Alabama holds on to number one even with the Clemson loss. Clemson's wins, after beating Alabama and Ohio State) are more valuable, but Clemson's loss to Pitt is also more weighty, albeit the gap is quite narrow.
Top 25 (Explanation; Full Ranking)
- Alabama (nc)
- Clemson (+5)
- Ohio State (nc)
- Western Michigan (-2)
- Wisconsin (+1)
- Washington (-1)
- USC (+3)
- Michigan (-4)
- Stanford (+2)
- Florida State (+7)
- Penn State (-2)
- Oklahoma (+3)
- Tennessee (+6)
- Florida (+10)
- Northwestern (-1)
- LSU (+5)
- Minnesota (+1)
- Iowa (-6)
- South Florida (+10)
- Nebraska (-12)
- Georgia Tech (+6)
- Virginia Tech (+12)
- Utah (+3)
- Miami (+15)
- Colorado (-12)