| Rank | Last | Team | Record | Last Week | Next Week* |
| 1 | 1 | Georgia | 9-0 | Def. Missouri 43-6 |
at Tennessee, 3:30 p.m. (CBS)
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| 2 | 2 | Cincinnati | 9-0 | Def. Tulsa 28-20 |
at South Florida, Friday, 6 p.m. (ESPN2)
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| 3 | 3 | Oklahoma | 9-0 | Bye | at Baylor, noon (FOX) |
| 4 | 4 | Ohio State | 8-1 | Def. Nebraska 26-17 |
vs. #23 Purdue, 3:30 p.m. (ABC)
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| 5 | 5 | Alabama | 8-1 | Def. LSU 20-14 |
vs. New Mexico State, noon (SECN)
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| 6 | 6 | Notre Dame | 8-1 | Def. Navy 34-6 | at Virginia, 7:30 p.m. (ABC) |
| 7 | 8 | Oregon | 8-1 | Def. Washington 26-16 |
vs. Washington State, 10:30 p.m. (ESPN)
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| 8 | 10 | Michigan | 8-1 | Def. Indiana 29-7 |
at #21 Penn State, noon (ABC)
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| 9 | 11 | Texas A&M | 7-2 | Def. #13 Auburn 20-3 |
at #11 Ole Miss, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
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| 10 | 12 | Oklahoma State | 8-1 | Def. West Virginia 24-3 | vs. TCU, 8 p.m. (FOX) |
| 11 | 15 | Ole Miss | 7-2 | Def. Liberty 27-14 |
vs. #9 Texas A&M, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
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| 12 | 7 | Michigan State | 8-1 | Lost to Purdue 40-29 | vs. Maryland, 4 p.m. (FOX) |
| 13 | 21 | Pittsburgh | 7-2 | Def. Duke 54-29 |
vs. North Carolina, Thursday, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
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| 14 | 16 | Houston | 8-1 | Def. South Florida 54-42 | at Temple, noon (ESPN+) |
| 15 | 17 | BYU | 8-2 | Def. Idaho State 59-14 |
Bye (Next, at Georgia Southern, Nov. 20)
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| 16 | 18 | UTSA | 9-0 | Def. UTEP 44-23 |
vs. Southern Miss, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
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| 17 | 9 | Wake Forest | 8-1 | Lost to North Carolina 58-55 |
vs. #25 N.C. State, 7:30 p.m. (ACCN)
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| 18 | 22 | Wisconsin | 6-3 | Def. Rutgers 52-3 |
vs. Northwestern, noon (ESPN2)
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| 19 | 19 | Louisiana | 8-1 | Def. Georgia State 21-17 | at Troy, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN+) |
| 20 | 20 | Coastal Carolina | 8-1 | Def. Georgia Southern 28-8 |
vs. Georgia State, 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
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| 21 | 24 | Penn State | 6-3 | Def. Maryland 31-14 | vs. #8 Michigan, noon (ABC) |
| 22 | 13 | Auburn | 6-3 | Lost to #11 Texas A&M 20-3 |
vs. Mississippi State, noon (ESPN)
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| 23 | NR | Purdue | 6-3 | Def. #7 Michigan State 40-29 |
at #4 Ohio State, 3:30 p.m. (ABC)
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| 24 | NR | San Diego State | 8-1 | Def. Hawaii 17-10 |
vs. Nevada, 10:30 p.m. (CBSSN)
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| 25 | NR | N.C. State | 7-2 | Def. Florida State 28-14 |
at #17 Wake Forest, 7:30 p.m. (ACCN)
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Next five (in alpha order): Arkansas, Baylor, Clemson, Kansas State, Utah
Dropped out: #14 Baylor, #23 Kentucky, #25 Iowa
* All games on Saturday, November 13 unless otherwise indicated
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I just don’t get Cincinnati being Number 2…almost lost to Navy almost lost to Tulsa, at least the playoff rankings have them at 6 Johnny
Associated Press has them at No. 2. Coaches have them at No. 3. I get your point, but I rarely ever demote a team when they don’t lose. No, they’re not passing the “eye test,” but they are winning. I think the CFP committee is going to screw themselves over by keeping the Bearcats out of the playoff if they go undefeated. That will create a huge uproar about how bound the CFP is to the Power Five. If they want to stay at a four-team playoff, they’ll let Cincy in. Otherwise, you can count on an enormous groundswell that will guarantee an expansion to eight teams — and very, very soon.