Clemson is one of three teams to set themselves apart through 12 weeks of football. The same top-three that marked last week’s College Football Playoff poll -- now the only three unbeatens left after the weekend -- stayed in place this week.
LSU stayed on top after giving up 614 yards in a 58-37 win over Ole Miss, Ohio State stayed No. 2 after giving up the most points 2-8 Rutgers had scored on a Power 5 team this year (56-21 win) and Clemson stayed in third place after winning a fourth-straight game by 45 or more points (52-3 over Wake Forest; only the third team in the AP Poll era to accomplish that).