 Maryland 2-0 109 0

Others receiving votes: Virginia 64; Kentucky 62; California 51; Iowa State 48; Memphis 46; Oklahoma State 45; North Carolina 42; Boston College 31; Army 31; Texas Christian 28; NC State 28; Colorado 16; Stanford 8; Hawaii 7; Appalachian State 6; Minnesota 5; Wyoming 3; Wake Forest 2; Troy 2; Arizona State 2; Tulane 1; Nebraska 1; Navy 1.

Notable

  • LSU moved into the top five in both polls following their win in Austin (Texas fell three spots in the AP, four in the Coaches Poll)
  • Michigan fell three spots in each poll after an overtime win over Army
  • Washington saw the biggest drop (nine spot) following their loss to Cal
  • USC saw the biggest jump (13 in Coaches Poll, 15 in AP) after blowing out Stanford (who fell out of both rankings)