The Associated Press was one spot less cool.
USA Today Poll |
RK |
TEAM |
RECORD |
PTS |
1 |
Alabama (28) |
11-1 |
1507 |
2 |
Florida State (28) |
12-0 |
1489 |
3 |
Oregon (6) |
11-1 |
1458 |
4 |
TCU |
10-1 |
1339 |
5 |
Baylor |
10-1 |
1300 |
6 |
Ohio State |
11-1 |
1269 |
7 |
Michigan State |
10-2 |
1136 |
8 |
Arizona |
10-2 |
1050 |
9 |
Kansas State |
9-2 |
1037 |
10 |
Mississippi State |
10-2 |
979 |
11 |
Wisconsin |
10-2 |
955 |
12 |
Georgia Tech |
10-2 |
867 |
13 |
Missouri |
10-2 |
820 |
14 |
Ole Miss |
9-3 |
709 |
15 |
Georgia |
9-3 |
590 |
16 |
Oklahoma |
8-3 |
582 |
17 |
UCLA |
9-3 |
517 |
18 |
Arizona State |
9-3 |
486 |
19 |
Clemson |
9-3 |
439 |
20 |
Louisville |
9-3 |
395 |
21 |
Auburn |
8-4 |
361 |
22 |
Boise State |
10-2 |
253 |
23 |
Nebraska |
9-3 |
166 |
24 |
LSU |
8-4 |
87 |
25 |
Minnesota |
8-4 |
86 |
- Dropped from rankings: Marshall 20, Colorado State 21
- Others receiving votes: Utah 59, USC 52, Duke 50, Marshall 22, Colorado State 21, Cincinnati 18, Northern Illinois 15, Memphis 10, Stanford 9, Air Force 7, Louisiana Tech 5, UCF 3, Arkansas 2
AP Top 25 |
RK |
TEAM |
RECORD |
PTS |
1 |
Alabama (25) |
11-1 |
1426 |
2 |
Florida State (29) |
12-0 |
1423 |
3 |
Oregon (5) |
11-1 |
1391 |
4 |
TCU |
10-1 |
1274 |
5 |
Baylor |
10-1 |
1243 |
6 |
Ohio State |
11-1 |
1192 |
7 |
Michigan State |
10-2 |
1048 |
8 |
Arizona |
10-2 |
1027 |
9 |
Kansas State |
9-2 |
995 |
10 |
Mississippi State |
10-2 |
944 |
11 |
Wisconsin |
10-2 |
910 |
12 |
Georgia Tech |
10-2 |
823 |
13 |
Ole Miss |
9-3 |
753 |
14 |
Missouri |
10-2 |
740 |
15 |
Georgia |
9-3 |
606 |
16 |
UCLA |
9-3 |
512 |
17 |
Arizona State |
9-3 |
495 |
18 |
Oklahoma |
8-3 |
485 |
19 |
Clemson |
9-3 |
418 |
20 |
Auburn |
8-4 |
358 |
21 |
Louisville |
9-3 |
346 |
22 |
Boise State |
10-2 |
265 |
23 |
LSU |
8-4 |
145 |
24 |
Utah |
8-4 |
79 |
25 |
Nebraska |
9-3 |
64 |
- Dropped from rankings: Marshall 19, Colorado State 21, Minnesota 22
- Others receiving votes: USC 61, Minnesota 47, Duke 22, Marshall 22, Memphis 21, Colorado State 18, Air Force 7, West Virginia 4, Stanford 4, Northern Illinois 3, UCF 3, Cincinnati 1