| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | CP | CFP | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 2 | Alabama (25) | SEC | 11-1 | 1426 | *1 | 1 | W 55-44 H #15 Auburn |
| 2 | < | 1 | Florida State (29) | ACC | 12-0 | 1423 | *2 | 4 | W 24-19 H Florida |
| 3 | < | 3 | Oregon (5) | Pac-12 | 11-1 | 1391 | *3 | 2 | W 47-19 A Oregon State |
| 4 | < | 6 | TCU | Big 12 | 10-1 | 1274 | 4 | 3 | W 48-10 A Texas |
| 5 | < | 5 | Baylor | Big 12 | 10-1 | 1243 | 5 | 6 | W 48-46 N Texas Tech |
| 6 | < | 7 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 11-1 | 1192 | 6 | 5 | W 42-28 H Michigan |
| 7 | < | 10 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 10-2 | 1048 | 7 | 8 | W 34-10 A Penn State |
| 8 | < | 12 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 10-2 | 1027 | 8 | 7 | W 42-35 H #13 Arizona State |
| 9 | < | 11 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 9-2 | 995 | 9 | 9 | W 51-13 H Kansas |
| 10 | < | 4 | Mississippi State | SEC | 10-2 | 944 | 10 | 10 | L 31-17 A #18 Mississippi |
| 11 | < | 14 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 10-2 | 910 | 11 | 13 | W 34-24 H #22 Minnesota |
| 12 | < | 16 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 10-2 | 823 | 12 | 11 | W 30-24 (1OT) A #8 Georgia |
| 13 | < | 18 | Mississippi | SEC | 9-3 | 753 | 14 | 12 | W 31-17 H #4 Mississippi State |
| 14 | < | 17 | Missouri | SEC | 10-2 | 740 | 13 | 16 | W 21-14 H Arkansas |
| 15 | < | 8 | Georgia | SEC | 9-3 | 606 | 15 | 14 | L 30-24 (1OT) H #16 Georgia Tech |
| 16 | < | 9 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 9-3 | 512 | 17 | 15 | L 31-10 H Stanford |
| 17 | < | 13 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 9-3 | 495 | 18 | 17 | L 42-35 A #12 Arizona |
| 18 | < | 20 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 8-3 | 485 | 16 | 20 | DNP |
| 19 | < | 23 | Clemson | ACC | 9-3 | 418 | 19 | 18 | W 35-17 H South Carolina |
| 20 | < | 15 | Auburn | SEC | 8-4 | 358 | 21 | 19 | L 55-44 A #2 Alabama |
| 21 | < | 24 | Louisville | ACC | 9-3 | 346 | 20 | 21 | W 44-40 H Kentucky |
| 22 | < | 25 | Boise State | MWC | 10-2 | 265 | 22 | 22 | W 50-19 H Utah State |
| 23 | < | NR | LSU | SEC | 8-4 | 145 | 24 | 24 | W 23-17 A Texas A&M |
| 24 | < | NR | Utah | Pac-12 | 8-4 | 79 | RV | 23 | W 38-34 A Colorado |
| 25 | < | NR | Nebraska | Big Ten | 9-3 | 64 | 23 | NR | W 37-34 (1OT) A Iowa |
| RV | < | NR | USC | Pac-12 | 8-4 | 61 | RV | 25 | W 49-14 H Notre Dame |
| RV | < | 22 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 8-4 | 47 | 25 | NR | L 34-24 A #14 Wisconsin |
| RV | < | 19 | Marshall | CUSA | 11-1 | 22 | RV | NR | L 67-66 (1OT) H Western Kentucky |
| RV | < | NR | Duke | ACC | 9-3 | 22 | RV | NR | W 41-21 H Wake Forest |
| RV | < | NR | Memphis | AAC | 9-3 | 21 | RV | NR | W 41-10 H Connecticut |
| RV | < | 21 | Colorado State | MWC | 10-2 | 18 | RV | NR | L 27-24 A Air Force |
| RV | < | NR | Air Force | MWC | 9-3 | 7 | RV | NR | W 27-24 H #21 Colorado State |
| RV | < | NR | Stanford | Pac-12 | 7-5 | 4 | RV | NR | W 31-10 A #9 UCLA |
| RV | < | NR | West Virginia | Big 12 | 7-5 | 4 | NR | NR | W 37-24 A Iowa State |
| RV | < | NR | Northern Illinois | MAC | 10-2 | 3 | RV | NR | W 31-21 A Western Michigan |
| RV | < | NR | UCF | AAC | 8-3 | 3 | RV | NR | W 16-0 A South Florida |
| RV | < | NR | Cincinnati | AAC | 8-3 | 1 | RV | NR | W 14-6 A Temple |
| NR | < | NR | Arkansas | SEC | 6-6 | 0 | RV | NR | L 21-14 A #17 Missouri |
| NR | < | NR | Louisiana Tech | CUSA | 8-4 | 0 | RV | NR | W 76-31 H Rice |
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 7 | 13.7 | 4972 |
| Pac-12 | 5 | 13.6 | 3504 |
| Big 12 | 4 | 9.0 | 3997 |
| Big Ten | 4 | 12.3 | 3214 |
| ACC | 4 | 13.5 | 3010 |
| MWC | 1 | 22.0 | 265 |
Last Appearances:
- Alabama makes first appearance at #1 since the 11/24/2013 poll (17 polls)
Weekly Streaks:
- TCU's Top 25 streak reaches 10
Total Appearances
Miscellaneous:
- For the second time this season, Florida State drops to #2 after a win. It is the first time that has happened to the same team in the same season since Penn State in 1997.
- This is the first time since the 8/26/2001 poll that #2 had more first-place votes than #1.
- The 29 first-place votes for Florida State is the most for #2 since USC had 32 in the 9/30/2007 poll.
- AP Polls Where #1 Had Less Than 30 First Place Votes