| AP Poll | USA Today Poll | Combo Poll | ||||||||||||||||
| 1-Oct-17 | 1-Oct-17 | average the pct's | Last Week | |||||||||||||||
| Rank | Team | Points | pct | 1st place | ref | Rank | Team | Points | pct | 1st place | ||||||||
| 1. | Alabama | 1506 | 98.8 | 44 | 100 | 1. | Alabama | 1593 | 99.6 | 58 | 1. | Alabama | 99.2 | 102 | 1. | Alabama | ||
| 2. | Clemson | 1475 | 96.7 | 17 | 96 | 2. | Clemson | 1537 | 96.1 | 6 | 2. | Clemson | 96.4 | 23 | 2. | Clemson | ||
| 3. | Oklahoma | 1392 | 91.3 | 92 | 3. | Oklahoma | 1460 | 91.3 | 3. | Oklahoma | 91.3 | 3. | Oklahoma | |||||
| 4. | Penn State | 1325 | 86.9 | 88 | 4. | Penn State | 1379 | 86.2 | 4. | Penn State | 86.5 | 4. | Penn State | |||||
| 5. | Georgia | 1237 | 81.1 | 84 | 5. | Washington | 1330 | 83.1 | 5. | Washington | 81.5 | 5. | Southern Cal | Fell out of Top 10 - lost to WSU | ||||
| 6. | Washington | 1218 | 79.9 | 80 | 6. | Georgia | 1244 | 77.8 | 6. | Georgia | 79.4 | 6. | Washington | |||||
| 7. | Michigan | 1115 | 73.1 | 76 | 7. | Michigan | 1203 | 75.2 | 7. | Michigan | 74.2 | 7. | Michigan | |||||
| 8. | TCU | 1079 | 70.8 | 72 | 8. | Wisconsin | 1099 | 68.7 | 8. | TCU | 68.4 | 8. | Georgia | |||||
| 9. | Wisconsin | 1028 | 67.4 | 68 | 9. | Ohio State | 1091 | 68.2 | 9. | Wisconsin | 68.0 | 9. | Ohio State | |||||
| 10. | Ohio State | 1016 | 66.6 | 64 | 10. | TCU | 1057 | 66.1 | 10. | Ohio State | 67.4 | 10. | Wisconsin | |||||
| 11. | Washington St. | 980 | 64.3 | 60 | 11. | Washington St. | 936 | 58.5 | 11. | Washington St. | 61.4 | 11. | TCU | Broke into Top 10 with 4-0 record | ||||
| 12. | Auburn | 802 | 52.6 | 56 | 12. | Miami (Fla.) | 850 | 53.1 | 12. | Miami (Fla.) | 52.2 | 12. | Virginia Tech | |||||
| 13. | Miami (Fla.) | 782 | 51.3 | 52 | 13. | Auburn | 782 | 48.9 | 13. | Auburn | 50.7 | 13. | Miami (Fla.) | |||||
| 14. | Southern Cal | 713 | 46.8 | 48 | 14. | Oklahoma State | 756 | 47.3 | 14. | Southern Cal | 46.7 | 14. | Auburn | |||||
| 15. | Oklahoma State | 664 | 43.5 | 44 | 15. | Southern Cal | 745 | 46.6 | 15. | Oklahoma State | 45.4 | 15. | Oklahoma State | |||||
| 16. | Virginia Tech | 549 | 36.0 | 40 | 16. | South Florida | 562 | 35.1 | 16. | Louisville | 33.8 | 16. | Washington St. | |||||
| 17. | Louisville | 507 | 33.2 | 36 | 17. | Louisville | 550 | 34.4 | 17. | Virginia Tech | 32.2 | 17. | Louisville | |||||
| 18. | South Florida | 440 | 28.9 | 32 | 18. | Utah | 503 | 31.4 | 18. | South Florida | 32.0 | 18. | South Florida | |||||
| 19. | San Diego State | 373 | 24.5 | 28 | 19. | Virginia Tech | 455 | 28.4 | 19. | Utah | 27.5 | 19. | Utah | |||||
| 20. | Utah | 358 | 23.5 | 24 | 20. | Florida | 382 | 23.9 | 20. | San Diego State | 23.8 | 20. | Florida | |||||
| 21. | Florida | 349 | 22.9 | 20 | 21. | San Diego State | 371 | 23.2 | 21. | Florida | 23.4 | 21. | San Diego State | |||||
| 22. | Notre Dame | 349 | 22.9 | 16 | 22. | Notre Dame | 241 | 15.1 | 22. | Notre Dame | 19.0 | 22. | West Virginia | |||||
| 23. | West Virginia | 221 | 14.5 | 12 | 23. | West Virginia | 239 | 14.9 | 23. | West Virginia | 14.7 | 23. | Notre Dame | |||||
| 24. | N. C. State | 149 | 9.8 | 8 | 24. | N. C. State | 127 | 7.9 | 24. | N. C. State | 8.9 | 24. | LSU | Out of poll completely - lost to Troy | ||||
| 25. | Central Florida | 120 | 7.9 | 4 | 25. | Central Florida | 60 | 3.8 | 25. | Central Florida | 5.8 | 25. | Miss. State | Out of Top 25 - lost to Auburn | ||||
| 26. | Oregon | 19 | 1.2 | 26. | Florida State | 55 | 3.4 | 26. | Florida State | 2.2 | 26. | Duke | Out altogether - lost to Miami (Fla.) | |||||
| 27. | Florida State | 15 | 1.0 | 27. | Kansas State | 35 | 2.2 | 27. | Georgia Tech | 1.30 | 27. | N. C. State | Broke into Top 25 - beat Syracuse | |||||
| 28. | Texas Tech | 10 | 0.7 | 28. | Georgia Tech | 31 | 1.94 | 28. | Kansas State | 1.19 | 28. | Florida State | ||||||
| 29. | Georgia Tech | 10 | 0.7 | 29. | Navy | 30 | 1.88 | 29. | Navy | 1.17 | 29. | Memphis | ||||||
| 30. | Stanford | 8 | 0.52 | 30. | Texas A&M | 27 | 1.69 | 30. | Oregon | 1.15 | 30. | Texas Tech | ||||||
| 31. | Navy | 7 | 0.46 | 31. | Stanford | 18 | 1.13 | 31. | Texas A&M | 0.91 | 31. | Kansas State | ||||||
| 32. | Kansas State | 3 | 0.20 | 32. | Oregon | 17 | 1.06 | 32. | Stanford | 0.82 | 32. | Iowa | Out altogether - lost to Michigan St. | |||||
| 33. | Memphis | 2 | 0.13 | 33. | Kentucky | 14 | 0.88 | 33. | Kentucky | 0.44 | 33. | Stanford | ||||||
| 34. | Texas A&M | 2 | 0.13 | 34. | Troy | 9 | 0.56 | 34. | Texas Tech | 0.33 | 34. | Minnesota | Out altogether - lost to Maryland | |||||
| 35. | Maryland | 1 | 0.07 | 35. | Maryland | 6 | 0.38 | 35. | Troy | 0.31 | 35. | Central Florida | Broke into Top 25 - beat Memphis | |||||
| 36. | Troy | 1 | 0.07 | 36. | Michigan State | 2 | 0.13 | 36. | Maryland | 0.22 | 36. | Wake Forest | Out altogether - lost to Florida St. | |||||
| 37. | Miss. State | 1 | 0.06 | 37. | Memphis | 0.10 | 37. | Oregon | ||||||||||
| 38. | Memphis | 1 | 0.06 | 38. | Michigan State | 0.06 | 38. | Colorado | Out altogether - lost to UCLA | |||||||||
| 39. | Arkansas | 1 | 0.06 | 39. | Miss. State | 0.03 | 39. | Tennessee | Out altogether - blanked by Georgia | |||||||||
| 40. | Colorado State | 1 | 0.06 | 40. | Arkansas | 0.03 | 40. | California | Out altogether - lost big to Oregon | |||||||||
| 41. | Colorado State | 0.03 | 41. | Navy | ||||||||||||||
| 42. | South Carolina | Out altogether - lost to Texas A&M | ||||||||||||||||
| 43. | Georgia Tech | |||||||||||||||||
| Check: | 19825 | 19825 | Check: | 20800 | 20800 | New this week | 44. | Texas A&M | ||||||||||
| in the polls: | 45. | Maryland | ||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | (beat Iowa) | 46. | Appalachian St. | Did not play, fell out of poll anyway | ||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | (beat NMSU) | 47. | Troy | |||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | (beat Hawai'i) | |||||||||||||||||