Heading into the 2025 campaign, ESPN analyst Greg McElroy was higher on Clemson than any other team in college football.
When he ranked his top 10 teams going into the 2025 season, McElroy put Clemson at No. 1 in his preseason top 10. Now, he has the Tigers a lot lower after their Week 1 loss to the Bayou Bengals.
In an episode of his Always College Football show, McElroy updated his top 25 after Week 1, and Clemson tumbled to No. 12 after its 17-10 loss to LSU in last Saturday’s season opener at Clemson’s Death Valley.