Week 7 Football Top 25 Ranking
October 15, 2017 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Record | Next Opponent | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Alabama | 7-0, 4-0 | Tennessee | 1 |
| 2 |  |
Georgia | 7-0, 4-0 | bye | 4 |
| 3 |  |
Penn State | 6-0, 3-0 | Michigan | 3 |
| 4 |  |
Wisconsin | 6-0, 3-0 | Maryland | 6 |
| 5 |  |
TCU | 6-0, 3-0 | Kansas | 9 |
| 6 |  |
Ohio State | 6-1, 4-0 | bye | 7 |
| 7 |  |
Clemson | 6-1, 4-1 | bye | 2 |
| 8 |  |
Miami (FL) | 5-0, 3-0 | Syracuse | 10 |
| 9 |  |
Oklahoma State | 5-1, 2-1 | at Texas | 14 |
| 10 |  |
USC | 6-1, 4-1 | at Notre Dame | 12 |
| 11 |  |
Michigan | 5-1, 2-1 | at Penn State | 13 |
| 12 |  |
Oklahoma | 5-1, 2-1 | at Kansas State | 15 |
| 13 |  |
South Florida | 6-0, 3-0 | at Tulane | 16 |
| 14 |  |
Auburn | 5-2, 2-1 | at Arkansas | 11 |
| 15 |  |
Virginia Tech | 4-1, 1-1 | North Carolina | 17 |
| 16 |  |
North Carolina State | 6-1, 4-0 | bye | 19 |
| 17 |  |
Notre Dame | 5-1, 0-0 | USC | 20 |
| 18 |  |
Stanford | 4-2, 3-1 | Oregon | 25 |
| 19 |  |
UCF | 5-0, 3-0 | at Navy | 21 |
| 20 |  |
Michigan State | 5-1, 3-0 | Indiana | 23 |
| 21 |  |
Washington | 6-1, 3-1 | bye | 5 |
| 22 |  |
Washington State | 6-1, 3-1 | Colorado | 8 |
| 23 |  |
LSU | 5-2, 2-1 | at Ole Miss | NR |
| 24 |  |
West Virginia | 4-2, 2-1 | at Baylor | NR |
| 25 |  |
San Diego State | 6-1, 2-1 | Fresno State | 18 |
