# 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Human polls and a committee's selections comprise the 2024 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 new twelve-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 |

## AP Poll

| | Preseason Aug 12 | Week 1 Sep 3 | Week 2 Sep 8 | Week 3 Sep 15 | Week 4 Sep 22 | Week 5 Sep 29 | Week 6 Oct 6 | Week 7 Oct 13 | Week 8 Oct 20 | Week 9 Oct 27 | Week 10 Nov 3 | Week 11 Nov 10 | Week 12 Nov 17 | Week 13 Nov 24 | Week 14 Dec 1 | Week 15 Dec 8 | Week 16 (Final) Jan 20 | |
| 1. | Georgia (46) | Georgia (1–0) (57) | Georgia (2–0) (54) | Texas (3–0) (35) | Texas (4–0) (44) | Alabama (4–0) (40) | Texas (5–0) (52) | Texas (6–0) (56) | Oregon (7–0) (59) | Oregon (8–0) (61) | Oregon (9–0) (62) | Oregon (10–0) (62) | Oregon (11–0) (62) | Oregon (11–0) (61) | Oregon (12–0) (62) | Oregon (13–0) (62) | Ohio State (14–2) (56) | 1. |
| 2. | Ohio State (15) | Ohio State (1–0) (5) | Texas (2–0) (4) | Georgia (3–0) (23) | Georgia (3–0) (13) | Texas (5–0) (19) | Ohio State (5–0) (9) | Oregon (6–0) (6) | Georgia (6–1) (2) | Georgia (6–1) | Georgia (7–1) | Ohio State (8–1) | Ohio State (9–1) | Ohio State (10–1) | Texas (11–1) | Georgia (11–2) | Notre Dame (14–2) | 2. |
| 3. | Oregon (1) | Texas (1–0) | Ohio State (2–0) (5) | Ohio State (2–0) (5) | Ohio State (3–0) (5) | Ohio State (4–0) (4) | Oregon (5–0) | Penn State (6–0) | Penn State (6–0) | Penn State (7–0) | Ohio State (7–1) | Texas (8–1) | Texas (9–1) | Texas (10–1) | Penn State (11–1) | Notre Dame (11–1) | Oregon (13–1) | 3. |
| 4. | Texas | Alabama (1–0) | Alabama (2–0) | Alabama (3–0) | Alabama (3–0) | Tennessee (4–0) | Penn State (5–0) | Ohio State (5–1) | Ohio State (5–1) | Ohio State (6–1) | Miami (FL) (9–0) | Penn State (8–1) | Penn State (9–1) | Penn State (10–1) | Notre Dame (11–1) | Texas (11–2) | Texas (13–3) | 4. |
| 5. | Alabama | Notre Dame (1–0) | Ole Miss (2–0) | Ole Miss (3–0) | Tennessee (4–0) | Georgia (3–1) | Georgia (4–1) | Georgia (5–1) | Texas (6–1) | Miami (FL) (8–0) | Texas (7–1) | Indiana (10–0) | Indiana (10–0) | Notre Dame (10–1) | Georgia (10–2) | Penn State (11–2) | Penn State (13–3) | 5. |
| 6. | Ole Miss | Ole Miss (1–0) | Missouri (2–0) | Tennessee (3–0) | Ole Miss (4–0) | Oregon (4–0) | Miami (FL) (6–0) | Miami (FL) (6–0) | Miami (FL) (7–0) | Texas (7–1) | Penn State (7–1) | Tennessee (8–1) | Notre Dame (9–1) | Georgia (9–2) | Tennessee (10–2) | Ohio State (10–2) | Georgia (11–3) | 6. |
| 7. | Notre Dame | Oregon (1–0) | Tennessee (2–0) | Missouri (3–0) | Miami (FL) (4–0) | Penn State (4–0) | Alabama (4–1) | Alabama (5–1) | Tennessee (6–1) | Tennessee (6–1) | Tennessee (7–1) | BYU (9–0) | Alabama (8–2) | Tennessee (9–2) | Ohio State (10–2) | Tennessee (10–2) | Arizona State (11–3) | 7. |
| 8. | Penn State | Penn State (1–0) | Penn State (2–0) | Miami (FL) (3–0) | Oregon (3–0) | Miami (FL) (5–0) | Tennessee (4–1) | LSU (5–1) | LSU (6–1) | Notre Dame (7–1) | Indiana (9–0) | Notre Dame (8–1) | Georgia (8–2) | Miami (FL) (10–1) | SMU (11–1) | Boise State (12–1) | Boise State (12–2) | 8. |
| 9. | Michigan | Missouri (1–0) | Oregon (2–0) | Oregon (3–0) | Penn State (3–0) | Missouri (4–0) | Ole Miss (5–1) | Iowa State (6–0) | Clemson (6–1) | BYU (8–0) | BYU (8–0) | Alabama (7–2) | Ole Miss (8–2) | SMU (10–1) | Indiana (11–1) | Indiana (11–1) | Tennessee (10–3) | 9. |
| 10. | Florida State | Michigan (1–0) | Miami (FL) (2–0) | Penn State (2–0) | Utah (4–0) | Michigan (4–1) | Clemson (4–1) | Clemson (5–1) | Iowa State (7–0) | Texas A&M (7–1) | Notre Dame (7–1) | Ole Miss (8–2) | Tennessee (8–2) | Indiana (10–1) | Boise State (11–1) | Arizona State (11–2) | Indiana (11–2) | 10. |
| 11. | Missouri | Utah (1–0) | USC (2–0) | USC (2–0) | Missouri (4–0) | USC (3–1) | Iowa State (5–0) т | Tennessee (5–1) | BYU (7–0) | Clemson (6–1) т | Alabama (6–2) | Georgia (7–2) | Miami (FL) (9–1) | Boise State (10–1) | Alabama (9–3) | Alabama (9–3) | Ole Miss (10–3) | 11. |
| 12. | Utah | Miami (FL) (1–0) | Utah (2–0) | Utah (3–0) | Michigan (3–1) | Ole Miss (4–1) | Notre Dame (4–1) т | Notre Dame (5–1) | Notre Dame (6–1) | Iowa State (7–0) т | Boise State (7–1) | Miami (FL) (9–1) | Boise State (9–1) | Clemson (9–2) | Arizona State (10–2) | SMU (11–2) | SMU (11–3) | 12. |
| 13. | LSU | USC (1–0) | Oklahoma State (2–0) | Kansas State (3–0) | USC (2–1) | LSU (4–1) | LSU (4–1) | BYU (6–0) | Indiana (7–0) | Indiana (8–0) | SMU (8–1) | Boise State (8–1) | SMU (9–1) | Alabama (8–3) | South Carolina (9–3) | Clemson (10–3) | BYU (11–2) | 13. |
| 14. | Clemson | Tennessee (1–0) | Kansas State (2–0) | Oklahoma State (3–0) | LSU (3–1) | Notre Dame (4–1) | BYU (5–0) | Texas A&M (5–1) | Texas A&M (6–1) | Alabama (6–2) | LSU (6–2) | SMU (8–1) | BYU (9–1) | Arizona State (9–2) | Miami (FL) (10–2) | South Carolina (9–3) | Clemson (10–4) | 14. |
| 15. | Tennessee | Oklahoma (1–0) | Oklahoma (2–0) | Oklahoma (3–0) | Louisville (3–0) | Clemson (3–1) | Texas A&M (5–1) | Boise State (5–1) | Alabama (5–2) | Boise State (6–1) | Texas A&M (7–2) | Texas A&M (7–2) | Texas A&M (8–2) | Ole Miss (8–3) | Ole Miss (9–3) | Miami (FL) (10–2) | Iowa State (11–3) | 15. |
| 16. | Oklahoma | Oklahoma State (1–0) | LSU (1–1) | LSU (2–1) | Notre Dame (3–1) | Iowa State (4–0) | Utah (4–1) | Indiana (6–0) | Kansas State (6–1) | LSU (6–2) | Ole Miss (7–2) | Army (9–0) | Colorado (8–2) | South Carolina (8–3) | Iowa State (10–2) | Ole Miss (9–3) | Illinois (10–3) | 16. |
| 17. | Oklahoma State | Kansas State (1–0) | Michigan (1–1) | Notre Dame (2–1) | Clemson (2–1) | BYU (5–0) | Boise State (4–1) | Kansas State (5–1) | Boise State (5–1) | Kansas State (7–1) | Iowa State (7–1) | Clemson (7–2) | Clemson (8–2) | Iowa State (9–2) | BYU (10–2) | BYU (10–2) | Alabama (9–4) | 17. |
| 18. | Kansas State | LSU (0–1) | Notre Dame (1–1) | Michigan (2–1) | Iowa State (3–0) | Utah (4–1) | Kansas State (4–1) т | Ole Miss (5–2) | Ole Miss (5–2) | Pittsburgh (7–0) | Army (8–0) | Colorado (7–2) | Army (9–0) | Tulane (9–2) | Clemson (9–3) | Iowa State (10–3) | Miami (FL) (10–3) | 18. |
| 19. | Miami (FL) | Kansas (1–0) | Louisville (2–0) | Louisville (2–0) | Illinois (4–0) | Oklahoma (4–1) | Indiana (6–0) т | Missouri (5–1) | Pittsburgh (6–0) | Ole Miss (6–2) | Clemson (6–2) | Washington State (8–1) | South Carolina (7–3) | BYU (9–2) | UNLV (10–2) | Army (11–1) | South Carolina (9–4) | 19. |
| 20. | Texas A&M | Arizona (1–0) | Arizona (2–0) | Iowa State (2–0) | Oklahoma State (3–1) | Kansas State (4–1) | Oklahoma (4–1) т | Pittsburgh (6–0) | Illinois (6–1) | SMU (7–1) | Washington State (7–1) | Kansas State (7–2) | Tulane (9–2) | Texas A&M (8–3) | Colorado (9–3) | Colorado (9–3) | Syracuse (10–3) | 20. |
| 21. | Arizona | Iowa (1–0) | Iowa State (2–0) | Clemson (1–1) | Oklahoma (3–1) | Boise State (3–1) | Missouri (4–1) | SMU (5–1) | Missouri (6–1) | Army (7–0) | Colorado (6–2) | LSU (6–3) | Arizona State (8–2) | UNLV (9–2) | Illinois (9–3) | Illinois (9–3) | Army (12–2) | 21. |
| 22. | Kansas | Louisville (1–0) | Clemson (1–1) | Nebraska (3–0) | BYU (4–0) | Louisville (3–1) | Pittsburgh (5–0) | Illinois (5–1) | SMU (6–1) | Washington State (7–1) | Kansas State (7–2) | Louisville (6–3) | Iowa State (8–2) | Illinois (8–3) | Missouri (9–3) | Syracuse (9–3) | Missouri (10–3) | 22. |
| 23. | USC | Georgia Tech (2–0) | Nebraska (2–0) | Northern Illinois (2–0) | Kansas State (3–1) | Indiana (5–0) | Illinois (4–1) | Army (6–0) | Army (7–0) | Colorado (6–2) | Pittsburgh (7–1) | South Carolina (6–3) | UNLV (8–2) | Colorado (8–3) | Syracuse (9–3) | Missouri (9–3) | UNLV (11–3) | 23. |
| 24. | NC State | NC State (1–0) | Boston College (2–0) | Illinois (3–0) | Texas A&M (3–1) | Illinois (4–1) | Michigan (4–2) | Michigan (4–2) | Navy (6–0) | Illinois (6–2) | Vanderbilt (6–3) | Missouri (7–2) | Illinois (7–3) | Missouri (8–3) | Army (10–1) | UNLV (10–3) | Memphis (11–2) | 24. |
| 25. | Iowa | Clemson (0–1) | Northern Illinois (2–0) | Texas A&M (2–1) | Boise State (2–1) | UNLV (4–0) тTexas A&M (4–1) т | SMU (5–1) | Navy (5–0) | Vanderbilt (5–2) | Missouri (6–2) | Louisville (6–3) | Tulane (8–2) | Washington State (8–2) | Army (9–1) | Memphis (10–2) | Memphis (10–2) | Colorado (9–4) | 25. |
| | Preseason Aug 12 | Week 1 Sep 3 | Week 2 Sep 8 | Week 3 Sep 15 | Week 4 Sep 22 | Week 5 Sep 29 | Week 6 Oct 6 | Week 7 Oct 13 | Week 8 Oct 20 | Week 9 Oct 27 | Week 10 Nov 3 | Week 11 Nov 10 | Week 12 Nov 17 | Week 13 Nov 24 | Week 14 Dec 1 | Week 15 Dec 8 | Week 16 (Final) Jan 20 | |
| | | Dropped: Florida State (0–2)Texas A&M (0–1) | Dropped: Kansas (1–1)Iowa (1–1)Georgia Tech (2–1)NC State (1–1) | Dropped: Arizona (2–1)Boston College (2–1) | Dropped: Nebraska (3–1)Northern Illinois (2–1) | Dropped: Oklahoma State (3–2) | Dropped: USC (3–2)Louisville (3–2)UNLV (4–1) | Dropped: Utah (4–2)Oklahoma (4–2) | Dropped: Michigan (4–3) | Dropped: Navy (6–1)Vanderbilt (5–3) | Dropped: Illinois (6–3)Missouri (6–2) | Dropped: Iowa State (7–2)Pittsburgh (7–2)Vanderbilt (6–4) | Dropped: Kansas State (7–3)LSU (6–4)Louisville (6–4)Missouri (7–3) | Dropped: Washington State (8–3) | Dropped: Tulane (9–3)Texas A&M (8–4) | None | None | |

## Coaches Poll

| | Preseason Aug 5 | Week 1 Sep 3 | Week 2 Sep 8 | Week 3 Sep 15 | Week 4 Sep 22 | Week 5 Sep 29 | Week 6 Oct 6 | Week 7 Oct 13 | Week 8 Oct 20 | Week 9 Oct 27 | Week 10 Nov 3 | Week 11 Nov 10 | Week 12 Nov 17 | Week 13 Nov 24 | Week 14 Dec 1 | Week 15 Dec 8 | Week 16 (Final) Jan 21 | |
| 1. | Georgia (46) | Georgia (1–0) (51) | Georgia (2–0) (50) | Georgia (3–0) (42) | Georgia (3–0) (35) | Texas (5–0) (29) | Texas (5–0) (44) | Texas (6–0) (53) | Oregon (7–0) (51) | Oregon (8–0) (53) | Oregon (9–0) (53) | Oregon (10–0) (55) | Oregon (11–0) (55) | Oregon (11–0) (55) | Oregon (12–0) (53) | Oregon (13–0) (54) | Ohio State (14–2) (53) | 1. |
| 2. | Ohio State (7) | Ohio State (1–0) (3) | Ohio State (2–0) (3) | Texas (3–0) (10) | Texas (4–0) (18) | Alabama (4–0) (19) | Ohio State (5–0) (11) | Oregon (6–0) (2) | Georgia (6–1) (2) | Georgia (6–1) (1) | Georgia (7–1) (1) | Ohio State (8–1) | Ohio State (9–1) | Ohio State (10–1) | Texas (11–1) | Georgia (11–2) | Notre Dame (14–2) | 2. |
| 3. | Oregon | Texas (1–0) (1) | Texas (2–0) (1) | Ohio State (2–0) (3) | Ohio State (3–0) (2) | Ohio State (4–0) (7) | Oregon (5–0) | Penn State (6–0) | Penn State (6–0) | Penn State (7–0) | Ohio State (7–1) | Texas (8–1) | Texas (9–1) | Texas (10–1) | Penn State (11–1) | Notre Dame (11–1) | Texas (13–3) | 3. |
| 4. | Texas (1) | Alabama (1–0) | Alabama (2–0) | Alabama (3–0) | Alabama (3–0) | Tennessee (4–0) | Georgia (4–1) | Georgia (5–1) | Ohio State (5–1) | Ohio State (6–1) | Miami (FL) (9–0) | Tennessee (8–1) | Penn State (9–1) | Penn State (10–1) | Notre Dame (11–1) | Texas (11–2) | Oregon (13–1) | 4. |
| 5. | Alabama | Ole Miss (1–0) | Ole Miss (2–0) | Ole Miss (3–0) | Ole Miss (4–0) | Georgia (3–1) | Penn State (5–0) | Ohio State (5–1) | Miami (FL) (7–0) | Miami (FL) (8–0) | Texas (7–1) | Penn State (8–1) | Indiana (10–0) | Notre Dame (10–1) | Georgia (10–2) | Penn State (11–2) | Penn State (13–3) | 5. |
| 6. | Ole Miss | Oregon (1–0) | Oregon (2–0) | Oregon (3–0) | Tennessee (4–0) | Oregon (4–0) | Miami (FL) (6–0) | Miami (FL) (6–0) | Texas (6–1) | Texas (7–1) | Tennessee (7–1) | Indiana (10–0) | Notre Dame (9–1) | Georgia (9–2) | Tennessee (10–2) | Tennessee (10–2) | Georgia (11–3) | 6. |
| 7. | Notre Dame | Notre Dame (1–0) | Penn State (2–0) | Tennessee (3–0) | Oregon (3–0) | Penn State (4–0) | Alabama (4–1) | Alabama (5–1) | LSU (6–1) | Tennessee (6–1) | Penn State (7–1) | Notre Dame (8–1) | Alabama (8–2) | Miami (FL) (10–1) | SMU (11–1) | Ohio State (10–2) | Arizona State (11–3) | 7. |
| 8. | Michigan (1) | Penn State (1–0) | Missouri (2–0) | Penn State (2–0) | Penn State (3–0) | Miami (FL) (5–0) | Ole Miss (5–1) | LSU (5–1) | Tennessee (6–1) | Clemson (6–1) | Notre Dame (7–1) | BYU (9–0) | Georgia (8–2) | Tennessee (9–2) | Ohio State (10–2) | Boise State (12–1) | Tennessee (10–3) | 8. |
| 9. | Penn State | Michigan (1–0) | Tennessee (2–0) | Missouri (3–0) | Miami (FL) (4–0) | Missouri (4–0) | Tennessee (4–1) | Clemson (5–1) | Clemson (6–1) | Notre Dame (7–1) | BYU (8–0) | Alabama (7–2) | Ole Miss (8–2) | SMU (10–1) | Indiana (11–1) | Indiana (11–1) | Boise State (12–2) | 9. |
| 10. | Florida State | Missouri (1–0) | Utah (2–0) | Utah (3–0) | Utah (4–0) | Michigan (4–1) | LSU (4–1) | Tennessee (5–1) | Iowa State (7–0) | Iowa State (7–0) | Indiana (9–0) | Georgia (7–2) | Miami (FL) (9–1) | Indiana (10–1) | Boise State (11–1) | Arizona State (11–2) | Indiana (11–2) | 10. |
| 11. | Missouri | Utah (1–0) | USC (2–0) | Miami (FL) (3–0) | Missouri (4–0) | Ole Miss (4–1) | Clemson (4–1) | Notre Dame (5–1) | Notre Dame (6–1) | Texas A&M (7–1) | Alabama (6–2) | Ole Miss (8–2) | Tennessee (8–2) | Boise State (10–1) | Alabama (9–3) | Alabama (9–3) | SMU (11–3) т | 11. |
| 12. | LSU | Tennessee (1–0) | Miami (FL) (2–0) | USC (2–0) | Michigan (3–1) | LSU (4–1) | Notre Dame (4–1) | Iowa State (6–0) | BYU (7–0) | BYU (8–0) | Ole Miss (7–2) | Miami (FL) (9–1) | SMU (9–1) | Clemson (9–2) | South Carolina (9–3) | SMU (11–2) | Clemson (10–4) т | 12. |
| 13. | Utah | Oklahoma (1–0) | Oklahoma (2–0) | Oklahoma (3–0) | LSU (3–1) | Notre Dame (4–1) | Iowa State (5–0) | BYU (6–0) | Indiana (7–0) | Indiana (8–0) | LSU (6–2) | SMU (8–1) | Boise State (9–1) | Alabama (8–3) | Arizona State (10–2) | Clemson (10–3) | Ole Miss (10–3) | 13. |
| 14. | Clemson | USC (1–0) | Oklahoma State (2–0) | Kansas State (3–0) | Notre Dame (3–1) | Clemson (3–1) | Texas A&M (5–1) | Texas A&M (5–1) | Texas A&M (6–1) | Alabama (6–2) | Boise State (7–1) | Boise State (8–1) | Texas A&M (8–2) | South Carolina (8–3) | Miami (FL) (10–2) | South Carolina (9–3) | BYU (11–2) | 14. |
| 15. | Tennessee | Miami (FL) (1–0) | Kansas State (2–0) | Oklahoma State (3–0) | Clemson (2–1) | USC (3–1) | BYU (5–0) | Ole Miss (5–2) | Alabama (5–2) | Kansas State (7–1) | SMU (8–1) | Texas A&M (7–2) | BYU (9–1) | Arizona State (9–2) | Ole Miss (9–3) | Ole Miss (9–3) | Iowa State (11–3) | 15. |
| 16. | Oklahoma | Kansas State (1–0) | Michigan (1–1) | LSU (2–1) | USC (2–1) | Iowa State (4–0) | Oklahoma (4–1) | Missouri (5–1) | Kansas State (6–1) | LSU (6–2) | Texas A&M (7–2) | Clemson (7–2) | Clemson (8–2) | Ole Miss (8–3) | Iowa State (10–2) | Miami (FL) (10–2) | Illinois (10–3) | 16. |
| 17. | Kansas State | Oklahoma State (1–0) | LSU (1–1) | Michigan (2–1) | Louisville (3–0) | Oklahoma (4–1) | Utah (4–1) | Kansas State (5–1) | Missouri (6–1) | Pittsburgh (7–0) | Clemson (6–2) | Army (9–0) | Army (9–0) | Iowa State (9–2) | Clemson (9–3) | BYU (10–2) | Alabama (9–4) | 17. |
| 18. | Oklahoma State | Arizona (1–0) | Arizona (2–0) | Notre Dame (2–1) | Oklahoma (3–1) | Utah (4–1) | Missouri (4–1) | Indiana (6–0) | Ole Miss (5–2) | Ole Miss (6–2) | Iowa State (7–1) | Washington State (8–1) | Colorado (8–2) | Tulane (9–2) | BYU (10–2) | Army (11–1) | Miami (FL) (10–3) | 18. |
| 19. | Miami (FL) | LSU (0–1) | Notre Dame (1–1) | Clemson (1–1) | Iowa State (3–0) | BYU (5–0) | Kansas State (4–1) | Boise State (5–1) | Boise State (5–1) | Boise State (6–1) | Army (8–0) | Kansas State (7–2) | South Carolina (7–3) | Texas A&M (8–3) | UNLV (10–2) | Iowa State (10–3) | South Carolina (9–4) | 19. |
| 20. | Texas A&M | Kansas (1–0) | Clemson (1–1) | Louisville (2–0) | Oklahoma State (3–1) | Kansas State (4–1) | Indiana (6–0) | Pittsburgh (6–0) | Pittsburgh (6–0) | SMU (7–1) | Washington State (7–1) | Colorado (7–2) | Tulane (9–2) | BYU (9–2) | Missouri (9–3) | Missouri (9–3) | Missouri (10–3) | 20. |
| 21. | Arizona | Iowa (1–0) | Louisville (2–0) | Iowa State (2–0) | Illinois (4–0) | Texas A&M (4–1) | Michigan (4–2) | Illinois (5–1) | Illinois (6–1) | Army (7–0) | Kansas State (7–2) | Missouri (7–2) | Iowa State (8–2) | UNLV (9–2) | Illinois (9–3) | Illinois (9–3) | Army (12–2) | 21. |
| 22. | NC State | Clemson (0–1) | Washington (2–0) | Nebraska (3–0) | BYU (4–0) | Louisville (3–1) | Boise State (4–1) | Michigan (4–2) | SMU (6–1) | Washington State (7–1) | Missouri (6–2) | LSU (6–3) | Arizona State (8–2) | Army (9–1) | Colorado (9–3) | Colorado (9–3) | Syracuse (10–3) | 22. |
| 23. | USC | NC State (1–0) | Iowa State (2–0) | Memphis (3–0) | UNLV (3–0) | UNLV (4–0) | Illinois (4–1) | SMU (5–1) | Army (7–0) | Missouri (6–2) | Pittsburgh (7–1) | South Carolina (6–3) | UNLV (8–2) | Memphis (9–2) | Army (10–1) | Memphis (10–2) | Memphis (11–2) | 23. |
| 24. | Kansas | Louisville (1–0) | Nebraska (2–0) | Texas A&M (2–1) | Texas A&M (3–1) | Indiana (5–0) | Pittsburgh (5–0) | Army (6–0) | Navy (6–0) | Illinois (6–2) | Colorado (6–2) | Louisville (6–3) | Memphis (9–2) | Missouri (8–3) | Memphis (10–2) | UNLV (10–3) | UNLV (11–3) | 24. |
| 25. | Iowa | Washington (1–0) | Memphis (2–0) | UNLV (3–0) | Kansas State (3–1) | Illinois (4–1) | SMU (5–1) | Nebraska (5–1) | Vanderbilt (5–2) | Memphis (7–1) | Vanderbilt (6–3) | Iowa State (7–2) | Kansas State (7–3) | Illinois (8–3) | Syracuse (9–3) | Syracuse (9–3) | Colorado (9–4) | 25. |
| | Preseason Aug 5 | Week 1 Sep 3 | Week 2 Sep 8 | Week 3 Sep 15 | Week 4 Sep 22 | Week 5 Sep 29 | Week 6 Oct 6 | Week 7 Oct 13 | Week 8 Oct 20 | Week 9 Oct 27 | Week 10 Nov 3 | Week 11 Nov 10 | Week 12 Nov 17 | Week 13 Nov 24 | Week 14 Dec 1 | Week 15 Dec 8 | Week 16 (Final) Jan 21 | |
| | | Dropped: Florida State (0–2)Texas A&M (0–1) | Dropped: Iowa (1–1)Kansas (1–1)NC State (1–1) | Dropped: Arizona (2–1)Washington (2–1) | Dropped: Nebraska (3–1)Memphis (3–1) | Dropped: Oklahoma State (3–2) | Dropped: USC (3–2)Louisville (3–2)UNLV (4–1) | Dropped: Oklahoma (4–2)Utah (4–2) | Dropped: Michigan (4–3)Nebraska (5–2) | Dropped: Navy (6–1)Vanderbilt (5–3) | Dropped: Illinois (6–3)Memphis (7–2) | Dropped: Pittsburgh (7–2)Vanderbilt (6–4) | Dropped: Washington State (8–2)Missouri (7–3)LSU (6–4)Louisville (6–4) | Dropped: Colorado (8–3)Kansas State (8–3) | Dropped: Tulane (9–3)Texas A&M (8–4) | None | None | |

## CFP rankings

Bold indicates teams whose rankings result in a bid to the College Football Playoff; Italics indicate a team whose rankings result in a bye in the College Football Playoff, assuming they win their conference championship games.
| | Week 9 Nov 5 | Week 10 Nov 12 | Week 11 Nov 19 | Week 12 Nov 26 | Week 13 Dec 3 | Week 14 (Final) Dec 8 | |
| 1. | Oregon (9–0) | Oregon (10–0) | Oregon (11–0) | Oregon (11–0) | Oregon (12–0) | Oregon (13–0) | 1. |
| 2. | Ohio State (7–1) | Ohio State (8–1) | Ohio State (9–1) | Ohio State (10–1) | Texas (11–1) | Georgia (11–2) | 2. |
| 3. | Georgia (7–1) | Texas (8–1) | Texas (9–1) | Texas (10–1) | Penn State (11–1) | Texas (11–2) | 3. |
| 4. | Miami (FL) (9–0) | Penn State (8–1) | Penn State (9–1) | Penn State (10–1) | Notre Dame (11–1) | Penn State (11–2) | 4. |
| 5. | Texas (7–1) | Indiana (10–0) | Indiana (10–0) | Notre Dame (10–1) | Georgia (10–2) | Notre Dame (11–1) | 5. |
| 6. | Penn State (7–1) | BYU (9–0) | Notre Dame (9–1) | Miami (FL) (10–1) | Ohio State (10–2) | Ohio State (10–2) | 6. |
| 7. | Tennessee (7–1) | Tennessee (8–1) | Alabama (8–2) | Georgia (9–2) | Tennessee (10–2) | Tennessee (10–2) | 7. |
| 8. | Indiana (9–0) | Notre Dame (8–1) | Miami (FL) (9–1) | Tennessee (9–2) | SMU (11–1) | Indiana (11–1) | 8. |
| 9. | BYU (8–0) | Miami (FL) (9–1) | Ole Miss (8–2) | SMU (10–1) | Indiana (11–1) | Boise State (12–1) | 9. |
| 10. | Notre Dame (7–1) | Alabama (7–2) | Georgia (8–2) | Indiana (10–1) | Boise State (11–1) | SMU (11–2) | 10. |
| 11. | Alabama (6–2) | Ole Miss (8–2) | Tennessee (8–2) | Boise State (10–1) | Alabama (9–3) | Alabama (9–3) | 11. |
| 12. | Boise State (7–1) | Georgia (7–2) | Boise State (9–1) | Clemson (9–2) | Miami (FL) (10–2) | Arizona State (11–2) | 12. |
| 13. | SMU (8–1) | Boise State (8–1) | SMU (9–1) | Alabama (8–3) | Ole Miss (9–3) | Miami (FL) (10–2) | 13. |
| 14. | Texas A&M (7–2) | SMU (8–1) | BYU (9–1) | Ole Miss (8–3) | South Carolina (9–3) | Ole Miss (9–3) | 14. |
| 15. | LSU (6–2) | Texas A&M (7–2) | Texas A&M (8–2) | South Carolina (8–3) | Arizona State (10–2) | South Carolina (9–3) | 15. |
| 16. | Ole Miss (7–2) | Kansas State (7–2) | Colorado (8–2) | Arizona State (9–2) | Iowa State (10–2) | Clemson (10–3) | 16. |
| 17. | Iowa State (7–1) | Colorado (7–2) | Clemson (8–2) | Tulane (9–2) | Clemson (9–3) | BYU (10–2) | 17. |
| 18. | Pittsburgh (7–1) | Washington State (8–1) | South Carolina (7–3) | Iowa State (9–2) | BYU (10–2) | Iowa State (10–3) | 18. |
| 19. | Kansas State (7–2) | Louisville (6–3) | Army (9–0) | BYU (9–2) | Missouri (9–3) | Missouri (9–3) | 19. |
| 20. | Colorado (6–2) | Clemson (7–2) | Tulane (9–2) | Texas A&M (8–3) | UNLV (10–2) | Illinois (9–3) | 20. |
| 21. | Washington State (7–1) | South Carolina (6–3) | Arizona State (8–2) | Missouri (8–3) | Illinois (9–3) | Syracuse (9–3) | 21. |
| 22. | Louisville (6–3) | LSU (6–3) | Iowa State (8–2) | UNLV (9–2) | Syracuse (9–3) | Army (11–1) | 22. |
| 23. | Clemson (6–2) | Missouri (7–2) | Missouri (7–3) | Illinois (8–3) | Colorado (9–3) | Colorado (9–3) | 23. |
| 24. | Missouri (6–2) | Army (9–0) | UNLV (8–2) | Kansas State (8–3) | Army (10–1) | UNLV (10–3) | 24. |
| 25. | Army (8–0) | Tulane (8–2) | Illinois (7–3) | Colorado (8–3) | Memphis (10–2) | Memphis (10–2) | 25. |
| | Week 9 Nov 5 | Week 10 Nov 12 | Week 11 Nov 19 | Week 12 Nov 26 | Week 13 Dec 3 | Week 14 (Final) Dec 8 | |
| | | Dropped: Iowa State (7–2)Pittsburgh (7–2) | Dropped: Kansas State (7–3)Washington State (8–2)Louisville (6–4)LSU (6–4) | Dropped: Army (9–1) | Dropped: Tulane (9–3)Texas A&M (8–4)Kansas State (8–4) | None | |

## 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 12 | Week 1 Sep 3 | Week 2 Sep 8 | Week 3 Sep 15 | Week 4 Sep 22 | Week 5 Sep 29 | Week 6 Oct 6 | Week 7 Oct 13 | Week 8 Oct 20 | Week 9 Oct 27 | Week 10 Nov 3 | Week 11 Nov 10 | Week 12 Nov 17 | Week 13 Nov 24 | Week 14 Dec 1 | Week 15 (Final) Dec 8 | |
| 1. | Georgia (38) | Georgia (1–0) (50) | Georgia (2–0) (44) | Texas (3–0) (26) | Texas (4–0) (36) | Alabama (4–0) (28) | Texas (5–0) (47) | Texas (6–0) (47) | Oregon (7–0) (44) | Oregon (8–0) (49) | Oregon (9–0) (51) | Oregon (10–0) (53) | Oregon (11–0) (52) | Oregon (11–0) (52) | Oregon (12–0) (53) | Oregon (13–0) (52) | 1. |
| 2. | Ohio State (11) | Ohio State (1–0) (3) | Texas (2–0) (8) | Georgia (3–0) (24) | Georgia (3–0) (16) | Texas (5–0) (22) | Ohio State (5–0) (7) | Oregon (6–0) (7) | Georgia (6–1) (10) | Georgia (6–1) (5) | Georgia (7–1) (3) | Ohio State (8–1) (1) | Ohio State (9–1) (2) | Ohio State (10–1) (2) | Texas (11–1) (1) | Georgia (11–2) (1) | 2. |
| 3. | Texas (2) | Texas (1–0) (1) | Ohio State (2–0) (2) | Ohio State (2–0) (4) | Ohio State (3–0) (2) | Ohio State (4–0) (3) | Oregon (5–0) | Ohio State (5–1) | Penn State (6–0) | Penn State (7–0) | Ohio State (7–1) | Texas (8–1) | Texas (9–1) | Texas (10–1) | Penn State (11–1) | Notre Dame (11–1) | 3. |
| 4. | Oregon (1) | Alabama (1–0) | Alabama (2–0) | Alabama (3–0) | Alabama (3–0) | Tennessee (4–0) (1) | Georgia (4–1) | Penn State (6–0) | Ohio State (6–1) | Ohio State (6–1) | Miami (FL) (9–0) | Indiana (10–0) | Indiana (10–0) | Penn State (10–1) | Notre Dame (11–1) | Texas (11–2) (1) | 4. |
| 5. | Alabama | Notre Dame (1–0) | Ole Miss (2–0) | Ole Miss (3–0) | Tennessee (4–0) | Georgia (3–1) | Penn State (5–0) | Georgia (5–1) | Miami (FL) (7–0) | Miami (FL) (8–0) | Texas (7–1) | Tennessee (8–1) | Penn State (9–1) | Notre Dame (10–1) | Georgia (10–2) | Ohio State (10–2) | 5. |
| 6. | Ole Miss | Oregon (1–0) | Miami (FL) (2–0) | Tennessee (3–0) | Ole Miss (4–0) | Oregon (4–0) | Miami (FL) (6–0) | Miami (FL) (6–0) | Texas (6–1) | Texas (7–1) | Penn State (7–1) | Penn State (8–1) | Alabama (8–2) | Georgia (9–2) | Tennessee (10–2) | Penn State (11–2) | 6. |
| 7. | Penn State | Penn State (1–0) | Tennessee (2–0) | Miami (FL) (3–0) | Miami (FL) (4–0) | Penn State (4–0) | Alabama (4–1) | Alabama (5–1) | Tennessee (6–1) | Tennessee (6–1) | Tennessee (7–1) | BYU (9–0) | Notre Dame (9–1) | Miami (FL) (10–1) | Ohio State (10–2) | Tennessee (10–2) | 7. |
| 8. | Notre Dame | Ole Miss (1–0) | Penn State (2–0) | Oregon (3–0) | Oregon (3–0) | Miami (FL) (5–0) | Tennessee (4–1) | Clemson (5–1) | Clemson (6–1) | Clemson (6–1) | Indiana (9–0) | Alabama (7–2) | Georgia (8–2) | Tennessee (9–2) | SMU (11–1) | Indiana (11–1) | 8. |
| 9. | Florida State | Michigan (1–0) | USC (2–0) | Penn State (2–0) | Penn State (3–0) | Missouri (4–0) | Ole Miss (5–1) | Tennessee (5–1) | LSU (6–1) | Texas A&M (7–1) | Notre Dame (7–1) | Notre Dame (8–1) | Ole Miss (8–2) | Indiana (10–1) | Indiana (11–1) | Boise State (12–1) | 9. |
| 10. | Michigan (2) | Miami (FL) (1–0) | Oregon (2–0) | USC (2–0) | Utah (4–0) | Michigan (4–1) | Clemson (4–1) | LSU (5–1) | Iowa State (6–1) | Notre Dame (7–1) | BYU (8–0) | Ole Miss (8–2) | Miami (FL) (9–1) | SMU (10–1) | Boise State (11–1) | Arizona State (11–2) | 10. |
| 11. | Missouri | Missouri (1–0) | Missouri (2–0) | Missouri (3–0) | Missouri (4–0) | USC (3–1) | Notre Dame (4–1) | Iowa State (6–0) | BYU (7–0) | BYU (8–0) | Alabama (6–2) | Georgia (7–2) | Tennessee (8–2) | Boise State (10–1) | Alabama (9–3) | Alabama (9–3) | 11. |
| 12. | LSU | USC (1–0) | Utah (2–0) | Utah (3–0) | Michigan (3–1) | Ole Miss (4–1) | Iowa State (5–0) | Notre Dame (5–1) | Indiana (7–0) | Indiana (8–0) | SMU (8–1) | Miami (FL) (9–1) | SMU (9–1) | Clemson (9–2) | Miami (FL) (10–2) | SMU (11–2) | 12. |
| 13. | Utah | Utah (1–0) | Oklahoma (2–0) | Oklahoma (3–0) | USC (2–1) | Clemson (3–1) | LSU (4–1) | BYU (6–0) | Notre Dame (6–1) | Iowa State (7–0) | Boise State (7–1) | SMU (8–1) | Boise State (9–1) | Alabama (8–3) | Arizona State (10–2) | Clemson (10–3) | 13. |
| 14. | Tennessee | Tennessee (1–0) | Oklahoma State (2–0) | Kansas State (3–0) | Louisville (3–0) | LSU (4–1) | BYU (5–0) | Texas A&M (5–1) | Texas A&M (6–1) | Alabama (6–2) | Ole Miss (7–2) | Boise State (8–1) | BYU (9–1) | Arizona State (9–2) | South Carolina (9–3) | Ole Miss (9–3) | 14. |
| 15. | Clemson | Oklahoma (1–0) | Kansas State (2–0) | Oklahoma State (3–0) | LSU (3–1) | Notre Dame (4–1) | Texas A&M (4–1) | Indiana (6–0) | Alabama (5–2) | Pittsburgh (7–0) | Texas A&M (7–2) | Texas A&M (7–2) | Texas A&M (8–2) | Ole Miss (8–3) | Ole Miss (9–3) | South Carolina (9–3) | 15. |
| 16. | Oklahoma | Oklahoma State (1–0) | Michigan (1–1) | LSU (2–1) | Clemson (2–1) | Iowa State (4–0) | Indiana (6–0) | Ole Miss (5–2) | Ole Miss (5–2) | LSU (6–2) | LSU (6–2) | Clemson (7–2) | Colorado (8–2) | South Carolina (8–3) | Iowa State (10–2) | Miami (FL) (10–2) | 16. |
| | Preseason Aug 12 | Week 1 Sep 3 | Week 2 Sep 8 | Week 3 Sep 15 | Week 4 Sep 22 | Week 5 Sep 29 | Week 6 Oct 6 | Week 7 Oct 13 | Week 8 Oct 20 | Week 9 Oct 27 | Week 10 Nov 3 | Week 11 Nov 10 | Week 12 Nov 17 | Week 13 Nov 24 | Week 14 Dec 1 | Week 15 (Final) Dec 8 | |
| | | Dropped: Florida State (0–2)LSU (0–1)Clemson (0–1) | Dropped: Notre Dame (1–1) | Dropped: Michigan (2–1) | Dropped: Kansas State (3–1)Oklahoma (3–1)Oklahoma State (3–1) | Dropped: Utah (4–1)Louisville (3–1) | Dropped: Missouri (4–1)Michigan (4–2)USC (3–2) | None | None | Dropped: Ole Miss (6–2) | Dropped: Clemson (6–2)Iowa State (7–1)Pittsburgh (7–1) | Dropped: LSU (6–3) | Dropped: Clemson (8–2) | Dropped: BYU (9–2)Texas A&M (8–3)Colorado (8–3) | Dropped: Clemson (9–3) | Dropped: Iowa State (10–3) | |