The Cards make their biggest jump in the polls in recent memory (feels like forever) as the Cards vault from 16 to 13. Okay I am exagerating on the vault but considering we have only moved up 1 spot or down in the polls the past two years it feels like eternity. here is the full Coaches Poll.
Go Cards!
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | FIRST PLACE VOTES | PREVIOUS RANK | CHANGE | HI/LOW* |
| 1 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 9-0 | 1546 | 58 | 1 | 1/1 | |
| 2 | Florida State Seminoles | 9-0 | 1485 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2/12 |
| 3 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 9-0 | 1401 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2/4 |
| 4 | Baylor Bears | 8-0 | 1376 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4/NR |
| 5 | Stanford Cardinal | 8-1 | 1307 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4/13 |
| 6 | Clemson Tigers | 8-1 | 1164 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4/10 |
| 7 | Oregon Ducks | 8-1 | 1162 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2/7 |
| 8 | Missouri Tigers | 9-1 | 1083 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 7/NR |
| 9 | Auburn Tigers | 9-1 | 1069 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9/NR |
| 10 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 8-1 | 965 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 10/20 |
| 11 | Texas A&M Aggies | 8-2 | 898 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6/15 |
| 12 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 7-2 | 830 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 6/20 |
| 13 | Louisville Cardinals | 8-1 | 653 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 6/17 |
| 14 | Fresno State Bulldogs | 9-0 | 646 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 14/NR |
| 15 | UCLA Bruins | 7-2 | 641 | �� 0 | 18 | 3 | 10/21 |
| 16 | Michigan State Spartans | 8-1 | 620 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 16/NR |
| 17 | Oklahoma Sooners | 7-2 | 510 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 8/18 |
| 18 | LSU Tigers | 7-3 | 476 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6/18 |
| 19 | Central Florida Knights | 7-1 | 468 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 19/NR |
| 20 | Wisconsin Badgers | 7-2 | 460 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 18/NR |
| 21 | Northern Illinois Huskies | 9-0 | 445 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 20/NR |
| 22 | Arizona State Sun Devils | 7-2 | 262 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 22/NR |
| 23 | Miami Hurricanes | 7-2 | 228 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 6/NR |
| 24 | Texas Longhorns | 7-2 | 176 | 0 | NR | 15/NR | |
| 25 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | 8-2 | 91 | 0 | NR | 25/NR |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 23 Texas Tech, No. 25 Notre Dame.
Others Receiving Votes
Georgia 44; Nebraska 43; Ball State 22; Duke 22; Virginia Tech 15; Louisiana-Lafayette 7; Mississippi 6; Cincinnati 6; Southern California 6; Texas Tech 5; Washington 5; Arizona 4; Notre Dame 2; Buffalo 1.
