Auburn moves up one slot to #7 in both polls. With a win next week against #12 Arkansas, it might be possible to jump Oklahoma and/or TCU even if they win. Oklahoma plays Iowa State and TCU plays BYU. Alabama fell to #8 in both polls, exactly where they belong. South Carolina moves rightly into the top 10 in the AP, leaving four SEC teams in that slot and six conference teams ranked overall. The first BCS poll out in one week!
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Ohio State (34) | 6-0 | 1453 |
| 2 | Oregon (15) | 6-0 | 1427 |
| 3 | Boise State (8) | 5-0 | 1395 |
| 4 | TCU (1) | 6-0 | 1304 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 5-0 | 1236 |
| 6 | Oklahoma (2) | 5-0 | 1225 |
| 7 | Auburn | 6-0 | 1104 |
| 8 | Alabama | 5-1 | 1021 |
| 9 | LSU | 6-0 | 999 |
| 10 | South Carolina | 4-1 | 978 |
| 11 | Utah | 5-0 | 926 |
| 12 | Arkansas | 4-1 | 813 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 6-0 | 806 |
| 14 | Stanford | 5-1 | 732 |
| 15 | Iowa | 4-1 | 648 |
| 16 | Florida State | 5-1 | 547 |
| 17 | Arizona | 4-1 | 472 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 5-1 | 410 |
| 19 | Nevada | 6-0 | 376 |
| 20 | Oklahoma State | 5-0 | 348 |
| 21 | Missouri | 5-0 | 298 |
| 22 | Florida | 4-2 | 209 |
| 23 | Air Force | 5-1 | 187 |
| 24 | Oregon State | 3-2 | 186 |
| 25 | West Virginia | 4-1 | 141 |
- Dropped from rankings: Miami (FL) 13, Michigan 18
USA Today Poll
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Ohio State (49) | 6-0 | 1455 |
| 2 | Oregon (6) | 6-0 | 1388 |
| 3 | Boise State (1) | 5-0 | 1335 |
| 4 | Nebraska (2) | 5-0 | 1272 |
| 5 | TCU (1) | 6-0 | 1213 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 5-0 | 1193 |
| 7 | Auburn | 6-0 | 1060 |
| 8 | Alabama | 5-1 | 1029 |
| 9 | LSU | 6-0 | 1021 |
| 10 | Utah | 5-0 | 940 |
| 11 | Michigan State | 6-0 | 838 |
| 12 | South Carolina | 4-1 | 835 |
| 13 | Arkansas | 4-1 | 780 |
| 14 | Iowa | 4-1 | 710 |
| 15 | Stanford | 5-1 | 618 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 5-1 | 542 |
| 17 | Florida State | 5-1 | 496 |
| 18 | Oklahoma State | 5-0 | 478 |
| 19 | Missouri | 5-0 | 434 |
| 20 | Arizona | 4-1 | 367 |
| 21 | Nevada | 6-0 | 329 |
| 22 | Florida | 4-2 | 242 |
| 23 | Air Force | 5-1 | 151 |
| 24 | Michigan | 5-1 | 137 |
| 25 | West Virginia | 4-1 | 88 |