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As they wait to see where they head for bowl season, the 'Canes return to the rankings.
Full Coaches Poll Below:
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | FIRST PLACE VOTES | PREVIOUS RANK | CHANGE | HI/LOW* |
| 1 | Florida State Seminoles |
13-0 | 1550 | 62 | 1 | 1/12 | |
| 2 | Auburn Tigers |
12-1 | 1486 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2/NR |
| 3 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
11-1 | 1414 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1/4 |
| 4 | Michigan State Spartans |
12-1 | 1342 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4/NR |
| 5 | Baylor Bears |
11-1 | 1275 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4/NR |
| 6 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
12-1 | 1211 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2/6 |
| 7 | Stanford Cardinal |
11-2 | 1188 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4/13 |
| 8 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
10-2 | 1108 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6/20 |
| 9 | Missouri Tigers |
11-2 | 1088 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5/NR |
| 10 | Oklahoma Sooners |
10-2 | 913 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 8/18 |
| 11 | Clemson Tigers |
10-2 | 899 | 0 | 11 | 4/11 | |
| 12 | Oregon Ducks |
10-2 | 887 | 0 | 12 | 2/12 | |
| 13 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
10-2 | 845 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6/20 |
| 14 | LSU Tigers |
9-3 | 719 | 0 | 14 | 6/19 | |
| 15 | Central Florida Knights |
11-1 | 658 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 15/NR |
| 16 | Louisville Cardinals |
11-1 | 611 | 0 | 16 | 6/17 | |
| 17 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
10-3 | 602 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 13/NR |
| 18 | UCLA Bruins |
9-3 | 520 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 10/22 |
| 19 | Wisconsin Badgers |
9-3 | 408 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 14/NR |
| 20 | Fresno State Bulldogs |
11-1 | 344 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 13/NR |
| 21 | Duke Blue Devils |
10-3 | 247 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 20/NR |
| 21 | Texas A&M Aggies |
8-4 | 247 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 6/25 |
| 23 | Northern Illinois Huskies |
12-1 | 149 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 18/NR |
| 24 | Georgia Bulldogs |
8-4 | 135 | 0 | NR | 5/NR | |
| 25 | Miami Hurricanes |
9-3 | 73 | 0 | NR | 6/NR |