(AP 10-23-17) — The top eight remain exactly the same in the latest Associated Press college football poll, with Notre Dame cracking the top 10 for the first time this season.
The Irish climbed four spots to ninth with Saturday’s 49-14 rout of Southern Cal, which dropped to 21st.
Alabama remains the unanimous No. 1 team, followed by Penn St., Georgia, TCU and Wisconsin. Ohio State checks in at No. 6, ahead of Clemson and Miami. Oklahoma is just behind Notre Dame at No. 10.
Michigan has fallen out of the rankings for the first time in two years.
| RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS | RECORD | PREVIOUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama (61) | 1525 | 8-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Penn State | 1444 | 7-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Georgia | 1409 | 7-0 | 3 |
| 4 | TCU | 1327 | 7-0 | 4 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 1241 | 7-0 | 5 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 1165 | 6-1 | 6 |
| 7 | Clemson | 1113 | 6-1 | 7 |
| 8 | Miami (FL) | 1101 | 6-0 | 8 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 1066 | 6-1 | 13 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 1040 | 6-1 | 9 |
| 11 | Oklahoma State | 894 | 6-1 | 10 |
| 12 | Washington | 836 | 6-1 | 12 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | 791 | 6-1 | 14 |
| 14 | NC State | 666 | 6-1 | T-16 |
| 15 | Washington State | 648 | 7-1 | 15 |
| 16 | Michigan State | 615 | 6-1 | 18 |
| 17 | South Florida | 604 | 7-0 | T-16 |
| 18 | UCF | 500 | 6-0 | 20 |
| 19 | Auburn | 397 | 6-2 | 21 |
| 20 | Stanford | 344 | 5-2 | 22 |
| 21 | USC | 319 | 6-2 | 11 |
| 22 | West Virginia | 196 | 5-2 | 23 |
| 23 | LSU | 182 | 6-2 | 24 |
| 24 | Memphis | 111 | 6-1 | 25 |
| 25 | Iowa State | 98 | 5-2 | NR |
