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| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | FIRST PLACE VOTES | PREVIOUS RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida State Seminoles | 1-0 | 1541 | 57 | NR |
| 2 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 1-0 | 1432 | NR | |
| 3 | Oklahoma Sooners | 1-0 | 1407 | 2 | NR |
| 4 | Oregon Ducks | 1-0 | 1358 | 2 | NR |
| 5 | Auburn Tigers | 1-0 | 1289 | NR | |
| 6 | Michigan State Spartans | 1-0 | 1141 | NR | |
| 7 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 1-0 | 1114 | NR | |
| 8 | Georgia Bulldogs | 1-0 | 1108 | 1 | NR |
| 9 | Baylor Bears | 1-0 | 1018 | NR | |
| 10 | Stanford Cardinal | 1-0 | 999 | NR | |
| 11 | UCLA Bruins | 1-0 | 964 | NR | |
| 12 | LSU Tigers | 1-0 | 912 | NR | |
| 13 | Texas A&M Aggies | 1-0 | 895 | NR | |
| 14 | USC Trojans | 1-0 | 713 | NR | |
| 15 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 1-0 | 605 | NR | |
| 16 | Arizona State Sun Devils | 1-0 | 502 | NR | |
| 17 | Ole Miss Rebels | 1-0 | 438 | NR | |
| 18 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 1-0 | 384 | NR | |
| 19 | Wisconsin Badgers | 0-1 | 373 | NR | |
| 20 | Kansas State Wildcats | 1-0 | 370 | NR | |
| 21 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 0-1 | 272 | NR | |
| 22 | Missouri Tigers | 1-0 | 189 | NR | |
| 23 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 1-0 | 168 | NR | |
| 24 | Clemson Tigers | 0-1 | 155 | NR | |
| 25 | Texas Longhorns | 1-0 | 150 | NR | |
| Others Receiving Votes:Oklahoma State 106; Florida 84; Louisville 73; Mississippi State 72; Michigan 59; Washington 51; Duke 47; Brigham Young 26; Iowa 23; TCU 23; Minnesota 16; Louisiana-Lafayette 13; Marshall 11; Virginia Tech 11; West Virginia 7; Cincinnati 7; Arizona 6; Oregon State 5; Pittsburgh 2; Rutgers 2; Northern Illinois 2; Colorado State 2; Texas Tech 2; Temple 1; Boise State 1; Memphis 1. | |||||
- No surprise that A&M made a huge jump from their pre-season ranking and almost landed in the top 10.
- I find it rather funny that Alabama at #2 received zero first place votes while UGA who is #8 received at least one. Again, I like that Alabama is flying under the radar, despite their #2 ranking.
- Not really sure how USCe stayed in the top 25 after that dismal effort against TAMU.
- There's a good chance 'Bama will play four top ten teams, and if MSU makes a push, five top 25 teams by season's end. So much for a weak schedule.