2023 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings | |
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Season | 2023 |
Bowl season | 2023–24 bowl games |
Preseason No. 1 | |
End of season champions | Michigan |
Conference with most teams in final AP poll | SEC (6) |
Two human polls and a committee's selections comprise the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) football rankings, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship at the FBS level. Instead, that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll. One additional poll, the College Football Playoff (CFP) ranking, is usually released starting midway through the season. The CFP rankings determine who makes the four-team playoff that determines the College Football Playoff National Champion.
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Preseason Aug 14 [1] | Week 1 Sep 5 [2] | Week 2 Sep 10 [3] | Week 3 Sep 17 [4] | Week 4 Sep 24 [5] | Week 5 Oct 1 [6] | Week 6 Oct 8 [7] | Week 7 Oct 15 [8] | Week 8 Oct 22 [9] | Week 9 Oct 29 [10] | Week 10 Nov 5 [11] | Week 11 Nov 12 [12] | Week 12 Nov 19 [13] | Week 13 Nov 26 [14] | Week 14 Dec 3 [15] | Week 15 (Final) Jan 9 [16] | ||
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1. | Georgia (60) | Georgia (1–0) (58) | Georgia (2–0) (55) | Georgia (3–0) (57) | Georgia (4–0) (55) | Georgia (5–0) (35) | Georgia (6–0) (50) | Georgia (7–0) (43) | Georgia (7–0) (38) | Georgia (8–0) (48) | Georgia (9–0) (49) | Georgia (10–0) (54) | Georgia (11–0) (61) | Georgia (12–0) (52) | Michigan (13–0) (51) | Michigan (15–0) (61) | 1. |
2. | Michigan (2) | Michigan (1–0) (2) | Michigan (2–0) (2) | Michigan (3–0) (2) | Michigan (4–0) (1) | Michigan (5–0) (12) | Michigan (6–0) (11) | Michigan (7–0) (16) | Michigan (8–0) (19) | Michigan (8–0) (9) | Michigan (9–0) (9) | Michigan (10–0) (7) | Ohio State (11–0) (1) | Michigan (12–0) (10) | Washington (13–0) (11) | Washington (14–1) | 2. |
3. | Ohio State (1) | Alabama (1–0) | Florida State (2–0) (3) | Texas (3–0) (3) | Texas (4–0) (2) | Texas (5–0) (10) | Ohio State (5–0) (1) | Ohio State (6–0) (1) | Ohio State (7–0) (3) | Ohio State (8–0) (3) | Ohio State (9–0) (3) | Ohio State (10–0) (1) | Michigan (11–0) | Washington (12–0) | Texas (12–1) | Texas (12–2) | 3. |
4. | Alabama | Florida State (1–0) (3) | Texas (2–0) (2) | Florida State (3–0) (1) | Ohio State (4–0) (1) | Ohio State (4–0) (1) | Florida State (5–0) (1) | Florida State (6–0) (1) | Florida State (7–0) (3) | Florida State (8–0) (3) | Florida State (9–0) (2) | Florida State (10–0) | Washington (11–0) | Florida State (12–0) | Florida State (13–0) | Georgia (13–1) | 4. |
5. | LSU | Ohio State (1–0) | USC (3–0) | USC (3–0) | Florida State (4–0) (3) | Florida State (4–0) (4) | Oklahoma (6–0) | Washington (6–0) (2) | Washington (7–0) | Washington (8–0) | Washington (9–0) | Washington (10–0) | Florida State (11–0) | Oregon (11–1) | Alabama (12–1) | Alabama (12–2) | 5. |
6. | USC | USC (2–0) | Ohio State (2–0) | Ohio State (3–0) | Penn State (4–0) | Penn State (5–0) | Penn State (5–0) | Oklahoma (6–0) | Oklahoma (7–0) | Oregon (7–1) | Oregon (8–1) | Oregon (9–1) | Oregon (10–1) | Ohio State (11–1) | Georgia (12–1) | Oregon (12–2) т | 6. |
7. | Penn State | Penn State (1–0) | Penn State (2–0) | Penn State (3–0) | Washington (4–0) (1) | Washington (5–0) | Washington (5–0) | Penn State (6–0) | Texas (6–1) | Texas (7–1) | Texas (8–1) | Texas (9–1) | Texas (10–1) | Texas (11–1) | Ohio State (11–1) | Florida State (13–1) т | 7. |
8. | Florida State | Washington (1–0) | Washington (2–0) | Washington (3–0) | USC (4–0) | Oregon (5–0) | Oregon (5–0) | Texas (5–1) | Oregon (6–1) | Alabama (7–1) | Alabama (8–1) | Alabama (9–1) | Alabama (10–1) | Alabama (11–1) | Oregon (11–2) | Missouri (11–2) | 8. |
9. | Clemson | Tennessee (1–0) | Notre Dame (3–0) | Notre Dame (4–0) | Oregon (4–0) | USC (5–0) | Texas (5–1) | Oregon (5–1) | Alabama (7–1) | Penn State (7–1) | Penn State (8–1) | Louisville (9–1) | Louisville (10–1) | Missouri (10–2) | Missouri (10–2) | Ole Miss (11–2) | 9. |
10. | Washington | Notre Dame (2–0) | Alabama (1–1) | Oregon (3–0) | Utah (4–0) | Notre Dame (5–1) | USC (6–0) | North Carolina (6–0) | Penn State (6–1) | Oklahoma (7–1) | Ole Miss (8–1) | Oregon State (8–2) | Missouri (9–2) | Penn State (10–2) | Penn State (10–2) | Ohio State (11–2) | 10. |
11. | Texas | Texas (1–0) | Tennessee (2–0) | Utah (3–0) | Notre Dame (4–1) | Alabama (4–1) | Alabama (5–1) | Alabama (6–1) | Oregon State (6–1) | Ole Miss (7–1) | Louisville (8–1) | Missouri (8–2) | Penn State (9–2) | Ole Miss (10–2) | Ole Miss (10–2) | Arizona (10–3) | 11. |
12. | Tennessee | Utah (1–0) | Utah (2–0) | LSU (2–1) | Alabama (3–1) | Oklahoma (5–0) | North Carolina (5–0) | Oregon State (6–1) | Ole Miss (6–1) | Notre Dame (7–2) | Oregon State (7–2) | Penn State (8–2) | Ole Miss (9–2) | Oklahoma (10–2) | Oklahoma (10–2) | LSU (10–3) | 12. |
13. | Notre Dame | Oregon (1–0) | Oregon (2–0) | Alabama (2–1) | LSU (3–1) | Washington State (4–0) | Ole Miss (5–1) | Ole Miss (5–1) | Utah (6–1) | LSU (6–2) | Utah (7–2) | Ole Miss (8–2) | Oklahoma (9–2) | LSU (9–3) | LSU (9–3) | Penn State (10–3) | 13. |
14. | Utah | LSU (0–1) | LSU (1–1) | Oregon State (3–0) | Oklahoma (4–0) | North Carolina (4–0) | Louisville (6–0) | Utah (5–1) | Notre Dame (6–2) | Missouri (7–1) | Tennessee (7–2) | Oklahoma (8–2) | LSU (8–3) | Arizona (9–3) | Arizona (9–3) | Notre Dame (10–3) | 14. |
15. | Oregon | Kansas State (1–0) | Kansas State (2–0) | Ole Miss (3–0) | North Carolina (4–0) | Oregon State (4–1) | Oregon State (5–1) | Notre Dame (6–2) | LSU (6–2) | Louisville (7–1) | Oklahoma State (7–2) | LSU (7–3) | Oregon State (8–3) | Louisville (10–2) | Notre Dame (9–3) | Oklahoma (10–3) | 15. |
16. | Kansas State | Oregon State (1–0) | Oregon State (2–0) | Oklahoma (3–0) | Washington State (4–0) | Ole Miss (4–1) | Utah (4–1) | Duke (5–1) | Missouri (7–1) | Oregon State (6–2) | Missouri (7–2) | Utah (7–3) | Arizona (8–3) | Notre Dame (9–3) | Louisville (10–3) | Oklahoma State (10–4) | 16. |
17. | TCU | North Carolina (1–0) | Ole Miss (2–0) | North Carolina (3–0) | Duke (4–0) | Miami (FL) (4–0) | Duke (4–1) | Tennessee (5–1) | North Carolina (6–1) | Air Force (8–0) | Oklahoma (7–2) | Tulane (9–1) | Notre Dame (8–3) | Tulane (11–1) | SMU (11–2) | Tennessee (9–4) | 17. |
18. | Oregon State | Oklahoma (1–0) | Colorado (2–0) | Duke (3–0) | Miami (FL) (4–0) | Utah (4–1) | UCLA (4–1) | USC (6–1) | Louisville (6–1) | Utah (6–2) | LSU (6–3) | James Madison (10–0) | Tulane (10–1) | Iowa (10–2) | Liberty (13–0) | Kansas State (9–4) | 18. |
19. | Wisconsin | Wisconsin (1–0) | Oklahoma (2–0) | Colorado (3–0) | Oregon State (3–1) | Duke (4–1) | Washington State (4–1) | LSU (5–2) | Air Force (7–0) | Tennessee (6–2) | Kansas (7–2) | Arizona (7–3) | Kansas State (8–3) | Oklahoma State (9–3) | NC State (9–3) | Louisville (10–4) | 19. |
20. | Oklahoma | Ole Miss (1–0) | North Carolina (2–0) | Miami (FL) (3–0) | Ole Miss (3–1) | Kentucky (5–0) | Tennessee (4–1) | Missouri (6–1) | Duke (5–2) | UCLA (6–2) | Tulane (8–1) | Notre Dame (7–3) | Iowa (9–2) | Liberty (12–0) | Iowa (10–3) | Clemson (9–4) | 20. |
21. | North Carolina | Duke (1–0) | Duke (2–0) | Washington State (3–0) | Tennessee (3–1) | Missouri (5–0) | Notre Dame (5–2) | Louisville (6–1) | Tennessee (5–2) | Tulane (7–1) | James Madison (9–0) | Tennessee (7–3) | Oklahoma State (8–3) | NC State (9–3) т | Oregon State (8–4) | NC State (9–4) | 21. |
22. | Ole Miss | Colorado (1–0) | Miami (FL) (2–0) | UCLA (3–0) | Florida (3–1) | Tennessee (4–1) | LSU (4–2) | Air Force (6–0) | Tulane (6–1) | Kansas (6–2) | Notre Dame (7–3) | North Carolina (8–2) | Liberty (11–0) | Oregon State (8–4) т | Oklahoma State (9–4) | SMU (11–3) | 22. |
23. | Texas A&M | Texas A&M (1–0) | Washington State (2–0) | Tennessee (2–1) | Missouri (4–0) | LSU (3–2) | Kansas (5–1) | Tulane (5–1) | UCLA (5–2) | James Madison (8–0) | Arizona (6–3) | Kansas State (7–3) | Toledo (10–1) | Toledo (11–1) | Tulane (11–2) | Kansas (9–4) | 23. |
24. | Tulane | Tulane (1–0) | UCLA (2–0) | Iowa (3–0) | Kansas (4–0) | Fresno State (5–0) | Kentucky (5–1) | Iowa (6–1) | USC (6–2) | USC (7–2) | North Carolina (7–2) | Oklahoma State (7–3) | James Madison (10–1) | James Madison (11–1) | James Madison (11–1) | Iowa (10–4) | 24. |
25. | Iowa | Clemson (0–1) | Iowa (2–0) | Florida (2–1) | Fresno State (4–0) | Louisville (5–0) | Miami (FL) (4–1) | UCLA (4–2) | James Madison (7–0) | Kansas State (6–2) | Liberty (9–0) | Liberty (10–0) | Tennessee (7–4) | SMU (10–2) | Tennessee (8–4) | Liberty (13–1) | 25. |
Preseason Aug 14 [17] | Week 1 Sep 5 [18] | Week 2 Sep 10 [19] | Week 3 Sep 17 [20] | Week 4 Sep 24 [21] | Week 5 Oct 1 [22] | Week 6 Oct 8 [23] | Week 7 Oct 15 [24] | Week 8 Oct 22 [25] | Week 9 Oct 29 [26] | Week 10 Nov 5 [27] | Week 11 Nov 12 [28] | Week 12 Nov 19 [29] | Week 13 Nov 26 [30] | Week 14 Dec 3 [31] | Week 15 (Final) Jan 9 [32] | ||
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Preseason Aug 7 [49] | Week 1 Sep 5 [50] | Week 2 Sep 10 [51] | Week 3 Sep 17 [52] | Week 4 Sep 24 [53] | Week 5 Oct 1 [54] | Week 6 Oct 8 [55] | Week 7 Oct 15 [56] | Week 8 Oct 22 [57] | Week 9 Oct 29 [58] | Week 10 Nov 5 [59] | Week 11 Nov 12 [60] | Week 12 Nov 19 [61] | Week 13 Nov 26 [62] | Week 14 Dec 3 [63] | Week 15 (Final) Jan 9 [64] | ||
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1. | Georgia (61) | Georgia (1–0) (63) | Georgia (2–0) (64) | Georgia (3–0) (62) | Georgia (4–0) (61) | Georgia (5–0) (59) | Georgia (6–0) (61) | Georgia (7–0) (58) | Georgia (7–0) (58) | Georgia (8–0) (58) | Georgia (9–0) (55) | Georgia (10–0) (58) | Georgia (11–0) (61) | Georgia (12–0) (59) | Michigan (13–0) (51) | Michigan (15–0) (63) | 1. |
2. | Michigan | Michigan (1–0) (1) | Michigan (2–0) (2) | Michigan (3–0) (1) | Michigan (4–0) | Michigan (5–0) (1) | Michigan (6–0) | Michigan (7–0) (4) | Michigan (8–0) (4) | Michigan (8–0) (3) | Michigan (9–0) (4) | Michigan (10–0) (3) | Ohio State (11–0) (1) | Michigan (12–0) (4) | Washington (13–0) (8) | Washington (14–1) | 2. |
3. | Alabama (4) | Alabama (1–0) (2) | Florida State (2–0) | Florida State (3–0) | Ohio State (4–0) (2) | Ohio State (4–0) (2) | Ohio State (5–0) (2) | Ohio State (6–0) (1) | Ohio State (7–0) (2) | Ohio State (8–0) (3) | Ohio State (9–0) (5) | Ohio State (10–0) (3) | Michigan (11–0) (1) | Washington (12–0) | Florida State (13–0) | Georgia (13–1) | 3. |
4. | Ohio State (1) | Ohio State (1–0) | Ohio State (2–0) | Ohio State (3–0) (1) | Florida State (4–0) | Texas (5–0) (1) | Florida State (5–0) | Florida State (6–0) | Florida State (7–0) | Florida State (8–0) | Florida State (9–0) | Florida State (10–0) | Florida State (11–0) | Florida State (12–0) | Texas (12–1) т | Texas (12–2) | 4. |
5. | LSU | Florida State (1–0) | USC (3–0) | USC (3–0) | Texas (4–0) | Florida State (4–0) | Penn State (5–0) | Washington (6–0) | Washington (7–0) | Washington (8–0) | Washington (9–0) | Washington (10–0) | Washington (11–0) | Oregon (11–1) | Alabama (12–1) т (3) | Alabama (12–2) | 5. |
6. | USC | USC (2–0) | Texas (2–0) | Texas (3–0) | USC (4–0) | Penn State (5–0) | Washington (5–0) (1) | Penn State (6–0) | Oklahoma (7–0) | Texas (7–1) | Oregon (8–1) | Oregon (9–1) | Oregon (10–1) | Ohio State (11–1) | Georgia (12–1) | Florida State (13–1) | 6. |
7. | Penn State | Penn State (1–0) | Penn State (2–0) | Penn State (3–0) | Penn State (4–0) | USC (5–0) | Oklahoma (6–0) | Oklahoma (6–0) | Texas (6–1) | Oregon (7–1) | Texas (8–1) | Texas (9–1) | Texas (10–1) | Texas (11–1) | Ohio State (11–1) | Oregon (12–2) | 7. |
8. | Florida State | Washington (1–0) | Washington (2–0) | Washington (3–0) | Washington (4–0) (1) | Washington (5–0) (1) | Oregon (5–0) | Texas (5–1) т | Alabama (7–1) | Alabama (7–1) | Alabama (8–1) | Alabama (9–1) | Alabama (10–1) | Alabama (11–1) | Oregon (11–2) | Missouri (11–2) | 8. |
9. | Clemson | Tennessee (1–0) | Tennessee (2–0) | Notre Dame (4–0) | Oregon (4–0) | Oregon (5–0) | USC (6–0) | Alabama (6–1) т | Oregon (6–1) | Penn State (7–1) | Penn State (8–1) | Louisville (9–1) | Louisville (10–1) | Missouri (10–2) | Missouri (10–2) | Ole Miss (11–2) | 9. |
10. | Tennessee | Texas (1–0) | Alabama (1–1) | Utah (3–0) | Utah (4–0) | Alabama (4–1) | Alabama (5–1) | North Carolina (6–0) | Penn State (6–1) | Ole Miss (7–1) | Ole Miss (8–1) | Oregon State (8–2) | Missouri (9–2) | Penn State (10–2) | Penn State (10–2) | Ohio State (11–2) | 10. |
11. | Washington | Notre Dame (2–0) | Notre Dame (3–0) | Oregon (3–0) | Alabama (3–1) | Notre Dame (5–1) | Texas (5–1) | Oregon (5–1) | Ole Miss (6–1) | Oklahoma (7–1) | Louisville (8–1) | Missouri (8–2) | Penn State (9–2) | Ole Miss (10–2) | Ole Miss (10–2) | Arizona (10–3) | 11. |
12. | Texas | Utah (1–0) | Utah (2–0) | Alabama (2–1) | LSU (3–1) | Oklahoma (5–0) | North Carolina (5–0) | Ole Miss (5–1) | Oregon State (6–1) | Notre Dame (7–2) | Tennessee (7–2) | Penn State (8–2) | Ole Miss (9–2) | Oklahoma (10–2) | Oklahoma (10–2) | LSU (10–3) | 12. |
13. | Notre Dame | Oregon (1–0) | Oregon (2–0) | LSU (2–1) | Notre Dame (4–1) | North Carolina (4–0) | Ole Miss (5–1) | Oregon State (6–1) | Utah (6–1) | LSU (6–2) | Oregon State (7–2) | Oklahoma (8–2) | Oklahoma (9–2) | LSU (10–2) | LSU (9–3) | Penn State (10–3) | 13. |
14. | Utah | LSU (0–1) | LSU (1–1) | Oklahoma (3–0) | Oklahoma (4–0) | Washington State (4–0) | Oregon State (5–1) | Utah (5–1) | Notre Dame (6–2) | Missouri (7–1) | Utah (7–2) | Ole Miss (8–2) | LSU (8–3) | Louisville (10–2) | Arizona (9–3) | Notre Dame (10–3) | 14. |
15. | Oregon | Kansas State (1–0) | Kansas State (2–0) | Oregon State (3–0) | North Carolina (4–0) | Ole Miss (4–1) | Louisville (6–0) | Tennessee (5–1) | LSU (6–2) | Louisville (7–1) | Missouri (7–2) | LSU (7–3) | Oregon State (8–3) | Arizona (9–3) | Louisville (10–3) | Oklahoma (10–3) | 15. |
16. | TCU | North Carolina (1–0) | Oklahoma (2–0) | Ole Miss (3–0) | Duke (4–0) | Oregon State (4–1) | Utah (4–1) | USC (6–1) | Missouri (7–1) | Tennessee (6–2) | Oklahoma (7–2) | Utah (7–3) | Arizona (8–3) | Notre Dame (9–3) | Notre Dame (9–3) | Oklahoma State (10–4) | 16. |
17. | Kansas State | Oklahoma (1–0) | Oregon State (2–0) | North Carolina (3–0) | Washington State (4–0) | Miami (FL) (4–0) | Tennessee (4–1) | Duke (5–1) | North Carolina (6–1) | Air Force (8–0) | Oklahoma State (7–2) | Tulane (9–1) | Notre Dame (8–3) | Iowa (10–2) | Iowa (10–3) | Tennessee (9–4) | 17. |
18. | Oregon State | Oregon State (1–0) | North Carolina (2–0) | Duke (3–0) | Miami (FL) (4–0) | Tennessee (4–1) | Duke (4–1) | Notre Dame (6–2) | Louisville (6–1) | Utah (6–2) | Kansas (7–2) | Notre Dame (7–3) | Tulane (10–1) | Tulane (11–1) | NC State (9–3) | Louisville (10–4) | 18. |
19. | Oklahoma | Wisconsin (1–0) | Ole Miss (2–0) | Colorado (3–0) | Tennessee (3–1) | Utah (4–1) | Washington State (4–1) | LSU (5–2) | Air Force (7–0) | Oregon State (6–2) | LSU (6–3) | Tennessee (7–3) | Iowa (9–2) | Oklahoma State (9–3) | SMU (11–2) | Kansas State (9–4) | 19. |
20. | North Carolina | Ole Miss (1–0) | Duke (2–0) | Tennessee (2–1) | Ole Miss (3–1) | Kentucky (5–0) | LSU (4–2) | Missouri (6–1) | Tennessee (5–2) | UCLA (6–2) | Tulane (8–1) | North Carolina (8–2) | Kansas State (8–3) | NC State (9–3) | Liberty (13–0) | Clemson (9–4) | 20. |
21. | Wisconsin | Clemson (0–1) | Colorado (2–0) | Miami (FL) (3–0) | Oregon State (3–1) | Duke (4–1) | Notre Dame (5–2) | Louisville (6–1) | Duke (5–2) | Tulane (7–1) | James Madison (9–0) | James Madison (10–0) | Oklahoma State (8–3) | Oregon State (8–4) | Oklahoma State (9–4) | NC State (9–4) | 21. |
22. | Ole Miss | Tulane (1–0) | Clemson (1–1) | Iowa (3–0) | Missouri (4–0) | Missouri (5–0) | UCLA (4–1) | Air Force (6–0) | USC (6–2) | USC (7–2) | Notre Dame (7–3) | Arizona (7–3) | Liberty (11–0) | Liberty (12–0) | Oregon State (8–4) | Iowa (10–4) | 22. |
23. | Tulane | Texas A&M (1–0) | Miami (FL) (2–0) | Clemson (2–1) | Florida (3–1) | LSU (3–2) | Kentucky (5–1) | Iowa (6–1) | Tulane (6–1) | Kansas (6–2) | North Carolina (7–2) | Iowa (8–2) | Tennessee (7–4) | Tennessee (8–4) | Tennessee (8–4) | Kansas (9–4) | 23. |
24. | Texas Tech | Duke (1–0) | Iowa (2–0) | Washington State (3–0) | Kansas (4–0) | Fresno State (5–0) | Kansas (5–1) | Tulane (5–1) | UCLA (5–2) | James Madison (8–0) | Arizona (6–3) | Kansas State (7–3) | NC State (8–3) | SMU (10–2) | Tulane (11–2) | SMU (11–3) | 24. |
25. | Texas A&M | Colorado (1–0) | UCLA (2–0) | UCLA (3–0) | Kansas State (3–1) | Louisville (5–0) | Missouri (5–1) | UCLA (4–2) | James Madison (7–0) | North Carolina (6–2) | Fresno State (8–1) | Oklahoma State (7–3) | SMU (9–2) | James Madison (11–1) | James Madison (11–1) | West Virginia (9–4) | 25. |
Preseason Aug 7 [65] | Week 1 Sep 5 [66] | Week 2 Sep 10 [67] | Week 3 Sep 17 [68] | Week 4 Sep 24 [69] | Week 5 Oct 1 [70] | Week 6 Oct 8 [71] | Week 7 Oct 15 [72] | Week 8 Oct 22 [73] | Week 9 Oct 29 [74] | Week 10 Nov 5 [75] | Week 11 Nov 12 [76] | Week 12 Nov 19 [77] | Week 13 Nov 26 [78] | Week 14 Dec 3 [79] | Week 15 (Final) Jan 9 [80] | ||
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1. | Ohio State (8–0) | Ohio State (9–0) | Georgia (10–0) | Georgia (11–0) | Georgia (12–0) | Michigan (13–0) | 1. |
2. | Georgia (8–0) | Georgia (9–0) | Ohio State (10–0) | Ohio State (11–0) | Michigan (12–0) | Washington (13–0) | 2. |
3. | Michigan (8–0) | Michigan (9–0) | Michigan (10–0) | Michigan (11–0) | Washington (12–0) | Texas (12–1) | 3. |
4. | Florida State (8–0) | Florida State (9–0) | Florida State (10–0) | Washington (11–0) | Florida State (12–0) | Alabama (12–1) | 4. |
5. | Washington (8–0) | Washington (9–0) | Washington (10–0) | Florida State (11–0) | Oregon (11–1) | Florida State (13–0) | 5. |
6. | Oregon (7–1) | Oregon (8–1) | Oregon (9–1) | Oregon (10–1) | Ohio State (11–1) | Georgia (12–1) | 6. |
7. | Texas (7–1) | Texas (8–1) | Texas (9–1) | Texas (10–1) | Texas (11–1) | Ohio State (11–1) | 7. |
8. | Alabama (7–1) | Alabama (8–1) | Alabama (9–1) | Alabama (10–1) | Alabama (11–1) | Oregon (11–2) | 8. |
9. | Oklahoma (7–1) | Ole Miss (8–1) | Missouri (8–2) | Missouri (9–2) | Missouri (10–2) | Missouri (10–2) | 9. |
10. | Ole Miss (7–1) | Penn State (8–1) | Louisville (9–1) | Louisville (10–1) | Penn State (10–2) | Penn State (10–2) | 10. |
11. | Penn State (7–1) | Louisville (8–1) | Oregon State (8–2) | Penn State (9–2) | Ole Miss (10–2) | Ole Miss (10–2) | 11. |
12. | Missouri (7–1) | Oregon State (7–2) | Penn State (8–2) | Ole Miss (9–2) | Oklahoma (10–2) | Oklahoma (10–2) | 12. |
13. | Louisville (7–1) | Tennessee (7–2) | Ole Miss (8–2) | Oklahoma (9–2) | LSU (9–3) | LSU (9–3) | 13. |
14. | LSU (6–2) | Missouri (7–2) | Oklahoma (8–2) | LSU (8–3) | Louisville (10–2) | Arizona (9–3) | 14. |
15. | Notre Dame (7–2) | Oklahoma State (7–2) | LSU (7–3) | Arizona (8–3) | Arizona (9–3) | Louisville (10–3) | 15. |
16. | Oregon State (6–2) | Kansas (7–2) | Iowa (8–2) | Oregon State (8–3) | Iowa (10–2) | Notre Dame (9–3) | 16. |
17. | Tennessee (6–2) | Oklahoma (7–2) | Arizona (7–3) | Iowa (9–2) | Notre Dame (9–3) | Iowa (10–3) | 17. |
18. | Utah (6–2) | Utah (7–2) | Tennessee (7–3) | Notre Dame (8–3) | Oklahoma State (9–3) | NC State (9–3) | 18. |
19. | UCLA (6–2) | LSU (6–3) | Notre Dame (7–3) | Kansas State (8–3) | NC State (9–3) | Oregon State (8–4) | 19. |
20. | USC (7–2) | Notre Dame (7–3) | North Carolina (8–2) | Oklahoma State (8–3) | Oregon State (8–4) | Oklahoma State (9–4) | 20. |
21. | Kansas (6–2) | Arizona (6–3) | Kansas State (7–3) | Tennessee (7–4) | Tennessee (8–4) | Tennessee (8–4) | 21. |
22. | Oklahoma State (6–2) | Iowa (7–2) | Utah (7–3) | NC State (8–3) | Tulane (11–1) | Clemson (8–4) | 22. |
23. | Kansas State (6–2) | Tulane (8–1) | Oklahoma State (7–3) | Tulane (10–1) | Clemson (8–4) | Liberty (13–0) | 23. |
24. | Tulane (7–1) | North Carolina (7–2) | Tulane (9–1) | Clemson (7–4) | Liberty (12–0) | SMU (11–2) | 24. |
25. | Air Force (8–0) | Kansas State (6–3) | Kansas (7–3) | Liberty (11–0) | Kansas State (8–4) | Kansas State (8–4) | 25. |
Week 9 Oct 31 [86] | Week 10 Nov 7 [87] | Week 11 Nov 14 [88] | Week 12 Nov 21 [89] | Week 13 Nov 28 [90] | Week 14 (Final) Dec 3 | ||
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| None | Dropped:
| None | Dropped: Tulane (11–2) |
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