Javon Edmonds
AP Top 25 voter, 2025–2026 · Syracuse Post-Standard (opens in a new tab) · @javonedmonds45 on X (opens in a new tab)
Each pick shows where AP’s poll ranked the team that week.
2026
| Week | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| Week 5September 27 |  1. Texas, No. 1 in the AP poll |  2. Georgia, No. 2 in the AP poll |  3. Notre Dame, No. 3 in the AP poll |  4. Ohio State, No. 5 in the AP poll |  5. Miami, No. 4 in the AP poll |  6. Alabama, No. 7 in the AP poll |  7. Indiana, No. 6 in the AP poll |  8. Florida, No. 8 in the AP poll |  9. Ole Miss, No. 9 in the AP poll |  10. LSU, No. 11 in the AP poll |  11. Mississippi State, No. 16 in the AP poll |  12. Iowa, No. 14 in the AP poll |  13. Texas Tech, No. 12 in the AP poll |  14. BYU, No. 10 in the AP poll |  15. Tennessee, No. 17 in the AP poll |  16. Missouri, No. 25 in the AP poll |  17. Utah, No. 13 in the AP poll |  18. Oklahoma State, No. 19 in the AP poll |  19. Oregon, No. 15 in the AP poll |  20. Boise State, No. 22 in the AP poll |  21. UCLA, No. 23 in the AP poll |  22. Cincinnati, unranked in the AP poll |  23. Wake Forest, unranked in the AP poll |  24. James Madison, unranked in the AP poll |  25. North Dakota State, unranked in the AP poll |
| Week 4September 20 | 1. Ole Miss, No. 4 in the AP poll | 2. Texas, No. 1 in the AP poll | 3. Miami, No. 6 in the AP poll | 4. Indiana, No. 5 in the AP poll | 5. Georgia, No. 2 in the AP poll | 6. LSU, No. 10 in the AP poll | 7. Ohio State, No. 7 in the AP poll | 8. Notre Dame, No. 3 in the AP poll | 9. Alabama, No. 8 in the AP poll | 10. Texas Tech, No. 11 in the AP poll | 11. BYU, No. 9 in the AP poll | 12. Iowa, No. 17 in the AP poll |  13. Louisville, No. 16 in the AP poll | 14. Oregon, No. 20 in the AP poll |  15. USC, No. 12 in the AP poll | 16. Utah, No. 15 in the AP poll | 17. Tennessee, No. 14 in the AP poll | 18. Missouri, No. 19 in the AP poll |  19. Penn State, No. 13 in the AP poll |  20. Pittsburgh, unranked in the AP poll | 21. Mississippi State, No. 24 in the AP poll |  22. Texas A&M, No. 23 in the AP poll | 23. Boise State, unranked in the AP poll | 24. James Madison, unranked in the AP poll | 25. North Dakota State, unranked in the AP poll |
| Week 3September 13 | 1. Texas, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Miami, No. 5 in the AP poll | 3. Indiana, No. 4 in the AP poll | 4. LSU, No. 7 in the AP poll | 5. Ole Miss, No. 8 in the AP poll | 6. Notre Dame, No. 3 in the AP poll | 7. Georgia, No. 2 in the AP poll | 8. Ohio State, No. 6 in the AP poll | 9. Texas A&M, No. 9 in the AP poll | 10. Alabama, No. 10 in the AP poll | 11. Texas Tech, No. 13 in the AP poll | 12. BYU, No. 11 in the AP poll | 13. Iowa, No. 18 in the AP poll | 14. Louisville, No. 23 in the AP poll | 15. USC, No. 12 in the AP poll | 16. Utah, No. 17 in the AP poll |  17. Michigan, No. 19 in the AP poll | 18. Oregon, No. 21 in the AP poll |  19. SMU, No. 16 in the AP poll | 20. Tennessee, No. 15 in the AP poll |  21. Virginia, No. 25 in the AP poll | 22. Missouri, No. 20 in the AP poll | 23. Penn State, No. 14 in the AP poll | 24. Boise State, unranked in the AP poll |  25. Oklahoma, No. 24 in the AP poll |
| Week 2September 8 | 1. Miami, No. 7 in the AP poll | 2. Indiana, No. 5 in the AP poll | 3. LSU, No. 8 in the AP poll | 4. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 5. Ole Miss, No. 9 in the AP poll | 6. Notre Dame, No. 3 in the AP poll | 7. Texas, No. 4 in the AP poll | 8. Georgia, No. 2 in the AP poll | 9. Oregon, No. 6 in the AP poll | 10. Oklahoma, No. 11 in the AP poll | 11. Texas A&M, No. 10 in the AP poll | 12. Alabama, No. 12 in the AP poll | 13. Texas Tech, No. 13 in the AP poll | 14. USC, No. 14 in the AP poll | 15. BYU, No. 15 in the AP poll | 16. Iowa, No. 21 in the AP poll | 17. Utah, No. 20 in the AP poll | 18. Tennessee, No. 18 in the AP poll | 19. Penn State, No. 16 in the AP poll | 20. SMU, No. 17 in the AP poll |  21. Washington, No. 19 in the AP poll | 22. Pittsburgh, unranked in the AP poll |  23. Memphis, unranked in the AP poll | 24. Louisville, No. 24 in the AP poll | 25. Boise State, unranked in the AP poll |
| PreseasonAugust 17 | 1. Miami, No. 7 in the AP poll | 2. Indiana, No. 6 in the AP poll | 3. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 4. Notre Dame, No. 4 in the AP poll | 5. LSU, No. 11 in the AP poll | 6. Ole Miss, No. 9 in the AP poll | 7. Texas A&M, No. 8 in the AP poll | 8. Georgia, No. 3 in the AP poll | 9. Texas, No. 5 in the AP poll | 10. Oregon, No. 2 in the AP poll | 11. Texas Tech, No. 12 in the AP poll | 12. Oklahoma, No. 10 in the AP poll | 13. BYU, No. 14 in the AP poll | 14. Alabama, No. 13 in the AP poll | 15. Iowa, No. 22 in the AP poll | 16. Tennessee, No. 20 in the AP poll | 17. USC, No. 14 in the AP poll | 18. Washington, No. 17 in the AP poll | 19. Pittsburgh, unranked in the AP poll |  20. Illinois, unranked in the AP poll | 21. SMU, No. 19 in the AP poll |  22. Houston, No. 23 in the AP poll | 23. Michigan, No. 16 in the AP poll | 24. Penn State, No. 18 in the AP poll | 25. Boise State, unranked in the AP poll |
2025
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| FinalJanuary 20 | 1. Indiana, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Miami, No. 2 in the AP poll | 3. Ole Miss, No. 3 in the AP poll | 4. Ohio State, No. 5 in the AP poll | 5. Georgia, No. 6 in the AP poll | 6. Oregon, No. 4 in the AP poll | 7. Texas Tech, No. 7 in the AP poll | 8. Texas A&M, No. 8 in the AP poll | 9. Alabama, No. 9 in the AP poll | 10. Oklahoma, No. 13 in the AP poll | 11. Notre Dame, No. 10 in the AP poll | 12. BYU, No. 11 in the AP poll | 13. Texas, No. 12 in the AP poll | 14. Utah, No. 14 in the AP poll | 15. Iowa, No. 17 in the AP poll |  16. Vanderbilt, No. 15 in the AP poll | 17. Virginia, No. 16 in the AP poll | 18. USC, No. 20 in the AP poll | 19. Michigan, No. 21 in the AP poll | 20. Houston, No. 22 in the AP poll |  21. Georgia Tech, unranked in the AP poll | 22. James Madison, No. 19 in the AP poll |  23. Tulane, No. 18 in the AP poll |  24. North Texas, No. 24 in the AP poll |  25. TCU, No. 25 in the AP poll |
| Week 16December 7 | 1. Indiana, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Georgia, No. 2 in the AP poll | 3. Texas Tech, No. 4 in the AP poll | 4. Ohio State, No. 3 in the AP poll | 5. Ole Miss, No. 6 in the AP poll | 6. Texas A&M, No. 7 in the AP poll | 7. Oregon, No. 5 in the AP poll | 8. Oklahoma, No. 8 in the AP poll | 9. Miami, No. 10 in the AP poll | 10. Notre Dame, No. 9 in the AP poll | 11. BYU, No. 12 in the AP poll | 12. Alabama, No. 11 in the AP poll | 13. Utah, No. 15 in the AP poll | 14. Texas, No. 14 in the AP poll | 15. Vanderbilt, No. 13 in the AP poll | 16. USC, No. 16 in the AP poll |  17. Arizona, No. 21 in the AP poll | 18. Michigan, No. 18 in the AP poll | 19. Tulane, No. 17 in the AP poll | 20. James Madison, No. 19 in the AP poll | 21. Virginia, No. 20 in the AP poll | 22. Georgia Tech, No. 24 in the AP poll | 23. North Texas, No. 23 in the AP poll |  24. Navy, No. 22 in the AP poll |  25. South Florida, unranked in the AP poll |
| Week 15November 30 | 1. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Indiana, No. 2 in the AP poll | 3. Georgia, No. 3 in the AP poll | 4. Ole Miss, No. 6 in the AP poll | 5. Oregon, No. 4 in the AP poll | 6. Texas Tech, No. 5 in the AP poll | 7. Texas A&M, No. 7 in the AP poll | 8. BYU, No. 11 in the AP poll | 9. Oklahoma, No. 8 in the AP poll | 10. Alabama, No. 10 in the AP poll | 11. Miami, No. 12 in the AP poll | 12. Notre Dame, No. 9 in the AP poll | 13. Utah, No. 15 in the AP poll | 14. Texas, No. 14 in the AP poll | 15. Vanderbilt, No. 13 in the AP poll | 16. Virginia, No. 16 in the AP poll | 17. USC, No. 17 in the AP poll | 18. Arizona, No. 22 in the AP poll | 19. Michigan, No. 18 in the AP poll | 20. Georgia Tech, No. 24 in the AP poll | 21. North Texas, No. 20 in the AP poll | 22. Navy, No. 23 in the AP poll | 23. Tulane, No. 21 in the AP poll | 24. James Madison, No. 19 in the AP poll | 25. Houston, unranked in the AP poll |
| Week 14November 23 | 1. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Indiana, No. 2 in the AP poll | 3. Texas A&M, No. 3 in the AP poll | 4. Georgia, No. 4 in the AP poll | 5. Texas Tech, No. 7 in the AP poll | 6. Ole Miss, No. 6 in the AP poll | 7. Oregon, No. 5 in the AP poll | 8. BYU, No. 11 in the AP poll | 9. Oklahoma, No. 8 in the AP poll | 10. Alabama, No. 10 in the AP poll | 11. Miami, No. 13 in the AP poll | 12. Notre Dame, No. 9 in the AP poll | 13. Vanderbilt, No. 12 in the AP poll | 14. Utah, No. 14 in the AP poll | 15. USC, No. 19 in the AP poll | 16. Michigan, No. 15 in the AP poll | 17. Texas, No. 16 in the AP poll |  18. Arizona State, unranked in the AP poll | 19. Virginia, No. 17 in the AP poll | 20. Pittsburgh, No. 24 in the AP poll | 21. Georgia Tech, No. 23 in the AP poll | 22. Tulane, No. 22 in the AP poll | 23. North Texas, No. 21 in the AP poll | 24. James Madison, No. 20 in the AP poll | 25. Wake Forest, unranked in the AP poll |
| Week 13November 16 | 1. Indiana, No. 2 in the AP poll | 2. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 3. Texas A&M, No. 3 in the AP poll | 4. Texas Tech, No. 6 in the AP poll | 5. Oregon, No. 6 in the AP poll | 6. Georgia, No. 4 in the AP poll | 7. Ole Miss, No. 5 in the AP poll | 8. Notre Dame, No. 9 in the AP poll | 9. Oklahoma, No. 8 in the AP poll | 10. Alabama, No. 10 in the AP poll | 11. USC, No. 16 in the AP poll | 12. BYU, No. 11 in the AP poll | 13. Michigan, No. 18 in the AP poll | 14. Miami, No. 14 in the AP poll | 15. Utah, No. 13 in the AP poll | 16. Georgia Tech, No. 15 in the AP poll | 17. Virginia, No. 19 in the AP poll | 18. Texas, No. 17 in the AP poll | 19. Houston, No. 25 in the AP poll | 20. Vanderbilt, No. 12 in the AP poll | 21. Navy, unranked in the AP poll | 22. James Madison, No. 21 in the AP poll | 23. North Texas, No. 22 in the AP poll |  24. San Diego State, unranked in the AP poll | 25. Tulane, No. 24 in the AP poll |
| Week 12November 9 | 1. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Indiana, No. 2 in the AP poll | 3. Texas A&M, No. 3 in the AP poll | 4. Alabama, No. 4 in the AP poll | 5. Georgia, No. 5 in the AP poll | 6. Ole Miss, No. 6 in the AP poll | 7. Texas Tech, No. 8 in the AP poll | 8. Oregon, No. 7 in the AP poll | 9. BYU, No. 12 in the AP poll | 10. Texas, No. 10 in the AP poll | 11. Notre Dame, No. 9 in the AP poll | 12. Vanderbilt, No. 13 in the AP poll | 13. Oklahoma, No. 11 in the AP poll | 14. USC, No. 17 in the AP poll | 15. Michigan, No. 18 in the AP poll | 16. Utah, No. 15 in the AP poll | 17. Miami, No. 16 in the AP poll | 18. Virginia, No. 20 in the AP poll | 19. Louisville, No. 19 in the AP poll | 20. Cincinnati, No. 22 in the AP poll | 21. Georgia Tech, No. 14 in the AP poll | 22. Iowa, unranked in the AP poll | 23. Houston, unranked in the AP poll | 24. Pittsburgh, No. 23 in the AP poll | 25. James Madison, No. 24 in the AP poll |
| Week 11November 2 | 1. Indiana, No. 2 in the AP poll | 2. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 3. Texas A&M, No. 3 in the AP poll | 4. BYU, No. 8 in the AP poll | 5. Alabama, No. 4 in the AP poll | 6. Georgia, No. 5 in the AP poll | 7. Oregon, No. 6 in the AP poll | 8. Ole Miss, No. 7 in the AP poll | 9. Texas Tech, No. 9 in the AP poll | 10. Texas, No. 13 in the AP poll | 11. Vanderbilt, No. 15 in the AP poll | 12. Oklahoma, No. 11 in the AP poll | 13. Utah, No. 17 in the AP poll | 14. Missouri, No. 19 in the AP poll | 15. Notre Dame, No. 10 in the AP poll | 16. Georgia Tech, No. 16 in the AP poll | 17. Virginia, No. 12 in the AP poll | 18. Louisville, No. 14 in the AP poll | 19. Miami, No. 18 in the AP poll | 20. USC, No. 20 in the AP poll | 21. Michigan, No. 21 in the AP poll | 22. Cincinnati, No. 25 in the AP poll | 23. Tennessee, No. 23 in the AP poll | 24. Memphis, No. 22 in the AP poll | 25. Iowa, unranked in the AP poll |
| Week 10October 26 | 1. Indiana, No. 2 in the AP poll | 2. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 3. Texas A&M, No. 3 in the AP poll | 4. Alabama, No. 4 in the AP poll | 5. Georgia, No. 5 in the AP poll | 6. Ole Miss, No. 7 in the AP poll | 7. Vanderbilt, No. 9 in the AP poll | 8. Oregon, No. 6 in the AP poll | 9. BYU, No. 10 in the AP poll | 10. Georgia Tech, No. 8 in the AP poll | 11. Texas Tech, No. 13 in the AP poll | 12. Louisville, No. 16 in the AP poll | 13. Miami, No. 10 in the AP poll | 14. Tennessee, No. 14 in the AP poll | 15. Missouri, No. 19 in the AP poll | 16. Cincinnati, No. 17 in the AP poll | 17. Virginia, No. 15 in the AP poll | 18. Notre Dame, No. 12 in the AP poll | 19. Oklahoma, No. 18 in the AP poll | 20. USC, No. 23 in the AP poll | 21. Michigan, No. 21 in the AP poll | 22. Houston, No. 22 in the AP poll | 23. Navy, unranked in the AP poll | 24. Memphis, No. 25 in the AP poll | 25. Texas, No. 20 in the AP poll |
| Week 9October 19 | 1. Indiana, No. 2 in the AP poll | 2. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 3. Alabama, No. 4 in the AP poll | 4. Georgia, No. 5 in the AP poll | 5. Texas A&M, No. 3 in the AP poll | 6. Oregon, No. 6 in the AP poll | 7. BYU, No. 11 in the AP poll | 8. Georgia Tech, No. 7 in the AP poll | 9. Ole Miss, No. 8 in the AP poll | 10. Oklahoma, No. 13 in the AP poll | 11. Texas Tech, No. 14 in the AP poll | 12. Missouri, No. 15 in the AP poll | 13. Louisville, No. 19 in the AP poll | 14. Miami, No. 9 in the AP poll | 15. Arizona State, No. 24 in the AP poll | 16. Notre Dame, No. 12 in the AP poll | 17. Tennessee, No. 17 in the AP poll | 18. Vanderbilt, No. 10 in the AP poll | 19. Virginia, No. 16 in the AP poll | 20. Cincinnati, No. 21 in the AP poll | 21. Houston, unranked in the AP poll | 22. South Florida, No. 18 in the AP poll | 23. Michigan, No. 25 in the AP poll | 24. TCU, unranked in the AP poll | 25. Navy, unranked in the AP poll |
| Week 8October 12 | 1. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Indiana, No. 3 in the AP poll | 3. Miami, No. 2 in the AP poll | 4. Texas A&M, No. 4 in the AP poll | 5. Alabama, No. 6 in the AP poll | 6. Georgia, No. 9 in the AP poll | 7. Oregon, No. 8 in the AP poll | 8. Texas Tech, No. 7 in the AP poll | 9. Ole Miss, No. 5 in the AP poll | 10. Missouri, No. 16 in the AP poll | 11. LSU, No. 10 in the AP poll | 12. Tennessee, No. 11 in the AP poll | 13. Oklahoma, No. 14 in the AP poll | 14. BYU, No. 15 in the AP poll | 15. USC, No. 20 in the AP poll | 16. Georgia Tech, No. 12 in the AP poll | 17. Vanderbilt, No. 17 in the AP poll |  18. Nebraska, No. 25 in the AP poll | 19. Notre Dame, No. 13 in the AP poll | 20. Texas, No. 21 in the AP poll | 21. Cincinnati, No. 24 in the AP poll | 22. Utah, No. 23 in the AP poll | 23. Virginia, No. 18 in the AP poll | 24. South Florida, No. 19 in the AP poll | 25. Navy, unranked in the AP poll |
| Week 7October 5 | 1. Miami, No. 2 in the AP poll | 2. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 3. Oklahoma, No. 6 in the AP poll | 4. Texas A&M, No. 5 in the AP poll | 5. Indiana, No. 7 in the AP poll | 6. Oregon, No. 3 in the AP poll | 7. Alabama, No. 8 in the AP poll | 8. Georgia, No. 10 in the AP poll | 9. Ole Miss, No. 4 in the AP poll | 10. Texas Tech, No. 9 in the AP poll | 11. Tennessee, No. 12 in the AP poll | 12. Missouri, No. 14 in the AP poll | 13. LSU, No. 11 in the AP poll | 14. Virginia, No. 19 in the AP poll | 15. Georgia Tech, No. 13 in the AP poll | 16. BYU, No. 18 in the AP poll | 17. Illinois, No. 17 in the AP poll | 18. Michigan, No. 15 in the AP poll | 19. Cincinnati, unranked in the AP poll |  20. Iowa State, No. 22 in the AP poll | 21. Arizona State, No. 21 in the AP poll | 22. TCU, unranked in the AP poll | 23. Nebraska, unranked in the AP poll | 24. USC, unranked in the AP poll | 25. Vanderbilt, No. 20 in the AP poll |
| Week 6September 28 | 1. Miami, No. 3 in the AP poll | 2. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 3. Oklahoma, No. 5 in the AP poll | 4. Oregon, No. 2 in the AP poll | 5. Indiana, No. 8 in the AP poll | 6. Texas A&M, No. 6 in the AP poll | 7. Texas Tech, No. 11 in the AP poll | 8. Alabama, No. 10 in the AP poll | 9. Georgia, No. 12 in the AP poll | 10. Penn State, No. 7 in the AP poll | 11. Tennessee, No. 15 in the AP poll | 12. Texas, No. 9 in the AP poll | 13. Ole Miss, No. 4 in the AP poll | 14. LSU, No. 13 in the AP poll | 15. Missouri, No. 19 in the AP poll | 16. Vanderbilt, No. 16 in the AP poll | 17. Virginia, No. 24 in the AP poll |  18. Florida State, No. 18 in the AP poll | 19. Georgia Tech, No. 17 in the AP poll | 20. Iowa State, No. 14 in the AP poll | 21. Illinois, No. 22 in the AP poll | 22. Arizona State, No. 25 in the AP poll | 23. Michigan, No. 20 in the AP poll | 24. BYU, No. 23 in the AP poll | 25. Mississippi State, unranked in the AP poll |
| Week 5September 21 | 1. Miami, No. 2 in the AP poll | 2. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 3. LSU, No. 4 in the AP poll | 4. Georgia, No. 5 in the AP poll | 5. Florida State, No. 8 in the AP poll | 6. Penn State, No. 3 in the AP poll | 7. Oklahoma, No. 7 in the AP poll | 8. Texas A&M, No. 9 in the AP poll | 9. Texas Tech, No. 12 in the AP poll | 10. Oregon, No. 6 in the AP poll | 11. Tennessee, No. 15 in the AP poll | 12. Texas, No. 10 in the AP poll | 13. Alabama, No. 17 in the AP poll | 14. Indiana, No. 11 in the AP poll | 15. Missouri, No. 20 in the AP poll | 16. Ole Miss, No. 13 in the AP poll | 17. Georgia Tech, No. 16 in the AP poll | 18. Iowa State, No. 14 in the AP poll | 19. USC, No. 21 in the AP poll | 20. Mississippi State, unranked in the AP poll | 21. Vanderbilt, No. 18 in the AP poll |  22. Auburn, unranked in the AP poll | 23. Michigan, No. 19 in the AP poll | 24. Arizona State, unranked in the AP poll | 25. Illinois, No. 23 in the AP poll |
| Week 4September 14 | 1. Miami, No. 4 in the AP poll | 2. Georgia, No. 5 in the AP poll | 3. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 4. LSU, No. 3 in the AP poll | 5. Penn State, No. 2 in the AP poll | 6. Oregon, No. 6 in the AP poll | 7. Florida State, No. 7 in the AP poll | 8. Texas A&M, No. 10 in the AP poll | 9. Illinois, No. 9 in the AP poll | 10. Oklahoma, No. 11 in the AP poll | 11. Tennessee, No. 15 in the AP poll | 12. Alabama, No. 14 in the AP poll | 13. Georgia Tech, No. 18 in the AP poll | 14. Texas, No. 8 in the AP poll | 15. Missouri, No. 23 in the AP poll | 16. Ole Miss, No. 13 in the AP poll | 17. Auburn, No. 22 in the AP poll | 18. Iowa State, No. 12 in the AP poll | 19. Utah, No. 16 in the AP poll | 20. Mississippi State, unranked in the AP poll | 21. Texas Tech, No. 17 in the AP poll | 22. Vanderbilt, No. 20 in the AP poll | 23. Indiana, No. 19 in the AP poll | 24. Tulane, unranked in the AP poll |  25. UNLV, unranked in the AP poll |
| Week 3September 7 | 1. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. LSU, No. 3 in the AP poll | 3. Miami, No. 5 in the AP poll | 4. Georgia, No. 6 in the AP poll | 5. Penn State, No. 2 in the AP poll | 6. Oregon, No. 4 in the AP poll | 7. Notre Dame, No. 8 in the AP poll | 8. Texas, No. 7 in the AP poll |  9. Clemson, No. 12 in the AP poll | 10. Illinois, No. 9 in the AP poll | 11. Oklahoma, No. 13 in the AP poll | 12. Texas Tech, No. 21 in the AP poll | 13. Iowa State, No. 14 in the AP poll | 14. Florida State, No. 10 in the AP poll | 15. Missouri, No. 25 in the AP poll |  16. South Carolina, No. 11 in the AP poll | 17. Ole Miss, No. 17 in the AP poll | 18. Tennessee, No. 15 in the AP poll | 19. Indiana, No. 22 in the AP poll | 20. Auburn, No. 24 in the AP poll | 21. Mississippi State, unranked in the AP poll | 22. South Florida, No. 18 in the AP poll | 23. Tulane, unranked in the AP poll | 24. UNLV, unranked in the AP poll | 25. Navy, unranked in the AP poll |
| Week 2September 2 | 1. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. LSU, No. 3 in the AP poll | 3. Miami, No. 5 in the AP poll | 4. Georgia, No. 4 in the AP poll | 5. Penn State, No. 2 in the AP poll | 6. Notre Dame, No. 9 in the AP poll | 7. Clemson, No. 8 in the AP poll | 8. Texas, No. 7 in the AP poll | 9. Oregon, No. 6 in the AP poll | 10. Texas Tech, No. 24 in the AP poll | 11. Illinois, No. 11 in the AP poll | 12. SMU, No. 17 in the AP poll | 13. Michigan, No. 15 in the AP poll | 14. Arizona State, No. 12 in the AP poll | 15. Missouri, unranked in the AP poll | 16. Ole Miss, No. 20 in the AP poll | 17. South Carolina, No. 10 in the AP poll | 18. Iowa State, No. 16 in the AP poll | 19. Florida, No. 13 in the AP poll | 20. Florida State, No. 14 in the AP poll | 21. Tennessee, No. 22 in the AP poll | 22. UNLV, unranked in the AP poll | 23. Oklahoma, No. 18 in the AP poll | 24. Indiana, No. 23 in the AP poll | 25. Tulane, unranked in the AP poll |
| PreseasonAugust 11 | 1. Ohio State, No. 3 in the AP poll | 2. Alabama, No. 8 in the AP poll | 3. Georgia, No. 5 in the AP poll | 4. Penn State, No. 2 in the AP poll | 5. Clemson, No. 4 in the AP poll | 6. Texas, No. 1 in the AP poll | 7. Notre Dame, No. 6 in the AP poll | 8. Oregon, No. 7 in the AP poll | 9. LSU, No. 9 in the AP poll | 10. Miami, No. 10 in the AP poll | 11. Texas A&M, No. 19 in the AP poll | 12. Texas Tech, No. 23 in the AP poll | 13. Illinois, No. 12 in the AP poll | 14. SMU, No. 16 in the AP poll | 15. Indiana, No. 20 in the AP poll | 16. Michigan, No. 14 in the AP poll | 17. Arizona State, No. 11 in the AP poll | 18. Missouri, unranked in the AP poll | 19. Ole Miss, No. 21 in the AP poll | 20. UNLV, unranked in the AP poll | 21. Iowa State, No. 22 in the AP poll | 22. South Carolina, No. 13 in the AP poll | 23. Florida, No. 15 in the AP poll |  24. Army, unranked in the AP poll | 25. Navy, unranked in the AP poll |