2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

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Two human polls and a committee's selections comprised the 2015 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 is released midway through the season; the College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings are released after the eighth week.

Contents

This was the second season of the four-team College Football Playoff system which replaced the previous Bowl Championship Series system. At the conclusion of the regular season, on Sunday, December 6, 2015, the final CFP rankings will determine who will play in the two bowl games designated as semifinals for the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship on January 11, 2016, at University of Phoenix Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona.

Legend

 Increase in ranking
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 Selected for College Football Playoff
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AP Poll

Preseason
Aug 23 [1] 		Week 1
Sep 8 [2] 		Week 2
Sep 13 [3] 		Week 3
Sep 20 [4] 		Week 4
Sep 27 [5] 		Week 5
Oct 4 [6] 		Week 6
Oct 11 [7] 		Week 7
Oct 18 [8] 		Week 8
Oct 25 [9] 		Week 9
Nov 1 [10] 		Week 10
Nov 8 [11] 		Week 11
Nov 15 [12] 		Week 12
Nov 22 [13] 		Week 13
Nov 29		Week 14
Dec 6		Week 15 (Final)
Jan 12 [14]
1. Ohio State (61)Ohio State (1–0) (61)Ohio State (2–0) (59)Ohio State (3–0) (42)Ohio State (4–0) (45)Ohio State (5–0) (38)Ohio State (6–0) (27)Ohio State (7–0) (28)Ohio State (8–0) (39)Ohio State (8–0) (39)Clemson (9–0) (31)Clemson (10–0) (34)Clemson (11–0) (55)Clemson (12–0) (53)Clemson (13–0) (51)Alabama (14–1) (61)1.
2. TCU Alabama (1–0)Alabama (2–0)Michigan State (3–0) (7)Michigan State (4–0) (5)TCU (5–0) (5)Baylor (5–0) (13)Baylor (6–0) (12)Baylor (7–0) (7)Baylor (7–0) (6)Ohio State (9–0) (26)Ohio State (10–0) (23)Alabama (10–1) (6)Alabama (11–1) (8)Alabama (12–1) (9)Clemson (14–1)2.
3. Alabama TCU (1–0)TCU (2–0)Ole Miss (3–0) (11) тOle Miss (4–0) (10)Baylor (5–0) (10)TCU (6–0) (3)Utah (6–0) (16)Clemson (7–0) (6)Clemson (8–0) (6)Alabama (8–1) (2)Alabama (9–1) (4)Iowa (11–0)Oklahoma (11–1)Michigan State (12–1) (1)Stanford (12–2)3.
4. Baylor Baylor (1–0)Michigan State (2–0) (2)TCU (3–0) тTCU (4–0)Michigan State (5–0)Utah (5–0) (16)TCU (7–0) (3)LSU (7–0) (5)LSU (7–0) (5)Baylor (8–0) (2)Oklahoma State (10–0)Notre Dame (10–1)Iowa (12–0)Oklahoma (11–1)Ohio State (12–1)4.
5. Michigan State Michigan State (1–0)Baylor (2–0)Baylor (2–0)Baylor (3–0)Utah (4–0) (7)Clemson (5–0) (1)LSU (6–0) (1)TCU (7–0) (3)TCU (8–0) (4)Oklahoma State (9–0)Notre Dame (9–1)Oklahoma (10–1)Michigan State (11–1)Stanford (11–2)Oklahoma (11–2)5.
6. Auburn Auburn (1–0)USC (2–0)Notre Dame (3–0)Notre Dame (4–0)Clemson (4–0)LSU (5–0)Clemson (6–0) (1)Michigan State (8–0)Michigan State (8–0)Notre Dame (8–1)Iowa (10–0)Michigan State (10–1)Ohio State (11–1)Iowa (12–1)Michigan State (12–2)6.
7. Oregon Oregon (1–0)Georgia (2–0)Georgia (3–0)UCLA (4–0)LSU (4–0)Michigan State (6–0)Michigan State (7–0)Alabama (7–1) (1)Alabama (7–1) (1)Stanford (8–1)Oklahoma (9–1)Baylor (9–1)Stanford (10–2)Ohio State (11–1)TCU (11–2)7.
8. USC USC (1–0)Notre Dame (2–0)LSU (2–0) (1)Georgia (4–0)Alabama (4–1)Florida (6–0)Alabama (6–1)Stanford (6–1)Notre Dame (7–1)Iowa (9–0)Florida (9–1)Ohio State (10–1)North Carolina (11–1)Notre Dame (10–2)Houston (13–1)8.
9. Georgia Notre Dame (1–0)Florida State (2–0)UCLA (3–0)LSU (3–0)Texas A&M (5–0) (1)Texas A&M (5–0) (1)Florida State (6–0)Notre Dame (6–1)Stanford (7–1)LSU (7–1)Michigan State (9–1)Oklahoma State (10–1)Notre Dame (10–2)Florida State (10–2)Iowa (12–2)9.
10. Florida State Georgia (1–0)UCLA (2–0)Florida State (3–0)Utah (4–0) (1)Oklahoma (4–0)Alabama (5–1)Stanford (5–1)Iowa (7–0)Iowa (8–0)Utah (8–1)Baylor (8–1)Florida (10–1)Florida State (10–2)North Carolina (11–2)Ole Miss (10–3)10.
11. Notre Dame Florida State (1–0)Clemson (2–0)Clemson (3–0)Florida State (4–0)Florida (5–0)Florida State (5–0)Notre Dame (6–1)Florida (6–1)Florida (7–1)Florida (8–1)TCU (9–1)North Carolina (10–1)TCU (10–2)TCU (10–2)Notre Dame (10–3)11.
12. Clemson Clemson (1–0)Oregon (1–1)Alabama (2–1)Clemson (3–0)Florida State (4–0)Michigan (5–1)Iowa (7–0)Oklahoma State (7–0)Oklahoma State (8–0)Oklahoma (8–1)North Carolina (9–1)Michigan (9–2)Baylor (9–2)Northwestern (10–2)Michigan (10–3)12.
13. UCLA UCLA (1–0)LSU (1–0)Oregon (2–1)Alabama (3–1)Northwestern (5–0)Ole Miss (5–1)Florida (6–1)Utah (6–1)Utah (7–1)TCU (8–1)Houston (10–0)Stanford (9–2)Northwestern (10–2)Oklahoma State (10–2)Baylor (10–3)13.
14. LSU LSU (0–0)Georgia Tech (2–0)Texas A&M (3–0)Texas A&M (4–0)Ole Miss (4–1)Notre Dame (5–1)Oklahoma State (6–0)Oklahoma (6–1)Oklahoma (7–1)Michigan State (8–1)Michigan (8–2)Florida State (9–2)Oklahoma State (10–2)Houston (12–1)Florida State (10–3)14.
15. Arizona State Georgia Tech (1–0)Ole Miss (2–0)Oklahoma (3–0)Oklahoma (3–0)Notre Dame (4–1)Stanford (4–1)Michigan (5–2) тMichigan (5–2)Memphis (8–0)Michigan (7–2)Stanford (8–2)TCU (9–2)Oregon (9–3)Oregon (9–3)North Carolina (11–3)15.
16. Georgia Tech Texas A&M (1–0)Oklahoma (2–0)Arizona (3–0)Northwestern (4–0)Stanford (4–1)Oklahoma State (6–0)Texas A&M (5–1) тMemphis (7–0)Michigan (6–2)Houston (9–0)Florida State (8–2)Navy (9–1)Ole Miss (9–3)Ole Miss (9–3)LSU (9–3)16.
17. Ole Miss Ole Miss (1–0)Texas A&M (2–0)Northwestern (3–0)USC (3–1)USC (3–1)Iowa (6–0)Oklahoma (5–1)Florida State (6–1)Florida State (7–1)North Carolina (8–1)LSU (7–2)Northwestern (9–2)Houston (11–1)Michigan (9–3)Utah (10–3)17.
18. Arkansas Arkansas (1–0)Auburn (2–0)Utah (3–0)Stanford (3–1)Michigan (4–1)UCLA (4–1) Memphis (6–0)Houston (7–0)Houston (8–0)UCLA (7–2)Utah (8–2)Oregon (8–3)Florida (10–2)Baylor (9–3)Navy (11–2)18.
19. Oklahoma Oklahoma (1–0) BYU (2–0)USC (2–1)Wisconsin (3–1)Georgia (4–1)Oklahoma (4–1)Toledo (6–0)Ole Miss (6–2)Ole Miss (7–2)Florida State (7–2)Navy (8–1)Ole Miss (8–3)Michigan (9–3)Florida (10–3)Oregon (9–4)19.
20. Wisconsin Boise State (1–0)Arizona (2–0)Georgia Tech (2–1)Oklahoma State (4–0)UCLA (4–1)Northwestern (5–1)California (5–1)Toledo (7–0)Toledo (7–0)Mississippi State (7–2)Northwestern (8–2)Washington State (8–3)Temple (10–2)Utah (9–3)Oklahoma State (10–3)20.
21. Stanford Missouri (1–0)Utah (2–0)Stanford (2–1)Mississippi State (3–1)Oklahoma State (5–0)Boise State (5–1)Houston (6–0)Temple (7–0) North Carolina (7–1)Temple (8–1)Wisconsin (8–2)Houston (10–1)Utah (9–3)Navy (9–2)Wisconsin (10–3)21.
22. Arizona Arizona (1–0)Missouri (2–0)BYU (2–1) т Michigan (3–1) Iowa (5–0)Toledo (5–0) Temple (6–0)Duke (6–1)UCLA (6–2) Navy (7–1)USC (7–3)UCLA (8–3)Navy (9–2)LSU (8–3)Tennessee (9–4)22.
23. Boise State Tennessee (1–0) Northwestern (2–0)Wisconsin (2–1) т West Virginia (3–0)California (5–0)California (5–1)Duke (5–1)Pittsburgh (6–1)Temple (7–1)Wisconsin (8–2)Oregon (7–3)Mississippi State (8–3)LSU (8–3)Wisconsin (9–3)Northwestern (10–3)23.
24. Missouri Utah (1–0)Wisconsin (1–1)Oklahoma State (3–0) California (4–0) Toledo (4–0) Houston (5–0)Ole Miss (5–2)UCLA (5–2)Mississippi State (6–2)Northwestern (7–2) Washington State (7–3)Toledo (9–1)USC (8–4)Temple (10–3)Western Kentucky (12–2)24.
25. Tennessee Mississippi State (1–0) Oklahoma State (2–0)Missouri (3–0) Florida (4–0)Boise State (4–1) Duke (5–1) Pittsburgh (5–1)Mississippi State (6–2)Texas A&M (6–2)Memphis (8–1)Ole Miss (7–3)Temple (9–2)Wisconsin (9–3) Western Kentucky (11–2)Florida (10–4)25.
Preseason
Aug 23 [1] 		Week 1
Sep 8 [2] 		Week 2
Sep 13 [3] 		Week 3
Sep 20 [4] 		Week 4
Sep 27 [5] 		Week 5
Oct 4 [6] 		Week 6
Oct 11 [7] 		Week 7
Oct 18 [8] 		Week 8
Oct 25 [9] 		Week 9
Nov 1 [10] 		Week 10
Nov 8 [11] 		Week 11
Nov 15 [12] 		Week 12
Nov 22 [13] 		Week 13
Nov 29		Week 14
Dec 6		Week 15 (Final)
Jan 12 [15]
Dropped:
  • Arizona State
  • Wisconsin
  • Stanford
Dropped:
  • Arkansas
  • Boise State
  • Tennessee
  • Mississippi State
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Auburn		Dropped:
  • Oregon
  • Arizona
  • Georgia Tech
  • BYU
  • Missouri
Dropped:
  • Wisconsin
  • Mississippi State
  • West Virginia
Dropped:
  • USC
  • Georgia
Dropped:
  • UCLA
  • Northwestern
  • Boise State
Dropped:
  • Texas A&M
  • California
Dropped:
  • Duke
  • Pittsburgh
Dropped:
  • Ole Miss
  • Toledo
  • Texas A&M
Dropped:
  • UCLA
  • Mississippi State
  • Temple
  • Memphis
Dropped:
  • LSU
  • USC
  • Utah
  • Wisconsin
Dropped:
  • Washington State
  • UCLA
  • Mississippi State
  • Toledo
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USC		Dropped:
Temple

Coaches Poll

Preseason
Jul 30 [1] 		Week 1
Sep 8 [2] 		Week 2
Sep 13 [3] 		Week 3
Sep 20 [4] 		Week 4
Sep 27 [5] 		Week 5
Oct 4 [6] 		Week 6
Oct 11 [7] 		Week 7
Oct 18 [8] 		Week 8
Oct 25 [9] 		Week 9
Nov 1 [10] 		Week 10
Nov 8 [11] 		Week 11
Nov 15 [12] 		Week 12
Nov 22		Week 13
Nov 29		Week 14
Dec 6		Week 15 (Final)
Jan 12
1. Ohio State (62)Ohio State (1–0) (63)Ohio State (2–0) (62)Ohio State (3–0) (61)Ohio State (4–0) (61)Ohio State (5–0) (50)Ohio State (6–0) (47)Ohio State (7–0) (45)Ohio State (8–0) (49)Ohio State (8–0) (48)Ohio State (9–0) (34)Clemson (10–0) (28)Clemson (11–0) (58)Clemson (12–0) (53)Clemson (13–0) (55)Alabama (14–1) (56)1.
2. TCU (1)Alabama (1–0) (1)Alabama (2–0) (1)TCU (3–0)Michigan State (4–0) (2)TCU (5–0) (4)Baylor (5–0) (8)Baylor (6–0) (12)Baylor (7–0) (10)Baylor (7–0) (9)Clemson (9–0) (21)Ohio State (10–0) (32)Alabama (10–1) (5)Alabama (11–1) (8)Alabama (12–1) (5)Clemson (14–1)2.
3. Alabama (1)TCU (1–0)TCU (2–0)Michigan State (3–0) (3)TCU (4–0)Michigan State (5–0) (1)TCU (6–0) (5)TCU (7–0) (4)TCU (7–0) (2)TCU (8–0) (4)Baylor (8–0) (5)Alabama (9–1) (4)Iowa (11–0) (1)Iowa (12–0) (1)Oklahoma (11–1)Stanford (12–2)3.
4. Baylor Baylor (1–0)Michigan State (2–0)Baylor (2–0)Baylor (3–0)Baylor (4–0) (5)Michigan State (6–0) (1)Michigan State (7–0)LSU (7–0) (1)LSU (7–0) (1)Alabama (8–1) (3)Oklahoma State (10–0)Notre Dame (10–1)Oklahoma (11–1) (2)Michigan State (12–1)Ohio State (12–1)4.
5. Oregon Oregon (1–0)Baylor (2–0)Ole Miss (3–0)Ole Miss (4–0) (1)LSU (4–0) (1)LSU (5–0) (1)LSU (6–0) (1)Michigan State (8–0)Clemson (8–0) (2)Oklahoma State (9–0)Notre Dame (9–1)Oklahoma (10–1)Michigan State (11–1)Ohio State (11–1)Oklahoma (11–2)5.
6. Michigan State Michigan State (1–0)Florida State (2–0)Georgia (3–0)Georgia (4–0)Clemson (4–0)Clemson (5–0)Clemson (6–0)Clemson (7–0) (1)Michigan State (8–0)Notre Dame (8–1)Iowa (10–0)Michigan State (10–1)Ohio State (11–1)Stanford (11–2)Michigan State (12–2)6.
7. Auburn Auburn (1–0)USC (2–0)Florida State (3–0)Notre Dame (4–0)Utah (4–0) (1)Utah (5–0) (1)Utah (6–0) (1)Alabama (7–1)Alabama (7–1)Stanford (8–1)Oklahoma (9–1)Baylor (9–1)Stanford (10–2)Iowa (12–1)TCU (11–2)7.
8. Florida State Florida State (1–0)Georgia (2–0)Notre Dame (3–0)LSU (3–0)Florida State (4–0)Florida State (5–0)Alabama (6–1)Stanford (6–1)Stanford (7–1)Iowa (9–0)Florida (9–1)Ohio State (10–1)North Carolina (11–1)Florida State (10–2)Houston (13–1)8.
9. Georgia Georgia (1–0)Clemson (2–0)LSU (2–0)Florida State (3–0)Oklahoma (4–0)Alabama (5–1)Florida State (6–0)Notre Dame (6–1)Notre Dame (7–1)LSU (7–1)Michigan State (9–1)Florida (10–1)Florida State (10–2)Notre Dame (10–2)Ole Miss (10–3)9.
10. USC USC (1–0)Notre Dame (2–0)Clemson (3–0)UCLA (4–0)Alabama (4–1)Texas A&M (5–0)Notre Dame (6–1)Oklahoma State (7–0)Oklahoma State (8–0)Florida (8–1)Baylor (8–1)Oklahoma State (10–1)Notre Dame (10–2)TCU (10–2)Iowa (12–2)10.
11. Notre Dame Notre Dame (1–0)Ole Miss (2–0)UCLA (3–0)Clemson (3–0)Texas A&M (5–0)Florida (6–0)Stanford (5–1)Iowa (7–0)Iowa (8–0)Oklahoma (8–1)TCU (9–1)North Carolina (10–1)TCU (10–2)North Carolina (11–2)Michigan (10–3)11.
12. Clemson Clemson (1–0)UCLA (2–0)Alabama (2–1)Utah (4–0)Florida (5–0)Ole Miss (5–1)Oklahoma State (6–0)Florida (6–1)Florida (7–1)TCU (8–1)North Carolina (9–1)Michigan (9–2) тBaylor (9–2)Northwestern (10–2)Notre Dame (10–3)12.
13. LSU UCLA (1–0)Oregon (1–1)Oregon (2–1)Alabama (3–1)Ole Miss (4–1)Notre Dame (5–1)Iowa (7–0)Oklahoma (6–1)Oklahoma (7–1)Utah (8–1)Michigan (8–2)Stanford (9–2) тNorthwestern (10–2)Oklahoma State (10–2)Baylor (10–3)13.
14. UCLA Ole Miss (1–0)LSU (1–0)Oklahoma (3–0)Oklahoma (3–0)Northwestern (5–0)Michigan (5–1)Florida (6–1)Utah (6–1)Utah (7–1)Michigan State (8–1)Houston (10–0)Florida State (9–2)Oklahoma State (10–2)Oregon (9–3)Florida State (10–3)14.
15. Ole Miss LSU (0–0)Auburn (2–0)Texas A&M (3–0)Texas A&M (4–0)Notre Dame (4–1)Oklahoma State (6–0)Oklahoma (5–1)Florida State (6–1)Florida State (7–1)Michigan (7–2)Stanford (8–2)Navy (9–1)Florida (10–2)Ole Miss (9–3)North Carolina (11–3)15.
16. Arizona State Georgia Tech (1–0)Georgia Tech (2–0)Arizona (3–0)USC (3–1)Georgia (4–1)Stanford (4–1)Texas A&M (5–1)Memphis (7–0)Memphis (8–0)Houston (9–0)Florida State (8–2)TCU (9–2)Oregon (9–3)Houston (12–1)Utah (10–3)16.
17. Georgia Tech Oklahoma (1–0)Oklahoma (2–0)Utah (3–0)Northwestern (4–0)USC (3–1)Iowa (6–0)Memphis (6–0) тMichigan (5–2)Michigan (6–2)North Carolina (8–1)LSU (7–2)Northwestern (9–2)Ole Miss (9–3)Michigan (9–3)LSU (9–3)17.
18. Wisconsin Arkansas (1–0)Texas A&M (2–0)USC (2–1)Wisconsin (3–1)Stanford (4–1)UCLA (4–1)Michigan (5–2) тDuke (6–1)Houston (8–0)UCLA (7–2)Utah (8–2)Oregon (8–3)Houston (11–1)Florida (10–3)Navy (11–2)18.
19. Oklahoma Texas A&M (1–0)Arizona (2–0)Northwestern (3–0)Oklahoma State (4–0)Oklahoma State (5–0)Oklahoma (4–1)California (5–1)Houston (7–0)Ole Miss (7–2)Florida State (7–2)Navy (8–1)Ole Miss (8–3)Michigan (9–3)Baylor (9–3)Oklahoma State (10–3)19.
20. Arkansas Arizona (1–0)Missouri (2–0)Georgia Tech (2–1)Stanford (3–1)UCLA (4–1)Boise State (5–1)Toledo (6–0)Toledo (7–0)Toledo (7–0)Mississippi State (7–2)Wisconsin (8–2)Washington State (8–3)Utah (9–3)Utah (9–3)Oregon (9–4)20.
21. Stanford Missouri (1–0)Utah (2–0)Wisconsin (2–1) West Virginia (3–0) Michigan (4–1)Northwestern (5–1)Duke (5–1)Ole Miss (6–2) North Carolina (7–1)Temple (8–1)Northwestern (8–2)Houston (10–1)Temple (10–2)LSU (8–3)Wisconsin (10–3)21.
22. Arizona Boise State (1–0) BYU (2–0)Oklahoma State (3–0) Mississippi State (3–1)California (5–0)Memphis (5–0) Houston (6–0)Temple (7–0)UCLA (6–2)Wisconsin (8–2)Oregon (7–3)Mississippi State (8–3)Navy (9–2)Navy (9–2)Northwestern (10–3)22.
23. Missouri Tennessee (1–0)Wisconsin (1–1)Missouri (3–0) Florida (4–0) Iowa (5–0)California (5–1)Ole Miss (5–2)Georgia (5–2)Temple (7–1) Navy (7–1) Washington State (7–3)UCLA (8–3)LSU (8–3)Wisconsin (9–3)Tennessee (9–4)23.
24. Boise State Wisconsin (0–1) Northwestern (2–0)Stanford (2–1) California (4–0) тBoise State (4–1) Duke (5–1) Temple (6–0) Pittsburgh (6–1)Texas A&M (6–2)Northwestern (7–2)USC (7–3)Temple (9–2)USC (8–4)Temple (10–3)Georgia (10–3)24.
25. Tennessee Utah (1–0) Oklahoma State (2–0)Auburn (2–1)Oregon (2–2) т Memphis (5–0) Toledo (5–0)Georgia (5–2)UCLA (5–2)Mississippi State (6–2)Memphis (8–1)
  • Ole Miss (7–3) т
  • Mississippi State (7–3) т
Utah (8–3)Wisconsin (9–3)Georgia (9–3)Florida (10–4)25.
Preseason
Jul 30 [1] 		Week 1
Sep 8 [2] 		Week 2
Sep 13 [3] 		Week 3
Sep 20 [4] 		Week 4
Sep 27 [5] 		Week 5
Oct 4 [6] 		Week 6
Oct 11 [7] 		Week 7
Oct 18 [8] 		Week 8
Oct 25 [9] 		Week 9
Nov 1 [10] 		Week 10
Nov 8 [11] 		Week 11
Nov 15 [12] 		Week 12
Nov 22		Week 13
Nov 29		Week 14
Dec 6		Week 15 (Final)
Jan 12
Dropped:
  • Arizona State
  • Stanford
Dropped:
  • Arkansas
  • Boise State
  • Tennessee
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BYU		Dropped:
  • Arizona
  • Georgia Tech
  • Missouri
  • Auburn
Dropped:
  • Wisconsin
  • West Virginia
  • Mississippi State
  • Oregon
Dropped:
  • Georgia
  • USC
Dropped:
  • UCLA
  • Boise State
  • Northwestern
Dropped:
  • Texas A&M
  • California
Dropped:
  • Duke
  • Georgia
  • Pittsburgh
Dropped:
  • Ole Miss
  • Toledo
  • Texas A&M
Dropped:
  • UCLA
  • Temple
  • Memphis
Dropped:
  • LSU
  • Wisconsin
  • USC
Dropped:
  • Washington State
  • Mississippi State
  • UCLA
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USC		Dropped:
Temple

CFP rankings

Week 9
Nov 3 [10] 		Week 10
Nov 10		Week 11
Nov 17		Week 12
Nov 24		Week 13
Dec 1		Week 14 (Final)
Dec 6
1. Clemson (8–0)Clemson (9–0)Clemson (10–0)Clemson (11–0)Clemson (12–0)Clemson (13–0)1.
2. LSU (7–0)Alabama (8–1)Alabama (9–1)Alabama (10–1)Alabama (11–1)Alabama (12–1)2.
3. Ohio State (8–0)Ohio State (9–0)Ohio State (10–0)Oklahoma (10–1)Oklahoma (11–1)Michigan State (12–1)3.
4. Alabama (7–1)Notre Dame (8–1)Notre Dame (9–1)Iowa (11–0)Iowa (12–0)Oklahoma (11–1)4.
5. Notre Dame (7–1)Iowa (9–0)Iowa (10–0)Michigan State (10–1)Michigan State (11–1)Iowa (12–1)5.
6. Baylor (7–0)Baylor (8–0)Oklahoma State (10–0)Notre Dame (10–1)Ohio State (11–1)Stanford (11–2)6.
7. Michigan State (8–0)Stanford (8–1)Oklahoma (9–1)Baylor (9–1)Stanford (10–2)Ohio State (11–1)7.
8. TCU (8–0)Oklahoma State (9–0)Florida (9–1)Ohio State (10–1)Notre Dame (10–2)Notre Dame (10–2)8.
9. Iowa (8–0)LSU (7–1)Michigan State (9–1)Stanford (9–2)Florida State (10–2)Florida State (10–2)9.
10. Florida (7–1)Utah (8–1)Baylor (8–1)Michigan (9–2)North Carolina (11–1)North Carolina (11–2)10.
11. Stanford (7–1)Florida (8–1)Stanford (8–2)Oklahoma State (10–1)TCU (10–2)TCU (10–2)11.
12. Utah (7–1)Oklahoma (8–1)Michigan (8–2)Florida (10–1)Baylor (9–2)Ole Miss (9–3)12.
13. Memphis (8–0)Michigan State (8–1)Utah (8–2)Florida State (9–2)Ole Miss (9–3)Northwestern (10–2)13.
14. Oklahoma State (8–0)Michigan (7–2)Florida State (8–2)North Carolina (10–1)Northwestern (10–2)Michigan (9–3)14.
15. Oklahoma (7–1)TCU (8–1)LSU (7–2)Navy (9–1)Michigan (9–3)Oregon (9–3)15.
16. Florida State (7–1)Florida State (7–2)Navy (8–1)Northwestern (9–2)Oregon (9–3)Oklahoma State (10–2)16.
17. Michigan (6–2)Mississippi State (7–2)North Carolina (9–1)Oregon (8–3)Oklahoma State (10–2)Baylor (9–3)17.
18. Ole Miss (7–2)Northwestern (7–2)TCU (9–1)Ole Miss (8–3)Florida (10–2)Houston (12–1)18.
19. Texas A&M (6–2)UCLA (7–2)Houston (10–0)TCU (9–2)Houston (11–1)Florida (10–3)19.
20. Mississippi State (6–2) Navy (7–1)Northwestern (8–2) Washington State (8–3)USC (8–4)LSU (8–3)20.
21. Northwestern (6–2)Memphis (8–1)Memphis (8–2)Mississippi State (8–3)LSU (8–3)Navy (9–2)21.
22. Temple (7–1)Temple (8–1)Ole Miss (7–3)UCLA (8–3)Temple (10–2)Utah (9–3)22.
23. UCLA (6–2) North Carolina (8–1) Oregon (7–3)Utah (8–3)Navy (9–2)Tennessee (8–4)23.
24. Toledo (7–0)Houston (9–0) USC (7–3)Toledo (9–1)Utah (9–3)Temple (10–3)24.
25. Houston (8–0) Wisconsin (8–2)Wisconsin (8–2)Temple (9–2) Tennessee (8–4)USC (8–5)25.
Week 9
Nov 3 [10] 		Week 10
Nov 10		Week 11
Nov 17		Week 12
Nov 24		Week 13
Dec 1		Week 14 (Final)
Dec 6
Dropped:
  • Ole Miss
  • Texas A&M
  • Toledo
Dropped:
  • Mississippi State
  • UCLA
  • Temple
Dropped:
  • LSU
  • Houston
  • Memphis
  • USC
  • Wisconsin
Dropped:
  • Washington State
  • Mississippi State
  • UCLA
  • Toledo
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