No changes in this week’s SMP Football top 5. Two ties at the bottom mean 26 teams are recognized this week.
| Rank | Team | Points | Record | Trend |
| 1 | 27 Georgia | 699 | 8-0 (6-0) | — |
| 2 | 1 Cincinnati | 652 | 8-0 (4-0) | — |
| 3 | Alabama | 615 | 7-1 (4-1) | — |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 606 | 9-0 (6-0) | — |
| 5 | Ohio State | 598 | 7-1 (5-0) | — |
| 6 | Michigan State | 596 | 8-0 (5-0) | +1 |
| 7 | Oregon | 540 | 7-1 (4-1) | +1 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 483 | 7-1 | +3 |
| 9 | Wake Forest | 475 | 8-0 (5-0) | +3 |
| 10 | Michigan | 453 | 7-1 (4-1) | -4 |
| 11 | Oklahoma State | 385 | 7-1 (4-1) | +4 |
| 12 | Auburn | 370 | 6-2 (3-1) | +4 |
| 13 | Texas A&M | 365 | 6-1 (4-1) | +1 |
| 14 | Baylor | 357 | 6-2 (3-2) | +5 |
| 15 | Mississippi | 306 | 6-2 (3-2) | -5 |
| 16 | UTSA | 233 | 8-0 (4-0) | +5 |
| 17 | BYU | 197 | 7-2 | NR |
| 18 | Kentucky | 163 | 6-2 (4-2) | -12 |
| 19 | Iowa | 160 | 6-2 (3-2) | -10 |
| 20 | Houston | 143 | 7-1 (5-0) | NR |
| 21 | Coastal Carolina | 126 | 7-1 (3-1) | +3 |
| 22 | Pitt | 77 | 6-2 (3-1) | -6 |
| T-23 | SMU | 61 | 7-1 (3-1) | -6 |
| T-23 | Penn State | 61 | 5-3 (2-3) | -5 |
| T-25 | NC State | 60 | 6-2 (3-1) | — |
| T-25 | Minnesota | 60 | 6-2 (4-1) | NR |
Dropped out: San Diego State (20), Iowa State (23)
Receiving Votes: Fresno State (55), Louisiana (54), Wisconsin (44), San Diego State (28), Arkansas (28), Mississippi State (22), Appalachian State (11), Utah (5), North Carolina (3), Iowa State (2), Clemson (2), Liberty (2), Miami (FL) (1), Purdue (1), Air Force (1)
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