| Rank | CPI | AP Poll | CFP Rankings |
| 1 | Florida St | Alabama (27) | Alabama* |
| 2 | Alabama | Florida St (25) | Oregon* |
| 3 | Ohio State | Oregon (8) | Florida St* |
| 4 | Oregon | Baylor | Ohio State* |
| 5 | TCU | Ohio State | Baylor*(co) |
| 6 | Mississippi | TCU | TCU*(co) |
| 7 | Mississippi St | Michigan St | Mississippi St |
| 8 | Boise St | Mississippi St | Michigan St |
| 9 | Michigan St | Mississippi | Mississippi |
| 10 | Baylor | Georgia Tech | Arizona |
| 11 | Georgia Tech | Kansas St | Kansas St |
| 12 | Missouri | Arizona | Georgia Tech |
| 13 | UCLA | Georgia | Georgia |
| 14 | Wisconsin | UCLA | UCLA |
| 15 | Marshall | Arizona St | Arizona St |
| 16 | Clemson | Missouri | Missouri |
| 17 | Georgia | Wisconsin | Clemson |
| 18 | Auburn | Clemson | Wisconsin |
| 19 | Kansas St | Auburn | Auburn |
| 20 | Arizona | Louisville | Boise St* |
| 21 | Arizona St | Boise St | Louisville |
| 22 | Nebraska | LSU | Utah |
| 23 | Louisville | Utah | LSU |
| 24 | Colorado St | Southern Cal | Southern Cal |
| 25 | LSU | Nebraska | Minnesota |