Bowl Projections

Jerry Palm:  12/30 Music City Bowl vs. LSU

Jason Kirk: 12/29 Russell Athletic vs. Kansas State

Mark Schlabach: 12/29 Russell Athletic vs. Oklahoma State

Brett McMurphy: 1/2 TaxSlayer Bowl (Gator) vs. Texas A&M

Coaches Poll

RANK TEAM RECORD POINTS 1ST PLACE VOTES PREV CHANGE HI/LOW
1 Florida State 5-0 1505 44 2 1 1/2
2 Auburn 5-0 1477 16 5 3 5/5
3 Baylor 5-0 1372 1 6 3 6/10
4 Ole Miss 5-0 1308 0 11 7 11/19
5 Notre Dame 5-0 1269 0 8 3 8/17
6 Mississippi State 5-0 1237 0 14 8 14/NR
7 Alabama 4-1 1065 0 1 -6 1/2
8 Michigan State 4-1 1062 0 10 2 6/13
9 Oklahoma 4-1 929 0 3 -6 3/4
10 Georgia 4-1 898 0 12 2 6/14
11 Oregon 4-1 897 0 4 -7 3/4
12 TCU 4-0 865 0 25 13 25/NR
13 Arizona 5-0 743 0 29 16 –
14 Texas A&M 5-1 706 0 7 -7 7/20
15 Ohio State 4-1 645 0 18 3 6/20
16 Kansas State 4-1 567 0 22 6 20/25
17 UCLA 4-1 483 0 9 -8 7/12
18 Oklahoma State 4-1 479 0 23 5 23/NR
19 East Carolina 4-1 451 0 21 2 21/NR
20 Arizona State 4-1 354 0 24 4 12/24
21 Nebraska 5-1 261 0 17 -4 17/22
22 Stanford 3-2 241 0 13 -9 10/16
23 Georgia Tech 5-0 240 0 31 8 –
24 Missouri 4-1 182 0 26 2 19/NR
25 Clemson 3-2 138 0 28 3 16/NR
*Hi/Low Rankings

Hi/Low = The highest and lowest ranking each team has held during the designated season. Any team that starts the season unranked and/or falls out of the top 25 during the season will reflect a “NR” (not ranked) designation as its lowest rank.

Schools Dropped Out

No. 15 LSU, No. 16 Wisconsin, No. 19 Brigham Young, No. 20 Southern California.

Others Receiving Votes

Marshall 98; Utah 80; LSU 75; Louisville 36; Wisconsin 36; Southern California 28; Brigham Young 16; Minnesota 13; Duke 12; Washington 12; Kentucky 11; West Virginia 8; Iowa 6; Arkansas 6; Memphis 5; California 4; Penn State 3; Rutgers 2.

 AP Poll 
(###) Number of first place votes
 
1
Florida State (35)
ACC
Record: 5-0
PV Rank

1

Points

1,461
2
Auburn (23)
SEC
Record: 5-0
5
1,459
3
Mississippi State (2)
SEC
Record: 5-0
12
1,320
3
Mississippi
SEC
Record: 5-0
11
1,320
5
Baylor
Big 12
Record: 5-0
7
1,258
6
Notre Dame
Division I FBS Independents
Record: 5-0
9
1,186
7
Alabama
SEC
Record: 4-1
3
1,060
8
Michigan State
Big Ten
Record: 4-1
10
981
9
TCU
Big 12
Record: 4-0
25
979
10
Arizona
Pac-12
Record: 5-0
29
951
11
Oklahoma
Big 12
Record: 4-1
4
904
12
Oregon
Pac-12
Record: 4-1
2
888
13
Georgia
SEC
Record: 4-1
13
854
14
Texas A&M
SEC
Record: 5-1
6
731
15
Ohio State
Big Ten
Record: 4-1
20
534
16
Oklahoma State
Big 12
Record: 4-1
21
527
17
Kansas State
Big 12
Record: 4-1
23
486
18
UCLA
Pac-12
Record: 4-1
8
460
19
East Carolina
The American
Record: 4-1
22
344
20
Arizona State
Pac-12
Record: 4-1
26
325
21
Nebraska
Big Ten
Record: 5-1
19
283
22
Georgia Tech
ACC
Record: 5-0
31
235
23
Missouri
SEC
Record: 4-1
24
212
24
Utah
Pac-12
Record: 4-1
–
206
25
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