1991 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

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Two human polls comprised the 1991 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-A football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.

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AP Poll

Preseason
Aug 25 [1] [2] 		Week 1
Sep 3 [3] 		Week 2
Sep 10 [4] 		Week 3
Sep 17 [5] 		Week 4
Sep 24 [6] 		Week 5
Oct 1 [7] 		Week 6
Oct 8 [8] 		Week 7
Oct 15 [9] 		Week 8
Oct 22 [10] 		Week 9
Oct 29 [11] 		Week 10
Nov 5 [12] 		Week 11
Nov 12 [13] 		Week 12
Nov 19 [14] 		Week 13
Nov 26 [15] 		Week 14
Dec 2 [16] 		Week 15 (Final)
Jan 3 [17] [18]
1. Florida State (49)Florida State (1–0) (54)Florida State (2–0) (53)Florida State (3–0) (47)Florida State (3–0) (48)Florida State (4–0) (56)Florida State (5–0) (58)Florida State (6–0) (56)Florida State (7–0) (56)Florida State (8–0) (53)Florida State (9–0) (53)Florida State (10–0) (53)Miami (FL) (9–0) (46)Miami (FL) (10–0) (37 1⁄2)Miami (FL) (11–0) (37)Miami (FL) (12–0) (32)1.
2. Michigan (5)Michigan (0–0) (1)Miami (FL) (1–0) (2)Miami (FL) (2–0) (8)Miami (FL) (2–0) (8)Miami (FL) (3–0) (2)Miami (FL) (4–0) (1)Miami (FL) (5–0) (1)Miami (FL) (6–0) (2)Miami (FL) (7–0) (3)Miami (FL) (7–0) (3) тMiami (FL) (8–0) (3)Washington (10–0) (14)Washington (11–0) (22 1⁄2)Washington (11–0) (23)Washington (12–0) (28)2.
3. Miami (FL) (2)Miami (FL) (1–0) (1)Michigan (1–0) (1)Michigan (2–0) (1)Michigan (2–0) (1)Washington (3–0) (1)Washington (4–0) (1)Washington (5–0) (2)Washington (6–0) (2)Washington (7–0) (4)Washington (8–0) (4) тWashington (9–0) (4)Florida State (10–1)Florida State (10–1)Florida (10–1)Penn State (11–2)3.
4. Washington (1)Washington (0–0) (2)Washington (1–0) (2)Washington (1–0) (1)Washington (2–0) (3)Tennessee (4–0)Tennessee (4–0)Michigan (4–1)Michigan (5–1)Michigan (6–1)Michigan (7–1)Michigan (8–1)Michigan (9–1)Michigan (10–1)Michigan (10–1)Florida State (11–2)4.
5. Florida (1)Penn State (1–0)Penn State (2–0)Florida (2–0) (1)Tennessee (3–0)Oklahoma (3–0)Michigan (3–1)Notre Dame (5–1)Notre Dame (6–1)Notre Dame (7–1)Notre Dame (8–1)Florida (8–1)Florida (9–1)Florida (9–1)Florida State (10–2)Alabama (11–1)5.
6. Notre Dame Florida (0–0)Florida (1–0) (1)Tennessee (2–0)Oklahoma (2–0)Clemson (3–0)Oklahoma (4–0)Florida (5–1)Florida (6–1)Florida (6–1)Florida (7–1)California (8–1)California (9–1)Penn State (9–2)Penn State (10–2)Michigan (10–2)6.
7. Penn State Notre Dame (0–0)Notre Dame (1–0)Oklahoma (1–0)Clemson (2–0)Michigan (2–1)Notre Dame (4–1)California (5–0)Alabama (6–1)Alabama (6–1)California (7–1)Alabama (8–1)Penn State (9–2)Iowa (10–1)Iowa (10–1)Florida (10–2)7.
8. Georgia Tech Clemson (0–0)Clemson (1–0)Clemson (1–0)Notre Dame (2–1)Notre Dame (3–1)Baylor (5–0)Tennessee (4–1)Penn State (6–2)Penn State (7–2)Alabama (7–1)Penn State (8–2)Alabama (9–1)Alabama (9–1)Alabama (10–1)California (10–2)8.
9. Clemson (1)Oklahoma (0–0)Oklahoma (0–0)Nebraska (2–0)Iowa (2–0)Iowa (3–0)Penn State (5–1)Nebraska (4–1)Nebraska (5–1)Nebraska (6–1)Penn State (7–2)Iowa (8–1)Iowa (9–1)Tennessee (8–2)Texas A&M (10–1)East Carolina (11–1)9.
10. Oklahoma Houston (1–0) (1)Houston (1–0) (1)Iowa (2–0)Penn State (3–1) тSyracuse (4–0)Florida (4–1)Penn State (5–2)California (5–1)California (6–1)Iowa (7–1)Tennessee (6–2)Tennessee (7–2)Texas A&M (9–1)Tennessee (9–2)Iowa (10–1–1)10.
11. Tennessee Tennessee (0–0)Tennessee (1–0)Notre Dame (1–1)Syracuse (3–0) тBaylor (4–0)Ohio State (4–0)NC State (5–0)Iowa (5–1)Iowa (6–1)Nebraska (6–1–1)Nebraska (7–1–1)Nebraska (8–1–1)Nebraska (8–1–1)Nebraska (9–1–1)Syracuse (10–2)11.
12. Houston (1)Colorado (0–0)Colorado (1–0)Penn State (2–1)Baylor (3–0)Penn State (4–1)Pittsburgh (5–0)Oklahoma (4–1)NC State (6–0)Texas A&M (5–1)Texas A&M (6–1)Notre Dame (8–2)Texas A&M (8–1)East Carolina (10–1)East Carolina (10–1)Texas A&M (10–2)12.
13. Colorado Texas (0–0)Nebraska (1–0)Auburn (2–0)Auburn (3–0)Florida (3–1)California (4–0)Illinois (4–1)Texas A&M (4–1)Ohio State (6–1)Tennessee (5–2)Texas A&M (7–1)East Carolina (9–1)Clemson (8–1–1)Clemson (9–1–1)Notre Dame (10–3)13.
14. Texas Nebraska (0–0)Iowa (1–0)Baylor (2–0)Florida (2–1)Ohio State (3–0)Nebraska (3–1)Alabama (5–1)Ohio State (5–1)Tennessee (4–2)Colorado (5–2–1)East Carolina (8–1)Clemson (7–1–1)California (9–2)California (9–2)Tennessee (9–3)14.
15. Nebraska Iowa (0–0)Auburn (1–0)Texas A&M (1–0)Ohio State (3–0)Nebraska (3–1)Syracuse (4–1)Iowa (4–1)Tennessee (4–2)Colorado (5–2)Clemson (5–1–1)Clemson (6–1–1)Colorado (7–2–1)Colorado (8–2–1)Colorado (8–2–1)Nebraska (9–2–1)15.
16. USC USC (0–0)Alabama (1–0)Ohio State (2–0)Nebraska (2–1)Auburn (3–1)NC State (5–0)Baylor (5–1)Colorado (4–2)Clemson (4–1–1)East Carolina (7–1)Colorado (6–2–1)Syracuse (8–2)Syracuse (9–2)Syracuse (9–2)Oklahoma (9–3)16.
17. Auburn Georgia Tech (0–1)Georgia Tech (0–1)Georgia Tech (1–1)Colorado (2–1)Pittsburgh (4–0)Iowa (3–1)Georgia (5–1)Illinois (4–2)East Carolina (6–1)Syracuse (7–2)Syracuse (7–2)Notre Dame (8–3)Stanford (8–3)Stanford (8–3)Georgia (9–3)17.
18. Iowa Auburn (1–0)Michigan State (0–0)Syracuse (2–0)Pittsburgh (3–0)California (3–0)Clemson (3–1)Ohio State (4–1)Syracuse (5–2)Syracuse (6–2)NC State (7–1)Oklahoma (7–2)Ohio State (8–2)Notre Dame (8–3)Notre Dame (9–3)Clemson (9–2–1)18.
19. BYU Michigan State (0–0)Ohio State (1–0)Colorado (1–1)Georgia Tech (2–1) NC State (4–0)Alabama (4–1)Texas A&M (3–1)Clemson (3–1–1)NC State (6–1)Ohio State (6–2)Ohio State (7–2)Oklahoma (8–2)Oklahoma (8–2)Virginia (8–2–1)UCLA (9–3)19.
20. Michigan State Alabama (0–0)Texas A&M (0–0)Pittsburgh (3–0)California (3–0)Alabama (3–1)Illinois (3–1)Pittsburgh (5–1)East Carolina (5–1)Oklahoma (5–2)Oklahoma (6–2)Baylor (7–2)Virginia (7–2–1)Virginia (8–2–1)Oklahoma (8–3)Colorado (8–3–1)20.
21. Texas A&M Texas A&M (0–0)UCLA (1–0)Houston (1–1)Mississippi State (3–1)Georgia Tech (2–2)Texas A&M (3–1)Clemson (3–1–1)Oklahoma (4–2)Baylor (6–2)Baylor (7–2)Virginia (7–2–1)Stanford (7–3)NC State (9–2)NC State (9–2)Tulsa (10–2)21.
22. Alabama Ohio State (0–0)Syracuse (1–0)USC (1–1)Alabama (2–1)Illinois (2–1)Georgia (4–1)Colorado (3–2)Baylor (5–2)Georgia (6–2)UCLA (6–2) Stanford (6–3)NC State (8–2)Tulsa (8–2)UCLA (8–3)Stanford (8–4)22.
23. Ohio State UCLA (0–0) Baylor (1–0)Mississippi State (3–0) North Carolina (2–0)Texas A&M (2–1) Ole Miss (5–1) East Carolina (5–1)Pittsburgh (5–2)UCLA (5–2)Georgia (6–2)BYU (7–3) Tulsa (7–2)UCLA (8–3)Tulsa (9–2)BYU (8–3–2)23.
24. UCLA Syracuse (0–0) Pittsburgh (2–0) California (2–0) Arizona State (2–0)UCLA (2–1)Auburn (3–2)Syracuse (4–2)Georgia (5–2)Arkansas (5–2) Virginia (6–2–1)NC State (7–2)Georgia (7–3)Ohio State (8–3)Georgia (8–3)NC State (9–3)24.
25. Syracuse BYU (0–1) Mississippi State (2–0) Georgia (2–0) Illinois (2–1)Colorado (2–2)Colorado (2–2)Arizona State (4–1) Arkansas (5–2) Fresno State (7–0) Indiana (5–2–1)Illinois (6–3)UCLA (7–3)Georgia (7–3)Ohio State (8–3) Air Force (10–3)25.
Preseason
Aug 25 [19] [20] 		Week 1
Sep 3 [21] 		Week 2
Sep 10 [22] 		Week 3
Sep 17 [23] 		Week 4
Sep 24 [24] 		Week 5
Oct 1 [25] 		Week 6
Oct 8 [26] 		Week 7
Oct 15 [27] 		Week 8
Oct 22 [28] 		Week 9
Oct 29 [29] 		Week 10
Nov 5 [30] 		Week 11
Nov 12 [31] 		Week 12
Nov 19 [32] 		Week 13
Nov 26 [33] 		Week 14
Dec 2 [34] 		Week 15 (Final)
Jan 3 [35] [36]
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Coaches Poll

Preseason
Aug 25 [37] 		Week 1
Sep 2 [38] 		Week 2
Sep 9 [39] 		Week 3
Sep 16 [40] 		Week 4
Sep 23 [41] 		Week 5
Sep 30 [42] 		Week 6
Oct 7 [43] 		Week 7
Oct 14 [44] 		Week 8
Oct 21 [45] 		Week 9
Oct 28 [46] 		Week 10
Nov 4 [47] 		Week 11
Nov 11 [48] 		Week 12
Nov 18 [49] 		Week 13
Nov 25 [50] 		Week 14
Dec 2 [51] 		Week 15 (Final)
Jan 3 [52]
1. Florida State (42)Florida State (1–0) (43)Florida State (2–0) (51)Florida State (3–0) (47)Florida State (3–0) (49)Florida State (4–0) (55)Florida State (5–0) (55)Florida State (6–0) (55)Florida State (7–0) (53)Florida State (8–0) (47)Florida State (9–0) (47)Florida State (10–0) (47)Miami (FL) (9–0) (44)Miami (FL) (10–0) (32)Washington (11–0) (29)Washington (12–0) (33 1⁄2)1.
2. Miami (FL) (3)Miami (FL) (1–0) (3)Miami (FL) (1–0) (3)Miami (FL) (2–0) (6)Miami (FL) (2–0) (5)Miami (FL) (3–0) (3)Miami (FL) (4–0) (3)Miami (FL) (5–0) (3)Miami (FL) (6–0) (4)Miami (FL) (7–0) (4)Miami (FL) (7–0) (4)Miami (FL) (8–0) (4)Washington (10–0) (15)Washington (11–0) (27)Miami (FL) (11–0) (30)Miami (FL) (12–0) (25 1⁄2)2.
3. Michigan (6)Michigan (0–0) (6)Washington (1–0) (2)Michigan (2–0) (4)Michigan (2–0) (4)Washington (3–0) (1)Washington (4–0) (1)Washington (5–0) (1)Washington (6–0) (2)Washington (7–0) (2)Washington (8–0) (8)Washington (9–0) (8)Michigan (9–1)Michigan (10–1)Michigan (10–1)Penn State (11–2)3.
4. Washington (3)Washington (0–0) (3)Michigan (1–0) (3)Washington (1–0) (1)Washington (2–0) (1)Tennessee (4–0)Tennessee (4–0)Michigan (4–1)Michigan (5–1)Michigan (6–1)Michigan (7–1)Michigan (8–1)Florida State (10–1)Florida State (10–1)Florida (10–1)Florida State (11–2)4.
5. Notre Dame (1)Penn State (1–0)Penn State (2–0)Florida (2–0) (1)Clemson (2–0)Clemson (3–0)Oklahoma (4–0)Notre Dame (5–1)Notre Dame (6–1)Notre Dame (7–1)Notre Dame (8–1)Florida (8–1)Florida (9–1)Florida (9–1)Penn State (10–2)Alabama (11–1)5.
6. Georgia Tech (1)Florida (0–0)Notre Dame (1–0)Tennessee (2–0)Tennessee (3–0)Oklahoma (3–0)Michigan (3–1)Florida (5–1)Florida (6–1)Florida (6–1)Florida (7–1)Alabama (8–1)California (9–1)Penn State (9–2)Florida State (10–2)Michigan (10–2)6.
7. Florida Notre Dame (0–0) (1)Florida (1–0)Clemson (1–0)Oklahoma (2–0)Iowa (3–0)Baylor (5–0)Nebraska (4–1)Nebraska (5–1)Nebraska (6–1)Alabama (7–1)Iowa (8–1)Penn State (9–2)Iowa (10–1)Iowa (10–1)California (10–2)7.
8. Penn State Clemson (0–0)Clemson (1–0)Oklahoma (1–0)Iowa (2–0)Notre Dame (2–1)Notre Dame (4–1)California (5–0)Iowa (5–1)Iowa (6–1)Iowa (7–1)California (8–1)Iowa (9–1)Alabama (9–1)Alabama (10–1)Florida (10–2)8.
9. Clemson Oklahoma (0–0) (2)Oklahoma (0–0)Nebraska (2–0)Notre Dame (2–1)Michigan (2–1)Penn State (5–1)NC State (5–0)Alabama (6–1)Alabama (6–1)California (7–1)Penn State (8–2)Alabama (9–1)Texas A&M (9–1)Texas A&M (10–1)East Carolina (11–1)9.
10. Colorado (1)Colorado (0–0) (1)Houston (1–0)Iowa (2–0)Auburn (3–0)Baylor (4–0)Florida (4–1)Tennessee (4–1)NC State (6–0)Penn State (7–2)Penn State (7–2)Texas A&M (7–1)Texas A&M (8–1)Nebraska (8–1–1)Tennessee (9–2)Iowa (10–1–1)10.
11. Oklahoma (2)Houston (1–0)Tennessee (1–0)Notre Dame (1–1)Baylor (3–0)Syracuse (4–0)Ohio State (4–1)Iowa (4–1)Penn State (6–2)California (6–1)Nebraska (6–1–1)Nebraska (7–1–1)Nebraska (8–1–1)Tennessee (8–2)Nebraska (9–1–1)Syracuse (10–2)11.
12. Texas Texas (0–0)Colorado (1–0)Texas A&M (1–0)Penn State (3–1)Penn State (4–1)Pittsburgh (5–0)Oklahoma (4–1)California (5–1)Texas A&M (5–1)Texas A&M (6–1)Tennessee (6–2)Tennessee (7–2)Clemson (8–1–1)Clemson (9–2)Notre Dame (10–3)12.
13. Tennessee Tennessee (0–0)Nebraska (1–0)Auburn (2–0)Syracuse (3–0)Florida (3–1)Nebraska (3–1)Illinois (4–1)Texas A&M (4–1)Ohio State (6–1)Tennessee (5–2)Notre Dame (8–2)Clemson (7–1–1)California (9–2)East Carolina (10–1)Texas A&M (10–2)13.
14. Houston Nebraska (0–0)Iowa (1–0)Penn State (2–1)Ohio State (3–0)Ohio State (3–0)NC State (5–0)Alabama (5–0)Ohio State (5–1)Colorado (5–2)Colorado (5–2–1)Clemson (6–1–1)Colorado (7–2–1)Colorado (8–2–1)California (9–2)Oklahoma (9–3)14.
15. Nebraska USC (0–0)Auburn (1–0)Baylor (2–0)Florida (2–1)Pittsburgh (4–0)Clemson (3–1)Penn State (5–2)Colorado (4–2)Tennessee (4–2)Clemson (5–1–1)Colorado (6–2–1)East Carolina (9–1)East Carolina (10–1)Colorado (8–2–1)Tennessee (9–3)15.
16. Auburn Auburn (1–0)Alabama (1–0)Ohio State (2–0)Nebraska (2–1)Nebraska (3–1)California (4–0)Baylor (5–1)Tennessee (4–2)Clemson (4–1–1)NC State (7–1)Oklahoma (7–2)Oklahoma (8–2)Oklahoma (8–2)Syracuse (9–2)Nebraska (9–2–1)16.
17. USC Iowa (0–0)Ohio State (1–0)Syracuse (2–0)Colorado (2–1)Auburn (3–1)Iowa (3–1)Georgia (5–1)Illinois (4–2)NC State (6–1)Syracuse (7–2)East Carolina (8–1)Syracuse (8–2)Syracuse (9–2)Stanford (8–3)Clemson (9–2–1)17.
18. Iowa Georgia Tech (0–1)Texas A&M (0–0)Pittsburgh (3–0)Georgia Tech (2–1)NC State (3–0)Syracuse (4–1)Ohio State (4–1)Clemson (3–1–1)Syracuse (6–2)Oklahoma (6–2)Syracuse (7–2)Ohio State (8–2)Notre Dame (8–3)Notre Dame (9–3)UCLA (9–3)18.
19. BYU Texas A&M (0–0)Michigan State (0–0)Georgia Tech (1–1)Pittsburgh (3–0)California (3–0)Alabama (4–1)Texas A&M (3–1)Syracuse (5–2)Oklahoma (5–2)East Carolina (7–1)Ohio State (7–2)Notre Dame (8–3)Virginia (8–2–1)Virginia (8–2–1)Georgia (9–3)19.
20. Texas A&M Michigan State (0–0)Georgia Tech (0–1)Houston (1–1)California (3–0)Alabama (3–1)Illinois (3–1)Pittsburgh (5–1)Oklahoma (4–2)East Carolina (6–1)Ohio State (6–2)Baylor (7–2)Virginia (7–2–1)Stanford (8–3)Oklahoma (8–3)Colorado (8–3–1)20.
21. Ohio State Alabama (0–0)UCLA (1–0)Colorado (1–1) Illinois (2–1)Illinois (2–1)Texas A&M (3–1)Clemson (3–1–1)Auburn (4–2)Baylor (6–2)Baylor (7–2) Virginia (7–2–1)Stanford (7–3)NC State (9–2)NC State (9–2)Tulsa (10–2)21.
22. Michigan State Ohio State (0–0)Syracuse (1–0)Georgia (2–0)Mississippi State (3–1)Texas A&M (2–1)Georgia (4–1)Colorado (3–2)Fresno State (6–0)Georgia (6–2)UCLA (6–2)NC State (7–2)NC State (8–2)UCLA (8–3)Ohio State (8–3)Stanford (8–4)22.
23. Alabama UCLA (0–0)Baylor (1–0)USC (1–1) NC State (2–0)Georgia Tech (2–2) Ole Miss (5–1)Auburn (4–2)Baylor (5–2)Fresno State (7–0)Georgia (6–2)BYU (7–2)Fresno State (9–1)Ohio State (8–3)UCLA (8–3)BYU (8–3–2)23.
24. UCLA Syracuse (0–0) Pittsburgh (2–0) Mississippi State (3–0)Texas A&M (1–1)UCLA (2–1)Auburn (3–2)Arizona State (4–1) East Carolina (5–1)UCLA (5–2) Indiana (5–2–1) Stanford (6–3)BYU (7–3–1)BYU (8–3–1)Georgia (8–3) Air Force (10–3)24.
25. Baylor Baylor (0–0) Georgia (2–0) California (2–0) Arizona State Colorado (2–2)Colorado (2–2) Fresno State (5–0)Pittsburgh (5–2) Arkansas (5–2)BYU (6–3)Fresno State (8–1)UCLA (7–3)Fresno State (10–1) Tulsa (9–2)NC State (9–3)25.
Preseason
Aug 25 [53] 		Week 1
Sep 2 [54] 		Week 2
Sep 9 [55] 		Week 3
Sep 16 [56] 		Week 4
Sep 23 [57] 		Week 5
Sep 30 [58] 		Week 6
Oct 7 [59] 		Week 7
Oct 14 [60] 		Week 8
Oct 21 [61] 		Week 9
Oct 28 [62] 		Week 10
Nov 4 [63] 		Week 11
Nov 11 [64] 		Week 12
Nov 18 [65] 		Week 13
Nov 25 [66] 		Week 14
Dec 2 [67] 		Week 15 (Final)
Jan 3 [68]
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Two human polls comprised the 1971 NCAA University Division football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.

Two human polls comprised the 1980 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-A football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.

Two human polls comprised the 1983 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-A football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.

Two human polls comprised the 1985 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-A football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.

Two human polls comprised the 1988 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-A football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.

Two human polls comprised the 1989 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-A football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.

Two human polls comprised the 1990 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-A football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.

Two human polls comprised the 1992 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-A football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.

Two human polls comprised the 1993 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-A football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.

Two human polls comprised the 1994 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-A football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.

Two human polls comprised the 1995 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-A football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings</span>

Two human polls and a committee's selections comprised the 2017 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) football rankings, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll. One additional poll, the College Football Playoff (CFP) ranking, is released midway through the season after the ninth week.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings</span>

Two human polls and a committee's selections comprised the 2018 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) football rankings, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll. One additional poll, the College Football Playoff (CFP) ranking, is released midway through the season after the ninth week. The CFP rankings determine who makes the four-team playoff which determines the College Football Playoff National Champion.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings</span>

Two human polls and a committee's selections comprise the 2021 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) football rankings, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship at the FBS level. Instead, that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll. One additional poll, the College Football Playoff (CFP) ranking, is usually released starting midway through the season. The CFP rankings determine who makes the four-team playoff that determines the College Football Playoff National Champion.

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