Clemson dropped one spot to No. 9 in the latest USA Today Coaches Poll. LSU jumped the Tigers to No. 8.
Florida State remained at No. 6.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | FIRST PLACE VOTES | PREVIOUS RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Oregon |
10-0 | 1460 | 44 | 2 |
| 2 |
Kansas St. |
10-0 | 1427 | 14 | 3 |
| 3 |
Notre Dame |
10-0 | 1346 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |
Georgia |
9-1 | 1260 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 |
Alabama |
9-1 | 1243 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |
Florida St. |
9-1 | 1143 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 |
Florida |
9-1 | 1079 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 |
LSU |
8-2 | 1040 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 |
Clemson |
9-1 | 1033 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 |
Texas A&M |
8-2 | 967 | 0 | 14 |
| 11 |
South Carolina |
8-2 | 903 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 |
Oklahoma |
7-2 | 799 | 0 | 13 |
| 13 |
Stanford |
8-2 | 793 | 0 | 15 |
| 14 |
Nebraska |
8-2 | 653 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 |
Texas |
8-2 | 615 | 0 | 17 |
| 16 |
UCLA |
8-2 | 494 | 0 | 19 |
| 17 |
Oregon St. |
7-2 | 490 | 0 | 12 |
| 18 |
Louisville |
9-1 | 442 | 0 | 10 |
| 19 |
Louisiana Tech |
9-1 | 413 | 0 | 18 |
| 20 |
Rutgers |
8-1 | 354 | 0 | 20 |
| 21 |
USC |
7-3 | 343 | 0 | 22 |
| 22 |
Boise St. |
8-2 | 161 | 0 | 24 |
| 23 |
Michigan |
7-3 | 144 | 0 | NR |
| 24 |
Oklahoma St. |
6-3 | 111 | 0 | NR |
| 25 |
Texas Tech |
7-3 | 106 | 0 | NR |