| AP Poll | USA Today Poll | Combo Poll | Last Week | |||||||||||||||
| 5-Sep-17 | 5-Sep-17 | average the pct's | ||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Team | Points | pct | 1st place | ref | Rank | Team | Points | pct | 1st place | ||||||||
| 1. | Alabama | 1524 | 99.9 | 60 | 100 | 1. | Alabama | 1619 | 99.6 | 60 | 1. | Alabama | 99.8 | 1. | Alabama | 98.9 | no change | |
| 2. | Ohio State | 1445 | 94.8 | 1 | 96 | 2. | Ohio State | 1526 | 93.9 | 2 | 2. | Ohio State | 94.3 | 2. | Ohio State | 92.9 | no change | |
| 3. | Clemson | 1317 | 86.4 | 92 | 3. | Clemson | 1466 | 90.2 | 3 | 3. | Clemson | 88.3 | 3. | Florida State | 89.9 | |||
| 4. | Penn State | 1303 | 85.4 | 88 | 4. | Penn State | 1343 | 82.6 | 4. | Penn State | 84.0 | 4. | Southern Cal | 87.0 | ||||
| 5. | Oklahoma | 1253 | 82.2 | 84 | 5. | Southern Cal | 1338 | 82.3 | 5. | Southern Cal | 81.3 | 5. | Clemson | 81.4 | ||||
| 6. | Southern Cal | 1224 | 80.3 | 80 | 6. | Oklahoma | 1274 | 78.4 | 6. | Oklahoma | 80.3 | 6. | Penn State | 77.9 | ||||
| 7. | Washington | 1083 | 71.0 | 76 | 7. | Washington | 1202 | 74.0 | 7. | Washington | 72.5 | 7. | Oklahoma | 76.4 | ||||
| 8. | Michigan | 1051 | 68.9 | 72 | 8. | Michigan | 1105 | 68.0 | 8. | Michigan | 68.5 | 8. | Washington | 76.0 | ||||
| 9. | Wisconsin | 979 | 64.2 | 68 | 9. | Florida State | 1044 | 64.2 | 9. | Florida State | 64.1 | 9. | Wisconsin | 59.2 | Out of Top 10 (?? - slaughtered Utah State) | |||
| 10. | Florida State | 976 | 64.0 | 64 | 10. | Oklahoma State | 1020 | 62.8 | 10. | Oklahoma State | 62.5 | 10. | Michigan | 58.4 | ||||
| 11. | Oklahoma State | 950 | 62.3 | 60 | 11. | Wisconsin | 963 | 59.3 | 11. | Wisconsin | 61.7 | 11. | Oklahoma State | 57.2 | Into Top 10 (Beat Tulsa big time) | |||
| 12. | LSU | 898 | 58.9 | 56 | 12. | LSU | 941 | 57.9 | 12. | LSU | 58.4 | 12. | Auburn | 54.1 | ||||
| 13. | Auburn | 873 | 57.2 | 52 | 13. | Auburn | 863 | 53.1 | 13. | Auburn | 55.2 | 13. | LSU | 51.4 | ||||
| 14. | Stanford | 772 | 50.6 | 48 | 14. | Stanford | 839 | 51.6 | 14. | Stanford | 51.1 | 14. | Stanford | 45.3 | no change | |||
| 15. | Georgia | 685 | 44.9 | 44 | 15. | Georgia | 767 | 47.2 | 15. | Georgia | 46.1 | 15. | Georgia | 44.2 | no change | |||
| 16. | Miami (Fla.) | 537 | 35.2 | 40 | 16. | Louisville | 574 | 35.3 | 16. | Louisville | 35.0 | 16. | Louisville | 41.4 | no change | |||
| 17. | Louisville | 529 | 34.7 | 36 | 17. | Miami (Fla.) | 549 | 33.8 | 17. | Miami (Fla.) | 34.5 | 17. | Florida | 41.4 | ||||
| 18. | Virginia Tech | 490 | 32.1 | 32 | 18. | Virginia Tech | 502 | 30.9 | 18. | Virginia Tech | 31.5 | 18. | Miami (Fla.) | 30.7 | ||||
| 19. | Kansas State | 398 | 26.1 | 28 | 19. | Kansas State | 434 | 26.7 | 19. | Kansas State | 26.4 | 19. | Kansas State | 20.8 | no change | |||
| 20. | Washington St. | 216 | 14.2 | 24 | 20. | South Florida | 257 | 15.8 | 20. | South Florida | 14.7 | 20. | South Florida | 18.3 | no change | |||
| 21. | South Florida | 207 | 13.6 | 20 | 21. | Tennessee | 197 | 12.1 | 21. | Washington St. | 13.0 | 21. | West Virginia | 16.6 | Out of Top 25 (Lost to Virginia Tech) | |||
| 22. | Florida | 164 | 10.8 | 16 | 22. | Washington St. | 192 | 11.8 | 22. | Florida | 10.9 | 22. | Virginia Tech | 15.1 | ||||
| 23. | TCU | 154 | 10.1 | 12 | 23. | Utah | 185 | 11.4 | 23. | Tennessee | 10.1 | 23. | Texas | 11.6 | Out of Top 25 (Lost to Maryland) | |||
| 24. | Notre Dame | 141 | 9.2 | 8 | 24. | Florida | 179 | 11.0 | 24. | Utah | 8.8 | 24. | Tennessee | 8.5 | ||||
| 25. | Tennessee | 124 | 8.1 | 4 | 25. | Notre Dame | 116 | 7.1 | 25. | Notre Dame | 8.2 | 25. | Washington St. | 7.4 | ||||
| 26. | Utah | 96 | 6.3 | 26. | TCU | 80 | 4.9 | 26. | TCU | 7.5 | 26. | Utah | 6.1 | Into Top 25 (Beat North Dakota) | ||||
| 27. | UCLA | 82 | 5.4 | 27. | Colorado | 78 | 4.8 | 27. | Colorado | 4.5 | 27. | TCU | 5.0 | |||||
| 28. | West Virginia | 70 | 4.6 | 28. | Maryland | 60 | 3.7 | 28. | UCLA | 4.1 | 28. | Notre Dame | 3.6 | Into Top 25 (Beat Temple) | ||||
| 29. | Colorado | 65 | 4.3 | 29. | West Virginia | 56 | 3.4 | 29. | West Virginia | 4.0 | 29. | Colorado | 2.8 | |||||
| 30. | Maryland | 45 | 3.0 | 30. | UCLA | 47 | 2.9 | 30. | Maryland | 3.3 | 30. | Boise State | 2.7 | |||||
| 31. | Oregon | 44 | 2.9 | 31. | Oregon | 42 | 2.6 | 31. | Oregon | 2.7 | 31. | Pittsburgh | 2.1 | |||||
| 32. | South Carolina | 44 | 2.9 | 32. | Arkansas | 37 | 2.3 | 32. | Boise State | 1.8 | 32. | N. C. State | 2.1 | |||||
| 33. | Boise State | 22 | 1.4 | 33. | Boise State | 36 | 2.2 | 33. | South Carolina | 1.7 | 33. | Oregon | 1.8 | |||||
| 34. | Northwestern | 20 | 1.3 | 34. | Nebraska | 30 | 1.8 | 34. | Arkansas | 1.14 | 34. | Northwestern | 1.6 | |||||
| 35. | Houston | 14 | 0.92 | 35. | Miss. State | 28 | 1.7 | 35. | Northwestern | 1.12 | 35. | Texas A&M | 1.5 | Fell out altogether (lost to UCLA) | ||||
| 36. | San Diego State | 11 | 0.72 | 36. | Memphis | 21 | 1.3 | 36. | Nebraska | 0.96 | 36. | San Diego State | 0.85 | |||||
| 37. | Kentucky | 4 | 0.26 | 37. | Pittsburgh | 19 | 1.2 | 37. | Miss. State | 0.89 | 37. | Nebraska | 0.84 | |||||
| 38. | Texas Tech | 4 | 0.26 | 38. | Northwestern | 15 | 0.92 | 38. | San Diego State | 0.73 | 38. | Houston | 0.84 | |||||
| 39. | Iowa | 3 | 0.20 | 39. | San Diego State | 12 | 0.74 | 39. | Memphis | 0.65 | 39. | Arkansas | 0.68 | |||||
| 40. | California | 2 | 0.13 | 40. | N. C. State | 9 | 0.55 | 40. | Pittsburgh | 0.62 | 40. | Memphis | 0.68 | |||||
| 41. | Pittsburgh | 1 | 0.07 | 41. | Iowa | 8 | 0.49 | 41. | Houston | 0.55 | 41. | Miss. State | 0.58 | |||||
| 42. | Nebraska | 1 | 0.07 | 42. | South Carolina | 8 | 0.49 | 42. | Iowa | 0.34 | 42. | Brigham Young | 0.47 | Fell out altogether (lost to LSU) | ||||
| 43. | Michigan State | 1 | 0.07 | 43. | Minnesota | 6 | 0.37 | 43. | Kentucky | 0.32 | 43. | Appalachian St. | 0.47 | Fell out altogether (lost to Georgia) | ||||
| 44. | Miss. State | 1 | 0.07 | 44. | Kentucky | 6 | 0.37 | 44. | N. C. State | 0.28 | 44. | Tulsa | 0.44 | Fell out altogether (lost to Oklahoma State) | ||||
| 45. | Navy | 1 | 0.07 | 45. | Navy | 5 | 0.31 | 45. | California | 0.22 | 45. | UCLA | 0.33 | |||||
| 46. | Vanderbilt | 1 | 0.07 | 46. | California | 5 | 0.31 | 46. | Navy | 0.19 | 46. | Georgia Tech | 0.31 | |||||
| 47. | Syracuse | 4 | 0.25 | 47. | Minnesota | 0.18 | 47. | Wyoming | 0.28 | Fell out altogether (lost to Iowa) | ||||||||
| 48. | Texas | 3 | 0.18 | 48. | Texas Tech | 0.131 | 48. | North Carolina | 0.25 | Fell out altogether (lost to California) | ||||||||
| 49. | Houston | 3 | 0.18 | 49. | Vanderbilt | 0.125 | 49. | Temple | 0.25 | Fell out altogether (lost to Notre Dame) | ||||||||
| 50. | Arizona | 3 | 0.18 | 50. | Syracuse | 0.123 | 50. | Western Michigan | 0.25 | Fell out altogether (lost to Southern Cal) | ||||||||
| 51. | Vanderbilt | 3 | 0.18 | 51. | Texas | 0.092 | 51. | Minnesota | 0.18 | |||||||||
| 52. | Central Florida | 3 | 0.18 | 52. | Arizona | 0.092 | 52. | Troy | 0.18 | Fell out altogether (lost to Boise State) | ||||||||
| 53. | Army | 2 | 0.12 | 53. | Central Florida | 0.092 | 53. | Iowa | 0.15 | |||||||||
| 54. | Georgia Tech | 1 | 0.06 | 54. | Army | 0.062 | 54. | Louisiana Tech | 0.12 | Fell out altogether (?? - beat NWLA by 4 TDs) | ||||||||
| 55. | Michigan State | 0.033 | 55. | Kentucky | 0.10 | |||||||||||||
| 56. | Georgia Tech | 0.031 | 56. | Syracuse | 0.092 | |||||||||||||
| 57. | Michigan State | 0.064 | ||||||||||||||||
| 58. | Arizona | 0.062 | ||||||||||||||||
| 59. | Army | 0.031 | ||||||||||||||||
| 60. | Colorado State | 0.031 | Fell out altogether (lost to Colorado) | |||||||||||||||
| 61. | Maryland | 0.031 | ||||||||||||||||
| Check: | 19825 | 19825 | Check: | 21125 | 21125 | Joining the Poll This Week: | 62. | Toledo | 0.031 | Fell out altogether (?? - took care of Elon) | ||||||||
| South Carolina | Defeated N. C. State | |||||||||||||||||
| California | Defeated North Carolina | |||||||||||||||||
| FCS Coaches' Poll | Navy | Defeated Florida Atlantic | ||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | Blew out Eastern Washington | |||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | Defeated Middle Tennessee | |||||||||||||||||
| Central Florida | Defeated Florida International | |||||||||||||||||