| Rank | CPI | AP Poll | CFP Rankings |
| 1 | Alabama | Clemson (51) | Clemson* |
| 2 | Clemson | Alabama (9) | Alabama* |
| 3 | Michigan St | Michigan St (1) | Michigan St* |
| 4 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Oklahoma* |
| 5 | Iowa | Stanford | Iowa |
| 6 | Ohio State | Iowa | Stanford* |
| 7 | Northwestern | Ohio State | Ohio State |
| 8 | Stanford | Notre Dame | Notre Dame |
| 9 | Notre Dame | Florida St | Florida St |
| 10 | Houston | North Carolina | North Carolina |
| 11 | North Carolina | TCU | TCU |
| 12 | Florida St | Northwestern | Mississippi |
| 13 | Navy | Oklahoma St | Northwestern |
| 14 | Oklahoma St | Houston | Michigan |
| 15 | Mississippi | Oregon | Oregon |
| 16 | TCU | Mississippi | Oklahoma St |
| 17 | Oregon | Michigan | Baylor |
| 18 | LSU | Baylor | Houston* |
| 19 | Michigan | Florida | Florida |
| 20 | Florida | Utah | LSU |
| 21 | Memphis | Navy | Navy |
| 22 | Western Kentucky | LSU | Utah |
| 23 | Utah | Wisconsin | Tennessee |
| 24 | Appalachian St | Temple | Temple |
| 25 | Mississippi St | Western Kentucky | Southern Cal |