Georgia stayed a unanimous No. 1 in this week’s SMP football poll. A projected playoff would feature No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 4 Ohio State and No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 3 Cincinnati
| Rank | Team | Points | Record | Trend |
| 1 | 27 Georgia | 675 | 10-0 (8-0) | — |
| 2 | Alabama | 622 | 9-1 (5-1) | +1 |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 620 | 10-0 (6-0) | -1 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 598 | 9-1 (7-0) | +1 |
| 5 | Oregon | 575 | 9-1 (6-1) | +1 |
| T-6 | Notre Dame | 510 | 9-1 | +1 |
| T-6 | Michigan | 510 | 9-1 (6-1) | +1 |
| 8 | Michigan State | 507 | 9-1 (6-1) | +1 |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | 442 | 9-1 (6-1) | +2 |
| 10 | Mississippi | 403 | 8-2 (4-2) | +2 |
| 11 | Wake Forest | 382 | 9-1 (6-0) | +2 |
| 12 | Baylor | 372 | 8-2 (5-2) | +7 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 340 | 9-1 (6-1) | -9 |
| 14 | UTSA | 306 | 10-0 (6-0) | — |
| 15 | BYU | 298 | 8-2 | — |
| T-16 | Texas A&M | 218 | 7-3 (4-3) | -6 |
| T-16 | Houston | 218 | 9-1 (7-0) | +2 |
| 18 | Iowa | 216 | 8-2 (5-2) | -1 |
| 19 | Pitt | 191 | 8-2 (5-1) | +3 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 179 | 7-3 (5-2) | +3 |
| 21 | Louisiana | 111 | 9-1 (7-0) | +4 |
| 22 | San Diego State | 102 | 9-1 (5-1) | NR |
| 23 | NC State | 92 | 7-3 (4-2) | -3 |
| 24 | Utah | 58 | 7-3 (6-1) | NR |
| 25 | Arkansas | 57 | 7-3 (3-3) | NR |
Dropped out: Auburn (16), Coastal Carolina (20), Purdue (24)
Receiving Votes: SMU (42), Mississippi State (37), Kentucky (26), Auburn (16), Kansas State (16), Appalachian State (12), Coastal Carolina (10), Clemson (8), Arizona State (4), Utah State (3), Purdue (1)
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