Clemson starts strong, gears up for showdown with Auburn

Football power poll for the ACC entering the second week of the 2017 college football season:

1. Clemson

2. Louisville

3. Virginia Tech

4. Florida State

5. Miami

6. Georgia Tech

7. Pittsburgh

8. Wake Forest

9. Boston College

10. Duke

11. N.C. State

12. Syracuse

13. Virginia

14. North Carolina

Last week’s scores

Tennessee 42, Georgia Tech 41

Clemson 56, Kent State 3

California 35, North Carolina 30

Miami 41, Bethune-Cookman 13

Pittsburgh 28, Youngstown State 21

South Carolina 35, N.C. State 28

Virginia 28, William & Mary 10

Duke 60, N.C. Central 7

Louisville 35, Purdue 28

Alabamy 24, Florida State 7

Virginia Tech 31, West Virginia 24

Wake Forest 51, Presbyterian 7

Syracuse 50, Central Connecticut State 7

Boston College 23 Northern Illinois 20

Saturday’s games

Louisville at North Carolina, Noon

Northwestern at Duke, Noon

Jacksonville State at Georgia Tech, 12:30 p.m.

Wake Forest at Boston College, 1 p.m.

Delaware at Virginia Tech, 3:30 p.m.

Middle Tennessee at Syracuse, 3:30 p.m.

Indiana at Virginia, 3:30 p.m.

Miami at Arkansas State, 3:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Penn State, 330 p.m.

Marshall at N.C. State, 6 p.m.

Auburn at Clemson, 7 p.m.

Louisiana-Monroe at Florida State, 7 p.m.

This story was originally published September 5, 2017 at 8:29 AM with the headline "Clemson starts strong, gears up for showdown with Auburn."