2023 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
| 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.
Legend[edit]
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| Selected for College Football Playoff | ||
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AP Poll[edit]
| 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[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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Ranking highlights[edit]
- Preseason[17]
- Michigan (No. 2) received its highest preseason rank since No. 2 in 1991
- LSU (No. 5) received its highest preseason rank since No. 5 in 2016.
- USC (No. 6) received its highest preseason rank since No. 4 in 2017.
- Florida State (No. 8) received its highest preseason rank since No. 3 in 2017.
- Washington (No. 10) received its highest preseason rank since No. 6 in 2018.
- Tennessee (No. 12) received its highest preseason rank since No. 9 in 2016.
- Kansas State (No. 16) received its highest preseason rank since No. 13 in 2004.
- Oregon State (No. 18) received its highest preseason rank since No. 11 in 2001.
- Tulane (No. 24) received its first preseason rank in program history.
- Week 1[18]
- Georgia (No. 1) received its 100th consecutive weekly rank in the AP poll.
- Florida State (No. 4) received its highest regular season rank since No. 2 in the Week 2 poll in 2016.
- Texas (No. 11) received its highest regular season rank since No. 9 in the Week 4 poll in 2020.
- Duke (No. 21) received its first Week 1 rank since 1957.
- Colorado (No. 22) received its first Week 1 rank since 2003.
- Tulane (No. 24) received its first Week 1 rank since 1949.
- First time North Carolina (No. 17) and Duke were both ranked in the same week since the Week 15 poll in 1994.
- Week 2[19]
- Colorado (No. 18) received its highest regular season rank since No. 11 in the Week 14 poll in 2016.
- First time Washington (No. 8) and Washington State (No. 23) were both ranked in the same week since the Week 3 poll in 2019.
- First time Florida State (No. 3) and Miami (FL) (No. 22) were both ranked in the same week since the preseason poll in 2018.
- Week 3[20]
- Duke (No. 18) received its highest rank since No. 18 in 1994.
- Oregon State (No. 14) received its highest rank since No. 13 in the Week 10 poll in 2012.
- Washington State (No. 21) received its highest rank since No. 19 in the Week 3 poll in 2019.
- First time Florida State (No. 4), Miami (FL) (No. 20), and Florida (No. 25) were all ranked in the same week since the Week 3 poll in 2017.
- Week 4[21]
- Penn State (No. 6) received its highest rank since No. 4 in the Week 5 poll in 2021.
- Washington (No. 7) received its highest rank since No. 7 in the Week 6 poll in 2018.
- Washington State (No. 16) received its highest regular season rank since No. 12 in the Week 14 poll in 2018.
- Duke (No. 17) received its highest rank since No. 16 in the Week 9 poll in 1994.
- First time Missouri (No. 23) and Kansas (No. 24) were both ranked in the same week since the Week 5 poll in 2009.
- First time Kansas was ranked in back-to-back seasons since 2008-09.
- First time the Pac-12 had four teams ranked in the Top 10: Washington (No. 7), USC (No. 8), Oregon (No. 9), and Utah (No. 10).
- Week 5[22]
- Missouri (No. 21) received its highest rank since No. 21 in the Week 1 poll in 2015.
- First time Kentucky (No. 20) and Louisville (No. 25) were both ranked in the same week since the Week 3 poll in 2020.
- Week 6[23]
- Louisville (No. 14) received its highest rank since No. 14 in the Week 2 poll in 2017.
- First time Kansas (No. 23) was ranked in multiple polls in consecutive seasons since 2008–09.
- Week 7[24]
- Oregon State (No. 12) received its highest rank since No. 7 in the Week 8 poll in 2012.
- Duke (No. 16) received its highest rank since No. 16 in the Week 9 poll in 1994.
- Missouri (No. 20) received its highest rank since No. 14 in the final 2014 poll.
- Air Force (No. 22) received its highest rank since No. 22 in the final 2019 poll.
- Week 8[25]
- Air Force (No. 19) received its highest rank since No. 18 in the Week 8 poll in 2002.
- Week 9[26]
- Missouri (No. 16) received its highest rank since No. 14 in the final 2014 poll.
- Air Force (No. 17) received its highest rank since No. 13 in the final 1998 poll.
- Week 10[27]
- Georgia (No. 1) tied 2001-02 Miami (FL) for the second most consecutive weeks at No. 1 with 21 weeks.
- Louisville (No. 11) received its highest rank since No. 11 in the Week 12 poll in 2016.
- First time two Virginia-based teams, James Madison (No. 21) and Liberty (No. 25), were ranked in the same week since the Week 12 poll in 2011.
- Week 11[28]
- Oregon State (No. 10) makes its first appearance in the Top 10 for the first time since the Week 8 poll in 2012.
- Missouri (No. 11) received its highest rank since No. 5 in the final 2013 poll.
- Arizona (No. 19) received its highest rank since No. 16 in the Week 3 poll in 2015.
- Week 12[29]
- Missouri (No. 10) makes its first appearance in the Top 10 for the first time since the final 2013 poll.
- Toledo (No. 23) makes its first appearance in the Top 25 for the first time since the Week 12 poll in 2015.
- Week 13[30]
- Arizona (No. 14) received its highest rank since No. 12 in the Week 15 poll in 2014.
- First time the Pac-12 had two teams, Washington (No. 3) and Oregon (No. 5), in the Top 5 since the final 2016 poll.
- First time the Top 8 consisted of the same teams in five straight weeks since Weeks 11–15 in 2008.
- Week 14[31]
- Michigan (No. 1) makes its first appearance at No. 1 since the final 1997 poll.
- Washington (No. 2) received its highest rank since No. 2 since the Week 4 poll in 1997.
- Georgia's (No. 6) streak of being ranked No. 1 ends at 24 straight weeks, second most behind USC's 33 weeks from 2003 to 2005.
- Final Poll[32]
- Michigan (No. 1) finished in the Top 5 for three straight seasons for the first time in program history.
- Washington (No. 2) finished in the Top 10 in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1990-91.
- Texas (No. 3) received its highest final ranking since No. 2 in 2009.
- Alabama (No. 5) was not ranked No. 1 at some point during the season for the first time since 2007.
- Ole Miss (No. 9) received its highest final ranking since No. 8 in 1969.
- SMU (No. 22) received its first final ranking since No. 8 in 1984.
- First time Kansas State (No. 18) and Kansas (No. 23) were both ranked in the final week since 1995.
- Third straight season the ACC finished with no teams ranked in the Top 5.
- First time Conference USA finished with a team ranked, Liberty (No. 25), since Western Kentucky finished No. 24 in 2015.
Coaches Poll[edit]
| Preseason Aug 7[33] | Week 1 Sep 5[34] | Week 2 Sep 10[35] | Week 3 Sep 17[36] | Week 4 Sep 24[37] | Week 5 Oct 1[38] | Week 6 Oct 8[39] | Week 7 Oct 15[40] | Week 8 Oct 22[41] | Week 9 Oct 29[42] | Week 10 Nov 5[43] | Week 11 Nov 12[44] | Week 12 Nov 19[45] | Week 13 Nov 26[46] | Week 14 Dec 3[47] | Week 15 (Final) Jan 9[48] | ||
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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[33] | Week 1 Sep 5[34] | Week 2 Sep 10[35] | Week 3 Sep 17[36] | Week 4 Sep 24[37] | Week 5 Oct 1[38] | Week 6 Oct 8[39] | Week 7 Oct 15[40] | Week 8 Oct 22[41] | Week 9 Oct 29[42] | Week 10 Nov 5[43] | Week 11 Nov 12[44] | Week 12 Nov 19[45] | Week 13 Nov 26[46] | Week 14 Dec 3[47] | Week 15 (Final) Jan 9[48] | ||
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CFP rankings[edit]
| Week 9 Oct 31[49] | Week 10 Nov 7[50] | Week 11 Nov 14[51] | Week 12 Nov 21[52] | Week 13 Nov 28[53] | Week 14 (Final) Dec 3 | ||
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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[49] | Week 10 Nov 7[50] | Week 11 Nov 14[51] | Week 12 Nov 21[52] | Week 13 Nov 28[53] | Week 14 (Final) Dec 3 | ||
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Ranking highlights[edit]
- Week 9
- Texas (No. 7) received its highest CFP ranking in program history.
- Missouri (No. 12) received its highest CFP ranking in program history.
- Kansas (No. 21) was ranked in the CFP rankings for the first time since the format was adopted in 2014.
- Air Force (No. 25) was ranked in the CFP rankings for the first time since the format was adopted in 2014.
- Week 10
- Oregon State (No. 12) received its highest CFP ranking in program history.
- Kansas (No. 16) received its highest CFP ranking in program history.
- Week 11
- Missouri (No. 9) received its highest CFP ranking in program history.
- Oregon State (No. 11) received its highest CFP ranking in program history.
- Week 12
- Liberty (No. 25) was ranked in the CFP rankings for the first time since the format was adopted in 2014.
- Week 13
- Washington (No. 3) received its highest CFP ranking in program history.
- Liberty (No. 24) received its highest CFP ranking in program history.
- Final Poll
- Michigan (No. 1) received its highest CFP ranking in program history and became the eighth program to be ranked No. 1 in the CFP rankings.
- Washington (No. 2) received its highest CFP ranking in program history.
- Texas (No. 3) received its highest CFP ranking in program history.
- Florida State (No. 5) became the first undefeated champion from a Power Five conference (ACC) to not make the playoffs.
- Liberty (No. 23) received its highest CFP ranking in program history.
- SMU (No. 24) received its highest CFP ranking in program history.
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