The college football landscape is ever-changing and polls from the Associated Press and Amway Coaches help keep fans up-to-date on who’s the top teams in the country.
The Center for Student Media has decided to join in the fun with our own CSM Poll, collected from members of The Cougar, Coog Radio and the Student Video Network.
In the third week of our poll, there’s a tie inside the top five.
Alabama again reigns supreme at the top of the rankings, but has a couple of teams hot on their heels. Also, a notorious upstart makes their first appearance in the polls this season, and a pair of conferences find three of their teams inside the top 10.
1. Alabama Crimson Time (5) (4-0) – 48-0 W vs Kent State. Next week: vs Kentucky
2. Ohio State Buckeyes (3-0) – Bye week. Next week: vs Rutgers
3. Louisville Cardinals (4-0) – 59-28 W @ Marshall. Next week: @ No. 4 Clemson
T4. Michigan Wolverines (4-0) – 49-10 W vs Penn State. Next week: vs No. 8 Wisconsin
T4. Clemson Tigers (4-0) – 26-7 W @ Georgia Tech. Next week: vs No. 3 Louisville
6. Houston Cougars (4-0) – 64-3 W @ Texas State. Next week: vs Connecticut
7. Stanford Cardinal (4-0) – 22-13 W @ UCLA. Next week: @ No. 10 Washington
8. Wisconsin Badgers (340) – 30-6 W @ #8 Michigan State. Next week: @ No. 4 Michigan
9. Texas A&M Aggies (4-0) – 45-24 W vs Arkansas (Dallas). Next week: @ South Carolina
10. Wisconsin Huskies (4-0) – 35-28 W @ Arizona. Next week: vs No. 6 Stanford
11. Tennessee Volunteers (4-0) – 29-16 W @ Auburn. Next week: vs No. 15 Arkansas
12. Florida State Seminoles (3-1) – 55-35 W @ South Florida. Next week: vs No. 23 North Carolina
13. Baylor Bears (4-0) – 35-24 W vs Oklahoma State. Next week: @ Iowa State
14. Miami Hurricanes (3-0) – Bye week. Next week: @ Georgia Tech
15. Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-0) – 24-13 W @ Northwestern. Next week: vs Illinois
16. Michigan State Spartans (2-1) – 30-6 L vs No. 10 Wisconsin. Next week: @ Indiana
17. Utah Utes (4-0) – 31-27 W vs USC. Next week: @ California
18. San Diego State Aztecs (3-0) – Bye weeks. Next week: @ South Alabama
T19. Arkansas Razorbacks (3-1) – 45-24 L vs #11 Texas A&M (Dallas). Next week: vs Alcorn State
T19. TCU Horned Frogs (3-1) – 33-3 W @ SMU. Next week: vs Oklahoma
21. Florida Gators (3-1) – 38-28 L @ #14 Tennessee. Next week: @ Vanderbilt
22. Texas Longhorns (2-1) – Bye week. Next week: @ Oklahoma State
23. Georgia Bulldogs (3-1) – 45-14 L @ Ole Miss. Next week: vs No. 11 Tennessee
24. Boise State Broncos (3-0) – 38-24 W @ Oregon State. Next week: vs Utah State
25. Arizona State Sun Devils (3-0) – 51-41 W vs California. Next week: @ USC
Dropped from rankings: California (↓ 1), LSU (↓ 7)
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma (4), North Carolina (1)