It moved up three spots to No. 17 this week thanks to Oklahoma State, Wake Forest, Cincinnati, and Syracuse all losing. Ole Miss got a win against Jimbo Fisher and the Aggies in College Station, so that helps LSU’s case as far as quality wins. Alabama remained the No. 6 team in the poll setting up a big top-25 matchup under the lights in Death Valley next Saturday night.
Brian Kelly is 0-2 all-time against Nick Saban, can he change that this weekend?
A look at the full USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports:
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Change |
| 1 | Georgia | 8-0 | 1,552 (45) | – |
| 2 | Ohio State | 8-0 | 1,505 (13) | – |
| 3 | Tennessee | 8-0 | 1,455 (5) | – |
| 4 | Michigan | 8-0 | 1,391 (0) | – |
| 5 | Clemson | 8-0 | 1,315 | – |
| 6 | Alabama | 7-1 | 1,262 | – |
| 7 | Texas Christian | 8-0 | 1,182 | – |
| 8 | Oregon | 7-1 | 1,118 | – |
| 9 | Southern California | 7-1 | 1,018 | +2 |
| 10 | Ole Miss | 8-1 | 973 | +2 |
| 11 | UCLA | 7-1 | 937 | +4 |
| 12 | Utah | 6-2 | 874 | +2 |
| 13 | Illinois | 7-1 | 767 | +5 |
| 14 | Kansas State | 6-2 | 713 | +8 |
| 15 | North Carolina | 7-1 | 630 | +6 |
| 16 | Penn State | 6-2 | 602 | -3 |
| 17 | LSU | 6-2 | 596 | +3 |
| 18 | Oklahoma State | 6-2 | 471 | -9 |
| 19 | Wake Forest | 6-2 | 437 | -9 |
| 20 | North Carolina State | 6-2 | 386 | +3 |
| 21 | Tulane | 7-1 | 369 | +3 |
| 22 | Syracuse | 6-2 | 188 | -5 |
| 23 | Liberty | 7-1 | 147 | – |
| 24 | Kentucky | 5-3 | 109 | +1 |
| 25 | UCF | 6-2 | 88 | +4 |
