Oregon is up to No. 8 in this week’s football rankings, following six straight wins, including Saturday’s 45-30 victory over UCLA. Ohio State is No. 1 for a third week in a row, while LSU and South Carolina enter the rankings.
| Rank | Team | Points | Record | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 Ohio State | 1067 | 7-0 | – |
| 2 | 16 Georgia | 1057 | 7-0 | – |
| 3 | 7 Tennessee | 1032 | 7-0 | – |
| 4 | Michigan | 964 | 7-0 | – |
| 5 | Clemson | 910 | 8-0 | – |
| 6 | Alabama | 892 | 7-1 | – |
| 7 | TCU | 840 | 7-0 | +1 |
| 8 | Oregon | 785 | 6-1 | +2 |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | 718 | 6-1 | +1 |
| 10 | USC | 649 | 6-1 | +2 |
| 11 | Wake Forest | 640 | 6-1 | +3 |
| 12 | Utah | 549 | 5-2 | +1 |
| 13 | UCLA | 543 | 6-1 | -4 |
| 14 | Penn State | 538 | 6-1 | +2 |
| 15 | Ole Miss | 502 | 7-1 | -8 |
| 16 | Syracuse | 414 | 6-1 | -1 |
| 17 | Illinois | 386 | 6-1 | +2 |
| 18 | LSU | 318 | 6-2 | NR |
| 19 | Kentucky | 312 | 5-2 | -1 |
| 20 | Cincinnati | 248 | 6-1 | +1 |
| 21 | Kansas State | 217 | 5-2 | -4 |
| 22 | North Carolina | 193 | 6-1 | – |
| 23 | Tulane | 171 | 6-1 | +2 |
| 24 | North Carolina State | 132 | 5-2 | – |
| 25 | South Carolina | 45 | 5-2 | NR |
New entrants: LSU (18), South Carolina (25)
Dropped out: Texas (20), Mississippi State (23)
Receiving votes: Texas (44), Oregon State (32), Liberty (32), Baylor (17), Purdue (16), Arkansas (12), Maryland (11), Mississippi State (8), Florida State (3), Boise State (1), Duke (1), Troy (1)
A full breakdown of individual ballots cast by each voter can be found here.
Student Media Poll 