The American Athletic Conference has three members in the AP Top 25 Poll for the first time ever when Memphis and Temple joined Houston this week. All three teams are undefeated, but will be playing each other before the season is over. Memphis had an impressive win over Ole Miss on Saturday while Temple beat UCF 30-16. Ohio State remains number 1 after their victory over Penn State. Baylor, Utah, TCU, and LSU round out the top 5. Clemson is sixth and received one first place vote. Falling out of the Top 25 are UCLA, Northwestern, and Boise State. Below is the complete top 25 poll with first place votes in parentheses.
Here is the complete poll as of 10/18/2015:
| 1. Ohio State (28) | 14. Oklahoma State |
| 2. Baylor (12) | 15. Michigan |
| 3. Utah (16) | 16. Texas A&M |
| 4. TCU (3) | 17. Oklahoma |
| 5. LSU (1) | 18. Memphis |
| 6. Clemson (1) | 19. Toledo |
| 7. Michigan State | 20. California |
| 8. Alabama | 21. Houston |
| 9. Florida State | 22. Temple |
| 10. Stanford | 23. Duke |
| 11. Notre Dame | 24. Ole Miss |
| 12. Iowa | 25. Pittsburgh |
| 13. Florida |
