AP Top 25 Poll - Week 9
Poll Released: Oct 21
| Rank | Trend | Team | Conference | Record | Points | Game scores | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - |  Alabama |
SEC | 8-0 | 1,525(61) | @ Tennessee W 58-21 | Share |
| 2 | 1 |  Clemson |
ACC | 7-0 | 1,454 | vs North Carolina State W 41-7 | Share |
| 3 | 1 |  Notre Dame |
Division I FBS Ind | 7-0 | 1,400 | _ | Share |
| 4 | 1 |  LSU |
SEC | 7-1 | 1,327 | vs Mississippi State W 19-3 | Share |
| 5 | 1 |  Michigan |
Big Ten | 7-1 | 1,250 | @ Michigan State W 21-7 | Share |
| 6 | 1 |  Texas |
Big 12 | 6-1 | 1,186 | _ | Share |
| 7 | 1 |  Georgia |
SEC | 6-1 | 1,136 | _ | Share |
| 8 | 1 |  Oklahoma |
Big 12 | 6-1 | 1,065 | @ TCU W 52-27 | Share |
| 9 | 2 |  Florida |
SEC | 6-1 | 998 | _ | Share |
| 10 | - |  UCF |
The American | 7-0 | 996 | @ East Carolina W 37-10 | Share |
| 11 | 9 |  Ohio State |
Big Ten | 7-1 | 985 | @ Purdue L 49-20 | Share |
| 12 | 2 |  Kentucky |
SEC | 6-1 | 754 | vs Vanderbilt W 14-7 | Share |
| 13 | - |  West Virginia |
Big 12 | 5-1 | 747 | _ | Share |
| 14 | 11 |  Washington State |
Pac-12 | 6-1 | 692 | vs Oregon W 34-20 | Share |
| 15 | - |  Washington |
Pac-12 | 6-2 | 677 | vs Colorado W 27-13 | Share |
| 16 | 1 |  Texas A&M |
SEC | 5-2 | 622 | _ | Share |
| 17 | 1 |  Penn State |
Big Ten | 5-2 | 528 | @ Indiana W 33-28 | Share |
| 18 | 1 |  Iowa |
Big Ten | 6-1 | 489 | vs Maryland W 23-0 | Share |
| 19 | 7 |  Oregon |
Pac-12 | 5-2 | 450 | @ Washington State L 34-20 | Share |
| 20 | 3 |  Wisconsin |
Big Ten | 5-2 | 357 | vs Illinois W 49-20 | Share |
| 21 | - |  South Florida |
The American | 7-0 | 291 | vs Connecticut W 38-30 | Share |
| 22 | 6 |  North Carolina State |
ACC | 5-1 | 186 | @ Clemson L 41-7 | Share |
| 23 | - |  Utah |
Pac-12 | 5-2 | 180 | vs USC W 41-28 | Share |
| 24 | - |  Stanford |
Pac-12 | 5-2 | 144 | @ Arizona State W 20-13 | Share |
| 25 | - |  Appalachian State |
Sun Belt | 5-1 | 79 | vs Louisiana-Lafayette W 27-17 | Share |
Others Receiving Votes:
Others receiving votes:Texas Tech 54, Utah St. 50, San Diego St. 48, Fresno St. 35, Miami 34, Virginia 25, Houston 19, Purdue 17, Michigan St. 8, Cincinnati 7, Auburn 5, Mississippi St. 2, Boston College 2, UAB 1.
