Oklahoma’s (42-2) grip slipped a bit in this week’s USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. The newly crowned Big 12 Regular-Season Champions still checked in as the top team in the land as they took two of three in the Bedlam Rivalry over the weekend to claim the title and pickup 25 of the polls first-place votes. No. 2 UCLA (38-3) started to gain however picking up six of the top votes, while No. 3 Alabama (42-7) picked up one.
| Rank | School | Points | Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Oklahoma (25) | 793 | 42-2 | 1 |
| 2 | UCLA (6) | 773 | 38-3 | 2 |
| 3 | Alabama (1) | 724 | 42-7 | 3 |
| 4 | Florida | 711 | 40-8 | 4 |
| 5 | Washington | 671 | 39-9 | 5 |
| 6 | Arkansas | 588 | 40-8 | 8 |
| 7 | Florida State | 587 | 38-9-1 | 6 |
| 8 | Arizona | 567 | 35-10 | 7 |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | 566 | 40-8 | 9 |
| 10 | Texas | 484 | 38-9 | 11 |
| 11 | Oregon | 468 | 33-15 | 12 |
| 12 | Arizona State | 465 | 32-14 | 10 |
| 13 | Clemson | 426 | 40-5 | 13 |
| 14 | Louisiana | 356 | 40-10 | 14 |
| 15 | Missouri | 342 | 37-14 | 15 |
| 16 | LSU | 313 | 31-18 | 16 |
| 17 | Kentucky | 300 | 38-12 | 18 |
| 18 | Michigan | 257 | 32-6 | 19 |
| 19 | Tennessee | 234 | 39-12 | 17 |
| 20 | Virginia Tech | 192 | 32-12 | 20 |
| 21 | Duke | 183 | 39-10 | 21 |
| 22 | JMU | 97 | 31-1 | 24 |
| 23 | Minnesota | 82 | 26-10 | 23 |
| 24 | Wichita State | 66 | 37-11-1 | 25 |
| 25 | Liberty | 36 | 39-13 | RV |
New to Poll: No. 25 Liberty
Dropped Out: No. 22 Georgia
Receiving Votes: Georgia (25), Notre Dame (23), Ole Miss (21), Fresno State (15), Mississippi State (13), UCF (7), Miami University (6), Boston University (5), USF (3), Cal State Fullerton (1).