The invincible force moves on. After beating a very good and highly ranked Texas team like they owed them money over the weekend, Oklahoma (33-0) comes in at No. 1 in this week’s USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll for the eighth straight week. The Sooners once again made it unanimous garnering all 32 first-place votes.
| Rank | School | Points | Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Oklahoma (32) | 800 | 33-0 | 1 |
| 2 | UCLA | 768 | 25-2 | 2 |
| 3 | Florida | 717 | 32-6 | 5 |
| 4 | Washington | 692 | 34-6 | 6 |
| 5 | Alabama | 673 | 33-7 | 3 |
| 6 | Oregon | 613 | 28-8 | 4 |
| 7 | Florida State | 597 | 31-6 | 9 |
| 8 | Arkansas | 564 | 36-5 | 10 |
| 9 | Texas | 544 | 31-6 | 7 |
| 10 | Arizona | 503 | 27-8 | 8 |
| 11 | Oklahoma State | 487 | 35-5 | 11 |
| 12 | Arizona State | 472 | 28-11 | 13 |
| 13 | Louisiana | 371 | 34-7 | 14 |
| 14 | Kentucky | 359 | 30-10 | 12 |
| 15 | Virginia Tech | 351 | 28-7 | 15 |
| 16 | Clemson | 331 | 32-4 | 17 |
| 17 | LSU | 303 | 26-14 | 16 |
| 18 | Missouri | 243 | 32-10 | 18 |
| 19 | Tennessee | 226 | 32-7 | 19 |
| 20 | Michigan | 164 | 21-4 | 22 |
| 21 | Georgia | 148 | 27-11 | 20 |
| 22 | Duke | 117 | 30-10 | 21 |
| 23 | Wichita State | 114 | 32-5-1 | 25 |
| 24 | Minnesota | 87 | 22-6 | 24 |
| t25 | James Madison | 41 | 22-1 | RV |
| t25 | UCF | 41 | 30-12-1 | 23 |
New to Poll: t-No. 25 James Madison
Dropped Out: None.
Receiving Votes: Auburn (23), Fresno State (12), Northwestern (11), Miami University (10), Texas state (9), Liberty (4), BYU (2), Western Kentucky (2), Ole Miss (1).