Overview
- Ohio State stays No. 1 with 59 of 63 first-place votes, with Indiana at No. 2 and Texas A&M at No. 3 claiming the other four.
- Texas Tech climbs to No. 8 after a 29-7 win over BYU, which drops into a tie for No. 12 with Georgia Tech.
- Oklahoma and Texas move into a tie at No. 10 after idle weeks, and Notre Dame rises to No. 9.
- Indiana preserves its unbeaten season with a 27-24 win at Penn State on Omar Cooper Jr.’s late touchdown.
- Virginia and Louisville lose at home to deepen concerns about ACC depth, and LSU falls out of the poll entirely after a 20-9 defeat at Alabama.