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Fresno State enjoyed a bye in week seven, but due to losses all around the polls, the Bulldogs managed to leap up four spots in the latest Associated Press Top 25. The Bulldogs, now at No. 17 in the country, are 5-0 overall and 2-0 in the Mountain West Conference. Fresno garnered 383 total votes, narrowly beating out Oklahoma (380), but falling well short of Texas Tech at No. 16 (590). No other MWC team received votes in the rankings, which are included in full below:
| Rank | Team | Record | Votes | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama (55) | 6-0 | 1,495 | 1 |
| 2 | Oregon (5) | 6-0 | 1,438 | 2 |
| 3 | Clemson | 6-0 | 1,352 | 3 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 6-0 | 1,330 | 4 |
| 5 | Florida State | 5-0 | 1,242 | 6 |
| 6 | LSU | 6-1 | 1,137 | 10 |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 5-1 | 1,105 | 9 |
| 8 | Louisville | 6-0 | 1,077 | 8 |
| 9 | UCLA | 5-0 | 1,017 | 11 |
| 10 | Miami (FL) | 5-0 | 912 | 13 |
| 11 | South Carolina | 5-1 | 896 | 14 |
| 12 | Baylor | 5-0 | 849 | 15 |
| 13 | Stanford | 5-1 | 824 | 5 |
| 14 | Missouri | 6-0 | 749 | 25 |
| 15 | Georgia | 4-2 | 615 | 7 |
| 16 | Texas Tech | 6-0 | 590 | 20 |
| 17 | Fresno State | 5-0 | 383 | 21 |
| 18 | Oklahoma | 5-1 | 380 | 12 |
| 19 | Virginia Tech | 6-1 | 352 | 24 |
| 20 | Washington | 4-2 | 309 | 16 |
| 21 | Oklahoma State | 4-1 | 264 | 22 |
| 22 | Florida | 4-2 | 249 | 17 |
| 23 | Northern Illinois | 6-0 | 185 | 23 |
| 24 | Auburn | 5-1 | 156 | NR |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 4-2 | 153 | NR |
| Others Receiving Votes: Michigan 118, Nebraska 94, Michigan State 69, Utah 47, Notre Dame 39, Oregon State 21, UCF 19, Texas 16, Northwestern 7, Arizona State 7, Houston 3, Rutgers 1 |