The USA Today preseason Coaches Poll is out, and the Clemson Tigers are ranked among the Top 25. Dabo Swinney’s program will come into the season ranked No. The last time Clemson came into a season ranked that low was in 2011, when the Tigers began unranked. Clemson will open the season on September 5 on the road against LSU, which comes in at No. The Tigers will face one other preseason Top 25 team during the regular season, when Clemson hosts No.