| Rank | FCS | CP | HAR | cBCS | Comp | AP | LEG |
| 1 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Oklahoma |
| 2 | Missouri | Missouri | LSU | Missouri | Missouri | Alabama | Missouri |
| 3 | Alabama | LSU | Alabama | Alabama | Alabama | Missouri | Alabama |
| 4 | Texas | Alabama | Missouri | Texas | Texas | LSU | LSU |
| 5 | LSU | Texas | Texas | Penn State | Penn State | Texas | Texas |
| 6 | Penn State | Penn State | Penn State | LSU | Southern California | Penn State | Penn State |
| 7 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech | Texas Tech | Texas Tech | Utah | Texas Tech | Southern California |
| 8 | BYU | BYU | Southern California | Southern California | Vanderbilt | Southern California | BYU |
| 9 | Southern California | Southern California | BYU | BYU | Georgia | BYU | Texas Tech |
| 10 | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | Utah | Texas Tech | Georgia | Florida |
| 11 | Florida | Ohio State | Florida | Florida | Boise St | Florida | Georgia |
| 12 | Utah | Florida | Ohio State | Georgia | Ball State | Ohio State | Ohio State |
| 13 | Ohio State | Utah | Utah | Vanderbilt | Oklahoma St | Vanderbilt | Utah |
| 14 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | Ohio State | Florida | Utah | Boise St |
| 15 | Boise St | Kansas | Boise St | Boise St | Virginia Tech | Boise St | Vanderbilt |
| 16 | Oklahoma St | Boise St | Kansas | Oklahoma St | Ohio State | Kansas | Kansas |
| 17 | Kansas | Oklahoma St | Oklahoma St | Kansas | LSU | Oklahoma St | Virginia Tech |
| 18 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | Northwestern | Virginia Tech | Oklahoma St |
| 19 | Ball State | Michigan St | South Florida | South Florida | Georgia Tech | South Florida | Northwestern |
| 20 | Tulsa | South Florida | Auburn | Michigan St | BYU | Auburn | Wake Forest |
| 21 | Northwestern | Wake Forest | Michigan St | California | Michigan St | Wake Forest | South Florida |
| 22 | Michigan St | Northwestern | Wake Forest | Ball State | TCU | North Carolina | Auburn |
| 23 | South Florida | Auburn | Northwestern | Northwestern | Tulsa | Michigan St | Wisconsin |
| 24 | North Carolina | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | TCU | California | Pittsburgh | California |
| 25 | Auburn | California | North Carolina | Tulsa | Wake Forest | Ball State | Michigan St |
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