With most of the AP Top 25 finding themselves on a bye week, including each of the top three, most of the rankings remained the same from last week. Here is the most recent poll release:
| Rank | Team | PV Rank | Points |
| 1 | LSU | 1 | 1,479 |
| 2 | Alabama | 2 | 1,472 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 3 | 1,467 |
| 4 | Clemson | 4 | 1,406 |
| 5 | Penn State | 5 | 1,306 |
| 6 | Georgia | 8 | 1,196 |
| 7 | Oregon | 7 | 1,180 |
| 8 | Utah | 9 | 1,090 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 10 | 1,045 |
| 10 | Florifa | 6 | 938 |
| 11 | Baylor | 12 | 909 |
| 12 | Auburn | 11 | 901 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 13 | 831 |
| 14 | Michigan | 14 | 780 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 18 | 558 |
| 17 | Cincinnati | 17 | 527 |
| 18 | Iowa | 19 | 491 |
| 19 | Memphis | 24 | 448 |
| 20 | Kansas State | 22 | 364 |
| 21 | Boise State | 21 | 310 |
| 22 | Wake Forest | 23 | 296 |
| 24 | San Diego State | 25 | 87 |
| Others Receiving Votes: | |||
| UCF 52, Texas 37, Indiana 27, Texas A&M 19, Oklahoma State 11, Louisiana Tech 7, Appalachian State 5, Washington 2, Pittsburgh 2, Iowa State 1, Virginia 1 | |||
The obvious stand out in this is that both LSU and Alabama remain in the top two slots.