| Rank | CPI | AP Poll | CFP Rankings |
| 1 | Ohio State | Georgia (54) | Georgia |
| 2 | Georgia | Michigan (7) | Ohio State |
| 3 | Washington | Ohio State (1) | Michigan |
| 4 | Florida St | Florida St | Florida St |
| 5 | Michigan | Washington | Washington |
| 6 | Alabama | Oregon | Oregon |
| 7 | Texas | Texas | Texas |
| 8 | James Madison | Alabama | Alabama |
| 9 | Mississippi | Louisville | Missouri |
| 10 | Penn State | Oregon St | Louisville |
| 11 | Missouri | Missouri | Oregon St |
| 12 | Oregon | Penn State | Penn State |
| 13 | Liberty | Mississippi | Mississippi |
| 14 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Oklahoma |
| 15 | Louisville | LSU | LSU |
| 16 | Tulane | Utah | Iowa |
| 17 | Troy | Tulane | Arizona |
| 18 | Iowa | James Madison | Tennessee |
| 19 | LSU | Arizona | Notre Dame |
| 20 | Oregon St | Notre Dame | North Carolina |
| 21 | Notre Dame | Tennessee | Kansas St |
| 22 | Toledo | North Carolina | Utah |
| 23 | Utah | Kansas St | Oklahoma St |
| 24 | Memphis | Oklahoma St | Tulane |
| 25 | Kansas St | Iowa | Kansas |