After falling behind the pack inthemiddleof an irregular start to the routine season, Clemson makes a huge relocation back up the USA TODAY Sports NCAA Re-Rank 1-131 after taking a important ACC match versus Wake Forest.
The Tigers are up 6 areas to No. 5 thanks to a long-awaited offending development versus the Demon Deacons. Clemson quarterback DJ Uiagalelei had his finest start consideringthat his freshman season with 371 passing backyards and 5 goal passes.
With another vital conference match coming this weekend versus No. 7 North Carolina State, the Tigers might leap ahead of No. 4 Michigan in next week’s re-rank and make a case for signingupwith the Bowl Subdivision’s specific frontrunners in No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Georgia and No. 3 Ohio State.
Two formerly unbeaten groups from the Power Five crashed down the rankings. Previously No. 5, Oklahoma is down to No. 21 after losing to Kansas State, which climbedup 23 areas to No.19 A bit of an enigma after losing to Tulane last week, the Wildcats might make even more sound in the Big 12 oughtto quarterback Adrian Martinez develop on his efficiency versus the Sooners.
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Arkansas is down 7 to No. 17 after a 23-21 loss to Texas A&M. The Aggies stepped up 10 areas to No. 16 after capturing the neutral-field win by inches: Arkansas kicker Cam Little’s prospective game-winning field objective late in the 4th quarter clipped off