| Rank | Team | This week | Next Game |
|---|
| 1 | Oregon (8-0) | W 53-32 @ Southern California (5-3) | Nov 6 Washington (3-5) |
| 2 | Auburn (9-0) | W 51-31 @ Mississippi (3-5) | Nov 6 Chattanooga (5-3) |
| 3 | Boise State (7-0) | W 49-20 Louisiana Tech (3-5) | Nov 6 Hawaii (7-2) |
| 4 | TCU (9-0) | W 40-6 @ UNLV (1-7) | Nov 6 @ #7 Utah (8-0) |
| 5 | Missouri (7-1) | L 17-31 @ Nebraska (7-1) | Nov 6 @ Texas Tech (4-4) |
| 6 | Michigan State (8-1) | L 6-37 @ Iowa (6-2) | Nov 6 Minnesota (1-8) |
| 7 | Utah (8-0) | W 28-23 @ Air Force (5-4) | Nov 6 #4 TCU (9-0) |
| 8 | Alabama (7-1) | DNP | Nov 6 @ #13 LSU (7-1) |
| 9 | Wisconsin (7-1) | DNP | Nov 6 @ Purdue (4-4) |
| 10 | Ohio State (8-1) | W 52-10 @ Minnesota (1-8) | Nov 13 Penn State (5-3) |
| 11 | Oklahoma (7-1) | W 43-10 Colorado (3-5) | Nov 6 @ Texas A&M (5-3) |
| 12 | Stanford (7-1) | W 41-0 @ Washington (3-5) | Nov 6 #15 Arizona (7-1) |
| 13 | LSU (7-1) | DNP | Nov 6 #8 Alabama (7-1) |
| 14 | Nebraska (7-1) | W 31-17 Missouri (7-1) | Nov 6 @ Iowa State (5-4) |
| 15 | Arizona (7-1) | W 29-21 @ UCLA (3-5) | Nov 6 @ #12 Stanford (7-1) |
| 16 | Florida State (6-2) | L 24-28 @ North Carolina State (6-2) | Nov 6 North Carolina (5-3) |
| 17 | Iowa (6-2) | W 37-6 Michigan State (8-1) | Nov 6 @ Indiana (4-4) |
| 18 | Arkansas (6-2) | W 49-14 Vanderbilt (2-6) | Nov 6 @ #20 South Carolina (6-2) |
| 19 | Oklahoma State (7-1) | W 24-14 @ Kansas State (5-3) | Nov 6 Baylor (7-2) |
| 20 | South Carolina (6-2) | W 38-24 Tennessee (2-6) | Nov 6 #18 Arkansas (6-2) |
| 21 | Virginia Tech (6-2) | DNP | Nov 4 Georgia Tech (5-3) |
| 22 | Southern California (5-3) | L 32-53 Oregon (8-0) | Nov 6 Arizona State (4-4) |
| 23 | Miami-Florida (5-3) | L 19-24 @ Virginia (4-4) | Nov 6 Maryland (6-2) |
| 24 | Mississippi State (7-2) | W 24-17 Kentucky (4-5) | Nov 13 @ #8 Alabama (7-1) |
| 25 | Nevada (7-1) | W 56-42 Utah State (2-6) | Nov 6 @ Idaho (4-4) |
| Rank | Team | This week | Next Game |
|---|
| 26 | Baylor (7-2) | W 30-22 @ Texas (4-4) | Nov 6 @ #19 Oklahoma State (7-1) |
| 27 | West Virginia (5-3) | L 13-16 @ Connecticut (4-4) | Nov 13 Cincinnati (3-5) |
| 27 | Florida (5-3) | W 34-31 Georgia (4-5) | Nov 6 @ Vanderbilt (2-6) |
| 29 | Michigan (5-3) | L 31-41 @ Penn State (5-3) | Nov 6 Illinois (5-3) |
| 30 | Texas (4-4) | L 22-30 Baylor (7-2) | Nov 6 @ Kansas State (5-3) |
| 31 | Hawaii (7-2) | W 45-10 Idaho (4-4) | Nov 6 @ #3 Boise State (7-0) |
| 32 | Penn State (5-3) | W 41-31 Michigan (5-3) | Nov 6 Northwestern (6-2) |
| 33 | Syracuse (6-2) | W 31-7 @ Cincinnati (3-5) | Nov 6 Louisville (4-4) |
| 34 | Georgia (4-5) | L 31-34 vs Florida (5-3) | Nov 6 Idaho State (1-7) |
| 34 | Maryland (6-2) | W 62-14 Wake Forest (2-6) | Nov 6 @ #23 Miami-Florida (5-3) |
| 34 | Texas Tech (4-4) | L 27-45 @ Texas A&M (5-3) | Nov 6 #5 Missouri (7-1) |
| 37 | San Diego State (6-2) | W 48-38 @ Wyoming (2-7) | Nov 6 Colorado State (3-6) |
| 37 | Northwestern (6-2) | W 20-17 @ Indiana (4-4) | Nov 6 @ Penn State (5-3) |
| 37 | Navy (5-3) | L 31-34 Duke (2-6) | Nov 6 @ East Carolina (5-3) |
| 37 | Kansas State (5-3) | L 14-24 Oklahoma State (7-1) | Nov 6 Texas (4-4) |
| 41 | UCF (6-2) | W 49-35 East Carolina (5-3) | Nov 5 @ Houston (5-3) |
| 41 | BYU (3-5) | DNP | Nov 6 UNLV (1-7) |
| 43 | Temple (7-2) | W 30-0 Akron (0-9) | Nov 6 @ Kent State (4-4) |
| 43 | Cincinnati (3-5) | L 7-31 Syracuse (6-2) | Nov 13 @ West Virginia (5-3) |
| 43 | North Carolina State (6-2) | W 28-24 Florida State (6-2) | Nov 6 @ Clemson (4-4) |
| 43 | Oregon State (4-3) | W 35-7 California (4-4) | Nov 6 @ UCLA (3-5) |