| Rank | CPI | AP Poll | CFP Rankings |
| 1 | Georgia | Georgia (62) | |
| 2 | Oklahoma St | Michigan | |
| 3 | Alabama | Cincinnati | |
| 4 | Michigan | Alabama | |
| 5 | Cincinnati | Oklahoma St | |
| 6 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | |
| 7 | Mississippi | Ohio State | |
| 8 | Ohio State | Mississippi | |
| 9 | Baylor | Baylor | |
| 10 | Michigan St | Oregon | |
| 11 | San Diego St | Michigan St | |
| 12 | Wake Forest | Brigham Young | |
| 13 | Appalachian St | Oklahoma | |
| 14 | Oregon | Utah | |
| 15 | Oklahoma | Iowa | |
| 16 | Louisiana-Lafayette | Houston | |
| 17 | Texas-San Antonio | Pittsburgh | |
| 18 | Iowa | Wake Forest | |
| 19 | Brigham Young | San Diego St | |
| 20 | Clemson | Louisiana-Lafayette | |
| 21 | Utah | North Carolina St | |
| 22 | Pittsburgh | Clemson | |
| 23 | North Carolina St | Arkansas | |
| 24 | Houston | Texas A&M | |
| 25 | Kentucky | Kentucky |