Missouri is once again a top-20 team in the polls after a 34-27 win over Texas A&M, the Tigers' fourth straight.
Missouri was up to 19th in the polls before its loss to Indiana, then the Tigers dropped out altogether after their shutout loss to Georgia. Five weeks and four wins later, however, Mizzou's back. The Tigers showed up at 19th in the AP poll and 20th in this week's Amway coaches poll, just three points behind Nebraska for 19th. They're also 22nd in the Massey Composite rankings.
| AP | Coaches | Massey composite | |
| 1 | Florida State | Florida State | Alabama |
| 2 | Alabama | Alabama | Oregon |
| 3 | Oregon | Oregon | Ole Miss |
| 4 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | Mississippi State |
| 5 | TCU | TCU | TCU |
| 6 | Baylor | Baylor | Florida State |
| 7 | Ohio State | Ohio State | Baylor |
| 8 | Ole Miss | Ole Miss | Ohio State |
| 9 | Georgia | Michigan State | Georgia |
| 10 | Michigan State | Georgia | Auburn |
| 11 | UCLA | Kansas State | UCLA |
| 12 | Kansas State | UCLA | Michigan State |
| 13 | Arizona State | Arizona | Kansas State |
| 14 | Wisconsin | Arizona State | Wisconsin |
| 15 | Arizona | Wisconsin | Oklahoma |
| 16 | Auburn | Georgia Tech | Arizona State |
| 17 | Georgia Tech | Auburn | Marshall |
| 18 | Marshall | Marshall | Georgia Tech |
| 19 | Missouri | Nebraska | Nebraska |
| 20 | Utah | Missouri | LSU |
| 21 | Nebraska | Utah | Arizona |
| 22 | Colorado State | Oklahoma | Missouri |
| 23 | Oklahoma | Colorado State | USC |
| 24 | USC | USC | Utah |
| 25 | Duke | Duke | Clemson |