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No real surprise at the top, as Alabama is followed by Ohio State and Michigan, which will of course sort itself out. Some analysts are reading into Washington at #6 over Wisconsin, the presumption being that one of those two would likely jump Louisville upon winning a conference title. Wisconsin is likely to get a higher ranked opponent in their conference title game, however.
Stay Tuned.
| Rank | Conference | Prev week | Week 11 result | |
| 1 | Alabama, 10-0 | SEC | 1 | W vs. Miss. State, 51-3 |
| 2 | Ohio State, 9-1 | Big Ten | 5 | W vs. Maryland, 62-3 |
| 3 | Michigan, 9-1 | Big Ten | 3 | L at Iowa, 14-13 |
| 4 | Clemson, 9-1 | ACC | 2 | L vs. Pitt, 43-42 |
| 5 | Louisville, 9-1 | ACC | 6 | W vs. Wake Forest, 44-12 |
| 6 | Washington, 9-1 | Pac-12 | 4 | L vs. USC, 26-13 |
| 7 | Wisconsin, 8-2 | Big Ten | 7 | W vs. Illinois, 48-3 |
| 8 | Penn State, 8-2 | Big Ten | 10 | W at Indiana, 45-31 |
| 9 | Oklahoma, 8-2 | Big 12 | 11 | W vs. Baylor, 45-24 |
| 10 | Colorado, 8-2 | Pac-12 | 12 | W at Arizona, 49-24 |
| 11 | Oklahoma State, 8-2 | Big 12 | 13 | W vs. Texas Tech, 45-44 |
| 12 | Utah, 8-2 | Pac-12 | 15 | W at Arizona State, 49-26 |
| 13 | USC, 7-3 | Pac-12 | 20 | W at Washington, 26-13 |
| 14 | West Virginia, 8-1 | Big 12 | 16 | W at Texas, 24-20 |
| 15 | Auburn, 7-3 | SEC | 9 | L vs. Georgia, 13-7 |
| 16 | LSU, 6-3 | SEC | 24 | W at Arkansas, 38-10 |
| 17 | Florida State, 7-3 | ACC | 18 | W vs. Boston College, 45-7 |
| 18 | Nebraska, 8-2 | Big Ten | 19 | W vs. Minnesota, 24-17 |
| 19 | Tennessee, 7-3 | SEC | NR | W vs. Kentucky, 49-36 |
| 20 | Boise State, 9-1 | MWC | 22 | W at Hawaii, 52-16 |
| 21 | Western Michigan, 10-0 | MAC | 21 | W at Kent State, 37-21 |
| 22 | Washington State, 8-2 | Pac-12 | 23 | W vs. Cal, 56-21 |
| 23 | Florida, 7-2 | SEC | NR | W vs. South Carolina, 20-7 |
| 24 | Stanford, 7-3 | Pac-12 | NR | W at Oregon, 52-27 |
| 25 | Texas A&M, 7-3 | SEC | 8 | L vs. Ole Miss, 29-28 |