The latest Amway Coaches Poll has been released. Clemson remains at No. 2 in this week’s rankings. The Tigers received six first place votes in this week’s poll, while receiving four last week.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | 1ST PLACE VOTES | PREV | CHANGE | HI/LOW |
| 1 | Alabama | 5-0 | 1593 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 |
| 2 | Clemson | 5-0 | 1537 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2/5 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 4-0 | 1460 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3/8 |
| 4 | Penn State | 5-0 | 1379 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4/6 |
| 5 | Washington | 5-0 | 1330 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6/7 |
| 6 | Georgia | 5-0 | 1244 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8/15 |
| 7 | Michigan | 4-0 | 1203 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7/9 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 4-0 | 1099 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 10/12 |
| 9 | Ohio State | 4-1 | 1091 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2/9 |
| 10 | Texas Christian | 4-0 | 1057 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 11/NR |
| 11 | Washington State | 5-0 | 936 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 16/NR |
| 12 | Miami | 3-0 | 850 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 13/18 |
| 13 | Auburn | 4-1 | 782 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 13/17 |
| 14 | Oklahoma State | 4-1 | 756 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7/14 |
| 15 | Southern California | 4-1 | 745 | 0 | 5 | -10 | 4/5 |
| 16 | South Florida | 5-0 | 562 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 17/21 |
| 17 | Louisville | 4-1 | 550 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 14/20 |
| 18 | Utah | 4-0 | 503 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 19/25 |
| 19 | Virginia Tech | 4-1 | 455 | 0 | 12 | -7 | 12/22 |
| 20 | Florida | 3-1 | 382 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 16/25 |
| 21 | San Diego State | 5-0 | 371 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 21/NR |
| 22 | Notre Dame | 4-1 | 241 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 25/NR |
| 23 | West Virginia | 3-1 | 239 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 20/NR |
| 24 | NC State | 4-1 | 127 | 0 | 28 | 4 | – |
| 25 | Central Florida | 3-0 | 60 | 0 | 33 | 8 | – |