# 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Two human polls and a committee's selections comprise the 2022 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

| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| | Selected for College Football Playoff |
| (#–#) | Win–loss record |
| (Italics) | Number of first place votes |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |

## AP Poll

| | Preseason Aug 15 | Week 1 Sep 6 | Week 2 Sep 11 | Week 3 Sep 18 | Week 4 Sep 25 | Week 5 Oct 2 | Week 6 Oct 9 | Week 7 Oct 16 | Week 8 Oct 23 | Week 9 Oct 30 | Week 10 Nov 6 | Week 11 Nov 13 | Week 12 Nov 20 | Week 13 Nov 27 | Week 14 Dec 4 | Week 15 (Final) Jan 10 | |
| 1. | Alabama (54) | Alabama (1–0) (44) | Georgia (2–0) (53) | Georgia (3–0) (59) | Georgia (4–0) (55) | Alabama (5–0) (25) | Georgia (6–0) (32) | Georgia (7–0) (31) | Georgia (7–0) (31) | Georgia (8–0) (30) | Georgia (9–0) (62) | Georgia (10–0) (62) | Georgia (11–0) (62) | Georgia (12–0) (58) | Georgia (13–0) (62) | Georgia (15–0) (63) | 1. |
| 2. | Ohio State (6) | Georgia (1–0) (17) | Alabama (2–0) (9) | Alabama (3–0) (3) | Alabama (4–0) (4) | Georgia (5–0) (28) | Ohio State (6–0) (20) | Ohio State (6–0) (17) | Ohio State (7–0) (18) | Tennessee (8–0) т (18) | Ohio State (9–0) (1) | Ohio State (10–0) (1) | Ohio State (11–0) (1) | Michigan (12–0) (5) | Michigan (13–0) (1) | TCU (13–2) | 2. |
| 3. | Georgia (3) | Ohio State (1–0) (2) | Ohio State (2–0) (1) | Ohio State (3–0) (1) | Ohio State (4–0) (4) | Ohio State (5–0) (10) | Alabama (6–0) (11) | Tennessee (6–0) (15) | Tennessee (7–0) (13) | Ohio State (8–0) т (15) | Michigan (9–0) | Michigan (10–0) | Michigan (11–0) | TCU (12–0) | TCU (12–1) | Michigan (13–1) | 3. |
| 4. | Clemson | Michigan (1–0) | Michigan (2–0) | Michigan (3–0) | Michigan (4–0) | Michigan (5–0) | Clemson (6–0) | Michigan (7–0) | Michigan (7–0) | Michigan (8–0) | TCU (9–0) | TCU (10–0) | TCU (11–0) | USC (11–1) | Ohio State (11–1) | Ohio State (11–2) | 4. |
| 5. | Notre Dame | Clemson (1–0) | Clemson (2–0) | Clemson (3–0) | Clemson (4–0) | Clemson (5–0) | Michigan (6–0) | Clemson (7–0) | Clemson (8–0) (1) | Clemson (8–0) | Tennessee (8–1) | Tennessee (9–1) | USC (10–1) | Ohio State (11–1) | Alabama (10–2) | Alabama (11–2) | 5. |
| 6. | Texas A&M | Texas A&M (1–0) | Oklahoma (2–0) | Oklahoma (3–0) | USC (4–0) | USC (5–0) | Tennessee (5–0) | Alabama (6–1) | Alabama (7–1) | Alabama (7–1) | Oregon (8–1) | LSU (8–2) | LSU (9–2) | Alabama (10–2) | Tennessee (10–2) | Tennessee (11–2) | 6. |
| 7. | Utah | Oklahoma (1–0) | USC (2–0) | USC (3–0) | Kentucky (4–0) | Oklahoma State (4–0) | USC (6–0) | Ole Miss (7–0) | TCU (7–0) | TCU (8–0) | LSU (7–2) | USC (9–1) | Clemson (10–1) | Tennessee (10–2) | Utah (10–3) | Penn State (11–2) | 7. |
| 8. | Michigan | Notre Dame (0–1) | Oklahoma State (2–0) | Kentucky (3–0) | Tennessee (4–0) | Tennessee (4–0) | Oklahoma State (5–0) | TCU (6–0) | Oregon (6–1) | Oregon (7–1) | USC (8–1) | Alabama (8–2) | Alabama (9–2) | Penn State (10–2) | USC (11–2) | Washington (11–2) | 8. |
| 9. | Oklahoma | Baylor (1–0) | Kentucky (2–0) | Oklahoma State (3–0) | Oklahoma State (3–0) | Ole Miss (5–0) | Ole Miss (6–0) | UCLA (6–0) | Oklahoma State (6–1) | USC (7–1) | UCLA (8–1) | Clemson (9–1) | Tennessee (9–2) | Washington (10–2) | Penn State (10–2) | Tulane (12–2) | 9. |
| 10. | Baylor | USC (1–0) | Arkansas (2–0) | Arkansas (3–0) | NC State (4–0) | Penn State (5–0) | Penn State (5–0) | Oregon (5–1) | USC (6–1) т | UCLA (7–1) | Alabama (7–2) | Utah (8–2) | Oregon (9–2) | Clemson (10–2) | Clemson (11–2) | Utah (10–4) | 10. |
| 11. | Oregon | Oklahoma State (1–0) | Michigan State (2–0) | Tennessee (3–0) | Penn State (4–0) | Utah (4–1) | UCLA (6–0) | Oklahoma State (5–1) | Wake Forest (6–1) т | Ole Miss (8–1) | Ole Miss (8–1) | Penn State (8–2) | Penn State (9–2) | LSU (9–3) | Kansas State (10–3) | Florida State (10–3) | 11. |
| 12. | Oklahoma State | Florida (1–0) | BYU (2–0) | NC State (3–0) | Utah (3–1) | Oregon (4–1) | Oregon (5–1) | USC (6–1) | UCLA (6–1) | Utah (6–2) | Clemson (8–1) | Oregon (8–2) | Washington (9–2) | Utah (9–3) | Washington (10–2) | USC (11–3) | 12. |
| 13. | NC State | Utah (0–1) | Miami (FL) (2–0) | Utah (2–1) | Oregon (3–1) | Kentucky (4–1) | TCU (5–0) | Wake Forest (5–1) | Penn State (6–1) | Kansas State (6–2) | Utah (7–2) | North Carolina (9–1) | Notre Dame (8–3) | Kansas State (9–3) | Florida State (9–3) | Clemson (11–3) | 13. |
| 14. | USC | Michigan State (1–0) | Utah (1–1) | Penn State (3–0) | Ole Miss (4–0) | NC State (4–1) | Wake Forest (5–1) | Syracuse (6–0) | Utah (5–2) | Illinois (7–1) | Penn State (7–2) | Ole Miss (8–2) | Utah (8–3) | Florida State (9–3) | Tulane (11–2) | Kansas State (10–4) | 14. |
| 15. | Michigan State | Miami (FL) (1–0) | Tennessee (2–0) | Oregon (2–1) | Washington (4–0) | Wake Forest (4–1) | NC State (5–1) | Utah (5–2) | Ole Miss (7–1) | LSU (6–2) | North Carolina (8–1) | Washington (8–2) | Kansas State (8–3) | Oregon (9–3) | Oregon (9–3) | Oregon (10–3) | 15. |
| 16. | Miami (FL) | Arkansas (1–0) | NC State (2–0) | Ole Miss (3–0) | Baylor (3–1) | BYU (4–1) | Mississippi State (5–1) | Penn State (5–1) | Syracuse (6–1) | Penn State (6–2) | Tulane (8–1) | UCLA (8–2) | Florida State (8–3) | Oregon State (9–3) | LSU (9–4) | LSU (10–4) | 16. |
| 17. | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh (1–0) | Baylor (1–1) | Baylor (2–1) | Texas A&M (3–1) | TCU (4–0) | Kansas State (5–1) | Kansas State (5–1) | Illinois (6–1) | North Carolina (7–1) | NC State (7–2) | UCF (8–2) | UCLA (8–3) | UCLA (9–3) | Oregon State (9–3) | Oregon State (10–3) | 17. |
| 18. | Wisconsin | NC State (1–0) | Florida (1–1) | Washington (3–0) | Oklahoma (3–1) | UCLA (5–0) | Syracuse (5–0) | Illinois (6–1) | LSU (6–2) | Oklahoma State (6–2) | Texas (6–3) | Notre Dame (7–3) | North Carolina (9–2) | Tulane (10–2) | UCLA (9–3) | Notre Dame (9–4) | 18. |
| 19. | Arkansas | Wisconsin (1–0) | Wake Forest (2–0) | BYU (2–1) | BYU (3–1) | Kansas (5–0) | Kansas (5–1) | Kentucky (5–2) | Kentucky (5–2) | Tulane (7–1) | Liberty (8–1) | Kansas State (7–3) | Tulane (9–2) | Notre Dame (8–4) | Notre Dame (8–4) | Troy (12–2) | 19. |
| 20. | Kentucky | Kentucky (1–0) | Ole Miss (2–0) | Florida (2–1) | Arkansas (3–1) | Kansas State (4–1) | Utah (4–2) | Texas (5–2) | Cincinnati (6–1) | Wake Forest (6–2) | Notre Dame (6–3) | Florida State (7–3) | Ole Miss (8–3) | South Carolina (8–4) | South Carolina (8–4) | Mississippi State (9–4) | 20. |
| 21. | Ole Miss | BYU (1–0) | Texas (1–1) | Wake Forest (3–0) | Minnesota (4–0) | Washington (4–1) | Cincinnati (5–1) | Cincinnati (5–1) | North Carolina (6–1) | NC State (6–2) | Illinois (7–2) | Tulane (8–2) | Cincinnati (9–2) | Texas (8–4) | Texas (8–4) | UCLA (9–4) | 21. |
| 22. | Wake Forest | Ole Miss (1–0) | Penn State (2–0) | Texas (2–1) | Wake Forest (3–1) | Syracuse (5–0) | Kentucky (4–2) т | North Carolina (6–1) | Kansas State (5–2) | Syracuse (6–2) | UCF (7–2) | Cincinnati (8–2) | Oregon State (8–3) | UCF (9–3) | UTSA (11–2) | Pittsburgh (9–4) | 22. |
| 23. | Cincinnati | Wake Forest (1–0) | Pittsburgh (1–1) | Texas A&M (2–1) | Florida State (4–0) | Mississippi State (4–1) | Texas (4–2) т | NC State (5–2) | Tulane (7–1) | Liberty (7–1) | Kansas State (6–3) | Coastal Carolina (9–1) | Coastal Carolina (9–1) | UTSA (10–2) | Troy (11–2) | South Carolina (8–5) | 23. |
| 24. | Houston | Tennessee (1–0) | Texas A&M (1–1) | Pittsburgh (2–1) | Pittsburgh (3–1) | Cincinnati (4–1) | Illinois (5–1) | Mississippi State (5–2) | NC State (5–2) | Oregon State (6–2) | Washington (7–2) | Oklahoma State (7–3) | Texas (7–4) | North Carolina (9–3) | Mississippi State (8–4) | Fresno State (10–4) | 24. |
| 25. | BYU | Houston (1–0) | Oregon (1–1) | Miami (FL) (2–1) | Kansas State (3–1) | LSU (4–1) | James Madison (5–0) | Tulane (6–1) | South Carolina (5–2) | UCF (6–2) | Florida State (6–3) | Oregon State (7–3) | UCF (8–3) | Mississippi State (8–4) | NC State (8–4) | Texas (8–5) | 25. |
| | Preseason Aug 15 | Week 1 Sep 6 | Week 2 Sep 11 | Week 3 Sep 18 | Week 4 Sep 25 | Week 5 Oct 2 | Week 6 Oct 9 | Week 7 Oct 16 | Week 8 Oct 23 | Week 9 Oct 30 | Week 10 Nov 6 | Week 11 Nov 13 | Week 12 Nov 20 | Week 13 Nov 27 | Week 14 Dec 4 | Week 15 (Final) Jan 10 | |
| | | Dropped: Oregon (0–1)Cincinnati (0–1) | Dropped: Notre Dame (0–2)Wisconsin (1–1)Houston (1–1) | Dropped: Michigan State (2–1) | Dropped: Florida (2–2)Texas (2–2)Miami (FL) (2–2) | Dropped: Baylor (3–2)Texas A&M (3–2)Oklahoma (3–2)Arkansas (3–2)Minnesota (4–1)Florida State (4–1)Pittsburgh (3–2) | Dropped: BYU (4–2)Washington (4–2)LSU (4–2) | Dropped: Kansas (5–2)James Madison (5–1) | Dropped: Texas (5–3)Mississippi State (5–3) | Dropped: Kentucky (5–3)Cincinnati (6–2)South Carolina (5–3) | Dropped: Oklahoma State (6–3)Wake Forest (6–3)Syracuse (6–3)Oregon State (6–3) | Dropped: NC State (7–3)Texas (6–4)Liberty (8–2)Illinois (7–3) | Dropped: Oklahoma State (7–4) | Dropped: Ole Miss (8–4)Cincinnati (9–3)Coastal Carolina (9–2) | Dropped: UCF (9–4)North Carolina (9–4) | Dropped: UTSA (11–3)NC State (8–5) | |

### Ranking highlights
#### Preseason
## Coaches Poll

| | Preseason Aug 8 | Week 1 Sep 6 | Week 2 Sep 11 | Week 3 Sep 18 | Week 4 Sep 25 | Week 5 Oct 2 | Week 6 Oct 9 | Week 7 Oct 15 | Week 8 Oct 23 | Week 9 Oct 30 | Week 10 Nov 6 | Week 11 Nov 13 | Week 12 Nov 20 | Week 13 Nov 27 | Week 14 Dec 4 | Week 15 (Final) Jan 10 | |
| 1. | Alabama (54) | Alabama (1–0) (57) | Alabama (2–0) (39) | Georgia (3–0) (40) | Georgia (4–0) (34) | Alabama (5–0) (34) | Alabama (6–0) (35) | Georgia (7–0) (43) | Georgia (7–0) (43) | Georgia (8–0) (45) | Georgia (9–0) (61) | Georgia (10–0) (61) | Georgia (11–0) (59) | Georgia (12–0) (60) | Georgia (13–0) (59) | Georgia (15–0) (63) | 1. |
| 2. | Ohio State (5) | Georgia (1–0) (6) | Georgia (2–0) (25) | Alabama (3–0) (24) | Alabama (4–0) (26) | Georgia (5–0) (23) | Georgia (6–0) (18) | Ohio State (6–0) (17) | Ohio State (7–0) (17) | Ohio State (8–0) (13) | Ohio State (9–0) | Ohio State (10–0) (1) | Ohio State (11–0) (1) | Michigan (12–0) (3) | Michigan (13–0) (2) | TCU (13–2) | 2. |
| 3. | Georgia (6) | Ohio State (1–0) (2) | Ohio State (2–0) (1) | Ohio State (3–0) (1) | Ohio State (4–0) (4) | Ohio State (5–0) (7) | Ohio State (6–0) (10) | Michigan (7–0) (1) | Tennessee (7–0) (2) | Tennessee (8–0) (5) | Michigan (9–0) (2) | Michigan (10–0) (1) | Michigan (11–0) (2) | TCU (12–0) | Ohio State (11–1) | Michigan (13–1) | 3. |
| 4. | Clemson | Clemson (1–0) | Clemson (2–0) | Michigan (3–0) | Michigan (4–0) | Michigan (5–0) | Michigan (6–0) | Tennessee (6–0) (2) | Michigan (7–0) (1) | Michigan (8–0) | TCU (9–0) | TCU (10–0) | TCU (11–0) | USC (11–1) | TCU (12–1) | Ohio State (11–2) | 4. |
| 5. | Notre Dame | Michigan (1–0) | Michigan (2–0) | Clemson (3–0) | Clemson (4–0) | Clemson (5–0) | Clemson (6–0) | Clemson (7–0) | Clemson (8–0) | Clemson (8–0) | Tennessee (8–1) | Tennessee (9–1) | USC (10–1) | Ohio State (11–1) | Alabama (10–2) | Alabama (11–2) | 5. |
| 6. | Michigan | Texas A&M (1–0) | Oklahoma (2–0) | Oklahoma (3–0) | USC (4–0) | USC (5–0) | USC (6–0) | Alabama (6–1) | Alabama (7–1) | Alabama (7–1) | Oregon (8–1) | USC (9–1) | LSU (9–2) | Alabama (10–2) | Tennessee (10–2) | Tennessee (11–2) | 6. |
| 7. | Texas A&M | Oklahoma (1–0) | Oklahoma State (2–0) | USC (3–0) | Oklahoma State (3–0) | Oklahoma State (4–0) | Oklahoma State (5–0) | Ole Miss (7–0) | TCU (7–0) | TCU (8–0) | USC (8–1) | LSU (8–2) | Alabama (9–2) | Penn State (10–2) | Penn State (10–2) | Penn State (11–2) | 7. |
| 8. | Utah | Baylor (1–0) | USC (2–0) | Oklahoma State (3–0) | Kentucky (4–0) | Tennessee (4–0) | Tennessee (5–0) | TCU (6–0) | Oregon (6–1) | Oregon (7–1) | LSU (7–2) | Alabama (8–2) | Clemson (10–1) | Tennessee (10–2) | USC (10–2) | Washington (11–2) | 8. |
| 9. | Oklahoma | Notre Dame (0–1) | Michigan State (2–0) | Kentucky (3–0) | Tennessee (4–0) | Ole Miss (5–0) | Ole Miss (6–0) | Oregon (5–1) | Oklahoma State (6–1) | USC (7–1) | Ole Miss (8–1) | Clemson (9–1) | Oregon (9–2) | Washington (10–2) | Kansas State (10–3) | Tulane (12–2) | 9. |
| 10. | Baylor | Oklahoma State (1–0) | Kentucky (2–0) | Arkansas (3–0) | NC State (4–0) | Penn State (5–0) | Penn State (5–0) | UCLA (6–0) | Wake Forest (6–1) | Ole Miss (8–1) | UCLA (8–1) | Utah (8–2) | Penn State (9–2) | Kansas State (9–3) | Utah (10–3) | Florida State (10–3) | 10. |
| 11. | Oklahoma State | Michigan State (1–0) | Arkansas (2–0) | NC State (3–0) | Ole Miss (4–0) | Utah (4–1) | UCLA (6–0) | Oklahoma State (5–1) | USC (6–1) | UCLA (7–1) | Alabama (7–2) | North Carolina (9–1) | Tennessee (9–2) | Clemson (10–2) | Clemson (11–2) | Utah (10–4) | 11. |
| 12. | Oregon | USC (1–0) | NC State (2–0) | Tennessee (3–0) | Penn State (4–0) | Oregon (4–1) | Oregon (5-1) | USC (6–1) | Ole Miss (7–1) | Utah (6–2) | Clemson (8–1) | Penn State (8–2) | Washington (9–2) | Utah (9–3) | Washington (10–2) | Clemson (11–3) | 12. |
| 13. | NC State | NC State (1–0) | Miami (FL) (2–0) | Ole Miss (3–0) | Utah (3–1) | Kentucky (4–1) | NC State (5–1) | Wake Forest (5–1) | Penn State (6–1) | Illinois (7–1) | Utah (7–2) | Oregon (8–2) | Kansas State (8–3) | LSU (9–3) | Florida State (9–3) | USC (11–3) | 13. |
| 14. | Michigan State | Pittsburgh (1–0) | BYU (2–0) | Utah (2–1) | Baylor (3–1) | NC State (4–1) | Wake Forest (5–1) | Syracuse (6–0) | Utah (5–2) | Kansas State (6–2) | North Carolina (8–1) | Ole Miss (8–2) | Utah (8–3) | Florida State (9–3) | Oregon (9–3) | Kansas State (10–4) | 14. |
| 15. | USC | Utah (0–1) | Utah (1–1) | Penn State (3–0) | Oregon (3–1) | Wake Forest (4–1) | TCU (5–0) | Utah (5–2) | UCLA (6–1) | North Carolina (7–1) | Penn State (7–2) | Washington (8–2) | Notre Dame (8–3) | Oregon (9–3) | LSU (9–4) | LSU (10–4) | 15. |
| 16. | Pittsburgh | Miami (FL) (1–0) | Tennessee (2–0) | Wake Forest (3–0) | Oklahoma (3–1) | BYU (4–1) | Kansas State (5–1) | Penn State (5–1) | Syracuse (6–1) | Penn State (6–2) | NC State (7–2) | UCLA (8–2) | Florida State (8–3) | Oregon State (9–3) | Oregon State (9–3) | Oregon (10–3) | 16. |
| 17. | Miami (FL) | Arkansas (1–0) | Ole Miss (2–0) | Baylor (2–1) | Texas A&M (3–1) | Kansas (5–0) | Mississippi State (5–1) | Kansas State (5–1) | Kentucky (5–2) | LSU (6–2) | Tulane (8–1) | Kansas State (7–3) | North Carolina (9–2) | UCLA (9–3) | Tulane (11–2) | Oregon State (10–3) | 17. |
| 18. | Texas (1) | Wisconsin (1–0) | Wake Forest (2–0) | Oregon (2–1) | Washington (4–0) | TCU (4–0) | Syracuse (5–0) | Kentucky (5–2) | Illinois (6–1) | Oklahoma State (6–2) | Texas (6–3) | UCF (8–2) | UCLA (8–3) | Tulane (10–2) | UCLA (9–3) | Notre Dame (9–4) | 18. |
| 19. | Wake Forest | Florida (1–0) | Baylor (1–1) | Texas (2–1) | Arkansas (3–1) | UCLA (5–0) | Utah (4–2) | Cincinnati (5–1) | Cincinnati (6–1) | Wake Forest (6–2) | Liberty (8–1) | Notre Dame (7–3) | Ole Miss (8–3) | Notre Dame (8–4) | South Carolina (8–4) | Mississippi State (9–4) | 19. |
| 20. | Wisconsin | Kentucky (1–0) | Texas (1–1) | Texas A&M (2–1) | BYU (3–1) | Kansas State (4–1) | Kansas (5–1) | Illinois (6–1) | LSU (6–2) | NC State (6–2) | Illinois (7–2) | Florida State (7–3) | Tulane (9–2) | South Carolina (8–4) | Notre Dame (8–4) | Troy (12–2) | 20. |
| 21. | Kentucky | Wake Forest (1–0) | Florida (1–1) | Michigan State (2–1) | Wake Forest (3–1) | Syracuse (5–0) | Cincinnati (5–1) | Texas (5–2) | North Carolina (6–1) | Tulane (7–1) | UCF (7–2) | Cincinnati (8–2) | Cincinnati (9–2) | Texas (8–4) | Texas (8–4) | UCLA (9–4) | 21. |
| 22. | Cincinnati | Texas (1–0) | Texas A&M (1–1) | Florida (2–1) | Florida State (4–0) | Baylor (3–2) | Kentucky (4–2) | North Carolina (6–1) | Kansas State (5–2) | Syracuse (6–2) | Kansas State (6–3) | Tulane (8–2) | Oregon State (8–3) | North Carolina (9–3) | UTSA (11–2) | Pittsburgh (9–4) | 22. |
| 23. | Arkansas | Ole Miss (1–0) | Penn State (2–0) | BYU (2–1) | Minnesota (4–0) | Mississippi State (4–1) | Baylor (3–2) | NC State (5–2) | NC State (5–2) | Liberty (7–1) | Washington (7–2) | Coastal Carolina (9–1) | Coastal Carolina (9–1) | UCF (9–3) | Mississippi State (8–4) | South Carolina (8–5) | 23. |
| 24. | Ole Miss | Oregon (0–1) | Oregon (1–1) | Washington (3–0) | Pittsburgh (3–1) | Washington (4–1) | Texas (4–2) | Mississippi State (5–2) | Tulane (7–1) | Kentucky (5–3) | Kentucky (6–3) | Oklahoma State (7–3) | Texas (7–4) | UTSA (10–2) | Troy (11–2) | Fresno State (10–4) | 24. |
| 25. | Houston | BYU (1–0) | Pittsburgh (1–1) | Miami (FL) (2–1) | Syracuse (4–0) | Arkansas (3–2) | North Carolina (5–1) | Tulane (6–1) | South Carolina (5–2) | UCF (6–2) | Notre Dame (6–3) | NC State (7–3) | UTSA (9–2) | Mississippi State (8–4) | North Carolina (9–4) | Texas (8–5) | 25. |
| | Preseason Aug 8 | Week 1 Sep 6 | Week 2 Sep 11 | Week 3 Sep 18 | Week 4 Sep 25 | Week 5 Oct 2 | Week 6 Oct 9 | Week 7 Oct 15 | Week 8 Oct 23 | Week 9 Oct 30 | Week 10 Nov 6 | Week 11 Nov 13 | Week 12 Nov 20 | Week 13 Nov 27 | Week 14 Dec 4 | Week 15 (Final) Jan 10 | |
| | | Dropped: Cincinnati (0–1)Houston (1–0) | Dropped: Notre Dame (0–2)Wisconsin (1–1) | Dropped: Pittsburgh (2–1) | Dropped: Texas (2–2)Michigan State (2–2)Florida (2–2)Miami (FL) (2–2) | Dropped: Oklahoma (3–2)Texas A&M (3–2)Florida State (4–1)Minnesota (4–1)Pittsburgh (3–2) | Dropped: BYU (4–2)Washington (4–2)Arkansas (3–3) | Dropped: Kansas (5–2)Baylor (3–3) | Dropped: Texas (5–3)Mississippi State (5–3) | Dropped: Cincinnati (6–2)South Carolina (5–3) | Dropped: Oklahoma State (6–3)Wake Forest (6–3)Syracuse (6–3) | Dropped: Texas (6–4)Liberty (8–2)Illinois (7–3)Kentucky (6–4) | Dropped: UCF (8–3)Oklahoma State (7–4)NC State (7–4) | Dropped: Ole Miss (8–4)Cincinnati (9–3)Coastal Carolina (9–2) | Dropped: UCF (9-4) | Dropped: UTSA (11–3)North Carolina (9–5) | |

## CFP rankings

The initial 2022 College Football Playoff rankings were released on November 1, 2022.
| | Week 9 Nov 1 | Week 10 Nov 8 | Week 11 Nov 15 | Week 12 Nov 22 | Week 13 Nov 29 | Week 14 (Final) Dec 4 | |
| 1. | Tennessee (8–0) | Georgia (9–0) | Georgia (10–0) | Georgia (11–0) | Georgia (12–0) | Georgia (13–0) | 1. |
| 2. | Ohio State (8–0) | Ohio State (9–0) | Ohio State (10–0) | Ohio State (11–0) | Michigan (12–0) | Michigan (13–0) | 2. |
| 3. | Georgia (8–0) | Michigan (9–0) | Michigan (10–0) | Michigan (11–0) | TCU (12–0) | TCU (12–1) | 3. |
| 4. | Clemson (8–0) | TCU (9–0) | TCU (10–0) | TCU (11–0) | USC (11–1) | Ohio State (11–1) | 4. |
| 5. | Michigan (8–0) | Tennessee (8–1) | Tennessee (9–1) | LSU (9–2) | Ohio State (11–1) | Alabama (10–2) | 5. |
| 6. | Alabama (7–1) | Oregon (8–1) | LSU (8–2) | USC (10–1) | Alabama (10–2) | Tennessee (10–2) | 6. |
| 7. | TCU (8–0) | LSU (7–2) | USC (9–1) | Alabama (9–2) | Tennessee (10–2) | Clemson (11–2) | 7. |
| 8. | Oregon (7–1) | USC (8–1) | Alabama (8–2) | Clemson (10–1) | Penn State (10–2) | Utah (10–3) | 8. |
| 9. | USC (7–1) | Alabama (7–2) | Clemson (9–1) | Oregon (9–2) | Clemson (10–2) | Kansas State (10–3) | 9. |
| 10. | LSU (6–2) | Clemson (8–1) | Utah (8–2) | Tennessee (9–2) | Kansas State (9–3) | USC (11–2) | 10. |
| 11. | Ole Miss (8–1) | Ole Miss (8–1) | Penn State (8–2) | Penn State (9–2) | Utah (9–3) | Penn State (10–2) | 11. |
| 12. | UCLA (7–1) | UCLA (8–1) | Oregon (8–2) | Kansas State (8–3) | Washington (10–2) | Washington (10–2) | 12. |
| 13. | Kansas State (6–2) | Utah (7–2) | North Carolina (9–1) | Washington (9–2) | Florida State (9–3) | Florida State (9–3) | 13. |
| 14. | Utah (6–2) | Penn State (7–2) | Ole Miss (8–2) | Utah (8–3) | LSU (9–3) | Oregon State (9–3) | 14. |
| 15. | Penn State (6–2) | North Carolina (8–1) | Kansas State (7–3) | Notre Dame (8–3) | Oregon State (9–3) | Oregon (9–3) | 15. |
| 16. | Illinois (7–1) | NC State (7–2) | UCLA (8–2) | Florida State (8–3) | Oregon (9–3) | Tulane (11–2) | 16. |
| 17. | North Carolina (7–1) | Tulane (8–1) | Washington (8–2) | North Carolina (9–2) | UCLA (9–3) | LSU (9–4) | 17. |
| 18. | Oklahoma State (6–2) | Texas (6–3) | Notre Dame (7–3) | UCLA (8–3) | Tulane (10–2) | UCLA (9–3) | 18. |
| 19. | Tulane (7–1) | Kansas State (6–3) | Florida State (7–3) | Tulane (9–2) | South Carolina (8–4) | South Carolina (8–4) | 19. |
| 20. | Syracuse (6–2) | Notre Dame (6–3) | UCF (8–2) | Ole Miss (8–3) | Texas (8–4) | Texas (8–4) | 20. |
| 21. | Wake Forest (6–2) | Illinois (7–2) | Tulane (8–2) | Oregon State (8–3) | Notre Dame (8–4) | Notre Dame (8–4) | 21. |
| 22. | NC State (6–2) | UCF (7–2) | Oklahoma State (7–3) | UCF (8–3) | UCF (9–3) | Mississippi State (8–4) | 22. |
| 23. | Oregon State (6–2) | Florida State (6–3) | Oregon State (7–3) | Texas (7–4) | North Carolina (9–3) | NC State (8–4) | 23. |
| 24. | Texas (5–3) | Kentucky (6–3) | NC State (7–3) | Cincinnati (9–2) | Mississippi State (8–4) | Troy (11–2) | 24. |
| 25. | UCF (6–2) | Washington (7–2) | Cincinnati (8–2) | Louisville (7–4) | NC State (8–4) | UTSA (11–2) | 25. |
| | Week 9 Nov 1 | Week 10 Nov 8 | Week 11 Nov 15 | Week 12 Nov 22 | Week 13 Nov 29 | Week 14 (Final) Dec 4 | |
| | | Dropped: Oklahoma State (6–3)Syracuse (6–3)Wake Forest (6–3)Oregon State (6–3) | Dropped: Texas (6–4)Illinois (7–3)Kentucky (6–4) | Dropped: Oklahoma State (7–4)NC State (7–4) | Dropped: Ole Miss (8–4)Cincinnati (9–3)Louisville (7–5) | Dropped: UCF (9–4)North Carolina (9–4) | |

### Ranking highlights
#### Week 9

* Tennessee was ranked No. 1 for the first time in the CFP rankings, their previous high was No. 17.
* Illinois (No. 16), Tulane (No. 19), and Oregon State (No. 23) were all ranked in the CFP rankings for the first time since the format was adopted in 2014.
* Oklahoma's streak of 41 consecutive weeks in the CFP rankings ended, the Sooners overall have the third most appearances in the CFP rankings at 46 weeks, tied with Clemson.

## FWAA-NFF Super 16 Poll

The joint poll of the Football Writers Association of America and National Football Foundation is a human poll which the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records book designates as being one of the "major selectors" of national championships. The NFF automatically awards its MacArthur Bowl National Championship Trophy to the winner of the College Football Playoff National Championship.
| | Preseason Aug 16 | Week 1 Sep 6 | Week 2 Sep 11 | Week 3 Sep 18 | Week 4 Sep 25 | Week 5 Oct 2 | Week 6 Oct 9 | Week 7 Oct 16 | Week 8 Oct 23 | Week 9 Oct 30 | Week 10 Nov 6 | Week 11 Nov 13 | Week 12 Nov 20 | Week 13 Nov 27 | Week 14 (Final) Dec 4 | |
| 1. | Alabama (42) | Alabama (1–0) (32) | Georgia (2–0) (39) | Georgia (3–0) (47) | Georgia (4–0) (38) | Alabama (5–0) (15) | Georgia (6–0) (21) | Georgia (7–0) (31) | Georgia (7–0) (31) | Georgia (8–0) (33) | Georgia (9–0) (50) | Georgia (10–0) (49) | Georgia (11–0) (50) | Georgia (12–0) (45) | Georgia (13–0) (51) | 1. |
| 2. | Ohio State (6) | Georgia (1–0) (17) | Alabama (2–0) (10) | Alabama (3–0) (1) | Alabama (4–0) (5) | Georgia (5–0) (21) | Ohio State (6–0) (19) | Ohio State (6–0) (14) | Ohio State (7–0) (15) | Tennessee (8–0) (12) | Ohio State (9–0) (2) | Ohio State (10–0) (3) | Ohio State (11–0) (2) | Michigan (12–0) (7) | Michigan (13–0) (1) | 2. |
| 3. | Georgia (4) | Ohio State (1–0) (3) | Ohio State (2–0) (3) | Ohio State (3–0) (4) | Ohio State (4–0) (9) | Ohio State (5–0) (16) | Alabama (6–0) (10) | Tennessee (6–0) (6) | Tennessee (7–0) (5) | Ohio State (8–0) (7) | Michigan (9–0) | Michigan (10–0) | Michigan (11–0) | TCU (12–0) | Ohio State (11–1) | 3. |
| 4. | Clemson | Michigan (1–0) | Michigan (2–0) | Michigan (3–0) | Michigan (4–0) | Clemson (5–0) | Clemson (6–0) (1) | Michigan (7–0) | Michigan (7–0) | Michigan (8–0) | TCU (9–0) | TCU (10–0) | TCU (11–0) | USC (11–1) | TCU (12–1) | 4. |
| 5. | Michigan | Clemson (1–0) | Clemson (2–0) | Oklahoma (3–0) | Clemson (4–0) | Michigan (5–0) | Michigan (6–0) | Clemson (7–0) (1) | Clemson (8–0) (1) | Clemson (8–0) | Tennessee (8–1) | Tennessee (9–1) | USC (10–1) | Ohio State (11–1) | Alabama (10–2) | 5. |
| 6. | Notre Dame | Oklahoma (1–0) | Oklahoma (2–0) | Clemson (3–0) | USC (4–0) | Oklahoma State (4–0) | Tennessee (5–0) (1) | Alabama (6–1) | Alabama (7–1) | Alabama (7–1) | Oregon (8–1) | LSU (8–2) | LSU (9–2) | Alabama (10–2) | Tennessee (10–2) | 6. |
| 7. | Utah | Texas A&M (1–0) | USC (2–0) | USC (3–0) | Tennessee (4–0) | USC (5–0) | USC (6–0) | TCU (6–0) | TCU (7–0) | TCU (8–0) | LSU (7–2) | USC (9–1) | Clemson (10–1) | Penn State (10–2) | Utah (10–3) | 7. |
| 8. | Texas A&M | Baylor (1–0) | Oklahoma State (2–0) | Oklahoma State (3–0) | Oklahoma State (3–0) | Tennessee (4–0) | Oklahoma State (5–0) | Ole Miss (7–0) | Oregon (6–1) | Oregon (7–1) | USC (8–1) | Alabama (8–2) | Alabama (9–2) | Tennessee (10–2) | Penn State (10–2) | 8. |
| 9. | Oklahoma | Notre Dame (0–1) | Arkansas (2–0) | Kentucky (3–0) | Kentucky (4–0) | Penn State (5–0) | Ole Miss (6–0) | UCLA (6–0) | Oklahoma State (6–1) | USC (7–1) | UCLA (8–1) | Clemson (9–1) | Tennessee (9–2) | Washington (10–2) | Kansas State (10–3) | 9. |
| 10. | Baylor | USC (1–0) | Kentucky (2–0) | Arkansas (3–0) | Penn State (4–0) | Ole Miss (5–0) | Penn State (5–0) | Oregon (5–1) | USC (6–1) | UCLA (7–1) | Alabama (7–2) | Utah (8–2) | Oregon (9–2) | Clemson (10–2) | Clemson (11–2) | 10. |
| 11. | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State (1–0) | Michigan State (2–0) | Tennessee (3–0) | NC State (4–0) | Utah (4–1) | UCLA (6–0) | Oklahoma State (5–1) | Wake Forest (6–1) | Ole Miss (8–1) | Ole Miss (8–1) | Penn State (8–2) | Penn State (9–2) | Kansas State (9–3) | USC (11–2) | 11. |
| 12. | Oregon | Florida (1–0) | BYU (2–0) | Penn State (3–0) | Utah (3–1) | Oregon (5–0) | TCU (5–0) | USC (6–1) | Penn State (6–1) | Utah (6–2) | Clemson (8–1) | North Carolina (9–1) | Washington (9–2) | Utah (9–3) | Washington (10–2) | 12. |
| 13. | USC | Arkansas (1–0) | Miami (FL) (2–0) | NC State (3–0) | Washington (4–0) | TCU (4–0) | Oregon (5–1) | Syracuse (6–0) | UCLA (6–1) | Illinois (7–1) | Utah (7–2) | Oregon (8–2) | Kansas State (8–3) | LSU (9–3) | Florida State (9–3) | 13. |
| 14. | NC State | Michigan State (1–0) | Tennessee (2–0) | Utah (2–1) | Ole Miss (4–0) | UCLA (5–0) | Wake Forest (5–1) | Wake Forest (5–1) | Ole Miss (7–1) | Kansas State (6–2) | Penn State (7–2) | Ole Miss (8–2) | Utah (8–3) | Florida State (9–3) | Tulane (11–2) | 14. |
| 15. | Michigan State | Miami (FL) (1–0) | Utah (1–1) | Ole Miss (3–0) | Oregon (3–1) | Kentucky (4–1) | NC State (5–1) | Utah (5–2) | Utah (5–2) | LSU (6–2) | North Carolina (8–1) | UCLA (8–2) | Notre Dame (8–3) | Oregon (9–3) | LSU (9–4) | 15. |
| 16. | Miami (FL) | Utah (0–1) | NC State (2–0) | Washington (3–0) | Oklahoma (3–1) | Kansas (5–0) | Mississippi State (5–1) | Penn State (5–1) | LSU (6–2) | Penn State (6–2) | Tulane (8–1) | Washington (8–2) | UCLA (8–3) | UCLA (9–3) | Oregon (9–3) | 16. |
| | Preseason Aug 16 | Week 1 Sep 6 | Week 2 Sep 11 | Week 3 Sep 18 | Week 4 Sep 25 | Week 5 Oct 2 | Week 6 Oct 9 | Week 7 Oct 16 | Week 8 Oct 23 | Week 9 Oct 30 | Week 10 Nov 6 | Week 11 Nov 13 | Week 12 Nov 20 | Week 13 Nov 27 | Week 14 (Final) Dec 4 | |
| | | Dropped: Oregon (0–1)NC State (1–0) | Dropped: Notre Dame (0–2)Texas A&M (1–1)Baylor (1–1)Florida (1–1) | Dropped: Michigan State (2–1)BYU (2–1)Miami (FL) (2–1) | Dropped: Arkansas (3–1) | Dropped: NC State (4–1)Washington (4–1)Oklahoma (3–2) | Dropped: Utah (4–2)Kentucky (4–2)Kansas (5–1) | Dropped: NC State (5–2)Mississippi State (5–2) | Dropped: Syracuse (6–1) | Dropped: Oklahoma State (6–2)Wake Forest (6–2) | Dropped: Illinois (7–2)Kansas State (6–3) | Dropped: Tulane (8–2) | Dropped: North Carolina (9–2)Ole Miss (8–3) | Dropped: Notre Dame (8–4) | Dropped: UCLA (9–3) | |