| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Alabama | While upsets were plentiful in the SEC, Alabama did not allow Arkansas to even come close to thinking upset. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Ohio State | The Buckeyes are still undefeated with yet another close Big Ten win. On Saturday night they host Penn State. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Oregon | Oregon is finally playing a few games after halftime. Their next two games are against UCLA and Stanford. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Florida State | The game of the week was not nearly as exciting as most hoped. FSU still has a couple tough games ahead of them. | 5 |
| 5 |  | Miami (FL) | The Hurricanes came back to beat North Carolina 27-23 Thursday night. This week they host Wake Forest. | 12 |
| 6 |  | Baylor | Baylor absolutely crushed Iowa State. This week they head to Kansas, but soon we'll see if BU is for real. | 13 |
| 7 |  | Stanford | Stanford got back on track with a quality win over UCLA. This week they get a tricky trip to Oregon State. | 11 |
| 8 |  | Missouri | The gauntlet continues for Missouri who face South Carolina this week after beating UGA and Florida. | 15 |
| 9 |  | Clemson | Clemson was crushed by Florida State and now they must stay focused with a couple road games coming up. | 4 |
| 10 |  | LSU | LSU suffered their second loss of the season. This week they get to relax a bit against Furman. | 7 |
| 11 |  | Texas A&M | The Aggies suffered their second loss of the season in a Saturday full of thrillers in the SEC. | 8 |
| 12 |  | UCLA | UCLA's offense could not get it done against Stanford. Now the defense will be under pressure at Oregon. | 9 |
| 13 |  | Texas Tech | The Red Raiders scored 21 unanswered to beat WVU by 10. Now we find out just how good this team really is. | 18 |
| 14 |  | Louisville | Losing to UCF is not a bad loss, although at home it is certainly not good. Either way, Louisville is out of the title race. | 6 |
| 15 |  | South Carolina | The Gamecocks fell on a last second field to Tennessee and are now 3-2 in SEC play with a trip to Mizzou next. | 10 |
| 16 |  | Oklahoma | Oklahoma did not look very good against Kansas. They will need to play better against Texas Tech. | 16 |
| 17 |  | Fresno State | Fresno State moved to 6-0 with a win over UNLV. A trip to a hot San Diego State squad will be tougher. | 17 |
| 18 |  | Auburn | Auburn outlasted Texas A&M in a 45-41 shootout. This week they play FAU before getting back into SEC action. | NR |
| 19 |  | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State survived against TCU. Three of their next four games are on the road, beginning with Iowa State. | 21 |
| 20 |  | Michigan | Michigan totaled 751 yards of offense and Jeremy Gallon caught 14 passes for 369 yards and two touchdowns. | 22 |
| 21 |  | Georgia | In a crazy afternoon in the SEC, Georgia fell at Vanderbilt. They face Florida next in a must win for both teams. | 14 |
| 22 |  | Nebraska | Taylor Martinez should be ready to return after Nebraska's bye week. He'll have time to readjust against Minnesota. | 19 |
| 23 |  | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech has won six games in a row following their loss to Alabama. They should make it seven against Duke. | 23 |
| 24 |  | Northern Illinois | Northern Illinois remained perfect on the year with a 38-17 win over CMU. Next up is Eastern Michigan. | 24 |
| 25 |  | UCF | Earlier this season UCF nearly beat South Carolina. They finally got a big win over Louisville on Friday night. | NR |
Week 8 Football Top 25 Rankings
Sun, 10/20/2013
