Ohio State had one of the more impressive wins of any ranked teams Saturday, topping Cincinnati 42-0, but still managed to fall one spot to No. 6 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
LSU, thanks to a big, prime time road win at previously No. 9 Texas, vaulted the Buckeyes to No. 5.
| Rank | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLEMSON | 2-0 | 1572 | 60 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| 2 | ALABAMA | 2-0 | 1513 | 3 | 2 | — | 2/2 |
| 3 | GEORGIA | 2-0 | 1415 | 0 | 3 | — | 3/3 |
| 4 | OKLAHOMA | 2-0 | 1362 | 0 | 4 | — | 4/4 |
| 5 | LSU | 2-0 | 1314 | 0 | 6 | +1 | 5/6 |
| 6 | OHIO STATE | 2-0 | 1309 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 5/6 |
| 7 | NOTRE DAME | 2-0 | 1118 | 0 | 8 | +1 | 7/9 |
| 8 | FLORIDA | 2-0 | 1064 | 0 | 10 | +2 | 8/10 |
| 9 | AUBURN | 2-0 | 993 | 0 | 13 | +4 | 9/16 |
| 10 | MICHIGAN | 2-0 | 945 | 0 | 7 | -3 | 7/10 |
| 11 | PENN STATE | 2-0 | 868 | 0 | 14 | +3 | 11/14 |
| 12 | UTAH | 2-0 | 839 | 0 | 15 | +3 | 12/15 |
| 13 | TEXAS | 1-1 | 823 | 0 | 9 | -4 | 9/13 |
| 14 | WISCONSIN | 2-0 | 739 | 0 | 16 | +2 | 14/17 |
| 15 | TEXAS A&M | 1-1 | 668 | 0 | 11 | -4 | 11/15 |
| 16 | UCF | 2-0 | 584 | 0 | 17 | +1 | 16/17 |
| 17 | OREGON | 1-1 | 568 | 0 | 18 | +1 | 13/18 |
| 18 | IOWA | 2-0 | 496 | 0 | 19 | +1 | 18/19 |
| 19 | MICHIGAN STATE | 2-0 | 446 | 0 | 20 | +1 | 19/20 |
| 20 | WASHINGTON STATE | 2-0 | 418 | 0 | 21 | +1 | 20/21 |
| 21 | WASHINGTON | 1-1 | 314 | 0 | 12 | -9 | 12/21 |
| 22 | BOISE STATE | 2-0 | 214 | 0 | 24 | +2 | 22/NR |
| 23 | MISSISSIPPI STATE | 2-0 | 134 | 0 | NR | — | 23/NR |
| 24 | USC | 2-0 | 120 | 0 | NR | — | 24/NR |
| 25 | MARYLAND | 2-0 | 109 | 0 | NR | — | 25/25 |
Clemson remains No. 1, capturing 60 of 63 first place votes. Alabama, Georgia and Oklahoma also remain slotted two through four in the Coaches Poll.
Michigan, who needed extra football to beat Army and move to 2–0, fall three spots to No. 10. Penn State (11), Wisconsin (14), Iowa (18), Michigan State (19) and Maryland (25) give the Big Ten seven teams in the top 25.
