After the 31-13 win over the Miami Hurricanes, the Louisville Cardinals have made their way onto the AP Poll at #25. For those that care, that is one spot ahead of Texas.
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Florida State (46) | 1-0 | 1456 |
| 2 | Alabama (1) | 1-0 | 1317 |
| 3 | Oregon (5) | 1-0 | 1314 |
| 4 | Oklahoma (2) | 1-0 | 1283 |
| 5 | Auburn | 1-0 | 1186 |
| 6 | Georgia (2) | 1-0 | 1114 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 1-0 | 1093 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 1-0 | 982 |
| 9 | Texas A&M (2) | 1-0 | 978 |
| 10 | Baylor | 1-0 | 962 |
| 11 | UCLA | 1-0 | 944 |
| 12 | LSU (1) | 1-0 | 926 |
| 13 | Stanford | 1-0 | 886 |
| 14 | USC | 1-0 | 729 |
| 15 | Ole Miss | 1-0 | 525 |
| 16 | Notre Dame | 1-0 | 519 |
| 17 | Arizona State | 1-0 | 431 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 0-1 | 364 |
| 19 | Nebraska | 1-0 | 352 |
| 20 | Kansas State | 1-0 | 325 |
| 21 | South Carolina | 0-1 | 196 |
| 21 | North Carolina | 1-0 | 196 |
| 23 | Clemson | 0-1 | 164 |
| 24 | Missouri | 1-0 | 147 |
| 25 | Louisville | 1-0 | 141 |
