2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

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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.

Contents

Legend

 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
 Selected for College Football Playoff
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 Win–loss record
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Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

AP Poll

Preseason
Aug 16 [1] 		Week 1
Sep 7 [2] 		Week 2
Sep 12 [3] 		Week 3
Sep 19 [4] 		Week 4
Sep 26 [5] 		Week 5
Oct 3 [6] 		Week 6
Oct 10 [7] 		Week 7
Oct 17 [8] 		Week 8
Oct 24 [9] 		Week 9
Oct 31 [10] 		Week 10
Nov 7 [11] 		Week 11
Nov 14 [12] 		Week 12
Nov 21 [13] 		Week 13
Nov 28 [14] 		Week 14
Dec 5 [15] 		Week 15 (Final)
Jan 11 [16]
1. Alabama (47)Alabama (1–0) (59)Alabama (2–0) (60)Alabama (3–0) (59)Alabama (4–0) (58)Alabama (5–0) (53)Georgia (6–0) (62)Georgia (7–0) (63)Georgia (7–0) (63)Georgia (8–0) (63)Georgia (9–0) (63)Georgia (10–0) (62)Georgia (11–0) (62)Georgia (12–0) (62)Alabama (12–1) (50)Georgia (14–1) (61)1.
2. Oklahoma (6)Georgia (1–0) (3)Georgia (2–0) (2)Georgia (3–0) (3)Georgia (4–0) (4)Georgia (5–0) (9)Iowa (6–0)Cincinnati (6–0)Cincinnati (7–0)Cincinnati (8–0)Cincinnati (9–0)Alabama (9–1)Ohio State (10–1)Michigan (11–1)Michigan (12–1) (9)Alabama (13–2)2.
3. Clemson (6)Ohio State (1–0)Oklahoma (2–0)Oregon (3–0)Oregon (4–0)Iowa (5–0)Cincinnati (6–0)Oklahoma (7–0)Alabama (7–1)Alabama (7–1)Alabama (8–1)Cincinnati (10–0)Alabama (10–1)Cincinnati (12–0)Georgia (12–1)Michigan (12–2)3.
4. Ohio State (1)Oklahoma (1–0)Oregon (2–0)Oklahoma (3–0)Penn State (4–0)Penn State (5–0)Oklahoma (6–0)Alabama (6–1)Oklahoma (8–0)Oklahoma (9–0)Oklahoma (9–0)Oregon (9–1)Cincinnati (11–0)Alabama (11–1)Cincinnati (13–0) (3)Cincinnati (13–1)4.
5. Georgia (3)Texas A&M (1–0)Iowa (2–0)Iowa (3–0)Iowa (4–0)Cincinnati (4–0)Alabama (5–1)Ohio State (5–1)Ohio State (6–1)Michigan State (8–0)Oregon (8–1)Ohio State (9–1)Notre Dame (10–1)Oklahoma State (11–1)Notre Dame (11–1)Baylor (12–2)5.
6. Texas A&M Clemson (0–1)Clemson (1–1)Penn State (3–0)Oklahoma (4–0)Oklahoma (5–0)Ohio State (5–1)Michigan (6–0)Michigan (7–0)Ohio State (7–1)Ohio State (8–1)Notre Dame (9–1)Michigan (10–1)Notre Dame (11–1)Baylor (11–2)Ohio State (11–2)6.
7. Iowa State Cincinnati (1–0)Texas A&M (2–0)Texas A&M (3–0)Cincinnati (3–0)Ohio State (4–1)Penn State (5–1)Penn State (5–1)Oregon (6–1)Oregon (7–1)Notre Dame (8–1)Michigan State (9–1)Oklahoma State (10–1)Ohio State (10–2)Ohio State (10–2)Oklahoma State (12–2)7.
8. Cincinnati Notre Dame (1–0)Cincinnati (2–0)Cincinnati (3–0)Arkansas (4–0)Oregon (4–1)Michigan (6–0)Oklahoma State (6–0)Michigan State (7–0)Notre Dame (7–1)Michigan State (8–1)Michigan (9–1)Ole Miss (9–2)Ole Miss (10–2)Ole Miss (10–2)Notre Dame (11–2)8.
9. Notre Dame Iowa State (1–0)Ohio State (1–1)Clemson (2–1)Notre Dame (4–0)Michigan (5–0)Oregon (4–1)Michigan State (7–0)Iowa (6–1)Michigan (7–1)Michigan (8–1)Oklahoma State (9–1)Baylor (9–2)Baylor (10–2)Oklahoma State (11–2)Michigan State (11–2)9.
10. North Carolina Iowa (1–0)Penn State (2–0)Ohio State (2–1)Florida (3–1)BYU (5–0)Michigan State (6–0)Oregon (5–1)Ole Miss (6–1)Wake Forest (8–0)Oklahoma State (8–1)Ole Miss (8–2)Oklahoma (10–1)Oregon (10–2)Utah (10–3)Oklahoma (11–2)10.
11. Oregon Penn State (1–0)Florida (2–0)Florida (2–1)Ohio State (3–1)Michigan State (5–0)Kentucky (6–0)Iowa (6–1)Notre Dame (6–1)Oklahoma State (7–1)Texas A&M (7–2)Baylor (8–2)Oregon (9–2)Michigan State (10–2)Michigan State (10–2)Ole Miss (10–3)11.
12. Wisconsin Oregon (1–0)Notre Dame (2–0)Notre Dame (3–0)Ole Miss (3–0)Oklahoma State (5–0)Oklahoma State (5–0)Ole Miss (5–1)Kentucky (6–1)Auburn (6–2)Ole Miss (7–2)Oklahoma (9–1)Michigan State (9–2)BYU (10–2)BYU (10–2)Utah (10–4)12.
13. Florida Florida (1–0)UCLA (2–0)Ole Miss (3–0)BYU (4–0)Arkansas (4–1)Ole Miss (4–1)Notre Dame (5–1)Wake Forest (7–0)Texas A&M (6–2)Wake Forest (8–1)Wake Forest (9–1)BYU (9–2)Oklahoma (10–2)Pittsburgh (11–2)Pittsburgh (11–3)13.
14. Miami (FL) USC (1–0)Iowa State (1–1)Iowa State (2–1)Michigan (4–0)Notre Dame (4–1)Notre Dame (5–1)Coastal Carolina (6–0)Texas A&M (6–2)Baylor (7–1)BYU (8–2)BYU (8–2)Texas A&M (8–3)Utah (9–3)Oklahoma (10–2)Clemson (10–3)14.
15. USC Texas (1–0)Virginia Tech (2–0)BYU (3–0)Texas A&M (3–1)Coastal Carolina (5–0)Coastal Carolina (6–0)Kentucky (6–1)Oklahoma State (6–1)Ole Miss (6–2)UTSA (9–0)UTSA (10–0)UTSA (11–0)Iowa (10–2)Oregon (10–3)Wake Forest (11–3)15.
16. LSU UCLA (2–0)Coastal Carolina (2–0)Arkansas (3–0)Coastal Carolina (4–0) Kentucky (5–0)Wake Forest (6–0)Wake Forest (6–0)Baylor (6–1)UTSA (8–0)Auburn (6–3)Texas A&M (7–3)Utah (8–3)Houston (11–1)Louisiana (12–1)Louisiana (13–1)16.
17. Indiana Coastal Carolina (1–0)Ole Miss (2–0)Coastal Carolina (3–0)Michigan State (4–0)Ole Miss (3–1)Arkansas (4–2)Texas A&M (5–2)Pittsburgh (6–1)BYU (7–2)Houston (8–1)Houston (9–1)Iowa (9–2)Pittsburgh (10–2)Iowa (10–3)Houston (12–2)17.
18. Iowa Wisconsin (0–1)Wisconsin (1–1)Wisconsin (1–1)Fresno State (4–1)Auburn (4–1)Arizona State (5–1)NC State (5–1)Auburn (5–2)Kentucky (6–2)Baylor (7–2)Iowa (8–2)Wisconsin (8–3)Wake Forest (10–2)NC State (9–3)Kentucky (10–3)18.
19. Penn State Virginia Tech (1–0)Arizona State (2–0)Michigan (3–0) Oklahoma State (4–0)Wake Forest (5–0)BYU (5–1)Auburn (5–2)SMU (7–0)Iowa (6–2)Iowa (7–2)Wisconsin (7–3)Houston (10–1)San Diego State (11–1)Clemson (9–3)BYU (10–3)19.
20. Washington Ole Miss (1–0) Arkansas (2–0) Michigan State (3–0)UCLA (3–1)Florida (3–2)Florida (4–2)Baylor (6–1)Penn State (5–2) Houston (7–1)Wisconsin (6–3)Pittsburgh (8–2)Pittsburgh (9–2)Louisiana (11–1)Wake Forest (10–3)NC State (9–3)20.
21. Texas Utah (1–0)North Carolina (1–1)North Carolina (2–1) Baylor (4–0)Texas (4–1)Texas A&M (4–2)SMU (6–0)San Diego State (7–0)Coastal Carolina (7–1)NC State (7–2)Arkansas (7–3)Wake Forest (9–2)NC State (9–3)Houston (11–2)Arkansas (9–4)21.
22. Coastal Carolina Miami (FL) (0–1)Auburn (2–0) Fresno State (3–1)Auburn (3–1)Arizona State (4–1)NC State (4–1)San Diego State (6–0)Iowa State (5–2)Penn State (5–3)Coastal Carolina (8–1)Louisiana (9–1)San Diego State (10–1)Clemson (9–3)Arkansas (8–4)Oregon (10–4)22.
23. Louisiana Arizona State (1–0) BYU (2–0)Auburn (2–1) NC State (3–1)NC State (4–1)SMU (6–0) Pittsburgh (5–1)UTSA (8–0)SMU (7–1)Penn State (6–3)San Diego State (9–1)Louisiana (10–1)Arkansas (8–4)Texas A&M (8–4)Iowa (10–4)23.
24. Utah North Carolina (0–1)Miami (FL) (1–1)UCLA (2–1) Wake Forest (4–0) SMU (5–0)San Diego State (5–0) UTSA (7–0)Coastal Carolina (6–1)Louisiana (7–1)Louisiana (8–1)Utah (7–3)NC State (8–3)Texas A&M (8–4)UTSA (12–1) Utah State (11–3)24.
25. Arizona State Auburn (1–0) Michigan (2–0) Kansas State (3–0)Clemson (2–2) San Diego State (4–0)Texas (4–2) Purdue (4–2)BYU (6–2)Fresno State (7–2)Pittsburgh (7–2)NC State (7–3)Arkansas (7–4)Kentucky (9–3)Kentucky (9–3)San Diego State (12–2)25.
Preseason
Aug 16 [17] 		Week 1
Sep 7 [18] 		Week 2
Sep 12 [19] 		Week 3
Sep 19 [20] 		Week 4
Sep 26 [21] 		Week 5
Oct 3 [22] 		Week 6
Oct 10 [23] 		Week 7
Oct 17 [24] 		Week 8
Oct 24 [25] 		Week 9
Oct 31 [26] 		Week 10
Nov 7 [27] 		Week 11
Nov 14 [28] 		Week 12
Nov 21 [29] 		Week 13
Nov 28 [30] 		Week 14
Dec 5 [31] 		Week 15 (Final)
Jan 11 [32]
Dropped:
  • LSU
  • Indiana
  • Washington
  • Louisiana
Dropped:
  • USC
  • Texas
  • Utah
Dropped:
  • Virginia Tech
  • Arizona State
  • Miami (FL)
Dropped:
  • Iowa State
  • Wisconsin
  • North Carolina
  • Kansas State
Dropped:
  • Texas A&M
  • Fresno State
  • UCLA
  • Baylor
  • Clemson
Dropped:
Auburn		Dropped:
  • Arkansas
  • Arizona State
  • BYU
  • Florida
  • Texas
Dropped:
  • NC State
  • Purdue
Dropped:
  • Pittsburgh
  • San Diego State
  • Iowa State
Dropped:
  • Kentucky
  • SMU
  • Fresno State
Dropped:
  • Auburn
  • Coastal Carolina
  • Penn State
NoneDropped:
  • UTSA
  • Wisconsin
Dropped:
  • San Diego State
Dropped:
  • Texas A&M
  • UTSA

Ranking highlights

Preseason [33]
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Final Poll

Coaches Poll

Preseason
Aug 10 [34] 		Week 1
Sep 7 [35] 		Week 2
Sep 12 [36] 		Week 3
Sep 19 [37] 		Week 4
Sep 26 [38] 		Week 5
Oct 3 [39] 		Week 6
Oct 10 [40] 		Week 7
Oct 17 [41] 		Week 8
Oct 24 [42] 		Week 9
Oct 31 [43] 		Week 10
Nov 7 [44] 		Week 11
Nov 14 [45] 		Week 12
Nov 21 [46] 		Week 13
Nov 28 [47] 		Week 14
Dec 5 [48] 		Week 15 (Final)
Jan 11 [49]
1. Alabama (63)Alabama (1–0) (64)Alabama (2–0) (64)Alabama (3–0) (64)Alabama (4–0) (64)Alabama (5–0) (63)Georgia (6–0) (64)Georgia (7–0) (65)Georgia (7–0) (64)Georgia (8–0) (64)Georgia (9–0) (64)Georgia (10–0) (62)Georgia (11–0) (62)Georgia (12–0) (62)Alabama (12–1) (54)Georgia (14–1) (62)1.
2. Clemson Georgia (1–0) (1)Georgia (2–0) (1)Georgia (3–0) (1)Georgia (4–0) (1)Georgia (5–0) (2)Iowa (6–0) (1)Oklahoma (7–0)Cincinnati (7–0)Cincinnati (8–0)Alabama (8–1)Alabama (9–1)Alabama (10–1)Alabama (11–1)Michigan (12–1) (5)Alabama (13–2)2.
3. Oklahoma (2)Ohio State (1–0)Oklahoma (2–0)Oklahoma (3–0)Oregon (4–0)Iowa (5–0)Oklahoma (6–0)Cincinnati (7–0)Alabama (7–1)Alabama (7–1)Cincinnati (9–0)Cincinnati (10–0)Ohio State (10–1)Michigan (11–1)Georgia (12–1)Michigan (12–2)3.
4. Ohio State Oklahoma (1–0)Oregon (2–0)Oregon (3–0)Oklahoma (4–0)Penn State (5–0)Cincinnati (5–0)Alabama (6–1)Oklahoma (8–0)Oklahoma (9–0)Oklahoma (9–0)Ohio State (9–1)Cincinnati (11–0)Cincinnati (12–0)Cincinnati (13–0) (3)Cincinnati (13–1)4.
5. Georgia Texas A&M (1–0)Texas A&M (2–0)Texas A&M (3–0)Iowa (4–0)Oklahoma (5–0)Alabama (5–1)Ohio State (5–1)Ohio State (6–1)Ohio State (7–1)Ohio State (8–1)Oregon (9–1)Notre Dame (10–1)Oklahoma State (11–1)Notre Dame (11–1)Ohio State (11–2)5.
6. Texas A&M Clemson (0–1)Clemson (1–1)Iowa (3–0)Penn State (4–0)Cincinnati (4–0)Ohio State (5–1)Michigan (6–0)Michigan (7–0)Michigan State (8–0)Oregon (8–1)Notre Dame (8–1)Michigan (10–1)Notre Dame (11–1)Baylor (11–2)Baylor (12–2)6.
7. Notre Dame Notre Dame (1–0)Iowa (2–0)Clemson (2–1)Notre Dame (4–0)Ohio State (4–1)Michigan (6–0)Michigan State (7–0)Michigan State (7–0)Oregon (7–1)Notre Dame (8–1)Michigan (9–1)Oklahoma State (10–1)Ohio State (10–2)Ohio State (10–2)Oklahoma State (12–2)7.
8. Iowa State Cincinnati (1–0)Cincinnati (2–0)Penn State (3–0)Cincinnati (3–0)Michigan (5–0)Penn State (5–1)Penn State (5–1)Oregon (6–1)Notre Dame (7–1)Michigan (8–1)Michigan State (9–1)Ole Miss (9–2)Ole Miss (10–2)Ole Miss (10–2)Michigan State (11–2)8.
9. North Carolina Florida (1–0)Florida (2–0)Cincinnati (3–0)Florida (3–1)Oregon (4–1)Michigan State (6–0)Oklahoma State (6–0)Ole Miss (6–1)Wake Forest (8–0)Michigan State (8–1)Oklahoma State (9–1)Oklahoma (10–1)Baylor (10–2)Oklahoma State (11–2)Notre Dame (11–2)9.
10. Cincinnati Iowa State (1–0)Notre Dame (2–0)Notre Dame (3–0)Ohio State (3–1)BYU (5–0)Oregon (4–1)Oregon (5–1)Iowa (6–1)Michigan (7–1)Oklahoma State (8–1)Ole Miss (8–2)Baylor (9–2)Oregon (10–2)Michigan State (10–2)Oklahoma (11–2)10.
11. Florida Oregon (1–0)Ohio State (1–1)Florida (2–1)Arkansas (4–0)Michigan State (5–0)Kentucky (6–0)Iowa (6–1)Notre Dame (6–1)Oklahoma State (7–1)Texas A&M (7–2)Oklahoma (9–1)Oregon (9–2)Oklahoma (10–2)Utah (10–3)Ole Miss (10–3)11.
12. Oregon Iowa (1–0)Penn State (2–0)Ohio State (2–1)Ole Miss (3–0)Oklahoma State (5–0)Oklahoma State (5–0)Ole Miss (5–1)Kentucky (6–1)Texas A&M (6–2)Ole Miss (7–2)Wake Forest (9–1)Iowa (9–2)Iowa (10–2)Pittsburgh (11–2)Utah (10–4)12.
13. LSU Penn State (1–0)UCLA (2–0)Ole Miss (3–0)Texas A&M (3–1)Notre Dame (4–1)Notre Dame (5–1)Notre Dame (5–1)Wake Forest (7–0)Baylor (7–1)Wake Forest (8–1)Baylor (8–2)Michigan State (9–2)Michigan State (10–2)Oklahoma (10–2)Pittsburgh (11–3)13.
14. USC USC (1–0)Iowa State (1–1)Iowa State (2–1)Michigan (4–0)Kentucky (5–0)Ole Miss (4–1)Kentucky (6–1)Texas A&M (6–2)Auburn (6–2)Iowa (7–2)Iowa (8–2)Texas A&M (8–3)BYU (10–2)BYU (10–2)Wake Forest (11–3)14.
15. Wisconsin Texas (1–0)Virginia Tech (2–0)Wisconsin (1–1)BYU (4–0)Coastal Carolina (5–0)Coastal Carolina (6–0)Wake Forest (6–0)Oklahoma State (6–1)Ole Miss (6–2)BYU (8–2)BYU (8–2)BYU (9–2)Pittsburgh (10–2)Oregon (10–3)Kentucky (10–3)15.
16. Miami (FL) UCLA (2–0)Ole Miss (2–0)BYU (3–0)Michigan State (4–0) тArkansas (4–1)Wake Forest (6–0)Coastal Carolina (6–0)SMU (7–0)Iowa (6–2)UTSA (9–0)Texas A&M (7–3)Houston (10–1)Houston (11–1)Iowa (10–3)Clemson (10–3)16.
17. Indiana Wisconsin (0–1)Wisconsin (1–1)Coastal Carolina (3–0)Coastal Carolina (4–0) тOle Miss (3–1)Florida (4–2)Texas A&M (5–2)Penn State (5–2)Kentucky (6–2)Houston (8–1)Houston (9–1)Pittsburgh (9–2)Utah (9–3)Louisiana (12–1)Houston (12–2)17.
18. Iowa Utah (1–0)Coastal Carolina (2–0)Arkansas (3–0)Oklahoma State (4–0)Florida (3–2)Texas A&M (4–2)NC State (5–1)Baylor (6–1)UTSA (8–0)Baylor (7–2)UTSA (10–0)Wisconsin (8–3)Wake Forest (10–2)NC State (9–3)Louisiana (13–1)18.
19. Texas Coastal Carolina (1–0)North Carolina (1–1)Michigan (3–0)Clemson (2–2)Auburn (4–1)Arkansas (4–2)SMU (6–0)Pittsburgh (6–1) Houston (7–1)NC State (7–2)Pittsburgh (8–2)Utah (8–3)San Diego State (11–1)Wake Forest (10–3)NC State (9–3)19.
20. Penn State Ole Miss (1–0) Auburn (2–0)North Carolina (2–1)UCLA (3–1)Wake Forest (5–0)BYU (5–1)Baylor (6–1)San Diego State (7–0)BYU (7–2)Auburn (6–3)Wisconsin (7–3)UTSA (11–0)NC State (9–3)Kentucky (9–3)Arkansas (9–4)20.
21. Washington Virginia Tech (1–0)Arizona State (2–0) Michigan State (3–0)Fresno State (4–1)Clemson (3–2)NC State (4–1)San Diego State (6–0)Auburn (5–2)Coastal Carolina (7–1)Coastal Carolina (8–1)Louisiana (9–1)Wake Forest (9–2)Louisiana (11–1)Houston (11–2)Oregon (10–4)21.
22. Oklahoma State North Carolina (0–1)Oklahoma State (2–0)Oklahoma State (3–0)Auburn (3–1) NC State (4–1)Arizona State (5–1)Auburn (5–2)UTSA (8–0)NC State (6–2)Pittsburgh (7–2)Arkansas (7–3)San Diego State (10–1)Kentucky (9–3)Clemson (9–3)BYU (10–3)22.
23. Louisiana Oklahoma State (1–0) BYU (2–0)Auburn (2–1) Kentucky (4–0)Texas (4–1)SMU (6–0) Pittsburgh (5–1)Iowa State (5–2)Penn State (5–3)Penn State (6–3)San Diego State (9–1)Louisiana (10–1)Texas A&M (8–4)Texas A&M (8–4)Iowa (10–4)23.
24. Coastal Carolina Miami (FL) (0–1) Arkansas (2–0)UCLA (2–1) Baylor (4–0) SMU (5–0) San Diego State (5–0)Clemson (4–2)Coastal Carolina (6–1)SMU (7–1)Wisconsin (6–3)NC State (7–3)NC State (8–3)Clemson (9–3)Arkansas (8–4) Utah State (11–3)24.
25. Ole Miss Arizona State (1–0) Michigan (2–0) Fresno State (3–1) Wake Forest (4–0)Arizona State (4–1)Clemson (3–2) UTSA (7–0)NC State (5–2)Pittsburgh (6–2)Louisiana (8–1)Utah (7–3)Kentucky (8–3)Arkansas (8–4)UTSA (12–1)Texas A&M (8–4)25.
Preseason
Aug 10 [50] 		Week 1
Sep 7 [51] 		Week 2
Sep 12 [52] 		Week 3
Sep 19 [53] 		Week 4
Sep 26 [54] 		Week 5
Oct 3 [55] 		Week 6
Oct 10 [56] 		Week 7
Oct 17 [57] 		Week 8
Oct 24 [58] 		Week 9
Oct 31 [59] 		Week 10
Nov 7 [60] 		Week 11
Nov 14 [61] 		Week 12
Nov 21 [62] 		Week 13
Nov 28 [63] 		Week 14
Dec 5 [64] 		Week 15 (Final)
Jan 11 [65]
Dropped:
  • LSU
  • Indiana
  • Washington
  • Louisiana
Dropped:
  • USC
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Miami (FL)
Dropped:
  • Virginia Tech
  • Arizona State
Dropped:
  • Iowa State
  • Wisconsin
  • North Carolina
Dropped:
  • Texas A&M
  • UCLA
  • Fresno State
  • Baylor
Dropped:
  • Auburn
  • Texas
Dropped:
  • Florida
  • Arkansas
  • BYU
  • Arizona State
Dropped:
  • Clemson
Dropped:
  • San Diego State
  • Iowa State
Dropped:
  • Kentucky
  • SMU
Dropped:
  • Auburn
  • Coastal Carolina
  • Penn State
Dropped:
Arkansas		Dropped:
  • Wisconsin
  • UTSA
Dropped:
  • San Diego State
Dropped:
UTSA

CFP rankings

The initial 2021 College Football Playoff rankings were released on Tuesday, November 2, 2021. [66]

Week 9
Nov. 2 [67] 		Week 10
Nov. 9 [68] 		Week 11
Nov. 16 [69] 		Week 12
Nov. 23 [70] 		Week 13
Nov. 30 [71] 		Week 14 (Final)
Dec. 5 [72]
1. Georgia (8–0)Georgia (9–0)Georgia (10–0)Georgia (11–0)Georgia (12–0)Alabama (12–1)1.
2. Alabama (7–1)Alabama (8–1)Alabama (9–1)Ohio State (10–1)Michigan (11–1)Michigan (12–1)2.
3. Michigan State (8–0)Oregon (8–1)Oregon (9–1)Alabama (10–1)Alabama (11–1)Georgia (12–1)3.
4. Oregon (7–1)Ohio State (8–1)Ohio State (9–1)Cincinnati (11–0)Cincinnati (12–0)Cincinnati (13–0)4.
5. Ohio State (7–1)Cincinnati (9–0)Cincinnati (10–0)Michigan (10–1)Oklahoma State (11–1)Notre Dame (11–1)5.
6. Cincinnati (8–0)Michigan (8–1)Michigan (9–1)Notre Dame (10–1)Notre Dame (11–1)Ohio State (10–2)6.
7. Michigan (7–1)Michigan State (8–1)Michigan State (9–1)Oklahoma State (10–1)Ohio State (10–2)Baylor (11–2)7.
8. Oklahoma (9–0)Oklahoma (9–0)Notre Dame (9–1)Baylor (9–2)Ole Miss (10–2)Ole Miss (10–2)8.
9. Wake Forest (8–0)Notre Dame (8–1)Oklahoma State (9–1)Ole Miss (9–2)Baylor (10–2)Oklahoma State (11–2)9.
10. Notre Dame (7–1)Oklahoma State (8–1)Wake Forest (9–1)Oklahoma (10–1)Oregon (10–2)Michigan State (10–2)10.
11. Oklahoma State (7–1)Texas A&M (7–2)Baylor (8–2)Oregon (9–2)Michigan State (10–2)Utah (10–3)11.
12. Baylor (7–1)Wake Forest (8–1)Ole Miss (8–2)Michigan State (9–2)BYU (10–2)Pittsburgh (11–2)12.
13. Auburn (6–2)Baylor (7–2)Oklahoma (9–1)BYU (9–2)Iowa (10–2)BYU (10–2)13.
14. Texas A&M (6–2)BYU (8–2)BYU (8–2)Wisconsin (8–3)Oklahoma (10–2)Oregon (10–3)14.
15. BYU (7–2)Ole Miss (7–2)Wisconsin (7–3)Texas A&M (8–3)Pittsburgh (10–2)Iowa (10–3)15.
16. Ole Miss (6–2)NC State (7–2)Texas A&M (7–3)Iowa (9–2)Wake Forest (10–2)Oklahoma (10–2)16.
17. Mississippi State (5–3)Auburn (6–3)Iowa (8–2)Pittsburgh (9–2)Utah (9–3)Wake Forest (10–3)17.
18. Kentucky (6–2)Wisconsin (6–3)Pittsburgh (8–2)Wake Forest (9–2)NC State (9–3)NC State (9–3)18.
19. NC State (6–2) Purdue (6–3)San Diego State (9–1)Utah (8–3)San Diego State (11–1)Clemson (9–3)19.
20. Minnesota (6–2)Iowa (7–2)NC State (7–3)NC State (8–3)Clemson (9–3)Houston (11–2)20.
21. Wisconsin (5–3)Pittsburgh (7–2)Arkansas (7–3)San Diego State (10–1)Houston (11–1)Arkansas (8–4)21.
22. Iowa (6–2)San Diego State (8–1)UTSA (10–0)UTSA (11–0)Arkansas (8–4)Kentucky (9–3)22.
23. Fresno State (7–2) UTSA (9–0)Utah (7–3) Clemson (8–3)Kentucky (9–3)Louisiana (12–1)23.
24. San Diego State (7–1) Utah (6–3) Houston (9–1)Houston (10–1) Louisiana (11–1)San Diego State (11–2)24.
25. Pittsburgh (6–2) Arkansas (6–3)Mississippi State (6–4)Arkansas (7–4)Texas A&M (8–4)Texas A&M (8–4)25.
Week 9
Nov. 2 [73] 		Week 10
Nov. 9 [74] 		Week 11
Nov. 16 [75] 		Week 12
Nov. 23 [76] 		Week 13
Nov. 30 [77] 		Week 14 (Final)
Dec. 5 [78]
Dropped:
  • Mississippi State
  • Kentucky
  • Minnesota
  • Fresno State
Dropped:
  • Auburn
  • Purdue
Dropped:
  • Mississippi State
Dropped:
UTSA
Wisconsin		None

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