After three weeks actually being ranked higher in the Coaches poll than the AP (which is really strange), Auburn cracks the top 10 in the AP and is #11 in the Coaches. Do we belong there? Right now, yes and no. But I like what I’m seeing.
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Alabama (57) | 4-0 | 1496 |
| 2 | Ohio State (2) | 4-0 | 1431 |
| 3 | Boise State (1) | 3-0 | 1356 |
| 4 | Oregon | 4-0 | 1276 |
| 5 | TCU | 4-0 | 1269 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 4-0 | 1158 |
| 7 | Florida | 4-0 | 1132 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 4-0 | 1095 |
| 9 | Stanford | 4-0 | 891 |
| 10 | Auburn | 4-0 | 858 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 4-0 | 852 |
| 12 | LSU | 4-0 | 804 |
| 13 | Utah | 4-0 | 790 |
| 14 | Arizona | 4-0 | 722 |
| 15 | Arkansas | 3-1 | 721 |
| 16 | Miami (FL) | 2-1 | 597 |
| 17 | Iowa | 3-1 | 503 |
| 18 | USC | 4-0 | 466 |
| 19 | South Carolina | 3-1 | 406 |
| 20 | Michigan | 4-0 | 396 |
| 21 | Texas | 3-1 | 374 |
| 22 | Penn State | 3-1 | 199 |
| 23 | North Carolina State | 4-0 | 163 |
| 24 | Michigan State | 4-0 | 146 |
| 25 | Nevada | 4-0 | 120 |
- Dropped from rankings: West Virginia 22, Oregon State 24
- Others receiving votes: West Virginia 62, Florida State 51, Missouri 51, Air Force 32, Kansas State 27, Oklahoma State 24, Clemson 9, UCLA 9, Oregon State 7, Northwestern 4, Houston 3
| USA Today Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Alabama (57) | 4-0 | 1472 |
| 2 | Ohio State (2) | 4-0 | 1412 |
| 3 | Boise State | 3-0 | 1312 |
| 4 | Oregon | 4-0 | 1243 |
| 5 | TCU | 4-0 | 1221 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 4-0 | 1164 |
| 7 | Florida | 4-0 | 1155 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 4-0 | 1083 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 4-0 | 989 |
| 10 | LSU | 4-0 | 896 |
| 11 | Auburn | 4-0 | 828 |
| 12 | Utah | 4-0 | 790 |
| 13 | Stanford | 4-0 | 744 |
| 14 | Arizona | 4-0 | 689 |
| 15 | Arkansas | 3-1 | 576 |
| 16 | Texas | 3-1 | 563 |
| 17 | Miami (FL) | 2-1 | 517 |
| 18 | Iowa | 3-1 | 509 |
| 19 | Michigan | 4-0 | 375 |
| 20 | Penn State | 3-1 | 347 |
| 21 | Michigan State | 4-0 | 278 |
| 22 | South Carolina | 3-1 | 272 |
| 23 | Missouri | 4-0 | 182 |
| 24 | Oklahoma State | 3-0 | 146 |
| 25 | Nevada | 4-0 | 102 |
- Dropped from rankings: West Virginia 21
- Others receiving votes: Florida State 84, North Carolina State 80, West Virginia 45, Air Force 22, Northwestern 21, Kansas State 17, Clemson 16, Houston 10, Mississippi State 7, Texas Tech 5, Virginia Tech 2, UCLA 1
