| AP Poll | USA Today Poll | Combo Poll | |||||||||||||||||
| 8-Oct-17 | 8-Oct-17 | average the pct's | Last Week | ||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Team | Points | pct | 1st place | ref | Rank | Team | Points | pct | 1st place | |||||||||
| 1. | Alabama | 1507 | 98.8 | 43 | 100 | 1. | Alabama | 1617 | 99.5 | 57 | 1. | Alabama | 99.2 | 100 | 1. | Alabama | |||
| 2. | Clemson | 1481 | 97.1 | 18 | 96 | 2. | Clemson | 1568 | 96.5 | 8 | 2. | Clemson | 96.8 | 26 | 2. | Clemson | |||
| 3. | Penn State | 1370 | 89.8 | 92 | 3. | Penn State | 1454 | 89.5 | 3. | Penn State | 89.7 | 3. | Oklahoma | Out of Top 10 - Lost to Iowa State | |||||
| 4. | Georgia | 1327 | 87.0 | 88 | 4. | Washington | 1404 | 86.4 | 4. | Georgia | 86.0 | 4. | Penn State | ||||||
| 5. | Washington | 1284 | 84.2 | 84 | 5. | Georgia | 1380 | 84.9 | 5. | Washington | 85.3 | 5. | Washington | ||||||
| 6. | TCU | 1192 | 78.2 | 80 | 6. | Wisconsin | 1243 | 76.5 | 6. | TCU | 76.9 | 6. | Georgia | ||||||
| 7. | Wisconsin | 1127 | 73.9 | 76 | 7. | TCU | 1229 | 75.6 | 7. | Wisconsin | 75.2 | 7. | Michigan | Out of Top 10 - Lost to Michigan St. | |||||
| 8. | Washington St. | 1094 | 71.7 | 72 | 8. | Ohio State | 1146 | 70.5 | 8. | Washington St. | 70.2 | 8. | TCU | ||||||
| 9. | Ohio State | 1051 | 68.9 | 68 | 9. | Washington St. | 1117 | 68.7 | 9. | Ohio State | 69.7 | 9. | Wisconsin | ||||||
| 10. | Auburn | 914 | 59.9 | 64 | 10. | Miami (Fla.) | 1003 | 61.7 | 10. | Miami (Fla.) | 60.6 | 10. | Ohio State | ||||||
| 11. | Miami (Fla.) | 908 | 59.5 | 60 | 11. | Auburn | 941 | 57.9 | 11. | Auburn | 58.9 | 11. | Washington St. | Moved into Top 10 - beat Oregon | |||||
| 12. | Oklahoma | 851 | 55.8 | 56 | 12. | Oklahoma | 919 | 56.6 | 12. | Oklahoma | 56.2 | 12. | Miami (Fla.) | Moved into Top 10 - beat Florida St. | |||||
| 13. | Southern Cal | 795 | 52.1 | 52 | 13. | Southern Cal | 818 | 50.3 | 13. | Southern Cal | 51.2 | 13. | Auburn | ||||||
| 14. | Oklahoma State | 712 | 46.7 | 48 | 14. | Oklahoma State | 788 | 48.5 | 14. | Oklahoma State | 47.6 | 14. | Southern Cal | ||||||
| 15. | Virginia Tech | 617 | 40.5 | 44 | 15. | South Florida | 622 | 38.3 | 15. | Virginia Tech | 38.7 | 15. | Oklahoma State | ||||||
| 16. | Notre Dame | 583 | 38.2 | 40 | 16. | Michigan | 612 | 37.7 | 16. | Michigan | 36.0 | 16. | Louisville | Out of Top 25 - Lost to N. C. State | |||||
| 17. | Michigan | 524 | 34.4 | 36 | 17. | Virginia Tech | 599 | 36.9 | 17. | South Florida | 34.9 | 17. | Virginia Tech | ||||||
| 18. | South Florida | 482 | 31.6 | 32 | 18. | San Diego State | 516 | 31.8 | 18. | Notre Dame | 34.4 | 18. | South Florida | ||||||
| 19. | San Diego State | 465 | 30.5 | 28 | 19. | Notre Dame | 498 | 30.6 | 19. | San Diego State | 31.1 | 19. | Utah | Out of Top 25 - Lost to Stanford | |||||
| 20. | N. C. State | 421 | 27.6 | 24 | 20. | N. C. State | 455 | 28.0 | 20. | N. C. State | 27.8 | 20. | San Diego State | ||||||
| 21. | Michigan State | 416 | 27.3 | 20 | 21. | Central Florida | 273 | 16.8 | 21. | Michigan State | 21.7 | 21. | Florida | Out of Top 25 - Lost to LSU | |||||
| 22. | Central Florida | 274 | 18.0 | 16 | 22. | Michigan State | 261 | 16.1 | 22. | Central Florida | 17.4 | 22. | Notre Dame | ||||||
| 23. | Stanford | 109 | 7.1 | 12 | 23. | Utah | 122 | 7.5 | 23. | Stanford | 6.9 | 23. | West Virginia | Out of Top 25 - Lost to TCU | |||||
| 24. | Texas Tech | 105 | 6.9 | 8 | 24. | Navy | 110 | 6.8 | 24. | Navy | 5.8 | 24. | N. C. State | ||||||
| 25. | Navy | 74 | 4.9 | 4 | 25. | Stanford | 107 | 6.6 | 25. | Texas Tech | 4.33 | 25. | Central Florida | ||||||
| 26. | Georgia Tech | 39 | 2.6 | 26. | Louisville | 85 | 5.2 | 26. | Utah | 4.31 | 26. | Florida State | Fell completely out - lost to Miami | ||||||
| 27. | West Virginia | 26 | 1.7 | 27. | Georgia Tech | 47 | 2.9 | 27. | Louisville | 3.44 | 27. | Georgia Tech | |||||||
| 28. | Louisville | 25 | 1.6 | 28. | Kentucky | 41 | 2.5 | 28. | Georgia Tech | 2.72 | 28. | Kansas State | Out altogether - lost to Texas | ||||||
| 29. | Utah | 17 | 1.1 | 29. | West Virginia | 29 | 1.8 | 29. | West Virginia | 1.74 | 29. | Navy | Moved into Top 25 - beat Air Force | ||||||
| 30. | Florida | 9 | 0.59 | 30. | Texas Tech | 29 | 1.8 | 30. | Kentucky | 1.46 | 30. | Oregon | Out altogether - lost to Wash. St. | ||||||
| 31. | LSU | 9 | 0.59 | 31. | Florida | 23 | 1.4 | 31. | Florida | 1.00 | 31. | Texas A&M | |||||||
| 32. | Kentucky | 6 | 0.39 | 32. | Texas A&M | 14 | 0.86 | 32. | LSU | 0.57 | 32. | Stanford | Moved into Top 25 - beat Utah | ||||||
| 33. | Iowa State | 5 | 0.33 | 33. | Troy | 10 | 0.62 | 33. | Texas A&M | 0.56 | 33. | Kentucky | |||||||
| 34. | Texas A&M | 4 | 0.26 | 34. | Memphis | 9 | 0.55 | 34. | Memphis | 0.34 | 34. | Texas Tech | Moved into Top 25 - beat Kansas | ||||||
| 35. | Memphis | 2 | 0.13 | 35. | LSU | 9 | 0.55 | 35. | Troy | 0.31 | 35. | Troy | |||||||
| 36. | Wake Forest | 5 | 0.31 | 36. | Iowa State | 0.29 | 36. | Maryland | Out altogether - lost big to Ohio St. | ||||||||||
| 37. | Virginia | 5 | 0.31 | 37. | Wake Forest | 0.15 | 37. | Memphis | |||||||||||
| 38. | Iowa State | 4 | 0.25 | 38. | Virginia | 0.15 | 38. | Michigan State | Moved into Top 25 - beat Michigan | ||||||||||
| 39. | Miss. State | 3 | 0.18 | 39. | Miss. State | 0.09 | 39. | Miss. State | |||||||||||
| 40. | Iowa | 3 | 0.18 | 40. | Iowa | 0.09 | 40. | Arkansas | Out altogether - lost to S. Carolina | ||||||||||
| 41. | South Carolina | 3 | 0.18 | 41. | South Carolina | 0.09 | 41. | Colorado State | |||||||||||
| 42. | Colorado State | 2 | 0.12 | 42. | Colorado State | 0.06 | |||||||||||||
| 43. | Texas | 2 | 0.12 | 43. | Texas | 0.06 | |||||||||||||
| Check: | 19825 | 19825 | Check: | 21125 | 21125 | New this week | |||||||||||||
| in the polls: | |||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | (beat Florida) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Previous Polls (2017) | FCS Coaches Poll | Iowa State | (beat Oklahoma) | ||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | (played Clemson close) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | (beat Duke) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | (beat Illinois) | ||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | (beat Arkansas) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | (beat Kansas State) | ||||||||||||||||||