Top 25 Polls
Week 3 (Sep 13 - 19)
First Place Votes in Parentheses
Records include games against Division I opponents only.
Records include games against Division I opponents only.
| AP Poll | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | Record | Pts | Prev | |
| 1 | Clemson (60) | 10-2 | 1524 | 1 | |
| 2 | Alabama | 13-0 | 1456 | 3 | |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 9-2 | 1361 | 5 | |
| 4 | Georgia | 8-2 | 1324 | 4 | |
| 5 | Florida | 8-4 | 1237 | 8 | |
| 6 | LSU (1) | 5-5 | 1236 | 6 | |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 10-2 | 1155 | 10 | |
| 8 | Auburn | 6-5 | 1055 | 11 | |
| 9 | Texas | 7-3 | 1033 | 14 | |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 9-1 | 983 | 13 | |
| 11 | Oklahoma State | 8-3 | 927 | 15 | |
| 12 | North Carolina | 8-4 | 892 | 18 | |
| 13 | Cincinnati | 9-1 | 647 | 20 | |
| 14 | UCF | 6-4 | 632 | 21 | |
| 15 | Tennessee | 3-7 | 528 | 25 | |
| 16 | Memphis | 8-3 | 495 | 26 | |
| 17 | Miami (FL) | 8-3 | 463 | 30 | |
| 18 | Louisville | 4-7 | 387 | 31 | |
| 19 | Louisiana | 10-1 | 377 | NR | |
| 20 | Virginia Tech | 5-6 | 368 | 27 | |
| 21 | BYU | 11-1 | 357 | NR | |
| 22 | Army | 9-3 | 243 | NR | |
| 23 | Kentucky | 5-6 | 238 | 34 | |
| 24 | Appalachian State | 9-3 | 237 | 32 | |
| 25 | Pittsburgh | 6-5 | 157 | NR | |
| # | Team | Record | Pts | Prev | |
| 26 | Baylor | 2-7 | 146 | 36 | |
| 27 | West Virginia | 6-4 | 81 | NR | |
| 28 | Georgia Tech | 3-7 | 69 | NR | |
| 29 | TCU | 6-4 | 49 | 38 | |
| 30 | Virginia | 5-5 | 39 | 39 | |
| 31 | Arkansas State | 4-7 | 33 | NR | |
| 32 | SMU | 7-3 | 32 | 42 | |
| 33 | Iowa State | 9-3 | 14 | 23 | |
| 33 | Mississippi State | 4-7 | 14 | 42 | |
| 35 | Boise State | 5-2 | 6 | 28 | |
| 35 | South Florida | 1-8 | 6 | NR | |
| 37 | Ole Miss | 5-5 | 5 | NR | |
| 37 | Texas Tech | 4-6 | 5 | NR | |
| 39 | UAB | 6-3 | 4 | 45 | |
| 40 | Missouri | 5-5 | 3 | NR | |
| 41 | Florida State | 3-6 | 2 | 40 | |
| 41 | Air Force | 3-3 | 2 | 42 | |
| 41 | Marshall | 7-3 | 2 | NR | |
| 44 | Houston | 3-5 | 1 | NR | |
| Coaches Poll | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | Record | Pts | Prev | |
| 1 | Clemson (37) | 10-2 | 1020 | 1 | |
| 2 | Alabama (1) | 13-0 | 973 | 3 | |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 9-2 | 907 | 6 | |
| 4 | Georgia | 8-2 | 904 | 4 | |
| 5 | LSU (3) | 5-5 | 852 | 5 | |
| 6 | Florida | 8-4 | 837 | 8 | |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 10-2 | 760 | 10 | |
| 8 | Texas | 7-3 | 697 | 14 | |
| 9 | Auburn | 6-5 | 694 | 11 | |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 9-1 | 639 | 13 | |
| 11 | North Carolina | 8-4 | 575 | 19 | |
| 12 | Oklahoma State | 8-3 | 547 | 16 | |
| 13 | UCF | 6-4 | 414 | 21 | |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 9-1 | 403 | 22 | |
| 15 | Memphis | 8-3 | 314 | 30 | |
| 16 | Louisville | 4-7 | 313 | 33 | |
| 17 | Tennessee | 3-7 | 309 | 26 | |
| 18 | Miami (FL) | 8-3 | 267 | 34 | |
| 19 | Virginia Tech | 5-6 | 265 | 24 | |
| 20 | Kentucky | 5-6 | 232 | 29 | |
| 21 | Louisiana | 10-1 | 219 | 44 | |
| 22 | BYU | 11-1 | 201 | NR | |
| 23 | Appalachian State | 9-3 | 177 | 35 | |
| 24 | Baylor | 2-7 | 161 | 31 | |
| 25 | Army | 9-3 | 127 | NR | |
| # | Team | Record | Pts | Prev | |
| 26 | Georgia Tech | 3-7 | 96 | NR | |
| 27 | Pittsburgh | 6-5 | 81 | 48 | |
| 28 | West Virginia | 6-4 | 59 | NR | |
| 29 | Virginia | 5-5 | 56 | 37 | |
| 29 | TCU | 6-4 | 56 | 40 | |
| 31 | SMU | 7-3 | 25 | 44 | |
| 32 | Tulane | 6-6 | 20 | 42 | |
| 33 | South Carolina | 2-8 | 18 | NR | |
| 34 | Boise State | 5-2 | 15 | 26 | |
| 35 | Marshall | 7-3 | 14 | NR | |
| 36 | Arkansas State | 4-7 | 13 | NR | |
| 37 | Mississippi State | 4-7 | 12 | 39 | |
| 37 | Duke | 2-9 | 12 | 48 | |
| 39 | Texas Tech | 4-6 | 11 | NR | |
| 40 | Ole Miss | 5-5 | 8 | NR | |
| 40 | Coastal Carolina | 11-1 | 8 | NR | |
| 42 | Iowa State | 9-3 | 6 | 25 | |
| 43 | North Texas | 4-6 | 5 | NR | |
| 44 | South Florida | 1-8 | 3 | NR | |
