Washington made its season debut in The Associated Press college football at No. 18 and Penn State and Oregon moved into the top 15 after all three had decisive nonconference victories. A weekend filled with blowouts by highly ranked teams kept the top 10 almost unchanged. No. 1 Georgia picked up six more first-place votes in the AP Top 25. The Bulldogs are up to 59 first-place votes and 1,569 points. No. 2 Alabama received three first-place votes and No. 3 Ohio State got one. Penn State jumped eight spots to No. 14 after routing Auburn and Oregon moved up 10 to No. 15 after beating BYU. Washington beat previously ranked Michigan State to earn a ranking for the first time since the 2021 preseason poll.

RANKxTEAMTRENDPOINTSx
1Georgia (3-0)SEC–1,569 (59)
2Alabama (3-0)SEC–1,492 (3)
3Ohio State (3-0)Big Ten–1,473 (1)
4Michigan (3-0)Big Ten–1,364
5Clemson (3-0)ACC–1,268
6Oklahoma (3-0)Big 12–1,257
7USC (3-0)Pac-12–1,197
8Kentucky (3-0)SEC11,096
9Oklahoma State (3-0)Big 1211,071
10Arkansas (3-0)SEC–920
11Tennessee (3-0)SEC4866
12North Carolina State (3-0)ACC4781
13Utah (2-1)Pac-121684
14Penn State (3-0)Big Ten8666
15Oregon (2-1)Pac-1210593
16Ole Miss (3-0)SEC4585
17Baylor (2-1)Big 12–494
18Washington (3-0)Pac-12–485
19BYU (2-1)IA Independents7381
20Florida (2-1)SEC2360
21Wake Forest (3-0)ACC2345
22Texas (2-1)Big 121339
23Texas A&M (2-1)SEC1309
24Pittsburgh (2-1)ACC1181
25Miami (FL) (2-1)ACC12123

Released September 18

Others receiving votes:

Michigan State 91, Florida State 85, Appalachian State 77, North Carolina 72, Washington State 62, Cincinnati 52, Oregon State 49, Minnesota 48, Kansas 23, Syracuse 7, LSU 6, Wisconsin 4

Point values in parentheses indicate the number of first place votes.