Clemson is ranked No. 3 in the latest Amway Coaches Poll. The Tigers added one first place vote from last week after Saturday’s thrilling win over Louisville in Death Valley.
Louisville fell from No. 4 to No. 8 after the loss to Clemson.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | 1ST PLACE VOTES | PREV | CHANGE | HI/LOW |
| 1 | Alabama | 5-0 | 1544 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 4-0 | 1474 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2/5 |
| 3 | Clemson | 5-0 | 1437 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2/3 |
| 4 | Michigan | 5-0 | 1348 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5/8 |
| 5 | Houston | 5-0 | 1256 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7/13 |
| 6 | Washington | 5-0 | 1250 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 9/18 |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 5-0 | 1132 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 10/NR |
| 8 | Louisville | 4-1 | 1105 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 4/23 |
| 9 | Tennessee | 5-0 | 1101 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 10/15 |
| 10 | Miami | 4-0 | 902 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 14/NR |
| 11 | Baylor | 5-0 | 876 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 13/21 |
| 12 | Nebraska | 5-0 | 860 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 15/NR |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 4-1 | 844 | 0 | 8 | -5 | 8/NR |
| 14 | Mississippi | 3-2 | 671 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 12/21 |
| 15 | Stanford | 3-1 | 635 | 0 | 6 | -9 | 5/7 |
| 16 | North Carolina | 4-1 | 587 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 20/NR |
| 17 | Arkansas | 4-1 | 525 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 18/NR |
| 18 | Florida | 4-1 | 490 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 16/25 |
| 19 | Boise State | 4-0 | 341 | 0 | 27 | 8 | – |
| 20 | West Virginia | 4-0 | 309 | 0 | 30 | 10 | – |
| 21 | Florida State | 3-2 | 257 | 0 | 12 | -9 | 2/14 |
| 22 | Oklahoma | 2-2 | 228 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 3/NR |
| 23 | Colorado | 4-1 | 144 | 0 | 37 | 14 | – |
| 24 | Utah | 4-1 | 117 | 0 | 18 | -6 | 18/NR |
| 25 | Western Michigan | 5-0 | 86 | 0 | 32 | 7 | – |