| AP Poll | USA Today Poll | Combo Poll | ||||||||||||||||
| 15-Oct-17 | 15-Oct-17 | average the pct's | Last Week | |||||||||||||||
| Rank | Team | Points | pct | 1st place | ref | Rank | Team | Points | pct | 1st place | ||||||||
| 1. | Alabama | 1525 | 100.0 | 61 | 100 | 1. | Alabama | 1575 | 100.0 | 63 | 1. | Alabama | 100.0 | 1. | Alabama | |||
| 2. | Penn State | 1432 | 93.9 | 96 | 2. | Penn State | 1483 | 94.2 | 2. | Penn State | 94.0 | 2. | Clemson | |||||
| 3. | Georgia | 1417 | 92.9 | 92 | 3. | Georgia | 1450 | 92.1 | 3. | Georgia | 92.5 | 3. | Penn State | |||||
| 4. | TCU | 1322 | 86.7 | 88 | 4. | TCU | 1345 | 85.4 | 4. | TCU | 86.0 | 4. | Georgia | |||||
| 5. | Wisconsin | 1241 | 81.4 | 84 | 5. | Wisconsin | 1338 | 85.0 | 5. | Wisconsin | 83.2 | 5. | Washington | Fell out of Top 10 (lost to Ariz. St.) | ||||
| 6. | Ohio State | 1184 | 77.6 | 80 | 6. | Ohio State | 1243 | 78.9 | 6. | Ohio State | 78.3 | 6. | TCU | |||||
| 7. | Clemson | 1117 | 73.2 | 76 | 7. | Miami (Fla.) | 1144 | 72.6 | 7. | Miami (Fla.) | 72.7 | 7. | Wisconsin | |||||
| 8. | Miami (Fla.) | 1109 | 72.7 | 72 | 8. | Clemson | 1106 | 70.2 | 8. | Clemson | 71.7 | 8. | Washington St. | Fell out of Top 10 (lost to California) | ||||
| 9. | Oklahoma | 1066 | 69.9 | 68 | 9. | Oklahoma | 1079 | 68.5 | 9. | Oklahoma | 69.2 | 9. | Ohio State | |||||
| 10. | Oklahoma State | 900 | 59.0 | 64 | 10. | Southern Cal | 930 | 59.0 | 10. | Oklahoma State | 58.62 | 10. | Miami (Fla.) | |||||
| 11. | Southern Cal | 886 | 58.1 | 60 | 11. | Oklahoma State | 917 | 58.2 | 11. | Southern Cal | 58.57 | 11. | Auburn | |||||
| 12. | Washington | 811 | 53.2 | 56 | 12. | Washington | 914 | 58.0 | 12. | Washington | 55.6 | 12. | Oklahoma | Rejoined Top 10 (beat Texas) | ||||
| 13. | Notre Dame | 798 | 52.3 | 52 | 13. | South Florida | 716 | 45.5 | 13. | Virginia Tech | 46.1 | 13. | Southern Cal | |||||
| 14. | Virginia Tech | 727 | 47.7 | 48 | 14. | Virginia Tech | 701 | 44.5 | 14. | Notre Dame | 45.7 | 14. | Oklahoma State | Joined Top 10 (beat Baylor) | ||||
| 15. | Washington St. | 578 | 37.9 | 44 | 15. | Michigan | 657 | 41.7 | 15. | South Florida | 41.5 | 15. | Virginia Tech | |||||
| 16. | South Florida | 573 | 37.6 | 40 | 16. | Notre Dame | 614 | 39.0 | 16. | Michigan | 39.2 | 16. | Michigan | |||||
| 17. | N. C. State | 573 | 37.6 | 36 | 17. | N. C. State | 573 | 36.4 | 17. | N. C. State | 37.0 | 17. | South Florida | |||||
| 18. | Michigan State | 563 | 36.9 | 32 | 18. | Washington St. | 564 | 35.8 | 18. | Washington St. | 36.9 | 18. | Notre Dame | |||||
| 19. | Michigan | 558 | 36.6 | 28 | 19. | Michigan State | 469 | 29.8 | 19. | Michigan State | 33.3 | 19. | San Diego State | Fell out of Top 25 (lost to Boise St.) | ||||
| 20. | Central Florida | 387 | 25.4 | 24 | 20. | Central Florida | 439 | 27.9 | 20. | Central Florida | 26.6 | 20. | N. C. State | |||||
| 21. | Auburn | 303 | 19.9 | 20 | 21. | Auburn | 354 | 22.5 | 21. | Auburn | 21.2 | 21. | Michigan State | |||||
| 22. | Stanford | 274 | 18.0 | 16 | 22. | Stanford | 286 | 18.2 | 22. | Stanford | 18.1 | 22. | Central Florida | |||||
| 23. | West Virginia | 157 | 10.3 | 12 | 23. | West Virginia | 144 | 9.1 | 23. | West Virginia | 9.7 | 23. | Stanford | |||||
| 24. | LSU | 108 | 7.1 | 8 | 24. | Texas A&M | 94 | 6.0 | 24. | LSU | 6.1 | 24. | Navy | Fell out of Top 25 (lost to Memphis) | ||||
| 25. | Memphis | 62 | 4.1 | 4 | 25. | LSU | 80 | 5.1 | 25. | Texas A&M | 4.5 | 25. | Texas Tech | Fell out of Top 25 (lost to W. Virginia) | ||||
| 26. | San Diego State | 56 | 3.7 | 26. | Kentucky | 64 | 4.1 | 26. | Memphis | 3.6 | 26. | Utah | ||||||
| 27. | Texas A&M | 46 | 3.0 | 27. | Memphis | 50 | 3.2 | 27. | San Diego State | 3.1 | 27. | Louisville | Fell out altogether (lost to Boston C.) | |||||
| 28. | Iowa State | 16 | 1.0 | 28. | Virginia | 42 | 2.7 | 28. | Kentucky | 2.3 | 28. | Georgia Tech | ||||||
| 29. | Virginia | 10 | 0.66 | 29. | San Diego State | 39 | 2.5 | 29. | Virginia | 1.7 | 29. | West Virginia | Back in Top 25 (beat Texas Tech) | |||||
| 30. | Kentucky | 8 | 0.52 | 30. | South Carolina | 19 | 1.2 | 30. | South Carolina | 0.67 | 30. | Kentucky | ||||||
| 31. | Utah | 4 | 0.26 | 31. | Utah | 14 | 0.89 | 31. | Iowa State | 0.59 | 31. | Florida | ||||||
| 32. | Miss. State | 3 | 0.20 | 32. | Navy | 9 | 0.57 | 32. | Utah | 0.58 | 32. | LSU | Back in Top 25 (beat Auburn) | |||||
| 33. | Texas Tech | 2 | 0.13 | 33. | Miss. State | 6 | 0.38 | 33. | Navy | 0.35 | 33. | Texas A&M | Back in Top 25 (beat Florida) | |||||
| 34. | Navy | 2 | 0.13 | 34. | Boise State | 4 | 0.25 | 34. | Miss. State | 0.29 | 34. | Memphis | ||||||
| 35. | Iowa | 2 | 0.13 | 35. | Colorado State | 4 | 0.25 | 35. | Marshall | 0.128 | 35. | Troy | Fell out altogether (lost to S. Alabama) | |||||
| 36. | South Carolina | 2 | 0.13 | 36. | Marshall | 3 | 0.19 | 36. | Colorado State | 0.127 | 36. | Iowa State | ||||||
| 37. | Georgia Tech | 1 | 0.07 | 37. | Georgia Tech | 2 | 0.13 | 37. | Boise State | 0.127 | 37. | Wake Forest | Fell out altogether (did not play) | |||||
| 38. | Florida State | 1 | 0.07 | 38. | Florida | 2 | 0.13 | 38. | Georgia Tech | 0.096 | 38. | Virginia | ||||||
| 39. | Marshall | 1 | 0.07 | 39. | Iowa State | 2 | 0.13 | 39. | Texas Tech | 0.066 | 39. | Miss. State | ||||||
| 40. | Iowa | 0.066 | 40. | Iowa | ||||||||||||||
| 41. | Florida | 0.063 | 41. | South Carolina | ||||||||||||||
| 42. | Florida State | 0.033 | 42. | Colorado State | ||||||||||||||
| 43. | Texas | Fell out altogether (lost to Oklahoma) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Check: | 19825 | 19825 | Check: | 20475 | 20475 | in the polls: | ||||||||||||
| Marshall (beat ODU) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State (beat SDSU) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Previous Polls (2017) | FCS Coaches Poll | Florida State (beat Duke) | ||||||||||||||||