Much like the Coaches Poll, the Buckeyes have plummeted to No. 8 while Clemson, Alabama, and Iowa round out the top three.
Temple, Mississippi State, and UCLA all made significant jumps this week. Temple defeated the No. 21 Memphis Tigers, Mississippi State took down Arkansas in a shootout, and UCLA won on the road against No. 13 Utah.
LSU will host Texas A&M next weekend in a matchup that many had circled on their calendars back in August. Neither team currently finds themselves in the AP Top 25 as LSU dropped out after this weekend's loss to Ole Miss.
Ohio State will travel to Ann Arbor next week to take on the No. 12 Wolverines.
| Rank | Team | 1st Votes | CHANGe | CONFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLEMSON | 55 | ACC | |
| 2 | ALABAMA | 6 | +1 | SEC |
| 3 | IOWA | +3 | BIG TEN | |
| 4 | NOTRE DAME | +1 | INDEPENDENT | |
| 5 | OKLAHOMA | +2 | B1G 12 | |
| 6 | MICHIGAN STATE | +3 | BIG TEN | |
| 7 | BAYLOR | +3 | BIG 12 | |
| 8 | OHIO STATE | -6 | BIG TEN | |
| 9 | OKLAHOMA STATE | -5 | BIG 12 | |
| 10 | FLORIDA | -2 | SEC | |
| 11 | NORTH CAROLINA | +1 | ACC | |
| 12 | MICHIGAN | +2 | BIG TEN | |
| 13 | STANFORD | +2 | PAC-12 | |
| 14 | FLORIDA STATE | +2 | ACC | |
| 15 | TEXAS CHRISTIAN | -4 | BIG 12 | |
| 16 | NAVY | +3 | AMERICAN | |
| 17 | NORTHWESTERN | +3 | BIG TEN | |
| 18 | OREGON | +5 | PAC-12 | |
| 19 | MISSISSIPPI | +6 | SEC | |
| 20 | WASHINGTON STATE | +4 | PAC-12 | |
| 21 | HOUSTON | -8 | AMERICAN | |
| 22 | UCLA | +8 | PAC-12 | |
| 23 | MISSISSIPPI STATE | +6 | SEC | |
| 24 | TOLEDO | +2 | MAC | |
| 25 | TEMPLE | +7 | AMERICAN |
