- Georgia
- Texas (+1)
- Ohio State (-1)
- Alabama
- Ole Miss (+1)
- Missouri (+3)
- Tennessee (+7)
- Penn State
- Oregon (-2)
- Miami (+2)
- USC (+2)
- Utah (-1)
- Oklahoma State (+3)
- Kansas State (+3)
- oklahoma
- LSU (+2)
- Michigan (-7)
- Notre Dame (-13)
- Louisville (+3)
- Arizona
- Iowa State (new)
- Clemson (+3)
- Nebraska (new)
- Boston College (new)
- Northern Illinois (new)
Others receiving votes: Illinois, Boise State, TAMU, Syracuse, Memphis, Washington, Iowa, Kansas, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Liberty, Wisconsin, UNLV, UNC, Cal, BYU, UCF, TCU
Dropped out: Kansas, Iowa, Georgia Tech, NC State
Ssssh, don’t talk about Nebraska looking good this season lest the curse start paying attention to us again after finally being drawn away by Colorado.
Ideal state: we stay off the rankings list until, surprise! We’re playing for Big 10 championship!