- The top nine teams remain the same. With six undefeated teams left in mid-November, we'll most likely hear a lot more screaming about a playoff system this week, how we need one to repair all the injustices in the world. It's been that way for a long time now, but every season teams stumble and the system as it stands turns out to be not nearly as bad as it seems now.
- There are only two teams with one loss at this point, Georgia Tech and Pittsburgh.
- Ohio State is the highest ranked two-loss team. Do they deserve to be above Pitt?
- Otherwise, you've got a big gob of teams at 7-3. These will be worked out of the system in the next week or so as November takes its toll.
- Does Houston still deserve to be ranked over, say, Nebraska?
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| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | |
| 2 | Texas | |
| 3 | Alabama | |
| 4 | TCU | |
| 5 | Boise State | |
| 6 | Cincinnati | |
| 7 | Georgia Tech | |
| 8 | Ohio State | |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | |
| 10 | Oklahoma State |
 2 |
| 11 | LSU |
3 |
| 12 | Oregon |
6 |
| 13 | Penn State |
4 |
| 14 | Wisconsin |
6 |
| 15 | Stanford |
10 |
| 16 | Virginia Tech |
5 |
| 17 | Utah |
 6 |
| 18 | Brigham Young |
4 |
| 19 | Oregon State | |
| 20 | Miami (Florida) |
10 |
| 21 | Southern Cal |
6 |
| 22 | Clemson | |
| 23 | Iowa |
4 |
| 24 | Navy | |
| 25 | Houston |
12 |
| Last week's ballot | ||
Dropped Out: Arizona (#16), West Virginia (#23).