AP Top 25
RANK TEAM (RECORD) POINTS (FIRST-PLACE VOTES) 1 Georgia (8-0) 1,528 (30) 2 Tennessee (8-0) 1,500 (18) 2 Ohio State (8-0) 1,500 (15) 4 Michigan (8-0) 1,378 5 Clemson (8-0) 1,312 6 Alabama (7-1) 1,258 7 TCU (8-0) 1,220 8 Oregon (7-1) 1,135 9 USC (7-1) 1,010 10 UCLA (7-1) 979 11 Ole Miss (8-1) 905 12 Utah (6-2) 876 13 Kansas State (6-2) 772 14 Illinois (7-1) 741 15 LSU (6-2) 679 16 Penn State (6-2) 641 17 North Carolina (7-1) 542 18 Oklahoma State (6-2) 513 19 Tulane (7-1) 455 20 Wake Forest (6-2) 388 21 North Carolina State (6-2) 285 22 Syracuse (6-2) 205 23 Liberty (7-1) 136 24 Oregon State (6-2) 129 25 UCF (6-2) 111 Others receiving votes:
Texas 58, Kentucky 57, Maryland 36, Cincinnati 32, Notre Dame 24, Washington 12, Arkansas 11, Baylor 9, Coastal Carolina 8, Florida State 8, Troy 7, Mississippi State 5, Boise State 4, East Carolina 2, South Carolina 2, UTSA 1, Louisville 1
USA Today Coaches Poll
Rank Team (First-Place Votes) Record Points Previous 1 Georgia (45) 8-0 1552 1 2 Ohio State (13) 8-0 1505 2 3 Tennessee (5) 8-0 1455 3 4 Michigan 8-0 1391 4 5 Clemson 8-0 1315 5 6 Alabama 7-1 1262 6 7 TCU 8-0 1182 7 8 Oregon 7-1 1118 8 9 Southern California 7-1 1018 11 10 Mississippi 8-1 973 12 11 UCLA 7-1 937 15 12 Utah 6-2 874 14 13 Illinois 7-1 767 18 14 Kansas State 6-2 713 22 15 North Carolina 7-1 630 21 16 Penn State 6-2 602 13 17 LSU 6-2 596 20 18 Oklahoma State 6-2 471 9 19 Wake Forest 6-2 437 10 20 NC State 6-2 386 23 21 Tulane 7-1 369 24 22 Syracuse 6-2 188 16 23 Liberty 7-1 147 NR 24 Kentucky 5-3 109 17 25 Central Florida 6-2 89 NR Dropped Out
No. 19 Cincinnati; No. 25 South Carolina.Others Receiving Votes
Oregon State 71; Maryland 64; Texas 55; Washington 52; Cincinnati 39; Coastal Carolina 25; Baylor 14; Notre Dame 11; Boise State 11; Louisville 10; Arkansas 10; South Carolina 9; Mississippi State 8; Troy 6; Texas-San Antonio 4.