Clemson moved up to No. 9 in the latest USA Today Coaches Poll. Florida State is No. 7 in this week’s poll.
South Carolina moved up to No. 11.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | FIRST PLACE VOTES | PREVIOUS RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alabama |
8-0 | 1475 | 59 | 1 |
| 2 |
Oregon |
8-0 | 1391 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |
Kansas St. |
8-0 | 1366 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |
Notre Dame |
8-0 | 1307 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 |
LSU |
7-1 | 1225 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 |
Georgia |
7-1 | 1149 | 0 | 11 |
| 7 |
Florida St. |
8-1 | 1121 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 |
Florida |
7-1 | 1024 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 |
Clemson |
7-1 | 976 | 0 | 13 |
| 10 |
Louisville |
8-0 | 888 | 0 | 14 |
| 11 |
South Carolina |
7-2 | 838 | 0 | 16 |
| 12 |
Oklahoma |
5-2 | 758 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 |
Oregon St. |
6-1 | 684 | 0 | 9 |
| 14 |
Boise St. |
7-1 | 634 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 |
Stanford |
6-2 | 626 | 0 | 19 |
| 16 |
Texas A&M |
6-2 | 592 | 0 | 21 |
| 17 |
USC |
6-2 | 583 | 0 | 8 |
| 18 |
Mississippi St. |
7-1 | 569 | 0 | 12 |
| 19 |
West Virginia |
5-2 | 326 | 0 | 22 |
| 20 |
Texas Tech |
6-2 | 284 | 0 | 17 |
| 21 |
Nebraska |
6-2 | 283 | 0 | NR |
| 22 |
Texas |
6-2 | 200 | 0 | 24 |
| 23 |
Louisiana Tech |
7-1 | 191 | 0 | NR |
| 24 |
Oklahoma St. |
5-2 | 166 | 0 | NR |
| 25 |
Rutgers |
7-1 | 151 | 0 | 15 |