Just like the AP Poll released earlier Sunday, the BCS Rankings released at 8:15 EST kept ACC Atlantic Division winner, Clemson, at No. 7, one spot above No. 8 Virginia Tech.
Though the Tigers beat the Hokies head-to-head in Week 5 by the score of 23-3, Clemson has struggled in their last four games, allowing 45 points to a two-win Maryland team, giving up 38 points to a UNC offense that has been wildly inconsistent, coming back after being down 18 points for a 56-45 win, losing by two touchdowns to Georgia Tech and coming from behind to beat Wake Forest at home Saturday on a last-second field goal. Certainly the poll is weighing that head-to-head win considerably.
The Hokies jumped Stanford in the latest poll, a little surprising considering the Cardinal lost to an Oregon team entrenched in the BCS Top-10 for many weeks. Should the Hokies win their remaining two games and Clemson hold on to beat NC State and rival South Carolina, the ACC will place two Top-10 teams in the ACC Championship Game in Charlotte. Florida State joined the BCS Top-25 at No. 25 to give the ACC its third team in the rankings. The full poll is listed below.
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1 | LSU |
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2 | Oklahoma State |
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3 | Alabama |
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4 | Oregon |
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5 | Oklahoma |
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6 | Arkansas |
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7 | Clemson |
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8 | Virginia Tech |
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9 | Stanford |
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10 | Boise State |
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11 | Houston |
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12 | South Carolina |
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13 | Kansas State |
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14 | Georgia |
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15 | Michigan State |
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16 | Nebraska |
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17 | Wisconsin |
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18 | Michigan |
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19 | TCU |
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20 | Southern Miss |
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21 | Penn State |
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22 | Baylor |
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23 | Texas |
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24 | Auburn |
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25 | Florida State |