LSU stayed in the Top 20 after their loss at Alabama while Tulane moved up to 20th in the major polls after edging ECU.
AP TOP 25
Rank
Team (First-Place Votes)
Record
Points
1
Georgia (49)
9-0
1558
2
Michigan (9)
9-0
1485
3
Ohio State (3)
9-0
1453
4
Florida State (2)
9-0
1411
5
Washington
9-0
1333
6
Oregon
8-1
1240
7
Texas
8-1
1190
8
Alabama
8-1
1143
9
Penn State
8-1
1075
10
Ole Miss
8-1
1027
11
Louisville
8-1
926
12
Oregon State
7-2
772
13
Utah
7-2
734
14
Tennessee
7-2
703
15
Oklahoma State
7-2
660
16
Missouri
7-2
644
17
Oklahoma
7-2
547
18
LSU
6-3
532
19
Kansas
7-2
496
20
Tulane
8-1
351
21
James Madison
9-0
294
22
Notre Dame
7-3
270
23
Arizona
6-3
176
24
North Carolina
7-2
95
25
Liberty
9-0
85
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:
Fresno St. 73, Kansas St. 73, Southern Cal 46, Air Force 26, Toledo 25, UCLA 11, Iowa 6, SMU 5, Duke 4, West Virginia 3, Texas A&M 1, NC State 1, Clemson 1.
USA TODAY COACHES POLL
Rank
Team (First-Place Votes)
Record
Points
Previous
1
Georgia (55)
9-0
1587
1
2
Michigan (4)
9-0
1479
2
3
Ohio State (5)
9-0
1468
3
4
Florida State
9-0
1433
4
5
Washington
9-0
1357
5
6
Oregon
8-1
1235
7
7
Texas
8-1
1209
6
8
Alabama
8-1
1187
8
9
Penn State
8-1
1093
9
10
Ole Miss
8-1
1052
10
11
Louisville
8-1
938
15
12
Tennessee
7-2
785
16
13
Oregon State
7-2
756
19
14
Utah
7-2
747
18
15
Missouri
7-2
658
14
16
Oklahoma
7-2
552
11
17
Oklahoma State
7-2
543
NR
18
Kansas
7-2
481
23
19
LSU
6-3
468
13
20
Tulane
8-1
377
21
21
James Madison
9-0
279
24
22
Notre Dame
7-3
264
12
23
North Carolina
7-2
233
25
24
Arizona
6-3
118
NR
25
Fresno State
8-1
113
NR
Schools Dropped Out
No. 17 Air Force; No. 20 UCLA; No. 22 USC.
Others Receiving Votes
Air Force 78; Iowa 57; USC 56; Kansas State 52; Liberty 50; Duke 24; UCLA 22; SMU 20; UNLV 10; Toledo 8; North Carolina State 4; Kentucky 4; Troy 2; West Virginia 1.
