There have been only two seasons where a conference had three teams in the Top 5: 1990 and 2001. There have been five instances where the teams were #1 and #2 (shown in bold). This list also includes two seasons where there were multiple independent teams in the Top 5.
Season |
Conference |
Preseason |
Final |
2023 |
SEC |
#1 Georgia #4 Alabama #5 LSU |
TBD TBD TBD |
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2023 |
Big Ten |
#2 Michigan #3 Ohio State |
TBD TBD |
2022 |
SEC |
#1 Alabama #3 Georgia |
#5 #1 |
2021 |
SEC |
#1 Alabama #5 Georgia |
#2 #1 |
2020 |
SEC |
#3 Alabama #4 Georgia |
#1 #7 |
2019 |
SEC |
#2 Alabama #3 Georgia |
#8 #4 |
2018 |
SEC |
#1 Alabama #3 Georgia |
#2 #7 |
2018 |
Big Ten |
#4 Wisconsin #5 Ohio State |
NR #3 |
2017 |
ACC |
#3 Florida State #5 Clemson |
NR #4 |
2016 |
SEC |
#1 Alabama #5 LSU |
#2 #13 |
2016 |
ACC |
#2 Clemson #4 Florida State |
#1 #8 |
2015 |
Big Ten |
#1 Ohio State #5 Michigan State |
#4 #6 |
2015 |
Big 12 |
#2 TCU #4 Baylor |
#7 #13 |
2013 |
SEC |
#1 Alabama #5 Georgia |
#7 NR |
2013 |
Pac-12 |
#3 Oregon #4 Stanford |
#9 #11 |
2012 |
Pac-12 |
#1 USC #5 Oregon |
NR #2 |
2012 |
SEC |
#2 Alabama #3 LSU |
#1 #14 |
2011 |
SEC |
#2 Alabama #4 LSU |
#1 #2 |
2010 |
SEC |
#1 Alabama #4 Florida |
#10 NR |
2009 |
SEC |
#1 Florida #5 Alabama |
#3 #1 |
2009 |
Big 12 |
#2 Texas #3 Oklahoma |
#2 NR |
2008 |
SEC |
#1 Georgia #5 Florida |
#13 #1 |
2005 |
SEC |
#3 Tennessee #5 LSU |
NR #6 |
2004 |
SEC |
#3 Georgia #4 LSU |
#7 #16 |
2003 |
Big 12 |
#1 Oklahoma #5 Texas |
#3 #12 |
2003 |
Big Ten |
#2 Ohio State #4 Michigan |
#4 #6 |
2002 |
Big 12 |
#2 Oklahoma #4 Texas |
#5 #6 |
2001 |
Big 12 |
#3 Oklahoma #4 Nebraska #5 Texas |
#6 #8 #5 |
1999 |
SEC |
#2 Tennessee #5 Florida |
#9 #12 |
1998 |
Big Ten |
#1 Ohio State #5 Michigan |
#2 #12 |
1997 |
SEC |
#2 Florida #5 Tennessee |
#4 #7 |
1996 |
Big 12 |
#1 Nebraska #5 Colorado |
#6 #8 |
1996 |
SEC |
#2 Tennessee #4 Florida |
#9 #1 |
1990 |
Ind |
#1 Miami (FL) #2 Notre Dame #4 Florida State |
#3 #6 #4 |
1989 |
Ind |
#2 Notre Dame #4 Miami (FL) |
#2 #1 |
1988 |
Big 8 |
#2 Nebraska #3 Oklahoma |
#10 #14 |
1987 |
Big 8 |
#1 Oklahoma #2 Nebraska |
#3 #6 |
1985 |
SEC |
#2 Auburn #5 Florida |
NR #5 |
1983 |
Big 8 |
#1 Nebraska #2 Oklahoma |
#2 NR |
1977 |
Big Ten |
#2 Michigan #5 Ohio State |
#9 #11 |
1976 |
Big 8 |
#1 Nebraska #5 Oklahoma |
#9 #5 |
1976 |
Big Ten |
#2 Michigan #4 Ohio State |
#3 #6 |
1975 |
Big Ten |
#3 Michigan #4 Ohio State |
#8 #4 |
1973 |
Big Ten |
#2 Ohio State #5 Michigan |
#2 #6 |
1972 |
Big 8 |
#1 Nebraska #2 Colorado |
#4 #16 |
1970 |
SWC |
#2 Texas #4 Arkansas |
#3 #11 |
1969 |
SWC |
#2 Arkansas #4 Texas |
#7 #1 |
1964 |
Big Ten |
#3 Illinois #5 Ohio State |
NR #9 |
1963 |
SEC |
#2 Mississippi #3 Alabama |
#7 #8 |
1962 |
Big Ten |
#1 Ohio State #4 Michigan State |
NR NR |
1962 |
SEC |
#3 Alabama #5 LSU |
#5 #7 |
1961 |
Big Ten |
#1 Iowa #2 Ohio State |
NR #2 |
1961 |
SEC |
#3 Alabama #5 LSU |
#1 #4 |
1959 |
SEC |
#1 LSU #3 Auburn |
#3 NR |
1958 |
Big Ten |
#1 Ohio State #4 Michigan State |
#8 NR |
1957 |
Big Ten |
#3 Michigan State #4 Minnesota |
#3 NR |
1956 |
Big Ten |
#2 Michigan State #5 Ohio State |
#9 #15 |
1955 |
Big Ten |
#3 Michigan #4 Ohio State |
#12 #5 |
1953 |
SEC |
#3 Georgia Tech #5 Alabama |
#8 #13 |
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