| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | CP | CFP | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Alabama (62) | SEC | 11-0 | 1550 | *1 | 1 | W 52-46 N #11 Florida (SEC CG) |
| 2 | < | 4 | Clemson | ACC | 10-1 | 1482 | 2 | 2 | W 34-10 N #2 Notre Dame (ACC CG) |
| 3 | < | 3 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 6-0 | 1424 | 3 | 3 | W 22-10 N #15 Northwestern (Big Ten CG) |
| 4 | < | 2 | Notre Dame | ACC | 10-1 | 1338 | 4 | 4 | L 34-10 N #4 Clemson (ACC CG) |
| 5 | < | 5 | Texas A&M | SEC | 8-1 | 1297 | 5 | 5 | W 34-13 A Tennessee |
| 6 | < | 6 | Cincinnati | AAC | 9-0 | 1262 | 6 | 8 | W 27-24 H #20 Tulsa (AAC CG) |
| 7 | < | 7 | Indiana | Big Ten | 6-1 | 1123 | 8 | 11 | DNP |
| 8 | < | 12 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 8-2 | 1088 | 7 | 6 | W 27-21 N #8 Iowa State (Big 12 CG) |
| 9 | < | 9 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 11-0 | 1024 | 11 | 12 | DNP |
| 10 | < | 11 | Florida | SEC | 8-3 | 1001 | 10 | 7 | L 52-46 N #1 Alabama (SEC CG) |
| 11 | < | 10 | Georgia | SEC | 7-2 | 959 | 9 | 9 | DNP |
| 12 | < | 8 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 8-3 | 845 | 12 | 10 | L 27-21 N #12 Oklahoma (Big 12 CG) |
| 13 | < | 14 | BYU | Ind | 10-1 | 779 | 15 | 16 | DNP |
| 14 | < | 16 | North Carolina | ACC | 8-3 | 685 | 14 | 13 | DNP |
| 15 | < | 15 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 6-2 | 666 | 13 | 14 | L 22-10 N #3 Ohio State (Big Ten CG) |
| 16 | < | 17 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 9-1 | 642 | 17 | 19 | DNP |
| 17 | < | 18 | Iowa | Big Ten | 6-2 | 556 | 16 | 15 | DNP |
| 18 | < | 19 | Miami (FL) | ACC | 8-2 | 475 | 18 | 18 | DNP |
| 19 | < | 25 | San Jose State | MWC | 7-0 | 375 | 20 | 22 | W 34-20 N Boise State (MWC CG) |
| 20 | < | 21 | Texas | Big 12 | 6-3 | 291 | 24 | 20 | DNP |
| 21 | < | 13 | USC | Pac-12 | 5-1 | 276 | 19 | 17 | L 31-24 H Oregon (Pac-12 CG) |
| 22 | < | 20 | Tulsa | AAC | 6-2 | 273 | 25 | 24 | L 27-24 A #6 Cincinnati (AAC CG) |
| 23 | < | 22 | Liberty | Ind | 9-1 | 207 | 23 | NR | DNP |
| 24 | < | 24 | NC State | ACC | 8-3 | 185 | 22 | 23 | DNP |
| 25 | < | NR | Oregon | Pac-12 | 4-2 | 126 | RV | 25 | W 31-24 A #13 USC (Pac-12 CG) |
| RV | < | NR | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 114 | 21 | 21 | DNP | |
| RV | < | NR | Army | Ind | 36 | RV | NR | W 10-7 H Air Force | |
| RV | < | 23 | Buffalo | MAC | 15 | RV | NR | L 38-28 N Ball State (MAC CG) | |
| RV | < | NR | Marshall | C-USA | 13 | NR | NR | L 22-13 H UAB (C-USA CG) | |
| RV | < | NR | UCF | AAC | 13 | NR | NR | DNP | |
| RV | < | NR | Ball State | MAC | 11 | RV | NR | W 38-28 N #23 Buffalo (MAC CG) | |
| RV | < | NR | Washington | Pac-12 | 7 | RV | NR | DNP | |
| RV | < | NR | UAB | C-USA | 5 | RV | NR | W 22-13 A Marshall (C-USA CG) | |
| RV | < | NR | TCU | Big 12 | 4 | NR | NR | DNP | |
| RV | < | NR | Memphis | AAC | 2 | NR | NR | DNP | |
| RV | < | NR | Colorado | Pac-12 | 1 | RV | NR | DNP | |
| NR | < | NR | Auburn | SEC | 0 | RV | NR | DNP | |
| NR | < | NR | Boise State | MWC | 0 | RV | NR | DNP | |
| NR | < | NR | Nevada | MWC | 0 | RV | NR | DNP | |
| NR | < | NR | SMU | AAC | 0 | RV | NR | DNP | |
| NR | < | NR | Utah | Pac-12 | 0 | RV | NR | W 45-28 H Washington State | |
| NR | < | NR | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 0 | RV | NR | W 20-17 (1OT) H Minnesota | |
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACC | 5 | 12.4 | 4165 |
| SEC | 4 | 6.8 | 4807 |
| Big Ten | 4 | 10.5 | 3769 |
| Big 12 | 3 | 13.3 | 2224 |
| Sun Belt | 2 | 12.5 | 1666 |
| AAC | 2 | 14.0 | 1535 |
| Ind | 2 | 18.0 | 986 |
| Pac-12 | 2 | 23.0 | 402 |
| MWC | 1 | 19.0 | 375 |
Last Appearances:
- Oklahoma makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 9/20/20 poll (12 polls)
Weekly Streaks:
- Coastal Carolina's Top 25 streak reaches 10
- Ohio State's Top 5 streak reaches 10
- Texas A&M's Top 10 streak reaches 10
Total Appearances:
- Coastal Carolina reaches 10 appearances and ties four others for #115
- Iowa reaches 340 appearances (#24)
- Liberty ties four others for #124
- Louisiana ties two others for #109
- Northwestern ties South Carolina for #47
- Oklahoma reaches 860 appearances (#3)
- San Jose State ties four others for #124