Alabama stayed at No. 1 — this time unanimous — in this week’s SMP Top 25 poll. Three schools dropped out, and multiple schools moved up or down by four or more places.
| Rank | Team | Points | Record | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 67 Alabama | 1675 | 1-0 | – |
| 2 | Georgia | 1592 | 1-0 | +3 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 1528 | 1-0 | +1 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 1398 | 1-0 | -1 |
| 5 | Texas A&M | 1381 | 1-0 | +1 |
| 6 | Clemson | 1311 | 0-1 | -4 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 1278 | 1-0 | +1 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 1131 | 1-0 | +1 |
| 9 | Iowa State | 1123 | 1-0 | -2 |
| 10 | Iowa | 993 | 1-0 | +8 |
| 11 | Oregon | 969 | 1-0 | -1 |
| 12 | Penn State | 900 | 1-0 | +8 |
| 13 | Florida | 882 | 1-0 | – |
| 14 | USC | 814 | 1-0 | +3 |
| 15 | Texas | 688 | 1-0 | +4 |
| 16 | UCLA | 546 | 2-0 | NR |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 520 | 0-1 | -5 |
| 18 | Coastal Carolina | 468 | 1-0 | +4 |
| 19 | Mississippi | 392 | 1-0 | +4 |
| 20 | Utah | 319 | 1-0 | NR |
| 21 | North Carolina | 293 | 0-1 | -10 |
| 22 | Miami (FL) | 286 | 0-1 | -8 |
| 23 | Virginia Tech | 263 | 1-0 | NR |
| 24 | Arizona State | 252 | 1-0 | +1 |
| 25 | LSU | 120 | 0-1 | -9 |
Receiving Votes: Indiana (84), Michigan (83), Auburn (83), UCF (62), Florida State (50), NC State (37), Oklahoma State (35), Michigan State (22), Washington (19), TCU (18), Nevada (16), Kentucky (16), Louisiana (16), BYU (10), Appalachian State (9), Army (9), Liberty (8), Texas State (8), Boston College (8), Arizona (7) Kansas State (7), North Texas (6), Rutgers (6), Boise State (4), Minnesota (4), Tulane (4), Wake Forest (3), Pitt (2), Tennessee (2), Houston (1), Maryland (1), Purdue (1)
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