Mizzou (6-0) jumped 11 spots to 14th with its 41-26 win against Georgia, but the Tigers lost quarterback James Franklin to a separated throwing shoulder. The Southeastern Conference set a record Sunday for most schools in The Associated Press college football poll with eight ranked teams.
No. 24 Auburn moved into the rankings for the first time this season to join No. 6 LSU, No. 7 Texas A&M, No. 11 South Carolina, No. 14 Missouri, No. 15 Georgia and No. 22 Florida from the SEC. The top four went, with No. 1 Alabama receiving 55 of 60 first-place votes.
| Ranking | Team (First place votes) | Record | Points | Previous | BR Rank |
| 1 | Alabama (55) | 6-0 | 1,495 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Oregon (5) | 6-0 | 1,438 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Clemson | 6-0 | 1,352 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 6-0 | 1,330 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Florida State | 5-0 | 1,242 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | LSU | 6-1 | 1,137 | 10 | 6 |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 5-1 | 1,105 | 9 | 8 |
| 8 | Louisville | 6-0 | 1,077 | 8 | 7 |
| 9 | UCLA | 5-0 | 1,017 | 11 | 9 |
| 10 | Miami (FL) | 5-0 | 912 | 13 | 12 |
| 11 | South Carolina | 5-1 | 896 | 14 | 11 |
| 12 | Baylor | 5-0 | 849 | 15 | 10 |
| 13 | Stanford | 5-1 | 824 | 5 | 13 |
| 14 | Missouri | 6-0 | 749 | 25 | 15 |
| 15 | Georgia | 4-2 | 615 | 7 | 14 |
| 16 | Texas Tech | 6-0 | 590 | 20 | 16 |
| 17 | Fresno State | 5-0 | 383 | 21 | 18 |
| 18 | Oklahoma | 5-1 | 380 | 12 | 19 |
| 19 | Virginia Tech | 6-1 | 352 | 24 | 21 |
| 20 | Washington | 4-2 | 309 | 16 | 22 |
| 21 | Oklahoma State | 4-1 | 264 | 22 | 17 |
| 22 | Florida | 4-2 | 249 | 17 | 20 |
| 23 | Northern Illinois | 6-0 | 185 | 23 | 23 |
| 24 | Auburn | 5-1 | 156 | NR | NR |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 4-2 | 153 | NR | 25 |
