The college football polls are out for the week and there’s no change at the top. Part of that reason is the top two teams, LSU and Alabama, were off this weekend as they prepare for their big matchup in primetime next Saturday night.
They are followed by Oklahoma State, Stanford and Boise State in the AP Poll. They are followed by Stanford, Oklahoma State and Boise State in the coaches’ poll.
There are still two teams ranked from the Big East. The Cincinnati Bearcats come in at No. 23/22 and the West Virginia Mountaineers are ranked No. 24/21. There are no teams from the Big East in the others receiving votes.
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| AP Top 25 | USA Today Coaches’ Poll | ||||||||
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS | RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | PVS |
| 1 | LSU (47) | 8-0 | 1439 | 1 | 1 | LSU (41) | 8-0 | 1457 | 1 |
| 2 | Alabama (10) | 8-0 | 1401 | 2 | 2 | Alabama (18) | 8-0 | 1434 | 2 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 8-0 | 1305 | 3 | 3 | Stanford | 8-0 | 1323 | 3 |
| 4 | Stanford | 8-0 | 1278 | 4 | 4 | Oklahoma State | 8-0 | 1314 | 4 |
| 5 | Boise State (1) | 7-0 | 1241 | 5 | 5 | Boise State | 7-0 | 1237 | 5 |
| 6 | Oregon | 7-1 | 1148 | 7 | 6 | Oregon | 7-1 | 1175 | 7 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 7-1 | 1096 | 11 | 7 | Oklahoma | 7-1 | 1117 | 9 |
| 8 | Arkansas | 7-1 | 1035 | 8 | 8 | Arkansas | 7-1 | 1046 | 8 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 7-1 | 976 | 13 | 9 | Nebraska | 7-1 | 973 | 13 |
| 10 | South Carolina | 7-1 | 861 | 14 | 10 | South Carolina | 7-1 | 919 | 14 |
| 11 | Clemson | 8-1 | 851 | 6 | 11 | Virginia Tech | 8-1 | 871 | 15 |
| 12 | Virginia Tech | 8-1 | 755 | 15 | 12 | Clemson | 8-1 | 779 | 6 |
| 13 | Michigan | 7-1 | 718 | 17 | 13 | Michigan | 7-1 | 734 | 17 |
| 14 | Houston | 8-0 | 611 | 18 | 14 | Houston | 8-0 | 679 | 18 |
| 15 | Michigan State | 6-2 | 586 | 9 | 15 | Penn State | 8-1 | 646 | 19 |
| 16 | Penn State | 8-1 | 553 | 21 | 16 | Michigan State | 6-2 | 528 | 10 |
| 17 | Kansas State | 7-1 | 536 | 10 | 17 | Wisconsin | 6-2 | 463 | 11 |
| 18 | Georgia | 6-2 | 446 | 22 | 18 | Arizona State | 6-2 | 445 | 20 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 6-2 | 420 | 12 | 19 | Kansas State | 7-1 | 440 | 12 |
| 20 | Arizona State | 6-2 | 384 | 23 | 20 | Georgia | 6-2 | 410 | 21 |
| 21 | USC | 6-2 | 323 | 20 | 21 | West Virginia | 6-2 | 270 | 24 |
| 22 | Georgia Tech | 7-2 | 230 | NR | 22 | Cincinnati | 6-1 | 232 | 23 |
| 23 | Cincinnati | 6-1 | 128 | 24 | 23 | Georgia Tech | 7-2 | 193 | NR |
| 24 | West Virginia | 6-2 | 111 | 25 | 24 | Southern Miss | 7-1 | 160 | 25 |
| 25 | Auburn | 6-3 | 107 | NR | 25 | Texas | 5-2 | 122 | NR |
| Dropped from rankings: | Dropped from rankings: | ||||||||
| Texas A&M 16, Texas Tech 19 | Texas A&M 16, Texas Tech 22 | ||||||||
| Others receiving votes: | Others receiving votes: | ||||||||
| Texas 99, Southern Miss 67, Washington 52, Ohio State 37, TCU 26, Texas A&M 25, Florida State 4, Notre Dame 1 | TCU 55, Auburn 41, Washington 38, Texas A&M 30, Ohio State 21, Florida State 11, Notre Dame 9, North Carolina 2, Missouri 1 | ||||||||
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