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| AP | Coaches | |
| 1 | Clemson (31) | Ohio State (34) |
| 2 | Ohio State (26) | Clemson (21) |
| 3 | Alabama (2) | Baylor (5) |
| 4 | Baylor (2) | Alabama (3) |
| 5 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State |
| 6 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame |
| 7 | Stanford | Stanford |
| 8 | Iowa | Iowa |
| 9 | LSU | LSU |
| 10 | Utah | Florida |
| 11 | Florida | Oklahoma |
| 12 | Oklahoma | TCU |
| 13 | TCU | Utah |
| 14 | Michigan State | Michigan State |
| 15 | Michigan | Michigan |
| 16 | Houston | Houston |
| 17 | North Carolina | North Carolina |
| 18 | UCLA | Florida State (T-18) |
| 19 | Florida State | UCLA (T-18) |
| 20 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State |
| 21 | Temple | Temple |
| 22 | Navy | Wisconsin |
| 23 | Wisconsin | Navy |
| 24 | Northwestern | Northwestern |
| 25 | Memphis | Memphis |
It appears that it is up to Clemson to rep the A.C.C.. The big win from 'Bama this weekend might knock the Tigers from the top spot in the Playoff Committee, but Dabo has things going the right way. Fuente still has Memphis in the mix, and Temple continues to impress. Again, we are looking at the poll through the lens of future coaches for Tech.