| 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2008 | ||
| Preseason #1 | Georgia Bulldogs | ||
| End of Season Champions | Florida Gators | ||
| Conference with most teams in final AP poll |
Big 12 (5 teams)[1] | ||
NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
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Three human polls and one formulaic ranking make up the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) 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 title. That title is bestowed by one or more of four different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason: the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll. About halfway through the season, two additional polls are released, the Harris Interactive Poll and the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) Standings. The Harris Poll and Coaches Poll are factors in the BCS Standings. At the end of the season, the BCS Standings determines who plays in the BCS bowl games as well as the BCS National Championship Game.
As the 2008 football season progresses, rankings are updated weekly. The team voted number one in the final AP and Coaches Polls can claim the title of National Champion. The BCS Rankings and Harris Poll do not vote in a final poll as their sole purpose is to determine who plays in the BCS National Championship Game. Other polls exist and may vote for different schools which causes confusion, especially for split titles. But generally, only the AP and Coaches Polls are used in crowning the National Champion.
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| Selected for BCS National Championship Game | ||
| Selected AP National Champion | ||
| Italics | Number of first place votes | |
| (#-#) | Win-loss record | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
AP poll[]
The Associated Press (AP) preseason poll was released on August 16, 2008. The AP Poll is the oldest poll still in use and is compiled by sportswriters and sports broadcasters across the nation. This season will mark the third season since the inception of the BCS that the AP Poll was not included in the BCS formula. The AP ordered a cease and desist to stop the BCS from using their poll, and the BCS complied and created the Harris Interactive Poll in response. The poll operates identically to the Coaches and Harris Polls, except there is no inclusion into the BCS.
| Preseason August 16[2] |
Week 1 September 2[3] |
Week 2 September 7[4] |
Week 3 September 14[5] |
Week 4 September 21[6] |
Week 5 September 28[7] |
Week 6 October 5[8] |
Week 7 October 12[9] |
Week 8 October 19[10] |
Week 9 October 26[11] |
Week 10 November 2[12] |
Week 11 November 9[13] |
Week 12 November 16[13] |
Week 13 November 23[14] |
Week 14 November 30[15] |
Week 15 December 7[16] |
Week 16 (Final) January 9 |
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| 1. | Georgia (22) | USC (1-0) (21) | USC (1-0) (33) | USC (2-0) (61) | USC (2-0) (62) | Oklahoma (4-0) (43) | Oklahoma (5-0) (51) | Texas (6-0) (39) | Texas (7-0) (65) | Texas (8-0) (65) | Alabama (9-0) (46) | Alabama (10-0) (44) | Alabama (11-0) (42) | Alabama (11-0) (63) | Alabama (12-0) (62) | Florida (12-1) (50) | Florida (13-1) (48) | 1. |
| 2. | Ohio State (21) | Georgia (1-0) (20) | Georgia (2-0) (23) | Oklahoma (3-0) | Oklahoma (3-0) | Alabama (5-0) (21) | Alabama (6-0) (13) | Alabama (6-0) (26) | Alabama (7-0) | Alabama (8-0) | Texas Tech (9-0) (12) | Texas Tech (10-0) (21) | Texas Tech (10-0) (21) | Florida (10-1) (2) | Florida (11-1) (3) | Oklahoma (12-1) (9) | Utah (13-0) (16) | 2. |
| 3. | USC (12) | Ohio State (1-0) (15) | Oklahoma (2-0) (2) | Georgia (3-0) (2) | Georgia (4-0) (2) | LSU (4-0) | Missouri (5-0) (1) | Penn State (7-0) | Penn State (8-0) | Penn State (9-0) | Penn State (9-0) (6) | Florida (8-1) | Florida (9-1) (2) | Oklahoma (10-1) | Texas (11-1) | Texas (11-1) (6) | USC (12-1) (1) | 3. |
| 4. | Oklahoma (4) | Oklahoma (1-0) (2) | Florida (2-0) (4) | Florida (2-0) (1) | Florida (3-0) (1) | Missouri (4-0) (1) | LSU (4-0) | Oklahoma (5-1) | Oklahoma (6-1) | Oklahoma (7-1) | Florida (7-1) (1) | Texas (9-1) | Texas (10-1) | Texas (10-1) | Oklahoma (11-1) | Alabama (12-1) | Texas (12-1) | 4. |
| 5. | Florida (6) | Florida (1-0) (5) | Ohio State (2-0) (1) | Missouri (3-0) | LSU (3-0) | Texas (4-0) | Texas (5-0) | Florida (5-1) | Florida (5-1) | Florida (6-1) | Texas (8-1) | Oklahoma (9-1) | Oklahoma (9-1) | USC (9-1) | USC (10-1) | USC (11-1) | Oklahoma (12-2) | 5. |
| 6. | Missouri | Missouri (1-0) (1) | Missouri (2-0) (1) | LSU (2-0) | Missouri (4-0) | Penn State (5-0) | Penn State (6-0) | USC (4-1) | USC (5-1) | Texas Tech (8-0) | Oklahoma (8-1) | USC (8-1) | USC (9-1) | Penn State (11-1) | Penn State (11-1) | Penn State (11-1) | Alabama (12-2) | 6. |
| 7. | LSU | LSU (1-0) (1) | LSU (1-0) (1) | Texas (2-0) | Texas (3-0) | Texas Tech (4-0) | Texas Tech (5-0) | Texas Tech (6-0) | Oklahoma State (7-0) | USC (6-1) | USC (7-1) | Penn State (9-1) | Penn State (10-1) | Texas Tech (10-1) | Utah (12-0) | Utah (12-0) | TCU (11-2) | 7. |
| 8. | West Virginia | West Virginia (1-0) | Texas (2-0) | Wisconsin (3-0) | Alabama (4-0) | BYU (4-0) | USC (3-1) | Oklahoma State (6-0) | Texas Tech (7-0) | Georgia (7-1) | Oklahoma State (8-1) | Utah (10-0) | Utah (11-0) | Utah (12-0) | Texas Tech (11-1) | Texas Tech (11-1) | Penn State (11-2) | 8. |
| 9. | Clemson | Auburn (1-0) | Auburn (2-0) | Alabama (3-0) | Wisconsin (3-0) | USC (2-1) | BYU (5-0) | BYU (6-0) | Georgia (6-1) | Oklahoma State (7-1) | Boise State (8-0) | Boise State (9-0) | Boise State (10-0) | Boise State (11-0) | Boise State (12-0) | Boise State (12-0) | Ohio State (10-3) | 9. |
| 10. | Auburn | Texas (1-0) | Wisconsin (2-0) | Auburn (3-0) | Texas Tech (4-0) | South Florida (5-0) | Georgia (4-1) | Georgia (5-1) | Ohio State (7-1) | Utah (8-0) | Utah (9-0) | Ohio State (8-2) | Ohio State (9-2) | Ohio State (10-2) | Ohio State (10-2) | Ohio State (10-2) | Oregon (10-3) | 10. |
| 11. | Texas | Wisconsin (1-0) | Alabama (2-0) | Texas Tech (3-0) | BYU (4-0) | Georgia (4-1) | Florida (4-1) | Missouri (5-1) | LSU (5-1) | Boise State (7-0) | TCU (9-1) | Oklahoma State (8-2) | Oklahoma State (9-2) | Oklahoma State (9-2) | TCU (10-2) | TCU (10-2) | Boise State (12-1) | 11. |
| 12. | Texas Tech | Texas Tech (1-0) | Texas Tech (2-0) | South Florida (3-0) | Penn State (4-0) | Florida (3-1) | Ohio State (5-1) | Ohio State (6-1) | Utah (8-0) | TCU (8-1) | Ohio State (7-2) | Missouri (8-2) | Missouri (9-2) | Missouri (9-2) | Ball State (12-0) | Cincinnati (11-2) | Texas Tech (11-2) | 12. |
| 13. | Wisconsin | Alabama (1-0) | Kansas (2-0) | Ohio State (2-1) | South Florida (4-0) | Auburn (4-1) | Vanderbilt (5-0) | LSU (4-1) | Boise State (6-0) | Ohio State (7-2) | Missouri (7-2) | Georgia (8-2) | Georgia (9-2) | Georgia (9-2) | Cincinnati (10-2) | Oklahoma State (9-3) | Georgia (10-3) | 13. |
| 14. | Kansas | Kansas (1-0) | East Carolina (2-0) | BYU (3-0) | Ohio State (3-1) | Ohio State (4-1) | Utah (6-0) | Utah (7-0) | South Florida (6-1) | Missouri (6-2) | Georgia (7-2) | Ball State (9-0) | Ball State (10-0) | TCU (10-2) | Oklahoma State (9-3) | Georgia Tech (9-3) | Mississippi (9-4) | 14. |
| 15. | Arizona State | Arizona State (1-0) т | Arizona State (2-0) | East Carolina (3-0) | Auburn (3-1) | Utah (5-0) | Boise State (4-0) | Boise State (5-0) | TCU (7-1) | LSU (5-2) | LSU (6-2) | TCU (9-2) | TCU (9-2) | Ball State (11-0) | Georgia Tech (9-3) | Oregon (9-3) | Virginia Tech (10-4) | 15. |
| 16. | BYU | BYU (1-0) т | Oregon (2-0) | Penn State (3-0) | Wake Forest (3-0) | Kansas (3-1) | Kansas (4-1) | Kansas (5-1) | Missouri (5-2) | Florida State (6-1) | Ball State (8-0) | BYU (9-1) | BYU (10-1) | Cincinnati (9-2) | Oregon (9-3) | Georgia (9-3) | Oklahoma State (9-4) | 16. |
| 17. | Virginia Tech | South Florida (1-0) | Penn State (2-0) | Oregon (3-0) | Utah (4-0) | Boise State (3-0) | Oklahoma State (5-0) | Virginia Tech (5-1) | Pittsburgh (5-1) | BYU (7-1) | BYU (8-1) | North Carolina (7-2) | Michigan State (9-2) | Oregon State (8-3) | Georgia (9-3) | BYU (10-2) | Cincinnati (11-3) | 17. |
| 18. | Tennessee | Oregon (1-0) | BYU (2-0) | Wake Forest (2-0) | Kansas (3-1) | Wisconsin (3-1) | Virginia Tech (5-1) | North Carolina (5-1) | BYU (6-1) | Ball State (8-0) | Michigan State (8-2) | Michigan State (9-2) | LSU (7-3) | Georgia Tech (8-3) | Boston College (9-3) | Pittsburgh (9-3) | Oregon State (9-4) | 18. |
| 19. | South Florida | Penn State (1-0) | South Florida (2-0) | Kansas (2-1) | Boise State (3-0) | Vanderbilt (4-0) | South Florida (5-1) | South Florida (5-1) | Kansas (5-2) | Tulsa (7-0) | North Carolina (6-2) | LSU (6-3) | Cincinnati (8-2) | Oregon (8-3) | Missouri (9-3) | Michigan State (9-3) | Missouri (10-4) | 19. |
| 20. | Illinois | Wake Forest (1-0) | Wake Forest (2-0) | Utah (3-0) | Clemson (3-1) | Virginia Tech (4-1) | Auburn (4-2) | Michigan State (6-1) | Ball State (7-0) | Minnesota (7-1) | West Virginia (6-2) | Florida State (7-2) | Pittsburgh (7-2) | Boston College (8-3) т | BYU (10-2) | Mississippi (8-4) | Iowa (9-4) | 20. |
| 21. | Oregon | Fresno State (1-0) | Fresno State (1-0) | West Virginia (1-1) | Vanderbilt (4-0) | Oklahoma State (4-0) | Wake Forest (3-1) | Wake Forest (4-1) | Georgia Tech (6-1) | North Carolina (6-2) | California (6-2) | Pittsburgh (7-2) | Oregon State (7-3) | BYU (10-2) т | Michigan State (9-3) | Virginia Tech (9-4) | Florida State (9-4) | 21. |
| 22. | Penn State | Utah (1-0) | Utah (2-0) | Illinois (2-1) | Illinois (2-1) | Fresno State (3-1) | North Carolina (4-1) | Vanderbilt (5-1) | Tulsa (7-0) | Michigan State (7-2) | Georgia Tech (7-2) | Cincinnati (7-2) | Maryland (7-3) | Michigan State (9-3) | Mississippi (8-4) | Northwestern (9-3) | Georgia Tech (9-4) | 22. |
| 23. | Wake Forest | UCLA (1-0) | California (2-0) | Clemson (2-1) | East Carolina (3-1) | Oregon (4-1) | Michigan State (5-1) | Pittsburgh (4-1) | Boston College (5-1) | Oregon (6-2) | Maryland (6-2) | Oregon State (6-3) | Miami (7-3) | Florida State (8-3) | Pittsburgh (8-3) | Ball State (12-1) | West Virginia (9-4) | 23. |
| 24. | Alabama | Illinois (0-1) т | Illinois (1-1) | Florida State (2-0) | TCU (4-0) | Connecticut (5-0) | Pittsburgh (4-1) | Ball State (7-0) | Florida State (5-1) | South Florida (6-2) | Florida State (6-2) | South Carolina (7-3) | Oregon (8-3) | Northwestern (9-3) | Northwestern (9-3) | Oregon State (8-4) | Michigan State (9-4) | 24. |
| 25. | Pittsburgh | South Carolina (1-0) т | West Virginia (1-1) | Fresno State (1-1) | Fresno State (2-1) | Wake Forest (3-1) | Ball State (6-0) | California (4-1) | Minnesota (6-1) | Maryland (6-2) | Pittsburgh (6-2) | Tulsa (8-1) | North Carolina (7-3) | Mississippi (7-4) | Oregon State (8-4) | Missouri (9-4) | BYU (10-3) | 25. |
| Preseason August 16[2] |
Week 1 September 2[3] |
Week 2 September 7[4] |
Week 3 September 14[5] |
Week 4 September 21[6] |
Week 5 September 28[7] |
Week 6 October 5[8] |
Week 7 October 12[9] |
Week 8 October 19[10] |
Week 9 October 26[11] |
Week 10 November 2[12] |
Week 11 November 9[13] |
Week 12 November 16[13] |
Week 13 November 23[14] |
Week 14 November 30[15] |
Week 15 December 7[16] |
Week 16 (Final) January 9 |
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| Dropped: Clemson Virginia Tech Tennessee Pittsburgh |
Dropped: UCLA South Carolina |
Dropped: Arizona State California |
Dropped: Oregon West Virginia Florida State |
Dropped: Clemson Illinois East Carolina TCU |
Dropped: Wisconsin Oregon Fresno State Connecticut |
Dropped: Auburn |
Dropped: Virginia Tech North Carolina Michigan State Wake Forest Vanderbilt California |
Dropped: Pittsburgh Kansas Georgia Tech Boston College |
Dropped: Tulsa Minnesota Oregon South Florida |
Dropped: West Virginia California Georgia Tech Maryland |
Dropped: Florida State South Carolina Tulsa |
Dropped: LSU Pittsburgh Maryland Miami North Carolina |
Dropped: Florida State |
Dropped: Boston College |
Dropped: Pittsburgh Northwestern Ball State |
USA Today Coaches' Poll[]
The USA Today Coaches' Poll is the second oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll, and its preseason poll was released on August 1, 2008. It is compiled by a rotating group of 62 college football Division I head coaches. Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25 . Each team then receives points for their ranking in reverse order: Number 1 earns 25 points, number 2 earns 24 points, and so forth. The points are then combined and the team with the highest points is then ranked #1; second highest is ranked #2 and so forth. Only the top 25 teams with points are ranked, with teams receiving first place votes noted the quantity next to their name. Any team receiving votes after the top 25 are listed after the top 25 by their point totals. However, these are not real rankings: They are not considered #26, #27, etc. The maximum points a single team can earn is 1550.
The final Coaches' Poll of the 2008 season (technically taking place in 2009) was notable in that the winner of the BCS Championship was not the unanimous number 1. While the coaches are obligated to vote the winner of that game, Utah coach Kyle Whittingham voted his team number 1 after they completed the only undefeated (13–0) season and routed highly favored Alabama in the 2008 Sugar Bowl.
| Preseason August 1[17] |
Week 1 September 2[18] |
Week 2 September 7[19] |
Week 3 September 14[20] |
Week 4 September 21[21] |
Week 5 September 28[22] |
Week 6 October 5[23] |
Week 7 October 12[24] |
Week 8 October 19[25] |
Week 9 October 26[26] |
Week 10 November 2[27] |
Week 11 November 9[28] |
Week 12 November 16[29] |
Week 13 November 23[30] |
Week 14 November 30[31] |
Week 15 December 7[32] |
Week 16 (Final) January 9 |
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| 1. | Georgia (22) | USC (1-0) (23) | USC (1-0) (34) | USC (2-0) (57) | USC (2-0) (56) | Oklahoma (4-0) (57) | Oklahoma (5-0) (60) | Texas (6-0) (44) | Texas (7-0) (58) | Texas (8-0) (58) | Alabama (9-0) (40) | Alabama (10-0) (44) | Alabama (11-0) (45) | Alabama (11-0) (56) | Alabama (12-0) (58) | Oklahoma (12-1) (31) | Florida (13-1) (60) | 1. |
| 2. | USC (14) | Georgia (1-0) (20) | Georgia (2-0) (18) | Oklahoma (3-0) (1) | Oklahoma (3-0) (2) | LSU (4-0) (1) | Missouri (5-0) | Alabama (6-0) (14) | Alabama (7-0) (1) | Alabama (8-0) | Penn State (9-0) (14) | Texas Tech (10-0) (17) | Texas Tech (10-0) (15) | Oklahoma (10-1) (4) | Oklahoma (11-1) (2) | Florida (12-1) (26) | USC (12-1) | 2. |
| 3. | Ohio State (14) | Ohio State (1-0) (10) | Oklahoma (2-0) (3) | Georgia (3-0) (2) | Georgia (4-0) (2) | Missouri (4-0) | LSU (4-0) (1) | Penn State (7-0) (3) | Penn State (8-0) (2) | Penn State (9-0) (3) | Texas Tech (9-0) (6) | Florida(8-1) | Florida (9-1) (1) | Florida (10-1) (1) | Texas (11-1) | Texas (11-1) (4) | Texas (12-1) | 3. |
| 4. | Oklahoma (3) | Oklahoma (1-0) (2) | Florida (2-0) (3) | Florida (2-0) (1) | Florida (3-0) (1) | Alabama (5-0) (2) | Alabama (6-0) | USC (4-1) | USC (5-1) | Oklahoma (7-1) | Oklahoma (8-1) (1) | Oklahoma (9-1) | Texas (10-1) | Texas (10-1) | Florida (11-1) (1) | USC (11-1) т | Utah (13-0) (1) | 4. |
| 5. | Florida (5) | Florida (1-0) (3) | Ohio State (2-0) (1) | Missouri (3-0) | Missouri (4-0) | Texas (4-0) (1) | Texas (5-0) | Texas Tech (6-0) | Oklahoma (6-1) | Texas Tech (8-0) | Florida (7-1) | Texas (9-1) | Oklahoma (9-1) | USC (9-1) | USC (10-1) | Alabama (12-1) т | Oklahoma (12-2) | 5. |
| 6. | LSU (3) | LSU (1-0) (3) | Missouri (2-0) | LSU (2-0) | LSU (3-0) | Penn State (5-0) | Penn State (6-0) | Oklahoma (5-1) | Texas Tech (7-0) | USC (6-1) | USC (7-1) | USC (8-1) | USC (9-1) | Penn State (11-1) | Penn State (11-1) | Penn State (11-1) | Alabama (12-2) | 6. |
| 7. | Missouri | Missouri (1-0) | LSU (1-0) (2) | Texas (2-0) | Texas (3-0) | BYU (4-0) | Texas Tech (5-0) | Florida (5-1) | Florida (5-1) | Florida (6-1) | Texas (8-1) | Utah (10-0) | Utah (11-0) | Utah (12-0) | Utah (12-0) | Utah (12-0) | TCU (11-2) | 7. |
| 8. | West Virginia | West Virginia (1-0) | Texas (2-0) | Wisconsin (3-0) | Wisconsin (3-0) | Texas Tech (4-0) | BYU (5-0) | BYU (6-0) | Oklahoma State (7-0) | Georgia (7-1) | Oklahoma State (8-1) | Penn State (9-1) | Penn State (10-1) | Texas Tech (10-1) | Texas Tech (11-1) | Texas Tech (11-1) | Penn State (11-2) | 8. |
| 9. | Clemson | Texas (1-0) | Auburn (2-0) | Auburn (3-0) | Texas Tech (4-0) | USC (2-1) | USC (3-1) | Georgia (5-1) | Georgia (6-1) | Utah (8-0) | Utah (9-0) | Boise State (9-0) | Boise State (10-0) | Boise State (11-0) | Boise State (12-0) | Boise State (12-0) | Oregon (10-3) | 9. |
| 10. | Texas | Auburn (1-0) | Wisconsin (2-0) | Texas Tech (3-0) | Alabama (4-0) | South Florida (5-0) т | Georgia (4-1) | Oklahoma State (6-0) | Ohio State (7-1) | Oklahoma State (7-1) | Boise State (8-0) | Ohio State (8-2) | Ohio State (9-2) | Ohio State (10-2) | Ohio State (10-2) | Ohio State (10-2) | Georgia (10-3) | 10. |
| 11. | Auburn | Wisconsin (1-0) | Kansas (2-0) | BYU (3-0) | BYU (4-0) | Georgia (4-1) т | Ohio State (5-1) | Ohio State (6-1) | LSU (5-1) | Boise State (7-0) | TCU (9-1) | Missouri (8-2) | Missouri (9-2) | Missouri (9-2) | TCU (10-2) | TCU (10-2) | Ohio State (10-3) | 11. |
| 12. | Wisconsin | Kansas (1-0) | Texas Tech (2-0) | Oregon (3-0) | Penn State (4-0) | Ohio State (4-1) | Florida (4-1) | Missouri (5-1) | Utah (8-0) | TCU (8-1) | Ohio State (7-2) | Georgia (8-2) | Oklahoma State (9-2) | Oklahoma State (9-2) | Cincinnati (10-2) | Cincinnati (11-2) | Texas Tech (11-2) | 12. |
| 13. | Kansas | Texas Tech (1-0) | Arizona State (2-0) | Alabama (3-0) | Ohio State (3-1) | Florida (3-1) | Utah (6-0) | Utah (7-0) | Boise State (6-0) | Ohio State (7-2) | Missouri (7-2) | Oklahoma State (8-2) | Georgia (9-2) | Georgia (9-2) | Ball State (12-0) | Oregon (9-3) | Boise State (12-1) | 13. |
| 14. | Texas Tech | Arizona State (1-0) | Oregon (2-0) | Ohio State (2-1) | South Florida (4-0) | Auburn (4-1) | Vanderbilt (5-0) | LSU (4-1) | South Florida (6-1) | Missouri (6-2) | Georgia (7-2) | BYU (9-1) | BYU (10-1) | TCU (10-2) | Oregon (9-3) | Oklahoma State (9-3) | Virginia Tech (10-4) | 14. |
| 15. | Virginia Tech | BYU (1-0) | BYU (2-0) | Penn State (3-0) | Wake Forest (3-0) | Utah (5-0) | Kansas (4-1) | Kansas (5-1) | TCU (7-1) | LSU (5-2) | LSU (6-2) | Michigan State (9-2) | Michigan State (9-2) | Ball State (11-0) | Oklahoma State (9-3) | Georgia Tech (9-3) | Mississippi (9-4) | 15. |
| 16. | Arizona State | Oregon (1-0) | Alabama (2-0) | South Florida (3-0) | Auburn (3-1) | Kansas (3-1) | Boise State (4-0) | Boise State (5-0) | Missouri (5-2) | Florida State (6-1) | BYU (8-1) | Ball State (9-0) | Ball State (10-0) | Cincinnati (9-2) | Georgia Tech (8-3) | BYU (10-2) | Missouri (10-4) | 16. |
| 17. | BYU | Alabama (1-0) | Penn State (2-0) | East Carolina (3-0) | Utah (4-0) | Wisconsin (3-1) | Oklahoma State (5-0) | Michigan State (6-1) | BYU (6-1) | BYU (7-1) | Michigan State (8-2) | North Carolina (7-2) | TCU (9-2) | Oregon State (8-3) | Missouri (9-3) | Georgia (9-3) | Cincinnati (11-3) | 17. |
| 18. | Tennessee | South Florida (1-0) | South Florida (2-0) | Wake Forest (2-0) | Kansas (3-1) | Boise State (3-0) | Virginia Tech (5-1) | Virginia Tech (5-1) | Kansas (5-2) | Tulsa (7-0) | Ball State (8-0) | TCU (9-2) | LSU (7-3) | Oregon (8-3) | BYU (10-2) | Michigan State (9-3) | Oklahoma State (9-4) | 18. |
| 19. | Illinois | Penn State (1-0) | Wake Forest (2-0) | Kansas (2-1) | Clemson (3-1) | Vanderbilt (4-0) | Michigan State (5-1) | Wake Forest (4-1) | Tulsa (7-0) | Ball State (8-0) | North Carolina (6-2) | Florida State (7-2) | Pittsburgh (7-2) | BYU (10-2) | Georgia (9-3) | Virginia Tech (9-4) | Oregon State (9-4) | 19. |
| 20. | Oregon | Wake Forest (1-0) | East Carolina (2-0) | Utah (3-0) | Boise State (3-0) | Oregon (4-1) | South Florida (5-1) | South Florida (5-1) | Pittsburgh (5-1) | Minnesota (7-1) | Georgia Tech (7-2) | LSU (6-3) | Cincinnati (8-2) | Northwestern (9-3) | Boston College (9-3) | Northwestern (9-3) | Iowa (9-4) | 20. |
| 21. | South Florida | Fresno State (1-0) | Fresno State (1-0) | Clemson (2-1) | Illinois (2-1) | Fresno State (3-1) | Wake Forest (3-1) | North Carolina (5-1) | Georgia Tech (6-1) | Michigan State (7-2) | Maryland (6-2) | Pittsburgh (7-2) | Oregon State (7-3) | Michigan State (9-3) | Michigan State (9-3) | Pittsburgh (9-3) | BYU (10-3) | 21. |
| 22. | Penn State | Clemson (0-1) | Utah (2-0) | West Virginia (1-1) | Oregon (3-1) | Oklahoma State (4-0) | Northwestern (5-0) | California (4-1) | Ball State (7-0) | North Carolina (6-2) | California (6-2) | Cincinnati (7-2) | Oregon (8-3) | Boston College (8-3) | Northwestern (9-3) | Ball State (12-1) | Georgia Tech (9-4) | 22. |
| 23. | Wake Forest | Utah (1-0) | Clemson (1-1) | Illinois (2-1) | TCU (4-0) | Connecticut (5-0) | Auburn (4-2) | Vanderbilt (5-1) | Florida State (5-1) | South Florida (6-2) | West Virginia (6-2) | South Carolina (7-3) | Maryland (7-3) | Georgia Tech (8-3) | Pittsburgh (8-3) | Missouri (9-4) | Florida State (9-4) | 23. |
| 24. | Michigan | South Carolina (1-0) | West Virginia (1-1) | Arizona State (2-1) | Fresno State (2-1) | Virginia Tech (4-1) | Wisconsin (3-2) | TCU (6-1) | Northwestern (6-1) | Oregon (6-2) | Florida State (6-2) | Tulsa (8-1) | Northwestern (8-3) | Florida State (8-3) | Oregon State (8-4) | Mississippi (8-4) | Michigan State (9-4) | 24. |
| 25. | Fresno State | Illinois (0-1) | California (2-0) | Florida State (2-0) | Vanderbilt (4-0) | Wake Forest (3-1) | California (4-1) | Ball State (7-0) | Minnesota (6-1) | Maryland (6-2) | Northwestern (7-2) | Oregon State (6-3) | Boston College (7-3) | West Virginia (7-3) | Mississippi (8-4) | Oregon State (8-4) | California (9-4) | 25. |
| Preseason August 1[17] |
Week 1 September 2[18] |
Week 2 September 7[19] |
Week 3 September 14[20] |
Week 4 September 21[21] |
Week 5 September 28[22] |
Week 6 October 5[23] |
Week 7 October 12[24] |
Week 8 October 19[25] |
Week 9 October 26[26] |
Week 10 November 2[27] |
Week 11 November 9[28] |
Week 12 November 16[29] |
Week 13 November 23[30] |
Week 14 November 30[31] |
Week 15 December 7[32] |
Week 16 (Final) January 9 |
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| Dropped: Virginia Tech Tennessee Michigan |
Dropped: South Carolina Illinois |
Dropped: Fresno State California |
Dropped: East Carolina West Virginia Arizona State Florida State |
Dropped: Clemson Illinois TCU |
Dropped: Oregon Fresno State Connecticut |
Dropped: Northwestern Auburn Wisconsin |
Dropped: Michigan State Virginia Tech Wake Forest North Carolina California Vanderbilt |
Dropped: Kansas Pittsburgh Georgia Tech Northwestern |
Dropped: Tulsa Minnesota South Florida Oregon |
Dropped: Georgia Tech Maryland California West Virginia Northwestern |
Dropped: North Carolina Florida State South Carolina Tulsa |
Dropped: LSU Pittsburgh Maryland |
Dropped: Florida State West Virginia |
Dropped: Boston College |
Dropped: Northwestern Pittsburgh Ball State |
Harris Interactive Poll[]
| Week 5 September 28[33] |
Week 6 October 5[34] |
Week 7 October 12[35] |
Week 8 October 19[36] |
Week 9 October 26[37] |
Week 10 November 2[38] |
Week 11 November 9[39] |
Week 12 November 16[40] |
Week 13 November 23[41] |
Week 14 November 30[42] |
Week 15 (Final) December 7[43] |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Oklahoma (4-0) (102) | Oklahoma (5-0) (106) | Texas (6-0) (72) | Texas (7-0) (104) | Texas (8-0) (103) | Alabama (9-0) (79) | Alabama (10-0) (75) | Alabama (11-0) (80) | Alabama (11-0) (108) | Alabama (12-0) (107) | Florida (12-1) (77) | 1. |
| 2. | LSU (4-0) (3) | LSU (4-0) (2) | Alabama (6-0) (37) | Alabama (7-0) (6) | Alabama (8-0) (6) | Penn State (9-0) (17) | Texas Tech (10-0) (38) | Texas Tech (10-0) (32) | Florida (10-1) (3) | Florida (11-1) (4) | Oklahoma (12-1) (26) | 2. |
| 3. | Alabama (5-0) (7) | Alabama (6-0) (6) | Penn State (7-0) (4) | Penn State (8-0) (3) | Penn State (9-0) (5) | Texas Tech (9-0) (16) | Florida (8-1) (1) | Florida (9-1) (1) | Oklahoma (10-1) (2) | Texas (11-1) (1) | Texas (11-1) (9) | 3. |
| 4. | Missouri (4-0) (1) | Missouri (5-0) | Oklahoma (5-1) | Oklahoma (6-1) | Oklahoma (7-1) | Florida (7-1) (1) | Texas (9-1) | Texas (10-1) | Texas (10-1) | Oklahoma (11-1) | Alabama (12-1) | 4. |
| 5. | Texas (4-0) (1) | Texas (5-0) | USC (4-1) | USC (5-1) | Texas Tech (8-0) | Oklahoma (8-1) | Oklahoma (9-1) | Oklahoma (9-1) | USC (9-1) | USC (10-1) | USC (11-1) | 5. |
| 6. | Penn State (5-0) | Penn State (6-0) | Florida (5-1) | Florida (5-1) | Florida (6-1) | Texas (8-1) (1) | USC (8-1) | USC (9-1) | Penn State (11-1) | Penn State (11-1) | Penn State (11-1) | 6. |
| 7. | USC (2-1) | Texas Tech (5-0) | Texas Tech (6-0) | Texas Tech (7-0) | USC (6-1) | USC (7-1) | Penn State (9-1) | Penn State (10-1) | Texas Tech (10-1) | Utah (12-0) (1) | Utah (12-0) (1) | 7. |
| 8. | Texas Tech (4-0) | USC (3-1) | BYU (6-0) | Oklahoma State (7-0) | Georgia (7-1) | Oklahoma State (8-1) | Utah (10-0) | Utah (11-0) | Utah (12-0) (1) | Texas Tech (11-1) | Texas Tech (11-1) | 8. |
| 9. | BYU (4-0) | BYU (5-0) | Georgia (5-1) | Georgia (6-1) | Oklahoma State (7-1) | Utah (9-0) | Boise State (9-0) | Boise State (10-0) | Boise State (11-0) | Boise State (12-0) | Boise State (12-0) | 9. |
| 10. | Georgia (4-1) | Georgia (4-1) | Oklahoma State (6-0) | Ohio State (7-1) | Utah (8-0) | Boise State (8-0) | Ohio State (8-2) | Ohio State (9-2) | Ohio State (10-2) | Ohio State (10-2) | Ohio State (10-2) | 10. |
| 11. | Florida (3-1) | Florida (4-1) | Missouri (5-1) | LSU (5-1) | Boise State (7-0) | Ohio State (7-2) | Missouri (8-2) | Missouri (9-2) | Missouri (9-2) | Ball State (12-0) | TCU (10-2) | 11. |
| 12. | South Florida (5-0) | Ohio State (5-1) | LSU (4-1) | Utah (8-0) (1) | Ohio State (7-2) | TCU (9-1) | Georgia (8-2) | Georgia (9-2) | Oklahoma State (9-2) | TCU (10-2) | Cincinnati (11-2) | 12. |
| 13. | Auburn (4-1) | Utah (6-0) | Ohio State (6-1) | Boise State (6-0) | TCU (8-1) | Missouri (7-2) | Oklahoma State (8-2) | Oklahoma State (9-2) | Georgia (9-2) | Cincinnati (10-2) | Oklahoma State (9-3) | 13. |
| 14. | Ohio State (4-1) | Vanderbilt (5-0) | Utah (7-0) (1) | South Florida (6-1) | Missouri (6-2) | Georgia (7-2) | BYU (9-1) | BYU (10-1) | Ball State (11-0) | Oklahoma State (9-3) | Georgia Tech (9-3) | 14. |
| 15. | Utah (5-0) | Boise State (4-0) | Boise State (5-0) | TCU (7-1) | BYU (7-1) | LSU (6-2) | Ball State (9-0) | Ball State (10-0) | TCU (10-2) | Oregon (9-3) | Oregon (9-3) | 15. |
| 16. | Wisconsin (3-1) | Kansas (4-1) | Kansas (5-1) | Missouri (5-2) | LSU (5-2) | BYU (8-1) | Michigan State (9-2) | Michigan State (9-2) | Cincinnati (9-2) | Georgia Tech (9-3) | BYU (10-2) | 16. |
| 17. | Kansas (3-1) | Oklahoma State (5-0) | Virginia Tech (5-1) | BYU (6-1) | Ball State (8-0) | Ball State (8-0) | North Carolina (7-2) | TCU (9-2) | Oregon State (8-3) | BYU (10-2) | Georgia (9-3) | 17. |
| 18. | Boise State (3-0) | Virginia Tech (5-1) | Michigan State (6-1) | Pittsburgh (5-1) | Florida State (6-1) | Michigan State (8-2) | TCU (9-2) | LSU (7-3) | BYU (10-2) | Missouri (9-3) | Michigan State (9-3) | 18. |
| 19. | Vanderbilt (4-0) | South Florida (5-1) | South Florida (5-1) | Kansas (5-2) | Tulsa (7-0) | North Carolina (6-2) | LSU (6-3) | Pittsburgh (7-2) | Oregon (8-3) | Boston College (9-3) | Pittsburgh (9-3) | 19. |
| 20. | Fresno State (3-1) | Auburn (4-2) | North Carolina (5-1) | Ball State (7-0) | Minnesota (7-1) | Georgia Tech (7-2) | Florida State (7-2) | Cincinnati (8-2) | Boston College (8-3) | Georgia (9-3) | Ball State (12-1) | 20. |
| 21. | Oregon (4-1) | Michigan State (5-1) | Wake Forest (4-1) | Tulsa (7-0) | Michigan State (7-2) | California (7-2) | Pittsburgh (7-2) | Oregon State (7-3) | Michigan State (9-3) | Michigan State (9-3) | Northwestern (9-3) | 21. |
| 22. | Virginia Tech (4-1) | Wake Forest (3-1) | Vanderbilt (5-1) | Georgia Tech (6-1) | North Carolina (6-2) | West Virginia (6-2) | Tulsa (8-1) | Oregon (8-3) | Georgia Tech (8-3) | Northwestern (9-3) | Virginia Tech (9-4) | 22. |
| 23. | Oklahoma State (4-0) | Northwestern (5-0) | Ball State (7-0) | Florida State (5-1) | South Florida (6-2) | Maryland (6-2) | Cincinnati (7-2) | Maryland (7-3) | Florida State (8-3) | Pittsburgh (8-3) | Mississippi (8-4) | 23. |
| 24. | Connecticut (5-0) | Wisconsin (3-2) | California (4-1) | Boston College (5-1) | Oregon (6-2) | Florida State (6-2) | South Carolina (7-3) | North Carolina (7-3) | Northwestern (9-3) | Mississippi (8-4) | Missouri (9-4) | 24. |
| 25. | Wake Forest (3-1) | North Carolina (4-1) | Pittsburgh (4-1) | Minnesota (6-1) | California (5-2) т Georgia Tech (6-2) т |
Tulsa (8-1) | California (6-3) | Boston College (7-3) | Pittsburgh (7-3) | Oregon State (8-4) | Oregon State (8-4) | 25. |
| Week 5 September 28[33] |
Week 6 October 5[34] |
Week 7 October 12[35] |
Week 8 October 19[36] |
Week 9 October 26[37] |
Week 10 November 2[38] |
Week 11 November 9[39] |
Week 12 November 16[40] |
Week 13 November 23[41] |
Week 14 November 30[42] |
Week 15 (Final) December 7[43] |
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| Dropped: Fresno State Oregon Connecticut |
Dropped: Auburn Northwestern Wisconsin |
Dropped: Virginia Tech Michigan State North Carolina Vanderbilt California Wake Forest |
Dropped: Pittsburgh Kansas Boston College |
Dropped: Minnesota South Florida Oregon |
Dropped: Georgia Tech Maryland West Virginia |
Dropped: Florida State Tulsa South Carolina California |
Dropped: LSU Maryland North Carolina |
Dropped: Florida State |
Dropped: Boston College |
BCS rankings[]
| Week 8 October 19[44] |
Week 9 October 26[45] |
Week 10 November 2[46] |
Week 11 November 9[47] |
Week 12 November 16[48] |
Week 13 November 23[49] |
Week 14 November 30[50] |
Week 15 (Final) December 7[51] |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Texas (7-0) | Texas (8-0) | Alabama (9-0) | Alabama (10-0) | Alabama (11-0) | Alabama (11-0) | Alabama (12-0) | Oklahoma (12-1) | 1. |
| 2. | Alabama (7-0) | Alabama (8-0) | Texas Tech (9-0) | Texas Tech (10-0) | Texas Tech (10-0) | Texas (10-1) | Oklahoma (11-1) | Florida (12-1) | 2. |
| 3. | Penn State (8-0) | Penn State (9-0) | Penn State (9-0) | Texas (9-1) | Texas (10-1) | Oklahoma (10-1) | Texas (11-1) | Texas (11-1) | 3. |
| 4. | Oklahoma (6-1) | Oklahoma (7-1) | Texas (8-1) | Florida (8-1) | Florida (9-1) | Florida (10-1) | Florida (11-1) | Alabama (12-1) | 4. |
| 5. | USC (5-1) | USC (6-1) | Florida (7-1) | Oklahoma (9-1) | Oklahoma (9-1) | USC (9-1) | USC (10-1) | USC (11-1) | 5. |
| 6. | Oklahoma State (7-0) | Georgia (7-1) | Oklahoma (8-1) | USC (8-1) | USC (9-1) | Utah (12-0) | Utah (12-0) | Utah (12-0) | 6. |
| 7. | Georgia (6-1) | Texas Tech (8-0) | USC (7-1) | Utah (10-0) | Utah (11-0) | Texas Tech (10-1) | Texas Tech (11-1) | Texas Tech (11-1) | 7. |
| 8. | Texas Tech (7-0) | Florida (6-1) | Utah (9-0) | Penn State (9-1) | Penn State (10-1) | Penn State (11-1) | Penn State (11-1) | Penn State (11-1) | 8. |
| 9. | Ohio State (7-1) | Oklahoma State (7-1) | Oklahoma State (8-1) | Boise State (9-0) | Boise State (10-0) | Boise State (11-0) | Boise State (12-0) | Boise State (12-0) | 9. |
| 10. | Florida (5-1) | Utah (8-0) | Boise State (8-0) | Georgia (8-2) | Ohio State (9-2) | Ohio State (10-2) | Ohio State (10-2) | Ohio State (10-2) | 10. |
| 11. | Utah (8-0) | Boise State (7-0) | Ohio State (7-2) | Ohio State (8-2) | Georgia (9-2) | Georgia (9-2) | TCU (10-2) | TCU (10-2) | 11. |
| 12. | Boise State (6-0) | Ohio State (7-2) | TCU (9-1) | Missouri (8-2) | Oklahoma State (9-2) | Oklahoma State (9-2) | Ball State (12-0) | Cincinnati (11-2) | 12. |
| 13. | LSU (5-1) | TCU (8-1) | Georgia (7-2) | Oklahoma State (8-2) | Missouri (9-2) | Missouri (9-2) | Cincinnati (10-2) | Oklahoma State (9-3) | 13. |
| 14. | TCU (7-1) | Missouri (6-2) | Missouri (7-2) | Ball State (9-0) | BYU (10-1) | TCU (10-2) | Oklahoma State (9-3) | Georgia Tech (9-3) | 14. |
| 15. | Missouri (5-2) | Florida State (6-1) | BYU (8-1) | Michigan State (9-2) | Michigan State (9-2) | Ball State (11-0) | Georgia Tech (9-3) | Georgia (9-3) | 15. |
| 16. | South Florida (6-1) | Ball State (8-0) | LSU (6-2) | North Carolina (7-2) | TCU (9-2) | Cincinnati (9-2) | Georgia (9-3) | BYU (10-2) | 16. |
| 17. | Pittsburgh (5-1) | Minnesota (7-1) | Ball State (8-0) | BYU (9-1) | Ball State (10-0) | Oregon State (8-3) | Boston College (9-3) | Oregon (9-3) | 17. |
| 18. | Georgia Tech (6-1) | Tulsa (7-0) | Michigan State (8-2) | TCU (9-2) | LSU (7-3) | BYU (10-2) | BYU (10-2) | Michigan State (9-3) | 18. |
| 19. | Tulsa (7-0) | LSU (5-2) | North Carolina (6-2) | Florida State (7-2) | Cincinnati (8-2) | Michigan State (9-3) | Oregon (9-3) | Virginia Tech (9-4) | 19. |
| 20. | Ball State (7-0) | BYU (7-1) | Georgia Tech (7-2) | LSU (6-3) | Pittsburgh (7-2) | Florida State (8-3) | Missouri (9-3) | Pittsburgh (9-3) | 20. |
| 21. | BYU (6-1) | Michigan State (7-2) | California (6-2) | Pittsburgh (7-2) | Oregon State (7-3) | Boston College (8-3) | Michigan State (9-3) | Missouri (9-4) | 21. |
| 22. | Northwestern (6-1) | North Carolina (6-2) | Florida State (6-2) | Cincinnati (7-2) | North Carolina (7-3) | Georgia Tech (8-3) | Northwestern (9-3) | Ball State (12-1) | 22. |
| 23. | Kansas (5-2) | South Florida (6-2) | Maryland (6-2) | Tulsa (8-1) | Miami (7-3) | Oregon (8-3) | Pittsburgh (8-3) | Northwestern (9-3) | 23. |
| 24. | Minnesota (6-1) | Oregon (6-2) | Northwestern (7-2) | Wake Forest (6-3) | Oregon (8-3) | Northwestern (9-3) | Florida State (8-4) | Boston College (9-4) | 24. |
| 25. | Florida State (5-1) | Connecticut (6-2) | West Virginia (6-2) | South Carolina (7-3) | Maryland (7-3) | Pittsburgh (7-3) | Virginia Tech (8-4) | Mississippi (8-4) | 25. |
| Week 8 October 19[44] |
Week 9 October 26[45] |
Week 10 November 2[46] |
Week 11 November 9[47] |
Week 12 November 16[48] |
Week 13 November 23[49] |
Week 14 November 30[50] |
Week 15 (Final) December 7[51] |
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| Dropped: Pittsburgh Georgia Tech Northwestern Kansas |
Dropped: Minnesota Tulsa Oregon South Florida Connecticut |
Dropped: Georgia Tech California Maryland Northwestern West Virginia |
Dropped: Florida State Wake Forest Tulsa South Carolina |
Dropped: LSU North Carolina Miami Maryland |
Dropped: Oregon State |
Dropped: Florida State |
Preseason polls[]
Various publications release their preseason top 25 months before the season commences.
| Athlon[52] | Lindy's[53] | Phil Steele[54] | Sporting News[55] | College Football News[56] | Sports Illustrated[57] | CFP Users[58] | BCS Fan[59] | ESPN[60] | Rivals.com[61] | USA Today Coaches' Poll[62] | NationalChamps.net[63] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Florida | Georgia | Florida | Georgia | Ohio State | Georgia | LSU | Georgia | Georgia | USC | Georgia | Ohio State | 1. |
| 2. | Ohio State | USC | Ohio State | Ohio State | Georgia | Ohio State | West Virginia | USC | Ohio State | Georgia | USC | Georgia | 2. |
| 3. | Oklahoma | Ohio State | Oklahoma | USC | Oklahoma | USC | USC | Ohio State | Oklahoma | Ohio State | Ohio State | USC | 3. |
| 4. | USC | Oklahoma | USC | Oklahoma | Florida | Missouri | Georgia | Oklahoma | USC | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 4. |
| 5. | Georgia | Missouri | Clemson | LSU | USC | LSU | Kansas | Florida | Florida | Missouri | Florida | Missouri | 5. |
| 6. | Missouri | Florida | West Virginia | Missouri | LSU | Oklahoma | Missouri | Missouri | Clemson | Florida | LSU | Florida | 6. |
| 7. | West Virginia | LSU | Missouri | Clemson | Wisconsin | Florida | Ohio State | West Virginia | West Virginia | Auburn | Missouri | LSU | 7. |
| 8. | Auburn | Texas | South Florida | West Virginia | Missouri | Texas Tech | Oklahoma | LSU | Texas Tech | West Virginia | West Virginia | Kansas | 8. |
| 9. | LSU | Clemson | Georgia | Florida | West Virginia | Auburn | Virginia Tech | Clemson | Missouri | Clemson | Clemson | West Virginia | 9. |
| 10. | Clemson | West Virginia | Penn State | Illinois | Texas Tech | Wisconsin | Texas | Auburn | Auburn | LSU | Texas | Texas | 10. |
| 11. | Texas | Wisconsin | Texas Tech | Texas | Penn State | Clemson | Boston College | Texas | Texas | Kansas | Auburn | Virginia Tech | 11. |
| 12. | Wisconsin | BYU | Auburn | Kansas | Tennessee | Tennessee | BYU | LSU | Texas Tech | BYU | Wisconsin | Clemson | 12. |
| 13. | Kansas | Auburn | LSU | Virginia Tech | Kansas | Texas | Tennessee | Arizona State | Brigham Young | Wisconsin | Kansas | Wisconsin | 13. |
| 14. | BYU | Arizona State | Utah | Wisconsin | Auburn | West Virginia | Florida | Kansas | Tennessee | Texas Tech | Texas Tech | Texas Tech | 14. |
| 15. | Arizona State | Kansas | Texas | Oregon | Texas | Kansas | Cincinnati | BYU | Arizona State | Texas | Virginia Tech | Auburn | 15. |
| 16. | Illinois | Texas Tech | Virginia Tech | Auburn | Oregon | Arizona State | Arizona State | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Arizona State | Arizona State | Arizona State | 16. |
| 17. | Tennessee | Wake Forest | BYU | Arizona State | Virginia Tech | BYU | Auburn | Tennessee | Kansas | Virginia Tech | BYU | Tennessee | 17. |
| 18. | Texas Tech | Illinois | South Carolina | Michigan | Illinois | Oregon State | Texas Tech | Virginia Tech | Illinois | Illinois | Tennessee | Illinois | 18. |
| 19. | Oregon | South Florida | Notre Dame | BYU | Boston College | Illinois | Michigan | Oregon | Pittsburgh | Tennessee | Illinois | BYU | 19. |
| 20. | South Florida | Alabama | California | Texas Tech | Clemson | Oregon | Hawaii | Illinois South Florida |
Virginia Tech | South Florida | Oregon | Penn State | 20. |
| 21. | Virginia Tech | Oregon | Wisconsin | South Florida | Michigan | Penn State | Oregon | Oregon | Oregon | South Florida | South Florida | 21. | |
| 22. | Rutgers | Fresno State | Oregon | Tennessee | BYU | Cincinnati | Clemson | Penn State | Wake Forest | Penn State | Penn State | Oregon | 22. |
| 23. | Penn State | Pittsburgh | Tennessee | Alabama | South Carolina | Virginia Tech | Wisconsin | Pittsburgh | Fresno State | Fresno State | Wake Forest | Fresno State | 23. |
| 24. | Wake Forest | Tennessee | Florida State | Wake Forest | Alabama | Alabama | Oregon State | Wake Forest | Penn State | Wake Forest | Michigan | Wake Forest | 24. |
| 25. | Fresno State | Florida State | Pittsburgh | Fresno State | Wake Forest | Pittsburgh | Illinois | Fresno State | Notre Dame | Pittsburgh | Fresno State | Boise State | 25. |
| Athlon | Lindy's | Phil Steele | Sporting News | College Football News | Sports Illustrated | CFP Users | BCS Fan | ESPN | Rivals.com | USA Today Coaches' Poll | NationalChamps.net |
References[]
- ↑ http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/polls?poll=1&week=16
- ↑ "2008 NCAA Football Rankings - Preseason (Aug. 24)". Associated Press. 2008-08-16. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/rankings?seasonYear=2008&weekNumber=1&seasonType=2&pollId=1. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
- ↑ "2008 NCAA Football Rankings - Week 1 (Aug. 31)". Associated Press. 2008-09-02. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/rankings?seasonYear=2008&weekNumber=2&seasonType=2&pollId=1. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
- ↑ "2008 NCAA Football Rankings - Week 2 (Sept. 7)". Associated Press. 2008-09-07. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/rankings?seasonYear=2008&weekNumber=3&seasonType=2&pollId=1. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
- ↑ "2008 NCAA Football Rankings - Week 3 (Sept. 14)". Associated Press. 2008-09-14. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/rankings?seasonYear=2008&weekNumber=4&seasonType=2&pollId=1. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
- ↑ "2008 NCAA Football Rankings - Week 4 (Sept. 21)". Associated Press. 2008-09-21. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/rankings?seasonYear=2008&weekNumber=5&seasonType=2&pollId=1. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ↑ "2008 NCAA Football Rankings - Week 5 (Sept. 28)". Associated Press. 2008-09-28. Archived from the original on 8 October 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20081008073952/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/rankings?seasonYear=2008&weekNumber=6&seasonType=2&pollId=1. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ↑ "2008 NCAA Football Rankings - Week 6 (Oct. 5)". Associated Press. 2008-10-05. Archived from the original on 9 October 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20081009093529/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/rankings?seasonYear=2008&weekNumber=7&seasonType=2&pollId=1. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
- ↑ "2008 NCAA Football Rankings - Week 7 (Oct. 12)". Associated Press. 2008-10-12. Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20081015091258/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/rankings?seasonYear=2008&weekNumber=8&seasonType=2&pollId=1. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
- ↑ "2008 NCAA Football Rankings - Week 8 (Oct. 19)". Associated Press. 2008-10-19. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/rankings?seasonYear=2008&weekNumber=9&seasonType=2&pollId=1. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
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