Clemson football's ranking in 2025 preseason AP Top 25 poll revealed
After the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll was unveiled last week, many argued that Clemson deserved to be ranked higher than No. 6
Monday saw release of the preseason AP Top 25 poll, and the media members who make up the AP's poll agreed with that sentiment. Clemson debuted at No. 4 in the AP poll, one spot below the reigning national champion Ohio State Buckeyes at No. 3 and one spot ahead of the No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs.
Clemson was ranked ahead of two teams that landed in front of the Tigers in the Coaches Poll: Georgia and Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish were No. 6 in Monday's AP poll after being ranked fifth by the coaches.
The Texas Longhorns earned the top spot in the AP poll, while Penn State was ranked No. 2.
Besides Clemson, two other ACC teams cracked the preseason AP poll. The Miami Hurricanes debuted at No. 10, and the SMU Mustangs were ranked No. 16. Clemson faces SMU on Oct. 18 in Death Valley.
Two opponents on Clemson's nonconference schedule were ranked in the top 15. LSU debuted at No. 9 in the AP poll, with rival South Carolina ranked No. 13 -- the same spot both teams landed in the Coaches Poll.
Clemson was ranked No. 14 in last year's preseason AP poll. Behind Cade Klubnik's stellar 2024 season that included 3,639 passing yards and 36 touchdowns to only five interceptions, the Tigers went 10-4 and won the ACC for the ninth time under Dabo Swinney to earn a trip to the 12-team College Football Playoff.
AP Top 25 preseason poll 2025
Rank
Team
Points
Final Rank 2024
1
Texas
1,552 (25)
4
2
Penn State
1,547 (23)
5
3
Ohio State
1,472 (11)
1
4
Clemson
1,398 (4)
14
5
Georgia
1,331 (1)
6
6
Notre Dame
1,325
2
7
Oregon
1,236 (1)
3
8
Alabama
1,179
17
9
LSU
1,174
NR
10
Miami (FL)
889
18
11
Arizona State
791
7
12
Illinois
713
16
13
South Carolina
667
19
14
Michigan
662
NR
15
Florida
626
NR
16
SMU
565
12
17
Kansas State
512
NR
18
Oklahoma
463
NR
19
Texas A&M
434
NR
20
Indiana
423
10
21
Ole Miss
370
11
22
Iowa State
309
15
23
Texas Tech
274
NR
24
Tennessee
192
9
25
Boise State
191
8
Clemson football schedule 2025
All times Eastern.
Aug. 30: vs. LSU (7:30 p.m., ABC)
Sept. 6: vs. Troy (3:30 p.m., ACC Network)
Sept. 13: at Georgia Tech (12 p.m. ET, ABC or ESPN)
Sept. 20: vs. Syracuse
Oct. 4: at North Carolina
Oct. 11: at Boston College
Oct. 18: vs. SMU
Nov. 1: vs. Duke
Nov. 8: vs. Florida State
Nov. 14: at Louisville (8 p.m., ESPN)
Nov. 22: vs. Furman
Nov. 29: at South Carolina (12 p.m. ET, ABC or ESPN)
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