Clemson is back in the top ten of the AP Poll this week, and Coastal Carolina is in the top 25 for the first time this season. The Tigers used their win over Louisville to improve three positions to #9. The Tigers are 9-1 and have a pair of two-loss SEC teams ahead of them, LSU at #6 and Alabama at #8.
Georgia remained a strong #1 receiving 62 of the 63 first place votes. Ohio State at #2 picked up the other first place vote. Michigan and TCU, both undefeated like Georgia and Ohio State, remain at three and four respectively. Tennessee, which plays at USC this Saturday night, rounds out the top five.
Coastal Carolina, like Clemson 9-1, broke into the poll following a win last night over Southern Miss that clinched the Eastern Division Championship in the Sun Belt Conference. The Chanticleers won despite the absence of starting quarterback Grayson McCall who is out with an injury.
AP Football Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Points (No. 1 votes) |
| 1 | Georgia | 10-0 | 1,574 (62) |
| 2 | Ohio State | 10-0 | 1,501 (1) |
| 3 | Michigan | 10-0 | 1,453 |
| 4 | TCU | 10-0 | 1,374 |
| 5 | Tennessee | 9-1 | 1,341 |
| 6 | LSU | 8-2 | 1,218 |
| 7 | USC | 9-1 | 1,152 |
| 8 | Alabama | 8-2 | 1,150 |
| 9 | Clemson | 9-1 | 1,055 |
| 10 | Utah | 8-2 | 965 |
| 11 | Penn State | 8-2 | 882 |
| 12 | Oregon | 8-2 | 856 |
| 13 | North Carolina | 9-1 | 843 |
| 14 | Ole Miss | 8-2 | 797 |
| 15 | Washington | 8-2 | 693 |
| 16 | UCLA | 8-2 | 648 |
| 17 | UCF | 8-2 | 537 |
| 18 | Notre Dame | 7-3 | 495 |
| 19 | Kansas State | 7-3 | 468 |
| 20 | Florida State | 7-3 | 386 |
| 21 | Tulane | 8-2 | 273 |
| 22 | Cincinnati | 8-2 | 237 |
| 23 | Coastal Carolina | 9-1 | 143 |
| 24 | Oklahoma State | 7-3 | 85 |
| 25 | Oregon State | 7-3 | 81 |
Coaches Football Ranking
| Rank | Team | Record | Points (No. 1 votes) |
| 1 | Georgia | 10-0 | 1,572 (61) |
| 2 | Ohio State | 10-0 | 1,509 (1) |
| 3 | Michigan | 10-0 | 1,445 (1) |
| 4 | TCU | 10-0 | 1,377 |
| 5 | Tennessee | 9-1 | 1,332 |
| 6 | USC | 9-1 | 1,214 |
| 7 | LSU | 8-2 | 1,199 |
| 8 | Alabama | 8-2 | 1,122 |
| 9 | Clemson | 9-1 | 1,059 |
| 10 | Utah | 8-2 | 961 |
| 11 | North Carolina | 9-1 | 904 |
| 12 | Penn State | 8-2 | 859 |
| 13 | Oregon | 8-2 | 828 |
| 14 | Ole Miss | 8-2 | 824 |
| 15 | Washington | 8-2 | 670 |
| 16 | UCLA | 8-2 | 572 |
| 17 | Kansas State | 7-3 | 547 |
| 18 | UCF | 8-2 | 522 |
| 19 | Notre Dame | 7-3 | 412 |
| 20 | Florida State | 7-3 | 364 |
| 21 | Cincinnati | 8-2 | 236 |
| 22 | Tulane | 8-2 | 203 |
| 23 | Coastal Carolina | 9-1 | 179 |
| 24 | Oklahoma State | 7-3 | 115 |
| 25 | N.C. State | 7-3 | 89 |
