USA TODAY Sports Weekly

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

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1. Georgia (4-0)

Points: 1,592 (61 first-place votes). Previous ranking: 1. This week: Saturday at Auburn (CBS, 3:30). Last week: Defeated Alabama-Birmingham 49-21.

2. Michigan (4-0)

Pts: 1.495. Prv: 2. TW: Saturday at Nebraska (Fox, 3:30). LW: Defeated Rutgers 31-7.

3. Ohio State (4-0)

Pts: 1,414 (2 first-place votes). Prv: 4. Next: Oct. 7 vs. Maryland. LW: Defeated then-No. 9 Notre Dame 17-14.

4. Florida State (4-0)

Pts: 1,390. Prv: 3. Next: Oct. 7 vs. Virginia Tech. LW: Defeated then-No. 23 Clemson 31-24 (OT).

5. Texas (4-0)

Pts: 1,336. Prv: 6. TW: Saturday vs. No. 24 Kansas (ABC, 3:30). LW: Defeated Baylor 38-6. 6. Southern Cal (4-0)

Pts: 1,288. Prv: 5. TW: Saturday at Colorado (Fox, noon). LW: Defeated Arizona State 42-28.

7. Penn State (4-0)

Pts: 1,225. Prv: 7. TW: Saturday at Northweste­rn (BTN, noon). LW: Defeated then-No. 22 Iowa 31-0.

8. Washington (4-0)

Pts: 1,194 (1 first-place vote). Prv: 8. TW: Saturday at Arizona (Pac-12, 10). LW: Defeated California 59-32.

9. Oregon (4-0)

Pts: 1,071. Prv: 11. TW: Saturday at Stanford (Pac-12, 6:30). LW: Defeated then-No. 19 Colorado 42-6.

10. Utah (4-0)

Pts: 1,010. Prv: 10. TW: Friday at No. 21 Oregon State (FS1, 9). LW: Defeated then-No. 25 UCLA 14-7.

11. Alabama (3-1)

Pts: 930. Prv: 12. TW: Saturday at Mississipp­i State (ESPN, 9). LW: Defeated then-No. 16 Ole Miss 24-10.

12. LSU (3-1)

Pts: 844. Prv: 13. TW: Saturday at No. 20 Ole Miss (ESPN, 6). LW: Defeated Arkansas 34-31. 13. Notre Dame (4-1)

Pts: 837. Prv: 9. TW: Saturday at No. 16 Duke (ABC, 7:30). LW: Lost to then-No. 4 Ohio State 17-14.

14. Oklahoma (4-0)

Pts: 784. Prv: 14. TW: Saturday vs. Iowa State (FS1, 7). LW: Defeated Cincinnati 20-6.

15. North Carolina (4-0)

Pts: 698. Prv: 17. Next: Oct. 7 vs. Syracuse. LW: Defeated Pittsburgh 41-24. 16. Duke (4-0)

Pts: 605. Prv: 18. TW: Saturday vs. No. 13 Notre Dame (ABC, 7:30). LW: Defeated Connecticu­t 41-7.

17. Washington State (4-0)

Pts: 555. Prv: 24. Next: Oct. 7 at UCLA. LW: Defeated thenNo. 15 Oregon State 38-35.

18. Miami (Fla.) (4-0)

Pts: 485. Prv: 21. Next: Oct. 7 vs. Georgia Tech. LW: Defeated Temple 41-7.

19. Tennessee (3-1)

Pts: 404. Prv: 20. TW: Saturday vs. South Carolina (SEC, 7:30). LW: Defeated Texas-San Antonio 45-14.

20. Ole Miss (3-1) Pts: Prv: TW:

305. 16. Saturday vs.

No. 12 LSU (ESPN, 6). LW: Lost to thenNo. 12 Alabama 24-10.

21. Oregon State (3-1)

Pts: 293. Prv: 15. TW: Friday vs. No. 10 Utah (FS1, 9). LW: Lost to then-No. 24 Washington State 38-35.

22. Missouri (4-0) Pts: Prv:

140. Not ranked. TW: Saturday at Vanderbilt (SEC, 4). LW: Defeated Memphis 34-27.

23. Florida (3-1)

Pts: 134. Prv: Not ranked. TW: Saturday at Kentucky (ESPN, noon). LW: Defeated Charlotte 22-7.

24. Kansas (4-0)

Pts: 120. Prv: Not ranked. TW: Saturday at No. 5 Texas (ABC, 3:30). LW: Defeated BYU 38-27.

25. Kansas State (3-1)

Pts: 109. Prv: Not ranked. Next: Oct. 6 at Oklahoma State. LW: Defeated Central Florida 44-31.

Dropped out: No. 19 Colorado (3-1); No. 22 Iowa (3-1); No. 23 Clemson (2-2); No. 25 UCLA (3-1).

Others receiving votes: Fresno State (4-0) 93; Kentucky (4-0) 87; TCU (3-1) 54; Maryland (4-0) 39; Louisville (4-0) 36; Texas A&M (3-1) 36; UCLA (3-1) 36; Clemson (2-2) 35; Syracuse (4-0) 32; Colorado (3-1) 29; Air Force (4-0) 24; Iowa (3-1) 16; Tulane (3-1) 11; Wyoming (3-1) 8; James Madison (4-0) 2; Marshall (3-0) 2; Georgia State (4-0) 1; Liberty (4-0) 1 .

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