Here are the coaches opinion of the top 25 teams in the country as released in the Amway Coaches Poll:
Full rankings
TOP 25 TEAMS, WEEK 7
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | 1st Place Votes | Prev | CHANGE | Hi/Low |
| 1 | Alabama | 6-0 | 1570 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 5-0 | 1504 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2/5 |
| 3 | Clemson | 6-0 | 1455 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2/3 |
| 4 | Michigan | 6-0 | 1370 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4/8 |
| 5 | Washington | 6-0 | 1329 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6/18 |
| 6 | Texas A&M | 6-0 | 1256 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7/NR |
| 7 | Louisville | 4-1 | 1201 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4/23 |
| 8 | Baylor | 5-0 | 1061 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 11/21 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 5-0 | 1052 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 12/NR |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 4-1 | 995 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 8/NR |
| 11 | Tennessee | 5-1 | 919 | 0 | 9 | -2 | 9/15 |
| 12 | Houston | 5-1 | 754 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 5/13 |
| 13 | Mississippi | 3-2 | 746 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 12/21 |
| 14 | Florida | 4-1 | 661 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 16/25 |
| 15 | Boise State | 5-0 | 628 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 19/NR |
| 16 | Florida State | 4-2 | 584 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 2/21 |
| 17 | Miami | 4-1 | 580 | 0 | 10 | -7 | 10/NR |
| 18 | West Virginia | 4-0 | 526 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 20/NR |
| 19 | Virginia Tech | 4-1 | 441 | 0 | 31 | 12 | – |
| 20 | Oklahoma | 3-2 | 424 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 3/NR |
| 21 | Utah | 5-1 | 408 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 18/NR |
| 22 | Arkansas | 4-2 | 194 | 0 | 17 | -5 | 17/NR |
| 23 | Western Michigan | 6-0 | 185 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 25/NR |
| 24 | Arizona State | 5-1 | 116 | 0 | 36 | 12 | – |
| 25 | Louisiana State | 3-2 | 81 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 6/NR |
