| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | LSU | LSU had a little hangover after the Alabama game, but they woke up in the second half against Western Kentucky. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State avoided the trap that Oklahoma fell into. A trip to Iowa State on Friday night awaits. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Alabama | Alabama hosts Georgia Southern this week and that will not do much to help the computer numbers. | 5 |
| 4 |  | Oregon | Oregon is back in the national title picture after beating Stanford, but they better be careful against USC. | 6 |
| 5 |  | Oklahoma | Oklahoma got to sit at home and watch OSU pound Texas Tech. They have to worry about Baylor before OSU. | 7 |
| 6 |  | Arkansas | Arkansas was firing on all cylinders agaisnt Tennessee last week. MSU is another warm-up before the LSU game. | 8 |
| 7 |  | Clemson | Clemson just snuck past WF last week. They have a couple games first, but the ACC title game is the big one. | 9 |
| 8 |  | Stanford | Stanford's national title hopes were pretty much dashed by the Ducks, but the BCS is not out of the picture. | 3 |
| 9 |  | Houston | Case Keenum didn't even need to throw against Tulsa, but he did anyway. The schedule gets tougher with SMU. | 11 |
| 10 |  | Virginia Tech | VT is right back in the thick of the ACC race after beating GT on Thursday. UNC is this Thursday's opponent. | 17 |
| 11 |  | Michigan State | Michigan State hung on to beat Iowa and win in Iowa City for the first time since 1989. IU is up next for MSU. | 12 |
| 12 |  | Boise State | Boise State better not wallow in self pity for too long or San Diego State will make them pay on Saturday. | 4 |
| 13 |  | Wisconsin | Wisconsin had no trouble with Minnesota and a trip to Illinois seems much easier than it did a month ago. | 13 |
| 14 |  | South Carolina | South Carolina hung on to beat Florida last week and host The Citadel in the defacto SEC/SoCon Challenge. | 14 |
| 15 |  | Nebraska | Nebraska got a big win over Penn State last week and take a trip to the Big House in a huge Legends Division game. | 16 |
| 16 |  | Kansas State | Kansas State survived a thrilling quadruple overtime game against Texas A&M. A trip to Texas is up next. | 15 |
| 17 |  | Georgia | Georgia will get tested by one of the good SEC teams, but it will not happen until the championship game. | 23 |
| 18 |  | Penn State | Distractions aside, Penn State is in the middle of a tough stretch of games and it continues at Ohio State. | 10 |
| 19 |  | Michigan | Michigan's defense looked pretty good against Illinois, but they will be tested a lot more against Nebraska. | 19 |
| 20 |  | TCU | TCU is in the driver's seat for the Mountain West title after their thrilling victory over undefeated Boise State. | NR |
| 21 |  | USC | USC proved that they can hang around with anybody and the Ducks better watch out for the Trojans. | 24 |
| 22 |  | Southern Miss | Southern Miss is eyeing a C-USA Championship showdown against Houston, but UAB and Memphis are next. | NR |
| 23 |  | Notre Dame | Notre Dame has won seven of their last eight, it should be eight of nine after BC heads to South Bend this week. | NR |
| 24 |  | Florida State | After the disappointing start, Florida State has won five games in a row. They will look to make it six against UVA. | NR |
| 25 |  | Baylor | Baylor has not lost at home yet this year and they have three home games left against OU, TTU and Texas. | NR |
Week 11 Football Top 25
Sat, 11/12/2011
