The Mountaineers have lots of ground to make up if they want to be ranked again.
| Rank | AP | USA Today |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama (56) | Alabama (62) |
| 2 | Florida State (4) | Florida State (1) |
| 3 | Ohio State | Clemson (1) |
| 4 | Michigan (1) | Ohio State(1) |
| 5 | Clemson | Michigan |
| 6 | Houston | Stanford |
| 7 | Stanford | Houston |
| 8 | Washington | Michigan State |
| 9 | Wisconsin | Washington |
| 10 | Louisville | Louisville |
| 11 | Texas | Iowa |
| 12 | Michigan State | Wisconsin |
| 13 | Iowa | Georgia |
| 14 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma |
| 15 | Tennessee | Tennessee |
| 16 | Georgia | Texas |
| 17 | Texas A&M | Ole Miss |
| 18 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame |
| 19 | Ole Miss | Baylor |
| 20 | LSU | Texas A&M |
| 21 | Baylor | Oregon |
| 22 | Oregon | LSU |
| 23 | Florida | Florida |
| 24 | Arkansas | Arkansas |
| 25 | Miami | Miami |
| Others Receiving Votes | Utah 62, TCU 62, San Diego St 51, Pittsburgh 39, Oklahoma State 22, Nebraska 11, North Carolina 10, Auburn 7, Central Michigan 4, Colorado 2, Arizona State 1, Cincinnati 1 | TCU 110, North Carolina 56, Utah 52, Nebraska 47, UCLA 42, Boise State 37, Oklahoma State 29, San Diego State 27, Pittsburgh 25, Auburn 15, South Florida 12, West Virginia 9, Navy 8, Arizona State 7, Appy State 3, Colorado 2, Georgia Southern 2, Marshall 1, Western Kentucky 1, Minnesota 1, Central Michigan 1, Toledo 1, Western Michigan 1 |
Despite winning again this week, the Mountaineers have dropped from "Others Receiving Votes" in the AP Poll.