Clemson remains at the top of the AP football ranking this week, and for the first time in its brief FBS history, Coastal Carolina cracks the ranking at #25. The Tigers blew out Georgia Tech Saturday 73-7 but lost five first place votes. Alabama picked up those five and the one that went to Georgia last week to reside second in the ranking with 8 first place votes after beating Georgia Saturday night. Coastal Carolina won a showdown at Louisiana Wednesday night to improve to 4-0 and earned enough votes for 25th in the poll. Following Alabama and Clemson inte top five are Notre Dame, Georgia and Ohio State. The top five in the coaches’ ranking match the AP. Coastal Carolina is ranked 24th by the coaches. USC, which is 2-2 following the win over Auburn, received votes in both polls.
AP Top 25
| Rank | Team | Points (No. 1 votes) | W-L |
| 1 | Clemson | 1,542 (54) | 5-0 |
| 2 | Alabama | 1,494 (8) | 4-0 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 1,337 | 4-0 |
| 4 | Georgia | 1,300 | 3-1 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 1,223 | 0-0 |
| 6 | Oklahoma State | 1,137 | 3-0 |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 1,054 | 3-1 |
| 8 | Penn State | 1,033 | 0-0 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 1,028 | 3-0 |
| 10 | Florida | 942 | 2-1 |
| 11 | Miami | 887 | 4-1 |
| 12 | BYU | 875 | 5-0 |
| 13 | Oregon | 841 | 0-0 |
| T-14 | North Carolina | 677 | 3-1 |
| T-14 | Wisconsin | 677 | 0-0 |
| 16 | SMU | 638 | 5-0 |
| 17 | Iowa State | 511 | 3-1 |
| 18 | Michigan | 489 | 0-0 |
| 19 | Virginia Tech | 411 | 3-1 |
| 20 | Kansas State | 399 | 3-1 |
| 21 | Minnesota | 234 | 0-0 |
| 22 | Marshall | 227 | 4-0 |
| 23 | N.C. State | 199 | 4-1 |
| 24 | USC | 192 | 0-0 |
| 25 | Coastal Carolina | 185 | 4-0 |
Others receiving votes: Memphis 76; Oklahoma 74; Tulsa 58; West Virginia 57; Auburn 48; Iowa 42; Louisiana-Lafayette 40; Liberty 37; Utah 36; UAB 30; Army 29; Arkansas 15; Air Force 14; Kentucky 12; Tennessee 11; Virginia 9; Arizona State 9; Washington 8; South Carolina 8; Indiana 4; Texas 1.
Coaches Poll
| Rank | Team | Points (No. 1 votes) | W-L |
| 1 | Clemson | 1,540 (52) | 5-0 |
| 2 | Alabama | 1,494 (8) | 4-0 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 1,351 | 4-0 |
| 4 | Georgia | 1,295 | 3-1 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 1,254 (2) | 0-0 |
| 6 | Oklahoma State | 1,149 | 3-0 |
| 7 | Penn State | 1,059 | 0-0 |
| 8 | Florida | 1,002 | 2-1 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 1,001 | 3-1 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 989 | 3-0 |
| T-11 | Miami | 890 | 4-1 |
| T-11 | BYU | 890 | 5-0 |
| 13 | North Carolina | 725 | 4-1 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 698 | 0-0 |
| 15 | Oregon | 683 | 0-0 |
| 16 | SMU | 618 | 5-0 |
| 17 | Michigan | 507 | 0-0 |
| 18 | Iowa State | 485 | 3-1 |
| 19 | Kansas State | 395 | 3-1 |
| 20 | Virginia Tech | 373 | 3-1 |
| 21 | Minnesota | 209 | 0-0 |
| 22 | N.C. State | 200 | 4-1 |
| 23 | USC | 186 | 0-0 |
| 24 | Coastal Carolina | 150 | 4-0 |
| 25 | Marshall | 139 | 4-0 |
Others receiving votes: Auburn 93; Army 90; West Virginia 64; Kentucky 60; Oklahoma 59; Liberty 57; Memphis 53; Utah 48; Iowa 48; UAB 42; Boise State 37; Louisiana 31; Arkansas 29; Tennessee 25; TCU 22; Air Force 14; Texas 12; South Carolina 12; Tulsa 10; Arizona State 10; Washington 8; Missouri 7; LSU 7; Cal 6; Boston College 6; Nebraska 5; Indiana 5; Florida State 4; Stanford 3; UCF 1.
