| AP Poll | USA Today Coaches' Poll | Combo Poll | Last Week | |||||||||||||||
| 4-Sep-18 | 4-Sep-18 | average the pct's | ||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Team | Points | pct | 1st place | ref | Rank | Team | Points | pct | 1st place | ||||||||
| 1. | Alabama | 1511 | 99.1 | 48 | 100 | 1. | Alabama | 1571 | 96.7 | 59 | 1. | Alabama | 97.9 | 1. | Alabama | |||
| 2. | Clemson | 1467 | 96.2 | 12 | 96 | 2. | Clemson | 1498 | 92.2 | 3 | 2. | Clemson | 94.2 | 2. | Clemson | |||
| 3. | Georgia | 1350 | 88.5 | 92 | 3. | Georgia | 1414 | 87.0 | 3. | Georgia | 87.8 | 3. | Georgia | |||||
| 4. | Ohio State | 1262 | 82.8 | 88 | 4. | Ohio State | 1398 | 86.0 | 1 | 4. | Ohio State | 84.4 | 4. | Ohio State | ||||
| 5. | Wisconsin | 1258 | 82.5 | 1 | 84 | 5. | Oklahoma | 1312 | 80.7 | 5. | Oklahoma | 81.4 | 5. | Wisconsin | ||||
| 6. | Oklahoma | 1251 | 82.0 | 80 | 6. | Wisconsin | 1249 | 76.9 | 6. | Wisconsin | 79.7 | 6. | Washington | |||||
| 7. | Auburn | 1236 | 81.0 | 76 | 7. | Auburn | 1219 | 75.0 | 7. | Auburn | 78.0 | 7. | Oklahoma | |||||
| 8. | Notre Dame | 1080 | 70.8 | 72 | 8. | Notre Dame | 1077 | 66.3 | 8. | Notre Dame | 68.5 | 8. | Miami (Fla.) | Fell out of Top Ten (lost to LSU) | ||||
| 9. | Washington | 870 | 57.0 | 68 | 9. | Stanford | 909 | 55.9 | 9. | Stanford | 56.3 | 9. | Penn State | Fell out of Top Ten (close call against App St.) | ||||
| 10. | Stanford | 865 | 56.7 | 64 | 10. | Penn State | 893 | 55.0 | 10. | Washington | 53.1 | 10. | Auburn | |||||
| 11. | LSU | 801 | 52.5 | 60 | 11. | Washington | 800 | 49.2 | 11. | Penn State | 52.7 | 11. | Michigan State | |||||
| 12. | Virginia Tech | 777 | 51.0 | 56 | 12. | Southern Cal | 766 | 47.1 | 12. | LSU | 48.5 | 12. | Notre Dame | Joined Top Ten (beat Michigan) | ||||
| 13. | Penn State | 768 | 50.4 | 52 | 13. | Michigan State | 733 | 45.1 | 13. | Virginia Tech | 47.9 | 13. | Stanford | Joined Top Ten (beat SDSU) | ||||
| 14. | West Virginia | 762 | 50.0 | 48 | 14. | Virginia Tech | 730 | 44.9 | 14. | Michigan State | 45.0 | 14. | Michigan | |||||
| 15. | Michigan State | 684 | 44.9 | 44 | 15. | LSU | 724 | 44.6 | 15. | Southern Cal | 44.2 | 15. | Southern Cal | |||||
| 16. | TCU | 632 | 41.4 | 40 | 16. | TCU | 699 | 43.0 | 16. | West Virginia | 43.8 | 16. | TCU | |||||
| 17. | Southern Cal | 628 | 41.2 | 36 | 17. | West Virginia | 612 | 37.7 | 17. | TCU | 42.2 | 17. | Virginia Tech | |||||
| 18. | Miss. State | 538 | 35.3 | 32 | 18. | Miss. State | 531 | 32.7 | 18. | Miss. State | 34.0 | 18. | Miss. State | |||||
| 19. | Central Florida | 407 | 26.7 | 28 | 19. | Boise State | 362 | 22.3 | 19. | Boise State | 24.0 | 19. | West Virginia | |||||
| 20. | Boise State | 391 | 25.6 | 24 | 20. | Central Florida | 339 | 20.9 | 20. | Central Florida | 23.8 | 20. | Florida State | Fell out of Top 25 (lost to Va. Tech) | ||||
| 21. | Michigan | 318 | 20.9 | 20 | 21. | Miami (Fla.) | 277 | 17.0 | 21. | Michigan | 17.4 | 21. | Central Florida | |||||
| 22. | Miami (Fla.) | 241 | 15.8 | 16 | 22. | Michigan | 227 | 14.0 | 22. | Miami (Fla.) | 16.4 | 22. | Boise State | |||||
| 23. | Oregon | 217 | 14.2 | 12 | 23. | Oklahoma State | 225 | 13.8 | 23. | Oregon | 11.3 | 23. | Texas | Fell completely out of poll (lost to Maryland) | ||||
| 24. | South Carolina | 125 | 8.2 | 8 | 24. | South Carolina | 189 | 11.6 | 24. | South Carolina | 9.9 | 24. | LSU | |||||
| 25. | Florida | 89 | 5.8 | 4 | 25. | Florida | 138 | 8.5 | 25. | Oklahoma State | 9.0 | 25. | Oregon | |||||
| 26. | Utah | 71 | 4.7 | 26. | Oregon | 136 | 8.4 | 26. | Florida | 7.2 | 26. | South Carolina | Joined Top 25 (took care of Coastal Caro.) | |||||
| 27. | Oklahoma State | 62 | 4.1 | 27. | Northwestern | 87 | 5.4 | 27. | Utah | 4.5 | 27. | Oklahoma State | Joined Top 25 (manhandled Missouri St.) | |||||
| 28. | Boston College | 31 | 2.0 | 28. | Texas A&M | 84 | 5.2 | 28. | Northwestern | 3.6 | 28. | Florida | ||||||
| 29. | Texas A&M | 29 | 1.9 | 29. | Utah | 70 | 4.3 | 29. | Texas A&M | 3.5 | 29. | Utah | ||||||
| 30. | Northwestern | 28 | 1.8 | 30. | Florida State | 46 | 2.8 | 30. | Florida State | 1.7 | 30. | Texas A&M | ||||||
| 31. | Maryland | 12 | 0.79 | 31. | Memphis | 27 | 1.7 | 31. | Boston College | 1.7 | 31. | Northwestern | ||||||
| 32. | Mississippi | 11 | 0.72 | 32. | Boston College | 21 | 1.3 | 32. | Memphis | 1.0 | 32. | Florida Atlantic | Fell out altogether (slaughtered by Oklahoma) | |||||
| 33. | N. C. State | 9 | 0.59 | 33. | Kentucky | 13 | 0.80 | 33. | N. C. State | 0.57 | 33. | Kansas State | ||||||
| 34. | Florida State | 8 | 0.52 | 34. | Wash. State | 11 | 0.68 | 34. | Wash. State | 0.54 | 34. | N. C. State | ||||||
| 35. | Houston | 6 | 0.39 | 35. | N. C. State | 9 | 0.55 | 35. | Maryland | 0.45 | 35. | Boston College | ||||||
| 36. | Memphis | 6 | 0.39 | 36. | Appalachian St. | 9 | 0.55 | 36. | Kentucky | 0.40 | 36. | Arizona | Fell out altogether (lost to BYU) | |||||
| 37. | Wash. State | 6 | 0.39 | 37. | Iowa | 9 | 0.55 | 37. | Iowa | 0.38 | 37. | Memphis | ||||||
| 38. | Iowa State | 4 | 0.26 | 38. | South Florida | 9 | 0.55 | 38. | Mississippi | 0.36 | 38. | Troy | Fell out altogether (lost big to Boise St.) | |||||
| 39. | Kansas State | 3 | 0.20 | 39. | Duke | 9 | 0.55 | 39. | Houston | 0.32 | 39. | Arkansas State | ||||||
| 40. | Iowa | 3 | 0.20 | 40. | Fresno State | 7 | 0.43 | 40. | Iowa State | 0.32 | 40. | Iowa State | ||||||
| 41. | Brigham Young | 3 | 0.20 | 41. | Iowa State | 6 | 0.37 | 41. | Appalachian St. | 0.28 | 41. | Appalachian St. | ||||||
| 42. | Hawai'i | 3 | 0.20 | 42. | Arkansas | 6 | 0.37 | 42. | South Florida | 0.28 | 42. | San Diego State | ||||||
| 43. | Fresno State | 1 | 0.07 | 43. | Arkansas State | 5 | 0.31 | 43. | Duke | 0.28 | 43. | Iowa | ||||||
| 44. | Arkansas State | 1 | 0.07 | 44. | Kansas State | 4 | 0.25 | 44. | Fresno State | 0.25 | 44. | Kentucky | ||||||
| 45. | Houston | 4 | 0.25 | 45. | Kansas State | 0.22 | 45. | Houston | ||||||||||
| 46. | Hawai'i | 4 | 0.25 | 46. | Hawai'i | 0.22 | 46. | Washington St. | ||||||||||
| 47. | Cincinnati | 3 | 0.18 | 47. | Arkansas State | 0.19 | 47. | South Florida | ||||||||||
| 48. | Maryland | 2 | 0.12 | 48. | Arkansas | 0.18 | 48. | Fresno State | ||||||||||
| 49. | San Diego State | 1 | 0.06 | 49. | Brigham Young | 0.10 | 49. | Duke | ||||||||||
| 50. | Georgia Tech | 1 | 0.06 | 50. | Cincinnati | 0.09 | 50. | Louisville | Fell out altogether (shredded by Alabama) | |||||||||
| 51. | Georgia Tech | 0.03 | 51. | Army | Fell out altogether (lost to Duke) | |||||||||||||
| 52. | San Diego State | 0.03 | 52. | Northern Illinois | Fell out altogether (lost to Iowa) | |||||||||||||
| FCS Poll | Joining the Poll This Week: | |||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi | Defeated Texas Tech | |||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian St. | Gave Penn State a scare | |||||||||||||||||
| Hawai'i | 2-0 so far | |||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | Defeated Eastern Illinois | |||||||||||||||||
| Brigham Young | Defeated Arizona | |||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | Defeated UCLA | |||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | Defeated Alcorn State | |||||||||||||||||