The coaches released their latest rankings in the Week 7 USA Today Top 25 poll, and the Stanford Cardinal have climbed from 18th to 15th on the shoulders of their 37-35 victory over USC.
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Ohio State (49) | 6-0 | 1455 |
| 2 | Oregon (6) | 6-0 | 1388 |
| 3 | Boise State (1) | 5-0 | 1335 |
| 4 | Nebraska (2) | 5-0 | 1272 |
| 5 | TCU (1) | 6-0 | 1213 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 5-0 | 1193 |
| 7 | Auburn | 6-0 | 1060 |
| 8 | Alabama | 5-1 | 1029 |
| 9 | LSU | 6-0 | 1021 |
| 10 | Utah | 5-0 | 940 |
| 11 | Michigan State | 6-0 | 838 |
| 12 | South Carolina | 4-1 | 835 |
| 13 | Arkansas | 4-1 | 780 |
| 14 | Iowa | 4-1 | 710 |
| 15 | Stanford | 5-1 | 618 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 5-1 | 542 |
| 17 | Florida State | 5-1 | 496 |
| 18 | Oklahoma State | 5-0 | 478 |
| 19 | Missouri | 5-0 | 434 |
| 20 | Arizona | 4-1 | 367 |
| 21 | Nevada | 6-0 | 329 |
| 22 | Florida | 4-2 | 242 |
| 23 | Air Force | 5-1 | 151 |
| 24 | Michigan | 5-1 | 137 |
| 25 | West Virginia | 4-1 | 88 |