Last week’s No. 4 Ohio State dismantled then-No. 7 Michigan State handily on Saturday. So much so, Ohio State is now No. 2 in the SMP Football poll, and stole a No. 1 vote from Georgia.
| Rank | Team | Points | Record | Trend |
| 1 | 25 Georgia | 649 | 11-0 (8-0) | — |
| 2 | 1 Ohio State | 606 | 10-1 (8-0) | +2 |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 593 | 11-0 (7-0) | — |
| 4 | Alabama | 592 | 10-1 (6-1) | -2 |
| 5 | Michigan | 532 | 10-1 (7-1) | +2 |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 527 | 10-1 | — |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 501 | 10-1 (7-1) | +2 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 414 | 10-1 (7-1) | +5 |
| 9 | Mississippi | 412 | 9-2 (5-2) | +1 |
| 10 | Baylor | 410 | 9-2 (6-2) | +2 |
| 11 | Oregon | 341 | 9-2 (6-2) | -6 |
| 12 | Michigan State | 320 | 9-2 (6-2) | -4 |
| 13 | UTSA | 308 | 11-0 (7-0) | +1 |
| 14 | BYU | 296 | 9-2 | +1 |
| 15 | Texas A&M | 238 | 8-3 (4-3) | +1 |
| 16 | Utah | 229 | 8-3 (7-1) | +8 |
| 17 | Pitt | 225 | 9-2 (6-1) | +2 |
| 18 | Iowa | 215 | 9-2 (6-2) | — |
| 19 | Houston | 207 | 10-1 (8-0) | -3 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 200 | 8-3 (6-2) | — |
| 21 | Wake Forest | 186 | 9-2 (6-1) | -10 |
| 22 | San Diego State | 114 | 10-1 (6-1) | — |
| 23 | Louisiana | 90 | 10-1 (7-0) | -2 |
| 24 | NC State | 76 | 8-3 (5-2) | -1 |
| 25 | Clemson | 48 | 8-3 (6-2) | NR |
Dropped out: Arkansas (25)
Receiving Votes: Mississippi State (36), Arkansas (35), Appalachian State (20), Kentucky (8), Penn State (7), Coastal Carolina (4), Purdue (4), Fresno State (3), SMU (2), Central Michigan (1), Kansas State (1)
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