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The Oregon Ducks are the new No. 1 team in the latest AP Top 25 Poll which was released on Sunday. The Ducks benefited from Alabama's loss and moved up to first place. Kansas State and Notre Dame, which are also unbeaten teams, moved up to No. 2 and No. 3 respectively. Alabama fell to No. 4 after their loss and Georgia rounded out the Top 5.
There were no Pittsburgh area teams ranked or receiving votes in the AP Top 25 Poll this week.
| Rank | Team | Record | Votes | Previous |
| 1 | Oregon (45) | 10-0 | 1,485 | 2 |
| 2 | Kansas State (14) | 10-0 | 1,451 | 3 |
| 3 | Notre Dame (1) | 10-0 | 1,382 | 4 |
| 4 | Alabama | 9-1 | 1,259 | 1 |
| 5 | Georgia | 9-1 | 1,223 | 5 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 10-0 | 1,212 | 5 |
| 7 | Florida | 9-1 | 1,089 | 7 |
| 8 | LSU | 8-2 | 1,046 | 9 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 8-2 | 1,031 | 15 |
| 10 | Florida State | 9-1 | 1,024 | 8 |
| 11 | Clemson | 9-1 | 907 | 10 |
| 12 | South Carolina | 8-2 | 848 | 12 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 7-2 | 798 | 14 |
| 14 | Stanford | 8-2 | 766 | 16 |
| 15 | Oregon State | 7-2 | 556 | 13 |
| 16 | Nebraska | 8-2 | 549 | 18 |
| 17 | UCLA | 8-2 | 541 | 17 |
| 18 | Texas | 8-2 | 496 | 19 |
| 19 | Louisiana Tech | 9-1 | 374 | 19 |
| 20 | Louisville | 9-1 | 322 | 11 |
| 21 | USC | 7-3 | 297 | 21 |
| 22 | Rutgers | 8-1 | 179 | 24 |
| 23 | Michigan | 7-3 | 135 | NR |
| 23 | Texas Tech | 7-3 | 135 | 25 |
| 25 | Kent State | 9-1 | 93 | NR |