NCAA Football AP Poll Week 9, 2020
Released November 1
RANK – TEAM – PV RANK – CONFERENCE – POINTS
| 1 | Clemson (7-0) | 1 | ACC | 1,515 (33) |
| 2 | Alabama (6-0) | 2 | SEC | 1,513 (29) |
| 3 | Ohio State (2-0) | 3 | Big Ten | 1,430 |
| 4 | Notre Dame (6-0) | 4 | ACC | 1,351 |
| 5 | Georgia (4-1) | 5 | SEC | 1,289 |
| 6 | Cincinnati (5-0) | 7 | American Athletic | 1,199 |
| 7 | Texas A&M (4-1) | 8 | SEC | 1,156 |
| 8 | Florida (3-1) | 10 | SEC | 1,066 |
| 9 | Brigham Young (7-0) | 11 | IA Independents | 1,014 |
| 10 | Wisconsin (1-0) | 9 | Big Ten | 985 |
| 11 | Miami (FL) (5-1) | 12 | ACC | 946 |
| 12 | Oregon (0-0) | 14 | Pac-12 | 831 |
| 13 | Indiana (2-0) | 17 | Big Ten | 765 |
| 14 | Oklahoma State (4-1) | 6 | Big 12 | 760 |
| 15 | Coastal Carolina (6-0) | 20 | Sun Belt | 527 |
| 16 | Marshall (5-0) | 19 | Conference USA | 523 |
| 17 | Iowa State (4-2) | 23 | Big 12 | 427 |
| 18 | SMU (6-1) | 22 | American Athletic | 420 |
| 19 | Oklahoma (4-2) | 24 | Big 12 | 405 |
| 20 | USC (0-0) | 21 | Pac-12 | 354 |
| 21 | Boise State (2-0) | 25 | Mountain West | 336 |
| 22 | Texas (4-2) | Big 12 | 190 | |
| 23 | Michigan (1-1) | 13 | Big Ten | 151 |
| 24 | Auburn (4-2) | SEC | 144 | |
| 25 | Liberty (6-0) | IA Independents | 118 |