| AP Poll | USA Today Poll | Combo Poll | Last Week | |||||||||||||||
| 17-Sep-17 | 17-Sep-17 | average the pct's | ||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Team | Points | pct | 1st place | ref | Rank | Team | Points | pct | 1st place | ||||||||
| 1. | Alabama | 1504 | 98.6 | 45 | 100 | 1. | Alabama | 1618 | 99.6 | 59 | 1. | Alabama | 99.1 | 1. | Alabama | |||
| 2. | Clemson | 1446 | 94.8 | 15 | 96 | 2. | Clemson | 1535 | 94.5 | 6 | 2. | Clemson | 94.6 | 2. | Oklahoma | |||
| 3. | Oklahoma | 1432 | 93.9 | 1 | 92 | 3. | Oklahoma | 1505 | 92.6 | 3. | Oklahoma | 93.3 | 3. | Clemson | ||||
| 4. | Penn State | 1306 | 85.6 | 88 | 4. | Penn State | 1364 | 83.9 | 4. | Penn State | 84.8 | 4. | Southern Cal | |||||
| 5. | Southern Cal | 1241 | 81.4 | 84 | 5. | Southern Cal | 1348 | 83.0 | 5. | Southern Cal | 82.2 | 5. | Penn State | |||||
| 6. | Oklahoma State | 1154 | 75.7 | 80 | 6. | Washington | 1277 | 78.6 | 6. | Washington | 76.7 | 6. | Washington | |||||
| 7. | Washington | 1141 | 74.8 | 76 | 7. | Oklahoma State | 1219 | 75.0 | 7. | Oklahoma State | 75.3 | 7. | Michigan | |||||
| 8. | Michigan | 1081 | 70.9 | 72 | 8. | Michigan | 1171 | 72.1 | 8. | Michigan | 71.5 | 8. | Oklahoma State | |||||
| 9. | Wisconsin | 1031 | 67.6 | 68 | 9. | Ohio State | 1052 | 64.7 | 9. | Ohio State | 65.65 | 9. | Ohio State | |||||
| 10. | Ohio State | 1015 | 66.6 | 64 | 10. | Wisconsin | 1032 | 63.5 | 10. | Wisconsin | 65.56 | 10. | Wisconsin | |||||
| 11. | Georgia | 940 | 61.6 | 60 | 11. | Florida State | 985 | 60.6 | 11. | Georgia | 60.9 | 11. | Florida State | |||||
| 12. | Florida State | 922 | 60.5 | 56 | 12. | Georgia | 978 | 60.2 | 12. | Florida State | 60.5 | 12. | LSU | |||||
| 13. | Virginia Tech | 730 | 47.9 | 52 | 13. | Virginia Tech | 775 | 47.7 | 13. | Virginia Tech | 47.8 | 13. | Georgia | |||||
| 14. | Miami (Fla.) | 606 | 39.7 | 48 | 14. | Miami (Fla.) | 659 | 40.6 | 14. | Miami (Fla.) | 40.1 | 14. | Louisville | |||||
| 15. | Auburn | 596 | 39.1 | 44 | 15. | TCU | 602 | 37.0 | 15. | TCU | 36.7 | 15. | Miami (Fla.) | |||||
| 16. | TCU | 553 | 36.3 | 40 | 16. | Auburn | 555 | 34.2 | 16. | Auburn | 36.6 | 16. | Auburn | |||||
| 17. | Miss. State | 532 | 34.9 | 36 | 17. | South Florida | 446 | 27.4 | 17. | Miss. State | 30.1 | 17. | Virginia Tech | |||||
| 18. | Washington St. | 419 | 27.5 | 32 | 18. | Washington St. | 441 | 27.1 | 18. | Washington St. | 27.3 | 18. | Kansas State | Fell out of Top 25 - lost to Vanderbilt | ||||
| 19. | Louisville | 356 | 23.3 | 28 | 19. | Miss. State | 412 | 25.4 | 19. | Louisville | 23.4 | 19. | Stanford | Fell out of Top 25 - lost to San Diego State | ||||
| 20. | Florida | 308 | 20.2 | 24 | 20. | Louisville | 382 | 23.5 | 20. | South Florida | 22.6 | 20. | TCU | |||||
| 21. | South Florida | 272 | 17.8 | 20 | 21. | Utah | 324 | 19.9 | 21. | Florida | 19.7 | 21. | Washington St. | |||||
| 22. | San Diego State | 201 | 13.2 | 16 | 22. | Florida | 312 | 19.2 | 22. | Utah | 16.3 | 22. | South Florida | |||||
| 23. | Utah | 194 | 12.7 | 12 | 23. | LSU | 243 | 15.0 | 23. | LSU | 12.5 | 23. | Tennessee | Fell out of Top 25 - lost to Florida | ||||
| 24. | Oregon | 158 | 10.4 | 8 | 24. | Oregon | 208 | 12.8 | 24. | Oregon | 11.6 | 24. | Utah | |||||
| 25. | LSU | 153 | 10.0 | 4 | 25. | San Diego State | 141 | 8.7 | 25. | San Diego State | 10.9 | 25. | Florida | Fell out of Top 25 - lost to Georgia | ||||
| 26. | West Virginia | 114 | 7.5 | 26. | West Virginia | 100 | 6.2 | 26. | West Virginia | 6.8 | 26. | UCLA | Fell completely out of poll - lost to Memphis | |||||
| 27. | Colorado | 93 | 6.1 | 27. | Vanderbilt | 92 | 5.7 | 27. | Colorado | 5.63 | 27. | West Virginia | ||||||
| 28. | Maryland | 84 | 5.5 | 28. | Colorado | 84 | 5.2 | 28. | Vanderbilt | 5.55 | 28. | Colorado | ||||||
| 29. | Vanderbilt | 83 | 5.4 | 29. | Maryland | 48 | 3.0 | 29. | Maryland | 4.2 | 29. | Oregon | Entered Top 25 with 3-0 record | |||||
| 30. | Notre Dame | 57 | 3.7 | 30. | Kansas State | 45 | 2.8 | 30. | Notre Dame | 2.6 | 30. | South Carolina | Fell completely out of poll - lost to Kentucky | |||||
| 31. | Memphis | 21 | 1.4 | 31. | Memphis | 36 | 2.2 | 31. | Memphis | 1.8 | 31. | Maryland | ||||||
| 32. | California | 19 | 1.2 | 32. | Notre Dame | 24 | 1.5 | 32. | Kansas State | 1.7 | 32. | Notre Dame | ||||||
| 33. | Stanford | 16 | 1.0 | 33. | Kentucky | 18 | 1.1 | 33. | California | 1.2 | 33. | Miss. State | Jumped to # 17 after defeating LSU | |||||
| 34. | Kentucky | 11 | 0.72 | 34. | California | 18 | 1.1 | 34. | Kentucky | 0.91 | 34. | San Diego State | Entered Top 25 after beating Stanford | |||||
| 35. | Kansas State | 10 | 0.66 | 35. | Minnesota | 14 | 0.86 | 35. | Stanford | 0.86 | 35. | Houston | ||||||
| 36. | Duke | 10 | 0.66 | 36. | Stanford | 11 | 0.68 | 36. | Duke | 0.57 | 36. | Memphis | ||||||
| 37. | Tennessee | 6 | 0.39 | 37. | N. C. State | 9 | 0.55 | 37. | Minnesota | 0.43 | 37. | N. C. State | ||||||
| 38. | Texas Tech | 4 | 0.26 | 38. | Houston | 9 | 0.55 | 38. | Houston | 0.31 | 38. | Minnesota | ||||||
| 39. | Iowa | 2 | 0.13 | 39. | Duke | 8 | 0.49 | 39. | Tennessee | 0.29 | 39. | Vanderbilt | ||||||
| 40. | Wake Forest | 2 | 0.13 | 40. | Navy | 7 | 0.43 | 40. | N. C. State | 0.28 | 40. | Navy | ||||||
| 41. | Houston | 1 | 0.07 | 41. | Iowa | 6 | 0.37 | 41. | Iowa | 0.25 | 41. | Iowa | ||||||
| 42. | Michigan State | 1 | 0.06 | 42. | Tennessee | 3 | 0.18 | 42. | Navy | 0.22 | 42. | Boise State | ||||||
| 43. | Michigan State | 2 | 0.12 | 43. | Texas Tech | 0.131 | 43. | Duke | ||||||||||
| 44. | Boise State | 2 | 0.12 | 44. | Wake Forest | 0.127 | 44. | Michigan State | ||||||||||
| 45. | Appalachian St. | 2 | 0.12 | 45. | Michigan State | 0.09 | 45. | Central Florida | Fell completely out of poll - did not play | |||||||||
| 46. | Wake Forest | 2 | 0.12 | 46. | Boise State | 0.06 | 46. | Army | Fell completely out of poll - lost big to Ohio State | |||||||||
| 47. | Arkansas | 1 | 0.06 | 47. | Appalachian St. | 0.06 | 47. | California | ||||||||||
| 48. | Arkansas | 0.03 | 48. | Texas Tech | ||||||||||||||
| 49. | Kentucky | |||||||||||||||||
| 50. | Appalachian St. | |||||||||||||||||
| Check: | 19825 | 19825 | Check: | 21125 | 21125 | Joining the Poll | ||||||||||||
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