17. Kansas State (7–1, Big 12)

A two-point win against Kansas this past weekend results in KSU moving down one spot in the poll. They’ll travel to Houston for a mid-afternoon kickoff on Saturday.

18. Pittsburgh (7–0, ACC)

The Panthers blew out Syracuse 41–13 and move up one spot. Still quietly, Pitt remains undefeated in the ACC. A big game that isn’t getting much attention this weekend is Pitt at SMU.

19. Mississippi (6–2, SEC)

Ole Miss beat Oklahoma by 12 but move down one spot this week. The Rebels are at Arkansas on Saturday.

20. SMU (7–1, ACC)

A one-point win at Duke moves SMU up two spots this week. They’ll host Pittsburgh on Saturday night in a game that could have a big impact on the ACC race.

21. Army (7–0, AAC)

Coming off a bye, Army moves up two spots. They’ll look to stay undefeated with the Air Force coming to them on Saturday.

22. Washington State (7–1, Pac-12)

WSU stays put in the poll after a nice win at Stan Diego State. The Cougars get a week off before hosting Utah State.

23. Colorado (6–2, Big 12)

Welcome to the land of the ranked, Colorado! Deion Sanders has his team bowl-eligible in his second year in Boulder and the remarkable turnaround of the program will continue to get national attention. They’re off this week.

24. Illinois (6–2, Big Ten)

The 29-point loss to the No. 1 team in the country at Oregon costs Illinois four spots in the poll. The Illini will host Minnesota on Saturday.

25. Missouri (6–2, SEC)

Getting shutout at Alabama costs Missouri four spots in the poll with Vanderbilt receiving enough votes to be an interesting team chasing them in the SEC. They get a week off before hosting Oklahoma.

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