Later, we find out which foe this top 20 squad will be squaring off against in the Russell Athletic Bowl.
USA Today Poll |
RK |
TEAM |
RECORD |
PTS |
1 |
Florida State (62) |
13-0 |
1550 |
2 |
Auburn |
12-1 |
1486 |
3 |
Alabama |
11-1 |
1414 |
4 |
Michigan State |
12-1 |
1342 |
5 |
Baylor |
11-1 |
1275 |
6 |
Ohio State |
12-1 |
1211 |
7 |
Stanford |
11-2 |
1188 |
8 |
South Carolina |
10-2 |
1108 |
9 |
Missouri |
11-2 |
1088 |
10 |
Oklahoma |
10-2 |
913 |
11 |
Clemson |
10-2 |
899 |
12 |
Oregon |
10-2 |
887 |
13 |
Oklahoma State |
10-2 |
845 |
14 |
LSU |
9-3 |
719 |
15 |
UCF |
11-1 |
658 |
16 |
Louisville |
11-1 |
611 |
17 |
Arizona State |
10-3 |
602 |
18 |
UCLA |
9-3 |
520 |
19 |
Wisconsin |
9-3 |
408 |
20 |
Fresno State |
11-1 |
344 |
21 |
Duke |
10-3 |
247 |
21 |
Texas A&M |
8-4 |
247 |
23 |
Northern Illinois |
12-1 |
149 |
24 |
Georgia |
8-4 |
135 |
25 |
Miami (FL) |
9-3 |
73 |
- Dropped from rankings: Cincinnati 23, Texas 24
- Others receiving votes: Cincinnati 47, Vanderbilt 40, USC 33, Iowa 30, Texas 27, Rice 23, Bowling Green 12, Notre Dame 8, Minnesota 6, Ball State 2, Nebraska 1, Virginia Tech 1, Washington 1
AP Top 25 |
RK |
TEAM |
RECORD |
PTS |
1 |
Florida State (56) |
13-0 |
1496 |
2 |
Auburn (4) |
12-1 |
1444 |
3 |
Alabama |
11-1 |
1376 |
4 |
Michigan State |
12-1 |
1278 |
5 |
Stanford |
11-2 |
1217 |
6 |
Baylor |
11-1 |
1185 |
7 |
Ohio State |
12-1 |
1130 |
8 |
South Carolina |
10-2 |
1099 |
9 |
Missouri |
11-2 |
1066 |
10 |
Oregon |
10-2 |
880 |
11 |
Oklahoma |
10-2 |
878 |
12 |
Clemson |
10-2 |
848 |
13 |
Oklahoma State |
10-2 |
797 |
14 |
LSU |
9-3 |
726 |
15 |
UCF |
11-1 |
629 |
16 |
Arizona State |
10-3 |
614 |
17 |
UCLA |
9-3 |
544 |
18 |
Louisville |
11-1 |
525 |
19 |
Wisconsin |
9-3 |
383 |
20 |
Texas A&M |
8-4 |
282 |
21 |
Fresno State |
11-1 |
227 |
22 |
Duke |
10-3 |
201 |
23 |
Georgia |
8-4 |
196 |
24 |
Northern Illinois |
12-1 |
144 |
25 |
Notre Dame |
8-4 |
76 |
- Dropped from rankings: Texas 23
- Others receiving votes: USC 74, Iowa 48, Miami (FL) 47, Vanderbilt 25, Texas 22, Cincinnati 11, Bowling Green 10, Washington 9, Rice 7, North Dakota State 4, Minnesota 2