Following Iowa’s upset to Purdue, the Cincinnati Bearcats have claimed the No. 2 spot behind the Georgia Bulldogs. Texas A&M, Baylor, SMU and UTSA all moved up or entered the rankings this week, while UTEP and Texas Tech received votes.
| Rank | Team | Points | Record | Trend |
| 1 | 35 Georgia | 923 | 7-0 | — |
| 2 | 2 Cincinnati | 882 | 7-0 | +1 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 835 | 7-0 | +1 |
| 4 | Alabama | 810 | 6-1 | +2 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 762 | 5-1 | — |
| 6 | Penn State | 693 | 5-1 | +1 |
| 7 | Michigan | 675 | 6-0 | +1 |
| 8 | Michigan State | 637 | 7-0 | +1 |
| 9 | Iowa | 630 | 6-1 | -7 |
| 10 | Oregon | 590 | 5-1 | — |
| 11 | Oklahoma State | 565 | 6-0 | +4 |
| 12 | Coastal Carolina | 509 | 6-0 | — |
| 13 | Ole Miss | 479 | 5-1 | — |
| 14 | Notre Dame | 440 | 5-1 | — |
| 15 | Kentucky | 414 | 6-1 | -4 |
| 16 | Wake Forest | 384 | 6-0 | — |
| 17 | Texas A&M | 286 | 5-2 | +3 |
| 18 | NC State | 278 | 5-1 | +4 |
| 19 | Baylor | 210 | 6-1 | +6 |
| 20 | SMU | 181 | 6-0 | +3 |
| 21 | Auburn | 159 | 5-2 | NR |
| 22 | 1 UTSA | 139 | 7-0 | NR |
| 23 | San Diego State | 137 | 6-0 | +1 |
| 24 | Pitt | 101 | 5-1 | NR |
| 25 | Arizona State | 50 | 5-2 | -6 |
Dropped out: Florida (17), Arkansas (18), BYU (21)
Receiving Votes: Florida (41), Purdue (40), Arkansas (35), Iowa State (33), Utah (32), Clemson (25), UCLA (16), BYU (14), Air Force (10), UTEP (7), Nevada (5), Virginia (4), LSU (3), Liberty (2), Texas Tech (1), Louisiana (1)
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