AP Top 25 Poll Week 5 2018
Poll released September 23, 2018.
| 1 | Alabama (60) SEC Record: 4-0 | PV Rank 1 Points 1,523 |
| 2 | Georgia SEC Record: 4-0 | 2 1,422 |
| 3 | Clemson (1) ACC Record: 4-0 | 3 1,409 |
| 4 | Ohio State Big Ten Record: 4-0 | 4 1,363 |
| 5 | LSU SEC Record: 4-0 | 6 1,238 |
| 6 | Oklahoma Big 12 Record: 4-0 | 5 1,201 |
| 7 | Stanford Pac-12 Record: 4-0 | 7 1,143 |
| 8 | Notre Dame Division I FBS Independents Record: 4-0 | 8 1,067 |
| 9 | Penn State Big Ten Record: 4-0 | 10 1,001 |
| 10 | Auburn SEC Record: 3-1 | 9 987 |
| 11 | Washington Pac-12 Record: 3-1 | 10 946 |
| 12 | West Virginia Big 12 Record: 3-0 | 12 923 |
| 13 | UCF The American Record: 3-0 | 16 727 |
| 14 | Michigan Big Ten Record: 3-1 | 19 698 |
| 15 | Wisconsin Big Ten Record: 3-1 | 18 662 |
| 16 | Miami (FL) ACC Record: 3-1 | 21 571 |
| 17 | Kentucky SEC Record: 4-0 | – 541 |
| 18 | Texas Big 12 Record: 3-1 | – 308 |
| 19 | Oregon Pac-12 Record: 3-1 | 20 297 |
| 20 | Brigham Young Division I FBS Independents Record: 3-1 | 25 270 |
| 21 | Michigan State Big Ten Record: 2-1 | 24 256 |
| 22 | Duke ACC Record: 4-0 | – 244 |
| 23 | Mississippi State SEC Record: 3-1 | 14 241 |
| 24 | California Pac-12 Record: 3-0 | – 118 |
| 25 | Texas Tech Big 12 Record: 3-1 | – 106 |