1. LSU Tigers (7-0)

Key Wins: @Texas, Florida, Utah State
This Week: W; 36-13 @Mississippi State
Up Next: 11 Auburn (6-1) Sat 3:30 CBS
2. Ohio State Buckeyes (7-0)

Key Wins: Michigan State, @Nebraska, Cincinnati
This Week: W; 52-3 @Northwestern
Up Next: 16 Wisconsin (6-1) Sat 12:00 FOX
3. Alabama Crimson Tide (7-1)

Key Wins: @Texas A&M, South Carolina, Duke
This Week: W; 35-13 over Tennessee
Up Next: Arkansas (2-5)
4. Oklahoma Sooners (7-0)

Key Wins: Texas, Houston, West Virginia
This Week: W; 52-14 over West Virginia
Up Next: @Kansas State (4-2) Sat 12:00 ABC
5. Clemson Tigers (7-0)

Key Wins: Texas A&M, @North Carolina, Florida State
This Week: W; 45-10 @Louisville
Up Next: Boston College (4-3) Sat 7:30 ACCN
6. Penn State Nittany Lions (7-0)

Key Wins: @Iowa, Michigan, Pittsburgh
This Week: W; 28-21 over Michigan
Up Next: @Michigan State (4-3) Sat 3:30 ABC
7. Florida Gators (7-1)

Key Wins: Auburn, South Carolina, Kentucky
Loss: 28-42 @LSU week 7
This Week: W; 37-28 @South Carolina
Up Next: Idle
8. Georgia Bulldogs (6-1)

Key Wins: Notre Dame, Kentucky, @Vanderbilt
Loss: 17-20 to South Carolina week 8
This Week: W; 21-0 over Kentucky
Up Next: Idle
9. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-1)

Key Wins: Virginia, USC, @Louisville
Loss: 17-23 @Georgia Week 5
This Week: Idle
Up Next: @19 Michigan (5-2)
10. Auburn Tigers (6-1)

Key Wins: Oregon, @Texas A&M, Tulane
Loss: 13-24 @Florida week 6
This Week: W; 51-10 @Auburn
Up Next: @1 LSU (7-0) Sat 3:30 CBS
11. Oregon Ducks (6-1)

Key Wins: California, @Washington, @Stanford
Loss: 21-27 to Auburn week 1
This Week: W; 35-31 @Washington
Up Next: Washington State (4-3) Sat 10:30 ESPN
12. Utah Utes

Key Wins: Arizona State, Washington State, @BYU
Loss: 23-30 @USC week 4
This Week: W; 21-3 over 18 Arizona State
Up Next: California (4-3) Sat 10:00 FS1
13. Baylor Bears (7-0)

Key Wins: @Oklahoma State, Iowa State, @Kansas State
This Week: W; 45-27 @Oklahoma State
Up Next: Idle
14. Texas Longhorns (5-2)

Key Wins: Oklahoma State, @West Virginia, Louisiana Tech
Losses: LSU, Oklahoma
This Week: W; 50-48 over Kansas
Up Next: @TCU (3-4) Sat 3:30 FOX
15. Minnesota Golden Gophers (7-0)

Key Wins: @Fresno State, Georgia Southern, @Nebraska
This Week: W; 42-7 @Rutgers
Up Next: Maryland (3-4) Sat 3:30 ESPN
16. Wisconsin Badgers (6-1)

Key Wins: @Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern
This Week: L; 23-24 @Illinois
Up Next: @2 Ohio State (7-0) Sat 12:00 FOX
17. SMU Mustangs (7-0)

Key Wins: @TCU, Temple, Tulsa
This Week: W; 45-21 over Temple
Up Next: @Houston (3-4) Thu 7:30 ESPN
18. Appalachian State Mountaineers (6-0)

Key Wins: @North Carolina, Charlotte, @Louisiana
This Week: W; 52-7 over Louisiana-Monroe
Up Next: @South Alabama (1-6) Sat 12:00 ESPNU
19. Michigan Wolverines (5-2)

Key Wins: Iowa, Army, Rutgers
Other Loss: 14-35 to Wisconsin Week 4
This Week: L; 21-28 @Penn State
Up Next: 9 Notre Dame (5-1) Sat 7:30 ABC
20. Iowa Hawkeyes (5-2)

Key Wins: @Iowa State, Purdue, Middle Tennessee
Losses: @Michigan, Penn State
This Week: W; 26-20 over Purdue
Up Next: @Northwestern (1-5) Sat 12:00 ESPN2
21. Iowa State Cyclones (5-2)

Key Wins: TCU, @West Virginia, @Texas Tech
This Week: W; 34-24 @Texas Tech
Up Next: Oklahoma State (4-3) Sat 3:30 ESPN2
22. Arizona State Sun Devils (5-2)

Key Wins: @Michigan State, California, Washington State
Other Loss: 31-34 to Colorado Week 4
This Week: L; 3-21 @13 Utah
Up Next: @UCLA (2-5) Sat 7:30 PAC12
23. Memphis Tigers (6-1)

Key Wins: Tulane, Navy, Ole Miss
Loss: 28-30 @Temple
This Week: W; 47-17 over 20 Tulane
Up Next: @Tulsa (2-5) Sat 7:00 CBSSN
24. Cincinnati Bearcats (6-1)

Key Wins: UCF, UCLA, @Houston
Loss: 0-42 @Ohio State Week 2
This Week: W; 24-13 over Tulsa
Up Next: Idle
25. Boise State Broncos (6-1)

Key Wins: @Florida State, Air Force, Hawaii
This Week: L; 25-28 @BYU
Up Next: Idle
Dropped Out: (20) Tulane, (25) Washington
Others Considered: Wake Forest, Navy, Texas A&M, Virginia, Pittsburgh, Washington, USC, Louisiana Tech, South Carolina