| Rank | Last | Team | Record | Last Week | Next Week* |
| 1 | 1 | Alabama | 4-0 | Def. Southern Miss 63-14 |
vs. #14 Ole Miss, 3:30 p.m. (CBS)
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| 2 | 2 | Georgia | 4-0 | Def. Vanderbilt 62-0 |
vs. #10 Arkansas, noon (ESPN)
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| 3 | 6 | Notre Dame | 4-0 | Def. #14 Wisconsin 41-13 | at #6 Cincinnati |
| 4 | 3 | Oklahoma | 4-0 | Def. West Virginia 16-13 |
at Kansas State, 3:30 p.m. (FOX)
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| 5 | 5 | Cincinnati | 3-0 | Bye | vs. #3 Notre Dame |
| 6 | 10 | Oregon | 3-0 | Def Arizona, 41-19 | at Stanford, 3:30 p.m. (ABC) |
| 7 | 9 | Ohio State | 3-1 | Def. Akron 59-7 | at Rutgers, 3:30 p.m. (BTN) |
| 8 | 8 | Iowa | 4-0 | Def. Colorado State 24-14 |
at Maryland, Friday, 8 p.m. (FS1)
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| 9 | 12 | Florida | 3-1 | Def. Tennessee, 38-14 | at Kentucky, 6 p.m. (ESPN) |
| 10 | 17 | Arkansas | 4-0 | Def. #4 Texas A&M 20-10 | at #2 Georgia, noon (ESPN) |
| 11 | 11 | Penn State | 4-0 | Def. Villanova 38-17 | vs. Indiana, 7:30 p.m. (ABC) |
| 12 | 4 | Texas A&M | 3-1 | Lost to #17 Arkansas 20-10 |
vs. Mississippi State, 7 p.m. (SECN)
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| 13 | 21 | Texas | 3-1 | Def. Texas Tech 70-35 | at TCU, noon (ABC) |
| 14 | 16 | Ole Miss | 2-1 | Bye |
at #1 Alabama, 3:30 p.m. (CBS)
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| 15 | 20 | Coastal Carolina | 4-0 | Def. UMass 53-3 |
vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 2:30 p.m., ESPN+
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| 16 | 22 | Michigan | 4-0 | Def. Rutgers 20-13 | at Wisconsin, noon (FOX) |
| 17 | 19 | BYU | 4-0 | Def. USF 35-27 |
at Utah State, Friday, 9 p.m. (CBSS)
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| 18 | 18 | Auburn | 3-1 | Def. Georgia State 34-24 | at #20 LSU, 9 p.m. (ESPN) |
| 19 | NR | Baylor | 4-0 | Def. #13 Iowa State 31-29 |
at #21 Oklahoma State, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
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| 20 | 23 | LSU | 3-1 | Def. Mississippi State 28-25 |
vs. #18 Auburn, 9 p.m. (ESPN)
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| 21 | 25 | Oklahoma State | 4-0 | Def. #24 Kansas State 31-20 |
vs. #19 Baylor, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
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| 22 | NR | N.C. State | 3-1 | Def. #7 Clemson 27-21 2OT |
vs. Louisiana Tech, 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
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| 23 | NR | Michigan State | 4-0 | Def. Nebraska 23-20 OT |
vs. Western Kentucky, 7:30 p.m. (BTN)
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| 24 | 7 | Clemson | 2-2 | Lost to N.C. State 27-21 2OT |
vs. Boston College, 7:30 p.m. (ACCN)
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| 25 | NR | Fresno State | 4-1 | Def. UNLV 38-30 | at Hawaii, 11 p.m. (CBSS) |
Next five (in alpha order): Kansas State, Kentucky, UCLA, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin
Dropped out: No. 13 Iowa State, No. 14 Wisconsin, No. 15 North Carolina, No. 24 Kansas State
* All games on Saturday, October 2 unless otherwise indicated
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