| Rank | +/- | Team | WinPct | SoS | Off Pts | Def Pts | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | +1 | Texas | 0.9562 | 0.5365 | 29.4 | 9.4 | 85.9 |
| 002 | +1 | TCU | 0.9544 | 0.4982 | 25.4 | 8.2 | 84.2 |
| 003 | -2 | Florida | 0.9533 | 0.6201 | 28.8 | 9.4 | 78.3 |
| 004 | +1 | Alabama | 0.9479 | 0.5916 | 24.4 | 8.3 | 80.7 |
| 005 | -1 | Ohio St. | 0.9305 | 0.5342 | 22.0 | 8.4 | 82.7 |
| 006 | -- | Oklahoma | 0.9261 | 0.6759 | 22.7 | 8.9 | 90.8 |
| 007 | -- | Boise St. | 0.9001 | 0.3725 | 26.6 | 11.8 | 84.9 |
| 008 | +2 | Virginia Tech | 0.8830 | 0.6152 | 24.2 | 11.4 | 82.0 |
| 009 | -- | Penn State | 0.8756 | 0.4976 | 19.9 | 9.6 | 82.4 |
| 010 | +1 | Oregon | 0.8542 | 0.5957 | 23.0 | 11.9 | 91.7 |
| 011 | -3 | USC | 0.8439 | 0.5816 | 20.8 | 11.1 | 85.7 |
| 012 | +1 | Nebraska | 0.8380 | 0.5400 | 19.9 | 10.8 | 82.1 |
| 013 | -1 | LSU | 0.8366 | 0.5457 | 20.0 | 10.9 | 81.7 |
| 014 | -- | Clemson | 0.8249 | 0.6111 | 20.3 | 11.4 | 84.8 |
| 015 | +2 | Iowa | 0.8138 | 0.5708 | 20.9 | 12.1 | 81.9 |
| 016 | -1 | Texas Tech | 0.8064 | 0.5848 | 25.5 | 15.1 | 90.2 |
| 017 | -1 | Cincinnati | 0.7994 | 0.4951 | 22.2 | 13.3 | 86.0 |
| 018 | +7 | Mississippi | 0.7982 | 0.5939 | 21.2 | 12.8 | 83.1 |
| 019 | -- | Pittsburgh | 0.7853 | 0.5121 | 22.9 | 14.2 | 82.5 |
| 020 | +1 | Oklahoma St. | 0.7732 | 0.6038 | 23.9 | 15.2 | 83.3 |
| 021 | -1 | Utah | 0.7696 | 0.4345 | 21.7 | 13.9 | 85.7 |
| 022 | NA | Georgia Tech | 0.7561 | 0.6176 | 27.9 | 18.3 | 79.5 |
| 023 | -5 | BYU | 0.7426 | 0.3827 | 22.4 | 15.2 | 83.2 |
| 024 | NA | Stanford | 0.7375 | 0.5451 | 25.4 | 17.3 | 83.0 |
| 025 | -1 | Oregon St. | 0.7354 | 0.6061 | 20.8 | 14.2 | 87.5 |
New entries: Georgia Tech, Stanford.
Dropped out: Miami-FL, Tennessee.
The ordering at the top shuffled around slightly as Texas and TCU leapfrog Florida after the Gators put up a lackluster performance against then-(55) South Carolina. Winning percentage-wise, however, the top three teams are separated by less than three one-thousandths of a point. TCU's dismantling of previous (20) Utah helped them maintain their power ranking but also improved their lackluster strength of schedule. Alabama leapfrogged Ohio State after the Buckeyes barely snuck by Iowa. Oklahoma and Boise State continue to drift down in winning percentage but hold their positions by lack of any solid competitors stepping up to claim the spots.
USC drops a staggering five one-hundreths of a point in winning percentage but only drops three places. One more game like the one against Stanford and the Trojans will be in the same rarified air as Pittsburgh and Oklahoma State. Oregon finally leapfrogs USC as the top team in the Pac-10, but Stanford is on a tear. Over the last three weeks Stanford has climbed an NCAA-best 28 spots in the rankings. Their nearest competition for "Most Improved" are UNC and Nevada, each climbing 18 spots in the same stretch. Two more solid games to close out the year and Stanford could easily be a Top 15 team.
Georgia Tech clinched the ACC Coastal Title by pounding a hapless Duke team in Durham. They appear to be on track for a rematch with Clemson, a team which they barely beat at home at the start of the season. Were they to meet on a neutral field right now, Clemson would be a 60-40 favorite. Mississippi claims the "Most Improved Within the Top 25" label for this week, jumping seven spots to 18th after defeating Tennessee at home.
