| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | CP | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Alabama (48) | SEC | 2-0 | 1486 | *1 | W 35-0 H Western Kentucky |
| 2 | < | 2 | USC (8) | Pac-12 | 2-0 | 1414 | *3 | W 42-29 N Syracuse |
| 3 | < | 3 | LSU (4) | SEC | 2-0 | 1404 | *2 | W 41-3 H Washington |
| 4 | < | 4 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 2-0 | 1299 | *4 | W 42-25 H Fresno State |
| 5 | < | 5 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 2-0 | 1160 | 5 | W 69-13 H Florida A&M |
| 5 | < | 6 | Florida State | ACC | 2-0 | 1160 | 6 | W 55-0 H Savannah State |
| 7 | < | 7 | Georgia | SEC | 2-0 | 1155 | 7 | W 41-20 A Missouri |
| 8 | < | 9 | South Carolina | SEC | 2-0 | 1025 | 9 | W 48-10 H East Carolina |
| 9 | < | 9 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1017 | 8 | DNP |
| 10 | < | 11 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-0 | 995 | 10 | W 41-7 A Central Michigan |
| 11 | < | 12 | Clemson | ACC | 2-0 | 868 | 11 | W 52-27 H Ball State |
| 12 | < | 14 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 2-0 | 772 | NR | W 31-16 H UCF |
| 13 | < | 15 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 2-0 | 734 | 13 | W 42-7 H Austin Peay |
| 14 | < | 17 | Texas | Big 12 | 2-0 | 716 | 12 | W 45-0 H New Mexico |
| 15 | < | 21 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 2-0 | 714 | 14 | W 52-13 H Miami (FL) |
| 16 | < | 20 | TCU | Big 12 | 1-0 | 542 | 15 | W 56-0 H Grambling State |
| 17 | < | 19 | Michigan | Big Ten | 1-1 | 429 | 18 | W 31-25 H Air Force |
| 18 | < | 24 | Florida | SEC | 2-0 | 427 | 17 | W 20-17 A Texas A&M |
| 19 | < | 23 | Louisville | Big East | 2-0 | 316 | 20 | W 35-7 H Missouri State |
| 20 | < | 22 | Notre Dame | Ind | 2-0 | 310 | 19 | W 20-17 H Purdue |
| 21 | < | 25 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 2-0 | 260 | 16 | W 50-13 H Duke |
| 22 | < | NR | UCLA | Pac-12 | 2-0 | 250 | 23 | W 36-30 H #16 Nebraska |
| 23 | < | NR | Tennessee | SEC | 2-0 | 177 | RV | W 51-13 H Georgia State |
| 24 | < | NR | Arizona | Pac-12 | 2-0 | 149 | 25 | W 59-38 H #18 Oklahoma State |
| 25 | < | NR | BYU | Ind | 2-0 | 110 | RV | W 45-13 H Weber State |
| RV | < | NR | Boise State | MWC | 0-1 | 106 | RV | DNP |
| RV | < | 8 | Arkansas | SEC | 1-1 | 79 | 21 | L 34-31 (1OT) H Louisiana-Monroe |
| RV | < | 16 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 1-1 | 79 | 24 | L 36-30 A UCLA |
| RV | < | NR | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 1-0 | 77 | RV | W 10-7 H #13 Wisconsin |
| RV | < | NR | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-0 | 70 | RV | W 28-10 H Auburn |
| RV | < | NR | Baylor | Big 12 | 1-0 | 54 | RV | DNP |
| RV | < | 13 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1-1 | 44 | 22 | L 10-7 A Oregon State |
| RV | < | NR | Louisiana Monroe | Sun Belt | 1-0 | 23 | RV | W 34-31 (1OT) A #8 Arkansas |
| RV | < | NR | Ohio | MAC | 2-0 | 17 | RV | W 51-24 H New Mexico State |
| RV | < | NR | Georgia Tech | ACC | 1-1 | 15 | RV | W 59-3 H Presbyterian |
| RV | < | 18 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 1-1 | 13 | RV | L 59-38 A Arizona State |
| RV | < | NR | South Florida | Big East | 2-0 | 12 | RV | W 32-31 A Nevada |
| RV | < | NR | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 2-0 | 10 | RV | W 45-14 H Illinois |
| RV | < | NR | Iowa State | Big 12 | 2-0 | 5 | RV | W 9-6 A Iowa |
| RV | < | NR | Northwestern | Big Ten | 2-0 | 5 | RV | W 23-13 H Vanderbilt |
| RV | < | NR | North Carolina | ACC | 1-1 | 1 | NR | L 28-27 A Wake Forest |
| RV | < | NR | Utah State | WAC | 2-0 | 1 | NR | W 27-20 (1OT) H Utah |
| NR | < | NR | Cincinnati | Big East | 1-0 | 0 | RV | W 34-10 H Pittsburgh |
| NR | < | NR | Louisiana Tech | WAC | 1-0 | 0 | RV | W 56-49 A Houston |
| NR | < | NR | Mississippi | SEC | 2-0 | 0 | RV | W 28-10 H UTEP |
| NR | < | NR | Nevada | MWC | 1-1 | 0 | RV | L 32-31 H South Florida |
| NR | < | NR | Rutgers | Big East | 2-0 | 0 | RV | W 26-0 H Howard |
| NR | < | NR | Texas A&M | SEC | 0-1 | 0 | RV | L 20-17 H #24 Florida |
| NR | < | NR | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 2-0 | 0 | RV | W 58-10 A Texas State |
| NR | < | NR | Virginia | ACC | 2-0 | 0 | RV | W 17-16 H Penn State |
| NR | < | NR | Wake Forest | ACC | 2-0 | 0 | RV | W 28-27 H North Carolina |
| NR | < | NR | Washington | Pac-12 | 1-1 | 0 | RV | L 41-3 A #3 LSU |
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 6 | 10.0 | 5674 |
| Big 12 | 5 | 11.8 | 4149 |
| Pac-12 | 5 | 14.6 | 3372 |
| ACC | 3 | 9.7 | 2762 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 13.0 | 2196 |
| Ind | 2 | 22.5 | 420 |
| Big East | 1 | 19.0 | 316 |
Last Appearances:
- Arizona makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 11/21/2010 poll (21 polls)
- BYU makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 2009 final poll (34 polls)
- Florida State makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the 9/11/2011 poll (15 polls)
- Tennessee makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 2008 preseason poll (66 polls)
- UCLA makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 9/2/2008 poll (65 polls)
Weekly Streaks:
- Alabama's Top 10 streak reaches 20
- Arkansas' Top 10 streak ends at 13
- Arkansas' Top 25 streak ends at 34
- LSU's Top 10 streak reaches 20
- Nebraska's Top 25 streak ends at 37
- Oklahoma State's Top 25 streak ends at 29
- Wisconsin's Top 25 streak ends at 36