No. 2 Cincinnati and No. 4 Oklahoma nearly hurt their chances at the College Football Playoff in close wins this weekend in games against Navy and Kansas.
Upsets for Penn State, Coastal Carolina and NC State hurt their poll ranking, with many teams moving up from last weeks’ poll following their losses.
| Rank | Team | Points | Record | Trend |
| 1 | 34 Georgia | 898 | 7-0 (5-0) | — |
| 2 | 2 Cincinnati | 854 | 7-0 (3-0) | — |
| 3 | Alabama | 803 | 7-1 (4-1) | +1 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 776 | 8-0 (5-0) | -1 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 767 | 6-1 (4-0) | — |
| 6 | Michigan | 712 | 7-0 (4-0) | +1 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 664 | 7-0 (4-0) | +1 |
| 8 | Oregon | 631 | 6-1 (3-1) | +2 |
| 9 | Iowa | 623 | 6-1 (3-1) | — |
| 10 | Mississippi | 576 | 6-1 (3-1) | +3 |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 536 | 6-1 | +3 |
| 12 | Wake Forest | 513 | 7-0 (4-0) | +4 |
| 13 | Kentucky | 446 | 6-1 (4-1) | +2 |
| 14 | Texas A&M | 405 | 6-2 (3-2) | +3 |
| 15 | Oklahoma State | 347 | 6-1 (3-1) | -4 |
| 16 | Pitt | 329 | 6-1 (3-0) | +8 |
| 17 | SMU | 300 | 7-0 (3-0) | +3 |
| 18 | Penn State | 282 | 5-2 (2-2) | -12 |
| 19 | Baylor | 235 | 6-1 (3-1) | — |
| 20 | San Diego State | 209 | 7-0 (3-0) | +3 |
| 21 | UTSA | 191 | 8-0 (4-0) | +1 |
| 22 | Auburn | 179 | 5-2 (2-1) | -1 |
| 23 | Iowa State | 135 | 5-2 (3-1) | NR |
| 24 | Coastal Carolina | 103 | 6-1 (2-1) | -12 |
| 25 | NC State | 41 | 5-2 (2-1) | -7 |
Dropped out: Arizona State (25)
Receiving Votes: BYU (25), Virginia (21), Arizona State (16), Arkansas (12), Florida (10), Houston (8), Appalachian State (8), Louisiana (7), Minnesota (7), UTEP (7), Oregon State (6), Fresno State (3), Miami (FL) (3), Purdue (3), Texas (2), Mississippi State (2), Utah (2), Clemson (1), Wisconsin (1), Liberty (1)
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