Nebraska nearly scored a great comeback win, but Saturday’s loss to Michigan State cost them a couple spots in this week’s AP football poll.
The Huskers fell from 19th to #21 during a week which produced several upsets in the top ten and a revamping of the rankings.
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Florida State (35) | 5-0 | 1461 |
| 2 | Auburn (23) | 5-0 | 1459 |
| 3 | Mississippi State (2) | 5-0 | 1320 |
| 3 | Ole Miss | 5-0 | 1320 |
| 5 | Baylor | 5-0 | 1258 |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 5-0 | 1186 |
| 7 | Alabama | 4-1 | 1060 |
| 8 | Michigan State | 4-1 | 981 |
| 9 | TCU | 4-0 | 979 |
| 10 | Arizona | 5-0 | 951 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 4-1 | 904 |
| 12 | Oregon | 4-1 | 888 |
| 13 | Georgia | 4-1 | 854 |
| 14 | Texas A&M | 5-1 | 731 |
| 15 | Ohio State | 4-1 | 534 |
| 16 | Oklahoma State | 4-1 | 527 |
| 17 | Kansas State | 4-1 | 486 |
| 18 | UCLA | 4-1 | 460 |
| 19 | East Carolina | 4-1 | 344 |
| 20 | Arizona State | 4-1 | 325 |
| 21 | Nebraska | 5-1 | 283 |
| 22 | Georgia Tech | 5-0 | 235 |
| 23 | Missouri | 4-1 | 212 |
| 24 | Utah | 4-1 | 206 |
| 25 | Stanford | 3-2 | 143 |