| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | CP | CFP | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Oregon (62) | Big Ten | 12-0 | 1550 | *1 | 1 | W 49-21 H Washington |
| 2 | < | 3 | Texas | SEC | 11-1 | 1484 | 2 | 2 | W 17-7 A #20 Texas A&M |
| 3 | < | 4 | Penn State | Big Ten | 11-1 | 1378 | 3 | 3 | W 44-7 H Maryland |
| 4 | < | 5 | Notre Dame | Ind | 11-1 | 1373 | 4 | 4 | W 49-35 A USC |
| 5 | < | 6 | Georgia | SEC | 10-2 | 1302 | 5 | 5 | W 44-42 (8OT) H Georgia Tech |
| 6 | < | 7 | Tennessee | SEC | 10-2 | 1200 | 6 | 7 | W 36-23 A Vanderbilt |
| 7 | < | 2 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 10-2 | 1174 | 8 | 6 | L 13-10 H Michigan |
| 8 | < | 9 | SMU | ACC | 11-1 | 1127 | 7 | 8 | W 38-6 H California |
| 9 | < | 10 | Indiana | Big Ten | 11-1 | 1059 | 9 | 9 | W 66-0 H Purdue |
| 10 | < | 11 | Boise State | MWC | 11-1 | 1036 | 10 | 10 | W 34-18 H Oregon State |
| 11 | < | 13 | Alabama | SEC | 9-3 | 840 | 11 | 11 | W 28-14 H Auburn |
| 12 | < | 14 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 10-2 | 832 | 13 | 15 | W 49-7 A Arizona |
| 13 | < | 16 | South Carolina | SEC | 9-3 | 789 | 12 | 14 | W 17-14 A #12 Clemson |
| 14 | < | 8 | Miami (FL) | ACC | 10-2 | 756 | 14 | 12 | L 42-38 A Syracuse |
| 15 | < | 15 | Mississippi | SEC | 9-3 | 717 | 15 | 13 | W 26-14 H Mississippi State |
| 16 | < | 17 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 10-2 | 647 | 16 | 16 | W 29-21 H Kansas State |
| 17 | < | 19 | BYU | Big 12 | 10-2 | 548 | 18 | 18 | W 30-18 H Houston |
| 18 | < | 12 | Clemson | ACC | 9-3 | 502 | 17 | 17 | L 17-14 H #16 South Carolina |
| 19 | < | 21 | UNLV | MWC | 10-2 | 340 | 19 | 20 | W 38-14 H Nevada |
| 20 | < | 23 | Colorado | Big 12 | 9-3 | 295 | 22 | 23 | W 52-0 H Oklahoma State |
| 21 | < | 22 | Illinois | Big Ten | 9-3 | 274 | 21 | 21 | W 38-28 A Northwestern |
| 22 | < | 24 | Missouri | SEC | 9-3 | 214 | 20 | 19 | W 28-21 H Arkansas |
| 23 | < | NR | Syracuse | ACC | 9-3 | 206 | 25 | 22 | W 42-38 H #8 Miami (FL) |
| 24 | < | 25 | Army | AAC | 10-1 | 182 | 23 | 24 | W 29-24 H UTSA |
| 25 | < | NR | Memphis | AAC | 10-2 | 121 | 24 | 25 | W 34-24 A #18 Tulane |
| RV | < | 20 | Texas A&M | SEC | 93 | RV | NR | L 17-7 H #3 Texas | |
| RV | < | NR | Louisville | ACC | 45 | RV | NR | W 41-14 A Kentucky | |
| RV | < | NR | Duke | ACC | 30 | RV | NR | W 23-17 A Wake Forest | |
| RV | < | NR | Kansas State | Big 12 | 10 | RV | NR | L 29-21 A #17 Iowa State | |
| RV | < | 18 | Tulane | AAC | 9 | RV | NR | L 34-24 H Memphis | |
| RV | < | NR | LSU | SEC | 6 | NR | NR | W 37-17 H Oklahoma | |
| RV | < | NR | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 5 | RV | NR | W 37-23 A Louisiana-Monroe | |
| RV | < | NR | Florida | SEC | 4 | NR | NR | W 31-11 A Florida State | |
| RV | < | NR | Baylor | Big 12 | 1 | NR | NR | W 45-17 H Kansas | |
| RV | < | NR | Michigan | Big Ten | 1 | RV | NR | W 13-10 A #2 Ohio State | |
| NR | < | NR | Georgia Tech | ACC | 0 | RV | NR | L 44-42 (8OT) A #6 Georgia | |
| NR | < | NR | Iowa | Big Ten | 0 | RV | NR | W 13-10 H Nebraska | |
| NR | < | NR | Miami (OH) | MAC | 0 | RV | NR | W 28-12 A Bowling Green | |
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 7 | 10.6 | 6546 |
| Big Ten | 5 | 8.2 | 5435 |
| ACC | 4 | 15.8 | 2591 |
| Big 12 | 4 | 16.3 | 2322 |
| MWC | 2 | 14.5 | 1376 |
| AAC | 2 | 24.5 | 303 |
| Ind | 1 | 4.0 | 1373 |