Clemson remained at No. 9 in the latest USA Today Coaches Poll. Florida State is up to No. 5 while South Carolina fell to No. 12.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | FIRST PLACE VOTES | PREVIOUS RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Notre Dame |
11-0 | 1469 | 56 | 3 |
| 2 |
Alabama |
10-1 | 1386 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 |
Georgia |
10-1 | 1348 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |
Oregon |
10-1 | 1227 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |
Florida St. |
10-1 | 1199 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 |
Florida |
10-1 | 1166 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 |
LSU |
9-2 | 1062 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 |
Kansas St. |
10-1 | 1056 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |
Clemson |
10-1 | 1029 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 |
Texas A&M |
9-2 | 994 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 |
Stanford |
9-2 | 934 | 0 | 13 |
| 12 |
South Carolina |
9-2 | 853 | 0 | 11 |
| 13 |
Oklahoma |
8-2 | 798 | 0 | 12 |
| 14 |
Nebraska |
9-2 | 654 | 0 | 14 |
| 15 |
Texas |
8-2 | 593 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 |
UCLA |
9-2 | 590 | 0 | 16 |
| 17 |
Oregon St. |
8-2 | 563 | 0 | 17 |
| 18 |
Louisville |
9-1 | 453 | 0 | 18 |
| 19 |
Rutgers |
9-1 | 408 | 0 | 20 |
| 20 |
Michigan |
8-3 | 289 | 0 | 23 |
| 21 |
Oklahoma St. |
7-3 | 258 | 0 | 24 |
| 22 |
Boise St. |
9-2 | 243 | 0 | 22 |
| 23 |
Northern Illinois |
10-1 | 149 | 0 | NR |
| 24 |
Mississippi St. |
8-3 | 99 | 0 | NR |
| 25 |
Kent St. |
10-1 | 86 | 0 | NR |