| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | CP | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Alabama (58) | SEC | 1-0 | 1497 | *1 | W 35-10 N Virginia Tech |
| 2 | < | 3 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 1-0 | 1355 | 3 | W 66-3 H Nicholls State |
| 3 | < | 2 | Ohio State (1) | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1330 | *2 | W 40-20 H Buffalo |
| 4 | < | 8 | Clemson (1) | ACC | 1-0 | 1304 | 5 | W 38-35 H #5 Georgia |
| 5 | < | 4 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 0-0 | 1277 | 4 | DNP |
| 6 | < | 6 | South Carolina | SEC | 1-0 | 1181 | 6 | W 27-10 H North Carolina |
| 7 | < | 7 | Texas A&M | SEC | 1-0 | 1085 | *7 | W 52-31 H Rice |
| 8 | < | 9 | Louisville | AAC | 1-0 | 1073 | 8 | W 49-7 H Ohio |
| 9 | < | 12 | LSU | SEC | 1-0 | 971 | 11 | W 37-27 A #20 TCU (Cowboys Classic) |
| 10 | < | 11 | Florida State | ACC | 1-0 | 953 | 10 | W 41-13 A Pittsburgh |
| 11 | < | 5 | Georgia | SEC | 0-1 | 894 | 12 | L 38-35 A #8 Clemson |
| 12 | < | 10 | Florida | SEC | 1-0 | 875 | 9 | W 24-6 H Toledo |
| 13 | < | 13 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 1-0 | 780 | 14 | W 21-3 N Mississippi State |
| 14 | < | 14 | Notre Dame | Ind | 1-0 | 707 | 13 | W 28-6 H Temple |
| 15 | < | 15 | Texas | Big 12 | 1-0 | 674 | 16 | W 56-7 H New Mexico State |
| 16 | < | 16 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 1-0 | 612 | 15 | W 34-0 H Louisiana-Monroe |
| 17 | < | 17 | Michigan | Big Ten | 1-0 | 583 | 17 | W 59-9 H Central Michigan |
| 18 | < | 21 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 1-0 | 387 | 18 | W 58-20 H Nevada |
| 19 | < | 22 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-0 | 320 | 20 | W 44-30 A California |
| 20 | < | NR | Washington | Pac-12 | 1-0 | 315 | 23 | W 38-6 H #19 Boise State |
| 21 | < | 23 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1-0 | 287 | 21 | W 45-0 H Massachusetts |
| 22 | < | 18 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 1-0 | 219 | 19 | W 37-34 H Wyoming |
| 23 | < | NR | Baylor | Big 12 | 1-0 | 150 | RV | W 69-3 H Wofford |
| 24 | < | 20 | TCU | Big 12 | 0-1 | 148 | 24 | L 37-27 H #12 LSU (Cowboys Classic) |
| 25 | < | 24 | USC | Pac-12 | 1-0 | 135 | 22 | W 30-13 A Hawaii |
| RV | < | NR | Miami (FL) | ACC | 1-0 | 127 | 24 | W 34-6 H Florida Atlantic |
| RV | < | NR | Mississippi | SEC | 1-0 | 50 | RV | W 39-35 A Vanderbilt |
| RV | < | NR | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 0-0 | 48 | RV | DNP |
| RV | < | NR | Michigan State | Big Ten | 1-0 | 42 | RV | W 26-13 H Western Michigan |
| RV | < | NR | Cincinnati | AAC | 1-0 | 27 | RV | W 42-7 H Purdue |
| RV | < | NR | Northern Illinois | MAC | 1-0 | 27 | RV | W 30-27 A Iowa |
| RV | < | NR | Fresno State | MWC | 1-0 | 22 | RV | W 52-51 (1OT) H Rutgers |
| RV | < | NR | Virginia Tech | ACC | 0-1 | 12 | RV | L 35-10 N #1 Alabama |
| RV | < | NR | Bowling Green | MAC | 1-0 | 9 | RV | W 34-7 H Tulsa |
| RV | < | NR | Georgia Tech | ACC | 1-0 | 8 | RV | W 70-0 H Elon |
| RV | < | NR | Arizona | Pac-12 | 1-0 | 6 | RV | W 35-0 H Northern Arizona |
| RV | < | NR | Penn State | Big Ten | 1-0 | 4 | NR | W 23-17 N Syracuse |
| RV | < | 19 | Boise State | MWC | 0-1 | 3 | RV | L 38-6 A Washington |
| RV | < | NR | Virginia | ACC | 1-0 | 2 | NR | W 19-16 H BYU |
| RV | < | NR | Arkansas | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | RV | W 34-14 H Louisiana-Lafayette |
| NR | < | 25 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 0-1 | 0 | NR | L 49-46 H Eastern Washington |
| NR | < | NR | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 1-0 | 0 | RV | W 62-11 H Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
| NR | < | NR | East Carolina | CUSA | 1-0 | 0 | RV | W 52-38 H Old Dominion |
| NR | < | NR | Kansas State | Big 12 | 0-1 | 0 | RV | L 24-21 H North Dakota State |
| NR | < | NR | Missouri | SEC | 1-0 | 0 | RV | W 58-14 H Murray State |
| NR | < | NR | North Carolina | ACC | 0-1 | 0 | RV | L 27-10 A #6 South Carolina |
| NR | < | NR | San Jose State | MWC | 1-0 | 0 | RV | W 24-0 H Sacramento State |
| NR | < | NR | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 1-0 | 0 | RV | W 41-23 A SMU |
| NR | < | NR | UCF | AAC | 1-0 | 0 | RV | W 38-7 H Akron |
| NR | < | NR | Utah State | MWC | 0-1 | 0 | RV | L 30-26 A Utah |
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 6 | 7.7 | 6503 |
| Pac-12 | 5 | 14.0 | 3469 |
| Big Ten | 5 | 16.4 | 2739 |
| Big 12 | 5 | 18.2 | 2364 |
| ACC | 2 | 7.0 | 2257 |
| AAC | 1 | 8.0 | 1073 |
| Ind | 1 | 14.0 | 707 |