| RANKINGS | RESUME RANKS | FPI* | ||||||
| TEAM | RECORD | CFP | AP POLL | SOS | SOR | GC | RAT | RK |
| Clemson | 14-1 | -- | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 27.6 | 2 |
| Alabama | 14-1 | -- | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31.2 | 1 |
| USC | 10-3 | -- | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 20.1 | 10 |
| Washington | 12-2 | -- | 4 | 52 | 5 | 3 | 25.2 | 5 |
| Oklahoma | 11-2 | -- | 5 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 22.5 | 7 |
| Ohio State | 11-2 | -- | 6 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 26.2 | 4 |
| Penn State | 11-3 | -- | 7 | 37 | 9 | 36 | 17.6 | 13 |
| Florida State | 10-3 | -- | 8 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 22.2 | 8 |
| Wisconsin | 11-3 | -- | 9 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 17.8 | 12 |
| Michigan | 10-3 | -- | 10 | 53 | 12 | 7 | 27.0 | 3 |
| Oklahoma State | 10-3 | -- | 11 | 41 | 14 | 16 | 17.1 | 15 |
| Stanford | 10-3 | -- | 12 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 14.3 | 18 |
| LSU | 8-4 | -- | 13 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 22.9 | 6 |
| Florida | 9-4 | -- | 14 | 27 | 17 | 18 | 13.8 | 22 |
| W Michigan | 13-1 | -- | 15 | 108 | 15 | 22 | 12.7 | 26 |
| Virginia Tech | 10-4 | -- | 16 | 44 | 19 | 35 | 13.7 | 23 |
| Colorado | 10-4 | -- | 17 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 14.2 | 19 |
| West Virginia | 10-3 | -- | 18 | 22 | 13 | 28 | 13.5 | 24 |
| USF | 11-2 | -- | 19 | 76 | 20 | 27 | 9.3 | 36 |
| Miami | 9-4 | -- | 20 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 17.2 | 14 |
| Louisville | 9-4 | -- | 21 | 58 | 25 | 21 | 21.6 | 9 |
| Tennessee | 9-4 | -- | 22 | 43 | 24 | 45 | 15.5 | 17 |
| Utah | 9-4 | -- | 23 | 51 | 27 | 37 | 9.7 | 33 |
| Auburn | 8-5 | -- | 24 | 16 | 23 | 13 | 19.3 | 11 |
| San Diego State | 11-3 | -- | 25 | 112 | 44 | 43 | 7.5 | 45 |