Another big SEC upset came in the Ole Miss–Arkansas game as the Razorbacks took down the former No. 14 Rebels 42–27. Ole Miss dropped the most spots this week to No. 20, down six spots thanks to the loss.

In an early glimpse of rivalry week, Oklahoma came out and controlled their game vs. Oklahoma State extremely early, going up 28–0 in the first quarter. The Sooners never scored again in the game, though, but still kept the Cowboys to just 13 points. Oklahoma State fell out of the poll with the loss.

USC jumped up two spots to No. 5 with a close win over now No. 17 UCLA 48–45.