| AP Poll | Coaches' Poll | Combo Poll | ||||||||||||||||
| 22-Oct-17 | 22-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 | 1600 | 100.0 | 64 | 1. | Alabama | 100.0 | 1. | Alabama | |||
| 2. | Penn State | 1444 | 94.7 | 96 | 2. | Penn State | 1520 | 95.0 | 2. | Penn State | 94.8 | 2. | Penn State | |||||
| 3. | Georgia | 1409 | 92.4 | 92 | 3. | Georgia | 1463 | 91.4 | 3. | Georgia | 91.9 | 3. | Georgia | |||||
| 4. | TCU | 1327 | 87.0 | 88 | 4. | TCU | 1385 | 86.6 | 4. | TCU | 86.8 | 4. | TCU | |||||
| 5. | Wisconsin | 1241 | 81.4 | 84 | 5. | Wisconsin | 1343 | 83.9 | 5. | Wisconsin | 82.7 | 5. | Wisconsin | |||||
| 6. | Ohio State | 1165 | 76.4 | 80 | 6. | Ohio State | 1244 | 77.8 | 6. | Ohio State | 77.1 | 6. | Ohio State | |||||
| 7. | Clemson | 1113 | 73.0 | 76 | 7. | Clemson | 1173 | 73.3 | 7. | Clemson | 73.1 | 7. | Miami (Fla.) | |||||
| 8. | Miami (Fla.) | 1101 | 72.2 | 72 | 8. | Miami (Fla.) | 1172 | 73.3 | 8. | Miami (Fla.) | 72.7 | 8. | Clemson | |||||
| 9. | Notre Dame | 1066 | 69.9 | 68 | 9. | Oklahoma | 1084 | 67.8 | 9. | Oklahoma | 68.0 | 9. | Oklahoma | |||||
| 10. | Oklahoma | 1040 | 68.2 | 64 | 10. | Notre Dame | 951 | 59.4 | 10. | Notre Dame | 64.7 | 10. | Oklahoma State | (Lost Top 10 spot to Notre Dame) | ||||
| 11. | Oklahoma State | 894 | 58.6 | 60 | 11. | Washington | 931 | 58.2 | 11. | Oklahoma State | 58.2 | 11. | Southern Cal | |||||
| 12. | Washington | 836 | 54.8 | 56 | 12. | Oklahoma State | 926 | 57.9 | 12. | Washington | 56.5 | 12. | Washington | |||||
| 13. | Virginia Tech | 791 | 51.9 | 52 | 13. | Virginia Tech | 818 | 51.1 | 13. | Virginia Tech | 51.5 | 13. | Virginia Tech | |||||
| 14. | N. C. State | 666 | 43.7 | 48 | 14. | South Florida | 730 | 45.6 | 14. | N. C. State | 43.2 | 14. | Notre Dame | (Broke into Top 10, beating USC) | ||||
| 15. | Washington St. | 648 | 42.5 | 44 | 15. | N. C. State | 683 | 42.7 | 15. | South Florida | 42.6 | 15. | South Florida | |||||
| 16. | Michigan State | 615 | 40.3 | 40 | 16. | Washington St. | 636 | 39.8 | 16. | Washington St. | 41.1 | 16. | Michigan | (Out of Top 25 - Lost to Penn St.) | ||||
| 17. | South Florida | 604 | 39.6 | 36 | 17. | Central Florida | 561 | 35.1 | 17. | Michigan State | 37.7 | 17. | N. C. State | |||||
| 18. | Central Florida | 500 | 32.8 | 32 | 18. | Michigan State | 560 | 35.0 | 18. | Central Florida | 33.9 | 18. | Washington St. | |||||
| 19. | Auburn | 397 | 26.0 | 28 | 19. | Auburn | 455 | 28.4 | 19. | Auburn | 27.2 | 19. | Michigan State | |||||
| 20. | Stanford | 344 | 22.6 | 24 | 20. | Stanford | 367 | 22.9 | 20. | Stanford | 22.7 | 20. | Central Florida | |||||
| 21. | Southern Cal | 319 | 20.9 | 20 | 21. | Southern Cal | 321 | 20.1 | 21. | Southern Cal | 20.5 | 21. | Auburn | |||||
| 22. | West Virginia | 196 | 12.9 | 16 | 22. | West Virginia | 211 | 13.2 | 22. | West Virginia | 13.0 | 22. | Stanford | |||||
| 23. | LSU | 182 | 11.9 | 12 | 23. | lsu | 178 | 11.1 | 23. | LSU | 11.5 | 23. | West Virginia | |||||
| 24. | Memphis | 111 | 7.3 | 8 | 24. | Texas A&M | 151 | 9.4 | 24. | Memphis | 7.4 | 24. | LSU | |||||
| 25. | Iowa State | 98 | 6.4 | 4 | 25. | Michigan | 121 | 7.6 | 25. | Texas A&M | 7.1 | 25. | Texas A&M | |||||
| 26. | Texas A&M | 74 | 4.9 | 26. | Memphis | 119 | 7.4 | 26. | Michigan | 5.7 | 26. | Memphis | (Broke into Top 25, beating Houston) | |||||
| 27. | Michigan | 60 | 3.9 | 27. | Iowa State | 32 | 2.0 | 27. | Iowa State | 4.2 | 27. | San Diego State | ||||||
| 28. | Miss. State | 43 | 2.8 | 28. | Miss. State | 19 | 1.2 | 28. | Miss. State | 2.0 | 28. | Kentucky | ||||||
| 29. | San Diego State | 7 | 0.46 | 29. | South Carolina | 9 | 0.56 | 29. | Georgia Tech | 0.41 | 29. | Virginia | Fell out altogether (lost to Pitt) | |||||
| 30. | Georgia Tech | 5 | 0.33 | 30. | Georgia Tech | 8 | 0.50 | 30. | South Carolina | 0.35 | 30. | South Carolina | ||||||
| 31. | South Carolina | 2 | 0.13 | 31. | Arizona | 6 | 0.38 | 31. | San Diego State | 0.23 | 31. | Iowa State | ||||||
| 32. | Marshall | 1 | 0.07 | 32. | Kentucky | 4 | 0.25 | 32. | Arizona | 0.19 | 32. | Utah | Fell out altogether (lost to Arizona St.) | |||||
| 33. | Toledo | 1 | 0.07 | 33. | Colorado State | 4 | 0.25 | 33. | Marshall | 0.127 | 33. | Navy | ||||||
| 34. | Navy | 3 | 0.19 | 34. | Kentucky | 0.125 | 34. | Miss. State | ||||||||||
| 35. | Boise State | 3 | 0.19 | 35. | Colorado State | 0.125 | 35. | Marshall | ||||||||||
| 36. | Marshall | 3 | 0.19 | 36. | Navy | 0.094 | 36. | Colorado State | ||||||||||
| 37. | Arizona State | 2 | 0.13 | 37. | Boise State | 0.094 | 37. | Boise State | ||||||||||
| 38. | Florida | 1 | 0.06 | 38. | Arizona State | 0.063 | 38. | Georgia Tech | ||||||||||
| 39. | Troy | 1 | 0.06 | 39. | Toledo | 0.033 | 39. | Texas Tech | Fell out altogether (lost to Iowa State) | |||||||||
| 40. | Appalachian St. | 1 | 0.06 | 40. | Florida | 0.031 | 40. | Iowa | Fell out altogether (lost to Northwestern) | |||||||||
| 41. | Syracuse | 1 | 0.06 | 41. | Troy | 0.031 | 41. | Florida | ||||||||||
| 42. | Appalachian St. | 0.031 | 42. | Florida State | Fell out altogether (lost to Louisville) | |||||||||||||
| 43. | Syracuse | 0.031 | ||||||||||||||||
| Check: | 19825 | 19825 | Check: | 20800 | 20800 | New this week | ||||||||||||
| in the polls: | ||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | (beat Cal) | |||||||||||||||||
| Previous Polls (2017) | FCS Coaches Poll | Arizona State | (beat Utah) | |||||||||||||||
| Toledo | (went to 6-1) | |||||||||||||||||
| Troy | (went to 5-2) | |||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian St. | (went to 5-2) | |||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | (close vs Miami) | |||||||||||||||||