Rank |
Team |
Rating |
Previous Rank |
Notes |
AP |
USA |
|
1 |
Southern Cal |
114.5 |
1 |
Extra week to prepare for the Buckeyes visit. |
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
Florida |
110.0 |
5 |
Tebow takes matters into his own hands. Gators cover the spread on late FG. |
4 |
4 |
|
3 |
Oklahoma |
109.9 |
3 |
Bradford thinking Heisman, Sooners thinking title. |
3 |
3 |
|
4 |
Missouri |
109.7 |
4 |
Tigers score on first five possessions. Offense is rolling. |
6 |
6 |
|
5 |
Ohio State |
109.5 |
2 |
Special teams saved the day vs. Bobcats. Time for showdown. Wells??? |
5 |
5 |
|
6 |
Georgia |
109.0 |
7 |
Defense dominated Central Michigan. |
2 |
2 |
|
7 |
Texas |
107.8 |
8 |
Colt McCoy lights up UTEP. |
8 |
8 |
|
8 |
Texas Tech |
107.1 |
9 |
Winning but not as flashy as Red Raiders are accustomed to. |
12 |
12 |
|
9 |
Penn State |
105.9 |
10 |
Solid on both sides of the ball. |
17 |
17 |
|
10 |
Oregon |
105.5 |
14 |
Points a plenty versus hapless Utah State |
16 |
14 |
|
11 |
California |
105.2 |
21 |
Bears “Best” the Cougars. Cross country trip to Maryland next. |
23 |
25 |
|
12 |
West Virginia |
105.1 |
6 |
Mountaineers dominated by upstart Pirates. New O-Coordinator on hot seat. |
25 |
24 |
|
13 |
Kansas |
104.5 |
11 |
Reesing rips Louisiana Tech to the tune of 412 yards. Top 25 match up. |
13 |
11 |
|
14 |
LSU |
104.1 |
11 |
Game with Troy put on hold. |
7 |
7 |
|
14 |
Auburn |
104.1 |
15 |
Held off Southern Mississippi. |
9 |
9 |
|
14 |
Brigham Young |
104.1 |
11 |
Controversial win in the Great Northwest. Beat UCLA in Vegas Bowl last yr. |
18 |
15 |
|
17 |
South Florida |
104.0 |
19 |
Overtime survival for the Bulls against their rival. |
19 |
18 |
|
18 |
Clemson |
103.8 |
17 |
Hammered Citadel, Wolfpack on deck. |
27 |
23 |
|
18 |
Texas Christian |
103.8 |
17 |
Frogs entertain Stanford this week. |
NR |
NR |
|
20 |
Wisconsin |
103.5 |
20 |
51 unanswered points after trailing Marshall 14-0. |
10 |
10 |
|
21 |
Oklahoma State |
102.5 |
25 |
Easy stretch continues. Countdown is on to Mizzou match up. |
NR |
NR |
|
21 |
South Carolina |
102.5 |
16 |
A second half nightmare at Vandy. Looking ahead to Georgia??? |
NR |
NR |
|
23 |
Arizona State |
102.1 |
25 |
Easily handled the Cardinal. Carpenter is cruising. UNLV next. |
15 |
13 |
|
23 |
Arizona |
102.1 |
24 |
Cats with another strong offensive performance over Toledo… |
NR |
NR |
|
25 |
Alabama |
102.0 |
22 |
Bama struggles with Tulane… Western Kentucky on deck. |
11 |
16 |
|
25 |
Utah |
102.0 |
23 |
Utes throttle UNLV in 2nd half. |
22 |
22 |
|
27 |
Tennessee |
101.5 |
25 |
Vols home opener this week, hosting Alabama Birmingham. |
30 |
NR |
|
28 |
East Carolina |
101.1 |
NR |
Upsets??? Two for two. Now they’re vastly over rated… |
14 |
20 |
|
29 |
Virginia Tech |
101.0 |
28 |
Hokies remain offensively challenged. |
NR |
NR |
|
29 |
Cincinnati |
101.0 |
28 |
Nothing to be ashamed of vs. Oklahoma. No votes in AP, it was Oklahoma. |
NR |
NR |