Even with their first defeat of the season, the Sooners roll on. Oklahoma (37-1) is the unanimous No. 1 ranked team in the nation for the ninth straight week in the USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll.
| Rank | School | Points | Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Oklahoma (32) | 800 | 37-1 | 1 |
| 2 | UCLA | 768 | 28-3 | 2 |
| 3 | Florida | 720 | 35-7 | 3 |
| 4 | Alabama | 698 | 36-7 | 5 |
| 5 | Washington | 674 | 35-9 | 4 |
| 6 | Florida State | 606 | 33-7-1 | 7 |
| 7 | Texas | 564 | 35-6 | 9 |
| 8 | Oregon | 559 | 30-10 | 6 |
| 9 | Arizona | 535 | 31-8 | 10 |
| 10 | Arkansas | 514 | 37-7 | 8 |
| 11 | Oklahoma State | 497 | 36-5 | 11 |
| 12 | Arizona State | 473 | 28-11 | 12 |
| t13 | Clemson | 376 | 37-4 | 16 |
| t13 | Louisiana | 376 | 35-9 | 13 |
| 15 | Missouri | 335 | 34-10 | 18 |
| 16 | LSU | 310 | 28-15 | 17 |
| 17 | Kentucky | 300 | 32-12 | 14 |
| 18 | Tennessee | 251 | 35-8 | 19 |
| 19 | Michigan | 201 | 24-5 | 20 |
| 20 | Virginia Tech | 182 | 28-11 | 15 |
| 21 | Georgia | 179 | 29-14 | 21 |
| 22 | Duke | 159 | 34-10 | 22 |
| 23 | Minnesota | 82 | 25-7 | 24 |
| 24 | James Madison | 61 | 27-1 | t25 |
| 25 | UCF | 49 | 34-12-1 | t25 |
New to Poll: None
Dropped Out: No. 23 Wichita State
Receiving Votes: No. 23 Wichita State (43), Fresno State (24), Liberty (15), Texas State (12), Notre Dame (10), Ole Miss (8), Miami University (5), USF (5), Auburn (4), BYU (2), Illinois State (2), Cal State Fullerton (1).