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Dropped from rankings: Boise State 17, USC 22, Arizona State 23
Others receiving votes: Iowa 64, Boise State 62, Duke 61, Colorado 49, California 40, Kentucky 38, South Florida 14, Texas 12, NC State 10, Arizona State 9, Missouri 8, Utah 6, San Diego State 5, North Texas 4, South Carolina 4, Washington State 2, Syracuse 2
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | TREND | LAST WEEK | NEXT WEEK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alabama(58) | 3-0 | 1521 | — | @ Ole Miss W 62-7 | 9/22 vs #22 Texas A&M |
| 2 |
Georgia | 3-0 | 1416 | 1 | vs Middle Tennessee W 49-7 | 9/22 @ Missouri |
| 3 |
Clemson(3) | 3-0 | 1405 | 1 | vs Georgia Southern W 38-7 | 9/22 @ Georgia Tech |
| 4 |
Ohio State | 3-0 | 1357 | — | vs #15 TCU W 40-28 | 9/22 vs Tulane |
| 5 |
Oklahoma | 3-0 | 1283 | — | @ Iowa State W 37-27 | 9/22 vs Army |
| 6 |
LSU | 3-0 | 1241 | 6 | @ #7 Auburn W 22-21 | 9/22 vs Louisiana Tech |
| 7 |
Stanford | 3-0 | 1055 | 2 | vs UC Davis W 30-10 | 9/22 @ #20 Oregon |
| 8 |
Notre Dame | 3-0 | 1034 | — | vs Vanderbilt W 22-17 | 9/22 @ Wake Forest |
| 9 |
Auburn | 2-1 | 958 | 2 | vs #12 LSU L 22-21 | 9/22 vs Arkansas |
| 10 |
Penn State | 3-0 | 947 | 1 | vs Kent State W 63-10 | 9/21 @ Illinois |
Washington | 2-1 | 947 | — | @ Utah W 21-7 | 9/22 vs Arizona State | |
| 12 |
West Virginia | 2-0 | 841 | 2 | — | 9/22 vs Kansas State |
| 13 |
Virginia Tech | 2-0 | 816 | — | — | 9/22 @ Old Dominion |
| 14 |
Mississippi State | 3-0 | 790 | 2 | vs Louisiana W 56-10 | 9/22 @ Kentucky |
| 15 |
Oklahoma State | 3-0 | 587 | 9 | vs #17 Boise State W 44-21 | 9/22 vs Texas Tech |
| 16 |
UCF | 2-0 | 556 | 2 | — | 9/21 vs Florida Atlantic |
| 17 |
TCU | 2-1 | 502 | 2 | vs #4 Ohio State L 40-28 | 9/22 @ Texas |
| 18 |
Wisconsin | 2-1 | 486 | 12 | vs BYU L 24-21 | 9/22 @ Iowa |
| 19 |
Michigan | 2-1 | 448 | — | vs SMU W 45-20 | 9/22 vs Nebraska |
| 20 |
Oregon | 3-0 | 399 | — | vs San Jose State W 35-22 | 9/22 vs #7 Stanford |
| 21 |
Miami | 2-1 | 362 | — | @ Toledo W 49-24 | 9/22 vs Florida Intl |
| 22 |
Texas A&M | 2-1 | 193 | NR | vs UL Monroe W 48-10 | 9/22 @ #1 Alabama |
| 23 |
Boston College | 3-0 | 130 | NR | @ Wake Forest W 41-34 | 9/22 @ Purdue |
| 24 |
Michigan State | 1-1 | 86 | 1 | — | 9/22 @ Indiana |
| 25 |
BYU | 2-1 | 75 | NR | @ #6 Wisconsin W 24-21 | 9/22 vs McNeese |
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Dropped from rankings: Boise State 17, USC 22, Arizona State 23
Others receiving votes: Iowa 64, Boise State 62, Duke 61, Colorado 49, California 40, Kentucky 38, South Florida 14, Texas 12, NC State 10, Arizona State 9, Missouri 8, Utah 6, San Diego State 5, North Texas 4, South Carolina 4, Washington State 2, Syracuse 2
