Rank | Team | Conference | Week 9 result | Next opponent |
1 | Alabama, 8-0 | SEC | Bye | at LSU |
2 | Clemson, 8-0 | ACC | 37-34 W at FSU | vs. Syracuse |
3 | Michigan, 8-0 | Big Ten | 32-23 W at Michigan State | vs. Maryland |
4 | Texas A&M, 7-1 | SEC | 52-10 vs. NMSU | at Mississippi State |
5 | Washington, 8-0 | Pac-12 | 31-24 W at Utah | at Cal |
6 | Ohio State, 7-1 | Big Ten | 24-20 W vs. Northwestern | vs. Nebraska |
7 | Louisville, 7-1 | ACC | 32-25 W at Virginia | at Boston College |
8 | Wisconsin, 6-2 | Big Ten | 23-17 W vs. Nebraska | at Northwestern |
9 | Auburn, 6-2 | SEC | 40-29 W at Ole Miss | vs. Vanderbilt |
10 | Nebraska, 7-1 | Big Ten | 23-17 L at Wisconsin | at Ohio State |
11 | Florida, 6-1 | SEC | 24-10 W vs. Georgia | at Arkansas |
12 | Penn State, 6-2 | Big Ten | 62-24 W at Purdue | vs. Iowa |
13 | LSU, 5-2 | SEC | Bye | vs. Alabama |
14 | Oklahoma, 6-2 | Big 12 | 56-3 W vs. Kansas | at Iowa State |
15 | Colorado, 6-2 | Pac-12 | Bye | vs. UCLA |
16 | Utah, 7-2 | Pac-12 | 31-24 L vs. Washington | Bye |
17 | Baylor, 6-1 | Big 12 | 35-34 L at Texas | vs. TCU |
18 | Oklahoma State, 6-2 | Big 12 | 37-20 W vs. WVU | at Kansas State |
19 | Virginia Tech, 6-2 | ACC | 39-36 W at Pitt | at Duke |
20 | West Virginia, 6-1 | Big 12 | 37-20 L at Oklahoma State | vs. Kansas |
21 | North Carolina, 6-2 | ACC | Bye | vs. Georgia Tech |
22 | Florida State, 5-3 | ACC | 37-34 L vs. Clemson | at NC State |
23 | Western Michigan, 8-0 | MAC | Bye | at Ball State |
24 | Boise State, 7-1 | Mountain West | 30-28 L at Wyoming | vs. San Jose State |
25 | Washington State, 6-2 | Pac-12 | 35-31 W at Oregon State | vs. Arizona |
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