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The top two spots stayed the same, but there is a new No. 3 in the AP Top 25 poll this week.
Kansas State moved up after blowing out Texas Tech. And Florida, which was No. 3, fell to No. 8 after losing to Georgia. Notre Dame also moved up a spot after beating Oklahoma.
Alabama is No. 1 once again, while Oregon is No. 2.
Boston College, UConn and UMass did not receive a vote.
The complete AP Top 25 Poll:
| Rank | Team | Record | Votes | Previous |
| 1 | Alabama (60) | 8-0 | 1,500 | 1 |
| 2 | Oregon | 8-0 | 1,412 | 2 |
| 3 | Kansas State | 8-0 | 1,382 | 4 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 8-0 | 1,344 | 5 |
| 5 | LSU | 7-1 | 1,216 | 6 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 9-0 | 1,158 | 9 |
| 7 | Georgia | 7-1 | 1,145 | 12 |
| 8 | Florida | 7-1 | 1,075 | 3 |
| 9 | Florida State | 8-1 | 1,046 | 11 |
| 10 | Clemson | 7-1 | 914 | 14 |
| 11 | South Carolina | 7-2 | 823 | 17 |
| 12 | Louisville | 8-0 | 817 | 16 |
| 13 | Oregon State | 6-1 | 762 | 7 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 5-2 | 758 | 8 |
| 15 | Stanford | 6-2 | 627 | 19 |
| 16 | Texas A&M | 6-2 | 580 | 22 |
| 17 | Mississippi State | 7-1 | 559 | 13 |
| 18 | USC | 6-2 | 418 | 10 |
| 19 | Boise State | 7-1 | 406 | 21 |
| 20 | Texas Tech | 6-2 | 388 | 15 |
| 21 | Nebraska | 6-2 | 249 | NR |
| 22 | Louisiana Tech | 7-1 | 209 | 24 |
| 23 | West Virginia | 5-2 | 126 | 25 |
| 24 | Arizona | 5-3 | 106 | NR |
| 25 | UCLA | 6-2 | 103 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes: Toledo: 88, Rutgers: 74, Oklahoma State: 72, Texas: 55, Kent State: 33, Tulsa: 17, Northern Illinois: 12, Washington: 8, Northwestern: 7, Wisconsin: 4, Ohio: 4, Michigan: 2, Louisiana-Monroe: 1.
