Clemson ranked 9th in AFCA Coaches Poll, behind Florida State

Clemson makes the top 10 in USA Today's preseason poll.

We're just four weeks away from Clemson kicking off the season against Duke on Labor Day night. The Tigers enter the season with lofty expectations; after another ACC title in 2022, Clemson is expected to compete for a College Football Playoff spot.

USA Today just released the AFCA Coaches Poll - a poll voted on by a panel of 63 FBS coaches weekly - and the Tigers made the top 10. Ranked 9th in the initial survey, Clemson is the second-highest-ranked team in the ACC, coming in one spot behind rival Florida State. 

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USA Today's Preseason AFCA Coaches Poll

1.  UGA (61)
2. Michigan
3. Alabama (4)
4. Ohio St (1)
5. LSU
6. USC
7. Penn St
8. FSU
9. Clemson
10. Tennessee

Clemson's 2023 Football Schedule

• Sept. 4 (Monday): at Duke
• Sept. 9: vs. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN
• Sept. 16: vs. FLORIDA ATLANTIC
• Sept. 23: vs. FLORIDA STATE
• Sept. 30: at Syracuse
• Oct. 7: vs. WAKE FOREST
• Oct. 14: Open Date
• Oct. 21: at Miami (Fla.)
• Oct. 28: at NC State
• Nov. 4: vs. NOTRE DAME
• Nov. 11: vs. GEORGIA TECH
• Nov. 18: vs. NORTH CAROLINA
• Nov. 25: at South Carolina

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• Garrett Riley named one of the "most interesting new coordinators" by ESPN

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