Both the USA Today coaches poll and AP poll have the SEC West occupying the top three spots, and for a historical reference the last time the top three teams were ranked in the AP poll was 1971 when it was Nebraska, Oklahoma and Colorado out of the Big Eight.
Boise State stays ahead of Houston in the coaches poll and comes in at No. 7 and TCU stays the same at No. 19 in the AP poll:
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1 | LSU (60) |
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2 | Alabama |
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3 | Arkansas |
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4 | Stanford |
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5 | Oklahoma State |
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6 | Virginia Tech |
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7 | Boise State |
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8 | Houston |
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9 | Oregon |
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10 | USC |
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11 | Michigan State |
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12 | Oklahoma |
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13 | Georgia |
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14 | South Carolina |
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15 | Wisconsin |
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16 | Kansas State |
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17 | Michigan |
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18 | Clemson |
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19 | TCU |
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20 | Penn State |
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21 | Baylor |
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22 | Nebraska |
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23 | Notre Dame |
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24 | Virginia |
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25 | Georgia Tech |
The USA Today coaches poll has Boise State behind Houston and ranked at No. 8 which is three spots higher than last week and TCU moves up one spot to No. 18
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1 | LSU (59) |
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2 | Alabama |
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3 | Arkansas |
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4 | Virginia Tech |
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5 | Stanford |
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6 | Oklahoma State |
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7 | Houston |
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8 | Boise State |
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9 | Oregon |
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10 | Michigan State |
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11 | Oklahoma |
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12 | Wisconsin |
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13 | South Carolina |
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14 | Georgia |
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15 | Kansas State |
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16 | Michigan |
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17 | Clemson |
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18 | TCU |
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19 | Penn State |
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20 | Baylor |
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21 | Georgia Tech |
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22 | Nebraska |
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23 | West Virginia |
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24 | Notre Dame |
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25 | Virginia |
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