The USA Today Coaches Poll have been released and the Houston Cougars make their first appearance in the Top 25, sitting at No. 22 in this week's poll. The Cougars are now 6-0 after thrashing the East Carolina Pirates 56-3 on Saturday night.
The Texas Longhorns took a major tumble after their 55-17 defeat on behalf of the Oklahoma Sooners, falling down to No. 21 this week.
The Texas A&M Aggies rose two spots to No. 23 after defeating the Texas Tech Red Raiders 45-40 in the final conference game between the two programs.
The Baylor Bears also cracked the Top 25, sitting at No. 24 this week, after defeating the Iowa State Cyclones in an impressive 49-26 win.
The full Coaches Poll top 25 for Week 7:
| Team (first-place votes) | Record | Points | Last week's poll | |
| 1. | Oklahoma (32) | 5-0 | 1,434 | 1 |
| 2. | LSU (15) | 6-0 | 1,409 | 2 |
| 3. | Alabama (11) | 6-0 | 1,399 | 3 |
| 4. | Wisconsin (1) | 5-0 | 1,244 | 5 |
| 5. | Stanford | 5-0 | 1,232 | 4 |
| 6. | Boise State | 5-0 | 1,170 | 6 |
| 7. | Oklahoma State | 5-0 | 1,168 | 7 |
| 8. | Clemson | 6-0 | 1,046 | 8 |
| 9. | Oregon | 4-1 | 995 | 9 |
| 10. | Michigan | 6-0 | 891 | 11 |
| 11. | Arkansas | 5-1 | 871 | 12 |
| 12. | Georgia Tech | 6-0 | 805 | 13 |
| 13. | South Carolina | 5-1 | 678 | 14 |
| 14. | Nebraska | 5-1 | 671 | 15 |
| 15. | Illinois | 6-0 | 634 | 16 |
| 16. | West Virginia | 5-1 | 528 | 19 |
| 17. | Virginia Tech | 5-1 | 523 | 17 |
| 18. | Kansas State | 5-0 | 462 | 21 |
| 19. | Michigan State | 4-1 | 431 | 20 |
| 20. | Arizona State | 5-1 | 343 | 24 |
| 21. | Texas | 4-1 | 243 | 10 |
| 22. | Houston | 6-0 | 200 | NR |
| 23. | Texas A&M | 3-2 | 198 | 25 |
| 24. | Baylor | 4-1 | 185 | NR |
| 25. | Penn State | 5-1 | 77 | NR |