For the second year in a row, the Clemson Tigers check as the top-ranked team in USA Today’s college football coaches poll. Coached by Dabo Swinney and led by quarterback Trevor Lawrence, Clemson made it to last year’s National Championship game but were defeated by LSU.
Rounding out the top five is Ohio State at No. 2, Alabama comes in at No. 3, Georgia checks in at four and the defending National Champions LSU Tigers are ranked fifth. That’s three teams from the SEC in the top five, one from the ACC and one from the Big Ten.