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The Tigers' win over Tennessee not only moved them to 9-2, it also moved them to 17th in the AP and coaches polls and Massey composite.
| AP | Coaches | Massey composite | |
| 1 | Florida State | Alabama | Alabama |
| 2 | Alabama | Florida State | Oregon |
| 3 | Oregon | Oregon | Mississippi State |
| 4 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | TCU |
| 5 | Baylor | TCU | Georgia |
| 6 | TCU | Baylor | Florida State |
| 7 | Ohio State | Ohio State | Baylor |
| 8 | Georgia | Michigan State | Ohio State |
| 9 | UCLA | Georgia | Ole Miss |
| 10 | Michigan State | UCLA | UCLA |
| 11 | Kansas State | Kansas State | Auburn |
| 12 | Arizona | Arizona | Michigan State |
| 13 | Arizona State | Arizona State | Kansas State |
| 14 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
| 15 | Auburn | Georgia Tech | Oklahoma |
| 16 | Georgia Tech | Auburn | Arizona |
| 17 | Missouri | Missouri | Missouri |
| 18 | Ole Miss | Oklahoma | Marshall |
| 19 | Marshall | Ole Miss | Georgia Tech |
| 20 | Oklahoma | Marshall | Arizona State |
| 21 | Colorado State | Colorado State | LSU |
| 22 | Minnesota | Minnesota | Arkansas |
| 23 | Clemson | Louisville | Louisville |
| 24 | Louisville | Clemson | Clemson |
| 25 | Boise State | Boise State | Nebraska |