| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | LSU | LSU has an easy game against WKU this week to help recover from that huge victory at Alabama. | 2 |
| 2 |  | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State got all they could handle from Kansas State. A trip to Texas Tech won't be a walk in the park either. | 3 |
| 3 |  | Stanford | Stanford's last road trip went off without a hitch, but now everybody is looking forward to this week's Ducks game. | 4 |
| 4 |  | Boise State | The game of the century, at least the MWC version, is this week as Boise State hosts the Horned Frogs of TCU. | 5 |
| 5 |  | Alabama | Bama lost the game of the century in a defensive battle. The cowbells will be loud at Mississippi State this week. | 1 |
| 6 |  | Oregon | How about this for the "West of the Mississippi Game of the Century?" Oregon travels to Stanford for a huge game. | 6 |
| 7 |  | Oklahoma | Oklahoma was slow out of the gate last week. With trips to Baylor and OSU left, OU can't afford slow starts. | 7 |
| 8 |  | Arkansas | Arkansas found a way to get past the South Carolina defense and should keep moving up over the next two weeks. | 8 |
| 9 |  | Clemson | Clemson had a week off following their lone loss of the season and need to realize they can still make a BCS bowl. | 10 |
| 10 |  | Penn State | Now we get to find out if Penn State is for real. They finish the season with Nebraska, Ohio State and Wisconsin. | 13 |
| 11 |  | Houston | Houston keeps dominating the opposition and that should continue against Tulane, even in a short week. | 15 |
| 12 |  | Michigan State | Michigan State squeaked out a victory over Minnesota and a much tougher test await in Iowa City this week. | 16 |
| 13 |  | Wisconsin | Wisconsin put up 62 points against Purdue. Those points should keep on rolling against Minnesota this week. | 18 |
| 14 |  | South Carolina | South Carolina could not get the big win against Arkansas, but they need to pull together quickly to face Florida. | 11 |
| 15 |  | Kansas State | Kansas State showed more gusto in their close loss to OSU than many thought. Texas A&M might be in for a battle. | 14 |
| 16 |  | Nebraska | Nebraska is suddenly beatable after falling to Northwestern. A trip to Happy Valley may not end in happiness. | 9 |
| 17 |  | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech had a week off to prepare for their huge Thursday night game against Georgia Tech's tough offense. | 19 |
| 18 |  | Auburn | Like many top 25 teams, Auburn has to hit the road this week. A hot Georgia team will provide a tough test. | 20 |
| 19 |  | Michigan | Michigan could not survive a trip to Iowa and going to Illinois could prove to be just as difficult. | 12 |
| 20 |  | Cincinnati | Cincinnati got a big win over Pittsburgh and now they face West Virginia in the Big East's version of a good game. | NR |
| 21 |  | Georgia Tech | Like VT, Georgia Tech has a long week off before the big game with ACC Coastal Division title implications on 11/10. | 22 |
| 22 |  | Texas | Texas keeps rolling along and looking pretty good. A win at Missouri would get the Longhorns some more respect. | 23 |
| 23 |  | Georgia | Georgia had a nice tuneup against New Mexico State and will finish off SEC play against Auburn and Kentucky. | 24 |
| 24 |  | USC | Matt Barkley threw for a school record six touchdown passes against Colorado. UW should be a tougher test. | NR |
| 25 |  | Arizona State | After being upset by UCLA, Arizona State is back in a battle for the Pac-12 South title. Washington State is up next. | 17 |
Week 10 Football Top 25
Sat, 11/05/2011
