Clemson falls to No. 10 in latest CFP rankings

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CLEMSON — Clemson tumbled to No. 10 in the School Football Season finisher determination board of trustees' rankings delivered on Nov. 8 after a misfortune at Notre Woman.

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Seven days prior, the Tigers appeared at No. 4 in the CFP, following just No. 1 Tennessee, No 2 Ohio State, and negative. 3 Georgia.

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In any case, the Battling Irish, presently positioned No. 20 in the CFP, pulverized Clemson, 35-14, which cast some uncertainty on the Tigers' readiness for the season finisher.

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Tennessee lost to Georgia, too, which moved the Bulldogs up to No. 1 in the most recent projection, while the Workers dropped to No. 5.

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In the wake of losing an inside track to the CFP, the inquiry currently is whether Clemson can make up ground.

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The Tigers finish the ordinary season with consecutive to-back home games, confronting Louisville, Miami (Fla.), and South Carolina.

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They have previously secured the ACC's Atlantic Division and will play for the gathering title on Dec. 3 in Charlotte.

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Clemson neglected to make the CFP in 2021, however the Tigers made the field in six straight seasons before that.

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During that streak, Clemson emerged from the customary season undefeated multiple times (2015, '18 and '19) and had one misfortune multiple times (2016, '17, and '20).

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In those one-misfortune seasons, Clemson lost to unranked Pittsburgh ('16), unranked Syracuse ('17), and afterward No. 4 Notre Woman ('20).

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In the rankings delivered on Nov. 8, the panel put one-misfortune Oregon at No. 6. Two-misfortune SEC groups LSU and Alabama sit in front of Clemson at No. 7 and negative. 9, separately. Southern Cal, 8-1, was at No. 8.

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The CFP will unavoidably handle at least one groups with a misfortune.

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Ohio State and Michigan, both 9-0, will play each other on Nov. 26. TCU, likewise 9-0, will have a solid test with No. 18 Texas this end of the week.

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