TEAM	POINTS	FIRST-PLACE VOTES	LAST WEEK'S RANK
1.	Georgia (6-0)	885	48	2
2.	Notre Dame (6-0)	786	3	4
3.	Miami-FL (5-0)	761	1	3
4.	Ohio State (5-1)	714		5
5.	Indiana (6-0)	685	4	7
6.	Alabama (5-1)	575		6
7.	Texas (4-1)	543		1
8.	BYU (5-0)	461		8
9.	Ole Miss (4-1)	368		10
10.	Texas Tech (5-0)	350		11
11.	Utah (5-0)	345		12
12.	UCLA (5-0)	270		NR
13.	Missouri (5-1)	223		16
14.	Tennessee (5-1)	157		15
15.	Kentucky (5-1)	107		NR
16.	USC (6-1)	95		NR

 
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Mississippi State (84), Iowa (66), Oklahoma State (30), Oklahoma (30), LSU (22), Oregon (16), Wake Forest (11), Houston (7), Nebraska (6), Boise State (6), SMU (5), Northwestern (4), Wisconsin (2), Arizona State (1), Florida (1).

NOTES:

Georgia earned 48 of 56 first-place votes to take the No. 1 ranking for the first time since Sept. 8, 2024, after a 20-17 road victory over Alabama. It is the 38th time in poll history that Georgia claimed the top spot, a total surpassed only by Alabama's 62.

Texas, last week's No. 1, tumbled six places to No. 7 following a 27-24 loss to Oklahoma in Dallas.

Notre Dame moved up two spots to No. 2 on the strength of a 58-7 rout of Stanford. Miami (Fla.) remained No. 3 after an open date in Week 6.

LSU, Florida and Oregon all dropped out of the rankings after Week 6 losses.

Unbeaten UCLA claimed the No. 12 ranking, the Bruins' first appearance in the poll since being ranked No. 16 on Nov. 27, 2022. No. 15 Kentucky is ranked for the first time since it was No. 15 on Oct. 2, 2022 and USC returned to the rankings at No. 16.

The SEC leads all conferences with seven ranked teams, followed by the Big Ten with four and the Big 12 with three. The ACC and FBS Independents have one each.


NEXT WEEK'S SCHEDULE:
Auburn at No. 1 Georgia
No. 2 Notre Dame at No. 8 BYU
Florida State at No. 3 Miami (FL)
No. 4 Ohio State at No. 5 Indiana
No. 6 Alabama at No. 14 Tennessee
Florida at No. 7 Texas
No. 13 Missouri at No. 9 Ole Miss
Arizona State at No. 10 Texas Tech
No. 11 Utah at Colorado
Wisconsin at No. 12 UCLA
No. 15 Kentucky at Oklahoma
No. 16 USC is idle


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