Now that it's October and everyone has played at least a third of their games, I'm switching to a mostly resume-based approach. It's still a small sample size though, so I am going to make some allowances based on expectations. Some teams are clearly good but haven't beaten anyone yet (e.g. Stanford and Oregon), while some don't have a good win but it's not for lack of trying (e.g. Texas A&M and FSU).
The numbers next to teams are their AP Poll ranks. I think the AP Poll is the best of the mainline polls and provides a decent starting point. That's the only thing I use the AP ranks for though; I placed teams in positions based on my own reasoning.
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| RK | TEAM | RECORD | Best Win | Win | Win | Win | Worst Win | Loss | Loss |
| 1 | LSU | 5-0 | 9 Oregon | 16 WVU | Miss St. | Kentucky | I-AA | ||
| 2 | Alabama | 5-0 | 10 Arkansas | 17 Florida | Penn St. | North Texas | Kent St. | ||
| 3 | Clemson | 5-0 | 15 Auburn | 21 VT | 23 FSU | Troy | I-AA | ||
| 4 | Oklahoma | 4-0 | 23 FSU | Missouri | Tulsa | Ball St. | |||
| 5 | Wisconsin | 5-0 | 14 Nebraska | NIU | Oregon St. | UNLV | I-AA | ||
| 6 | Oklahoma State | 4-0 | 24 Texas A&M | Arizona | Tulsa | UL-L | |||
| 7 | Boise State | 4-0 | Georgia | Tulsa | Toledo | Nevada | |||
| 8 | Arkansas | 4-1 | 24 Texas A&M | Troy | New Mexico | I-AA | 2 Alabama | ||
| 9 | Stanford | 4-0 | Arizona | Duke | UCLA | SJSU | |||
| 10 | Oregon | 3-1 | Arizona | Nevada | I-AA | 1 LSU | |||
| 11 | Auburn | 4-1 | 18 South Carolina | Miss St. | Utah St. | FAU | 8 Clemson | ||
| 12 | Kansas State | 4-0 | 25 Baylor | Miami (FL) | Kent St. | I-AA | |||
| 13 | Illinois | 5-0 | 22 Arizona St. | WMU | Northwestern | Arkansas St. | I-AA | ||
| 14 | Michigan | 5-0 | Notre Dame | SDSU | WMU | EMU | Minnesota | ||
| 15 | Nebraska | 4-1 | Washington | Wyoming | Fresno St. | I-AA | 4 Wisconsin | ||
| 16 | Georgia Tech | 5-0 | UNC | NCSU | Kansas | MTSU | I-AA | ||
| 17 | Texas | 4-0 | BYU | Iowa St. | UCLA | Rice | |||
| 18 | South Carolina | 4-1 | Georgia | Vanderbilt | ECU | Navy | 15 Auburn | ||
| 19 | Florida | 4-1 | Tennessee | Kentucky | UAB | FAU | 2 Alabama | ||
| 20 | West Virginia | 4-1 | Maryland | Marshall | BGSU | I-AA | 1 LSU | ||
| 21 | Arizona State | 4-1 | Missouri | USC | Oregon St. | I-AA | 19 Illinois | ||
| 22 | Virginia Tech | 4-1 | ECU | Marshall | Arkansas St. | I-AA | 8 Clemson | ||
| 23 | Florida State | 2-2 | UL-Monroe | I-AA | 3 Oklahoma | 8 Clemson | |||
| 24 | Texas A&M | 2-2 | SMU | Idaho | 6 Oklahoma St. | 10 Arkansas | |||
| 25 | Baylor | 3-1 | TCU | Rice | I-AA | 20 Kansas St. |