| Week | Rank | Team | W | L | T | Conference | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preseason | 5 | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | Big Ten | 100%
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| Week 1 (9/28) | 5 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 | Big Ten | 100%
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| Week 2 (10/5) | 4 | Ohio State | 2 | 0 | Big Ten | 100%
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| Week 3 (10/12) | 2 | Ohio State | 3 | 0 | Big Ten | 100%
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| Week 4 (10/19) | 1 | Ohio State | 4 | 0 | Big Ten | 100%
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| Week 5 (10/26) | 1 | Ohio State | 5 | 0 | Big Ten | 100%
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| Week 6 (11/2) | 2 | Ohio State | 6 | 0 | Big Ten | 100%
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| Week 7 (11/9) | 7 | Ohio State | 6 | 1 | Big Ten | 100%
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| Week 8 (11/16) | 7 | Ohio State | 7 | 1 | Big Ten | 100%
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| Week 9 (11/23) | 9 | Ohio State | 7 | 2 | Big Ten | 100%
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| Week 10 (11/30) | 9 | Ohio State | 7 | 2 | Big Ten | 100%
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| Preseason | 2 | Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | Big Eight | 100%
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| Preseason | 4 | Texas | 0 | 0 | Southwest | 100%
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| Week 1 (9/28) | 1 | Texas | 2 | 0 | Southwest | 100%
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| Week 2 (10/5) | 1 | Texas | 3 | 0 | Southwest | 100%
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| Week 3 (10/12) | 1 | Texas | 4 | 0 | Southwest | 100%
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| Week 4 (10/19) | 6 | Texas | 4 | 1 | Southwest | 100%
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| Week 5 (10/26) | 6 | Texas | 5 | 1 | Southwest | 100%
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| Week 6 (11/2) | 6 | Texas | 6 | 1 | Southwest | 100%
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| Week 7 (11/9) | 5 | Texas | 7 | 1 | Southwest | 100%
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| Week 8 (11/16) | 5 | Texas | 8 | 1 | Southwest | 100%
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| Week 9 (11/23) | 5 | Texas | 8 | 1 | Southwest | 100%
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| Week 10 (11/30) | 5 | Texas | 9 | 1 | Southwest | 100%
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| Week 1 (9/28) | 2 | USC | 2 | 0 | Western Universities | 100%
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| Week 10 (11/30) | 10 | USC | 7 | 3 | Western Universities | 100%
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| Preseason | 6 | Alabama | 0 | 0 | SEC | 92%
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| Week 1 (9/28) | 4 | Alabama | 2 | 0 | SEC | 92%
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| Week 2 (10/5) | 3 | Alabama | 3 | 0 | SEC | 92%
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| Week 3 (10/12) | 3 | Alabama | 4 | 0 | SEC | 92%
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| Week 4 (10/19) | 3 | Alabama | 5 | 0 | SEC | 92%
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| Week 5 (10/26) | 3 | Alabama | 6 | 0 | SEC | 92%
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| Week 6 (11/2) | 3 | Alabama | 7 | 0 | SEC | 92%
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| Week 7 (11/9) | 2 | Alabama | 8 | 0 | SEC | 92%
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| Week 8 (11/16) | 2 | Alabama | 9 | 0 | SEC | 92%
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| Week 9 (11/23) | 2 | Alabama | 9 | 0 | SEC | 92%
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| Week 10 (11/30) | 1 | Alabama | 10 | 0 | SEC | 92%
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| Week 2 (10/5) | 9 | Arkansas | 3 | 0 | Southwest | 92%
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| Week 3 (10/12) | 8 | Arkansas | 4 | 0 | Southwest | 92%
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| Week 4 (10/19) | 4 | Arkansas | 5 | 0 | Southwest | 92%
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| Week 5 (10/26) | 4 | Arkansas | 6 | 0 | Southwest | 92%
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| Week 6 (11/2) | 4 | Arkansas | 7 | 0 | Southwest | 92%
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| Week 7 (11/9) | 3 | Arkansas | 8 | 0 | Southwest | 92%
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| Week 8 (11/16) | 3 | Arkansas | 9 | 0 | Southwest | 92%
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| Week 9 (11/23) | 3 | Arkansas | 10 | 0 | Southwest | 92%
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| Week 10 (11/30) | 2 | Arkansas | 10 | 0 | Southwest | 92%
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| Preseason | 8 | Auburn | 0 | 0 | SEC | 92%
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| Week 1 (9/28) | 7 | Auburn | 2 | 0 | SEC | 92%
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| Preseason | 3 | Illinois | 0 | 0 | Big Ten | 92%
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| Week 1 (9/28) | 3 | Illinois | 1 | 0 | Big Ten | 92%
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| Week 2 (10/5) | 2 | Illinois | 2 | 0 | Big Ten | 92%
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| Week 3 (10/12) | 9 | LSU | 3 | 0 | SEC | 92%
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| Week 4 (10/19) | 7 | LSU | 4 | 0 | SEC | 92%
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| Week 5 (10/26) | 9 | LSU | 4 | 0 | 1 | SEC | 92%
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| Week 6 (11/2) | 8 | LSU | 5 | 0 | 1 | SEC | 92%
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| Week 7 (11/9) | 9 | LSU | 5 | 1 | 1 | SEC | 92%
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| Week 8 (11/16) | 8 | LSU | 6 | 1 | 1 | SEC | 92%
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| Week 9 (11/23) | 6 | LSU | 7 | 1 | 1 | SEC | 92%
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| Week 10 (11/30) | 7 | LSU | 7 | 1 | 1 | SEC | 92%
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| Week 1 (9/28) | 8 | Michigan | 1 | 0 | Big Ten | 92%
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| Week 2 (10/5) | 7 | Michigan | 2 | 0 | Big Ten | 92%
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| Week 3 (10/12) | 5 | Michigan | 3 | 0 | Big Ten | 92%
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| Week 7 (11/9) | 6 | Michigan | 6 | 1 | Big Ten | 92%
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| Week 8 (11/16) | 6 | Michigan | 7 | 1 | Big Ten | 92%
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| Week 9 (11/23) | 4 | Michigan | 8 | 1 | Big Ten | 92%
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| Week 10 (11/30) | 4 | Michigan | 8 | 1 | Big Ten | 92%
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| Week 2 (10/5) | 8 | Nebraska | 3 | 0 | Big Eight | 92%
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| Week 3 (10/12) | 6 | Nebraska | 4 | 0 | Big Eight | 92%
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| Week 4 (10/19) | 5 | Nebraska | 5 | 0 | Big Eight | 92%
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| Week 5 (10/26) | 5 | Nebraska | 6 | 0 | Big Eight | 92%
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| Week 6 (11/2) | 5 | Nebraska | 7 | 0 | Big Eight | 92%
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| Week 7 (11/9) | 4 | Nebraska | 8 | 0 | Big Eight | 92%
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| Week 8 (11/16) | 4 | Nebraska | 9 | 0 | Big Eight | 92%
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| Week 9 (11/23) | 7 | Nebraska | 9 | 1 | Big Eight | 92%
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| Week 10 (11/30) | 6 | Nebraska | 9 | 1 | Big Eight | 92%
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| Week 1 (9/28) | 9 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | Independent | 92%
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| Week 2 (10/5) | 6 | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 | Independent | 92%
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| Week 3 (10/12) | 4 | Notre Dame | 3 | 0 | Independent | 92%
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| Week 4 (10/19) | 2 | Notre Dame | 4 | 0 | Independent | 92%
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| Week 5 (10/26) | 2 | Notre Dame | 5 | 0 | Independent | 92%
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| Week 6 (11/2) | 1 | Notre Dame | 6 | 0 | Independent | 92%
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| Week 7 (11/9) | 1 | Notre Dame | 7 | 0 | Independent | 92%
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| Week 8 (11/16) | 1 | Notre Dame | 8 | 0 | Independent | 92%
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| Week 9 (11/23) | 1 | Notre Dame | 9 | 0 | Independent | 92%
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| Week 10 (11/30) | 3 | Notre Dame | 9 | 1 | Independent | 92%
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| Week 5 (10/26) | 8 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 0 | SEC | 83%
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| Week 6 (11/2) | 7 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 0 | SEC | 83%
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| Week 7 (11/9) | 10 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 1 | SEC | 83%
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| Week 2 (10/5) | 5 | Kentucky | 3 | 0 | SEC | 83%
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| Week 2 (10/5) | 9 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 | Big Ten | 83%
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| Preseason | 1 | Ole Miss | 0 | 0 | SEC | 83%
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| Week 5 (10/26) | 7 | Oregon | 6 | 0 | Western Universities | 83%
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| Week 8 (11/16) | 10 | Oregon | 7 | 1 | 1 | Western Universities | 83%
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| Week 6 (11/2) | 10 | Purdue | 5 | 1 | Big Ten | 83%
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| Preseason | 9 | Syracuse | 0 | 0 | Independent | 83%
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| Week 3 (10/12) | 7 | Syracuse | 3 | 1 | Independent | 83%
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| Week 4 (10/19) | 8 | Syracuse | 4 | 1 | Independent | 83%
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| Week 8 (11/16) | 9 | Syracuse | 7 | 2 | Independent | 83%
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| Preseason | 7 | Washington | 0 | 0 | Western Universities | 83%
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| Week 1 (9/28) | 10 | Washington | 1 | 1 | Western Universities | 83%
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| Week 4 (10/19) | 9 | Florida | 4 | 0 | SEC | 75%
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| Week 5 (10/26) | 10 | Florida | 4 | 1 | SEC | 75%
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| Week 6 (11/2) | 9 | Florida | 5 | 1 | SEC | 75%
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| Preseason | 10 | Navy | 0 | 0 | Independent | 67%
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| Week 1 (9/28) | 6 | Navy | 2 | 0 | Independent | 67%
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| Week 7 (11/9) | 8 | Oregon State | 7 | 1 | Western Universities | 58%
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| Week 9 (11/23) | 8 | Oregon State | 8 | 2 | Western Universities | 58%
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| Week 10 (11/30) | 8 | Oregon State | 8 | 2 | Western Universities | 58%
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| Week 3 (10/12) | 10 | Florida State | 4 | 0 | Independent | 50%
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| Week 4 (10/19) | 10 | Florida State | 5 | 0 | Independent | 50%
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| Week 9 (11/23) | 10 | Florida State | 8 | 1 | 1 | Independent | 50%
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