Winning also did not guarantee a team would keep its position. Indiana fell one place, and SMU dropped three to No. 24 after its 25–16 victory over Boston College. Iowa slid six spots to No. 20 following its loss to Ohio State. Pittsburgh entered at No. 25, while Kentucky left the ranked group.
For the next slate, Alabama's move sets up a meeting between No. 2 Georgia and No. 6 Alabama. Texas will take the top ranking into its matchup with Oklahoma. Those are the rankings entering the week; the table is Sunday's published AP poll, rather than an individual voter's ballot or a projection.
Sunday's full AP Top 25
| Rank | Team |
|---|
| 1 | Texas |
| 2 | Georgia |
| 3 | Notre Dame |
| 4 | Miami |
| 5 | Ohio State |
| 6 | Alabama |
| 7 | Indiana |
| 8 | BYU |
| 9 | Ole Miss |
| 10 | LSU |
| 11 | Texas Tech |
| 12 | Utah |
| 13 | Oregon |
| 14 | Missouri |
| 15 | Tennessee |
| 16 | Florida |
| 17 | Mississippi State |
| 18 | Oklahoma State |
| 19 | USC |
| 20 | Iowa |
| 21 | UCLA |
| 22 | Houston |
| 23 | Boise State |
| 24 | SMU |
| 25 | Pittsburgh |
The new order leaves five Big 12 teams ranked: BYU, Texas Tech, Utah, Oklahoma State and Houston. SMU and Pittsburgh join Miami as the ACC's ranked teams. The poll provides a new snapshot of the national race after the weekend, with Missouri's rise and Florida's fall accounting for the sharpest movement among teams that were already ranked.