| Rank | CPI | AP Poll | CFP Rankings |
| 1 | Alabama | Georgia (62) | Alabama* |
| 2 | Georgia | Michigan | Michigan* |
| 3 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati | Georgia |
| 4 | Michigan | Alabama | Cincinnati* |
| 5 | Notre Dame | Oklahoma St | Notre Dame |
| 6 | Oklahoma St | Notre Dame | Ohio State |
| 7 | Mississippi | Ohio State | Baylor* |
| 8 | Ohio State | Mississippi | Mississippi |
| 9 | Baylor | Baylor | Oklahoma St |
| 10 | Michigan St | Oregon | Michigan St |
| 11 | Louisiana-Lafayette | Michigan St | Utah* |
| 12 | Oklahoma | Brigham Young | Pittsburgh* |
| 13 | San Diego St | Oklahoma | Brigham Young |
| 14 | Pittsburgh | Utah | Oregon |
| 15 | Texas-San Antonio | Iowa | Iowa |
| 16 | Brigham Young | Houston | Oklahoma |
| 17 | Wake Forest | Pittsburgh | Wake Forest |
| 18 | Utah | Wake Forest | North Carolina St |
| 19 | Clemson | San Diego St | Clemson |
| 20 | Iowa | Louisiana-Lafayette | Houston |
| 21 | Appalachian St | North Carolina St | Arkansas |
| 22 | Oregon | Clemson | Kentucky |
| 23 | North Carolina St | Arkansas | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| 24 | Houston | Texas A&M | San Diego St |
| 25 | Wisconsin | Kentucky | Texas A&M |