Stephen Means
AP Top 25 voter, 2024–2026 · Cleveland.com (opens in a new tab) · @Stephen_Means on X (opens in a new tab)
Each pick shows where AP’s poll ranked the team that week.
2026
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| Week 5September 27 |  1. Texas, No. 1 in the AP poll |  2. Florida, No. 8 in the AP poll |  3. Ole Miss, No. 9 in the AP poll |  4. Notre Dame, No. 3 in the AP poll |  5. Iowa, No. 14 in the AP poll |  6. Ohio State, No. 5 in the AP poll |  7. Alabama, No. 7 in the AP poll |  8. Georgia, No. 2 in the AP poll |  9. Miami, No. 4 in the AP poll |  10. Indiana, No. 6 in the AP poll |  11. LSU, No. 11 in the AP poll |  12. BYU, No. 10 in the AP poll |  13. Texas Tech, No. 12 in the AP poll |  14. Utah, No. 13 in the AP poll |  15. Mississippi State, No. 16 in the AP poll |  16. Oklahoma State, No. 19 in the AP poll |  17. Oregon, No. 15 in the AP poll |  18. UCLA, No. 23 in the AP poll |  19. Duke, unranked in the AP poll |  20. Virginia Tech, unranked in the AP poll |  21. Pittsburgh, unranked in the AP poll |  22. Nebraska, unranked in the AP poll |  23. Wisconsin, unranked in the AP poll |  24. Kentucky, No. 24 in the AP poll |  25. Cincinnati, 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. Ohio State, No. 7 in the AP poll | 4. Miami, No. 6 in the AP poll | 5. Indiana, No. 5 in the AP poll | 6. Notre Dame, No. 3 in the AP poll | 7. Georgia, No. 2 in the AP poll | 8. LSU, No. 10 in the AP poll | 9. BYU, No. 9 in the AP poll | 10. Texas Tech, No. 11 in the AP poll |  11. Louisville, No. 16 in the AP poll | 12. Iowa, No. 17 in the AP poll |  13. USC, No. 12 in the AP poll | 14. Utah, No. 15 in the AP poll |  15. Tennessee, No. 14 in the AP poll |  16. Penn State, No. 13 in the AP poll | 17. Mississippi State, No. 24 in the AP poll |  18. West Virginia, unranked in the AP poll | 19. Alabama, No. 8 in the AP poll | 20. Kentucky, unranked in the AP poll |  21. Missouri, No. 19 in the AP poll |  22. Michigan, No. 18 in the AP poll |  23. SMU, No. 22 in the AP poll |  24. Houston, No. 25 in the AP poll |  25. Tulsa, unranked in the AP poll |
| Week 3September 13 | 1. Texas, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. LSU, No. 7 in the AP poll | 3. Ohio State, No. 6 in the AP poll | 4. Miami, No. 5 in the AP poll | 5. Ole Miss, No. 8 in the AP poll | 6. Indiana, No. 4 in the AP poll | 7. Notre Dame, No. 3 in the AP poll | 8. Georgia, No. 2 in the AP poll | 9. USC, No. 12 in the AP poll |  10. Texas A&M, No. 9 in the AP poll | 11. BYU, No. 11 in the AP poll | 12. Alabama, No. 10 in the AP poll | 13. Iowa, No. 18 in the AP poll |  14. Washington, unranked in the AP poll | 15. Texas Tech, No. 13 in the AP poll | 16. Utah, No. 17 in the AP poll | 17. Tennessee, No. 15 in the AP poll | 18. Penn State, No. 14 in the AP poll | 19. SMU, No. 16 in the AP poll | 20. Louisville, No. 23 in the AP poll | 21. Houston, No. 22 in the AP poll |  22. Virginia, No. 25 in the AP poll | 23. Mississippi State, unranked in the AP poll | 24. Missouri, No. 20 in the AP poll | 25. Michigan, No. 19 in the AP poll |
| Week 2September 8 | 1. LSU, No. 8 in the AP poll | 2. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 3. Miami, No. 7 in the AP poll | 4. Ole Miss, No. 9 in the AP poll | 5. Oregon, No. 6 in the AP poll | 6. Indiana, No. 5 in the AP poll | 7. Texas, No. 4 in the AP poll | 8. Notre Dame, No. 3 in the AP poll | 9. Georgia, No. 2 in the AP poll | 10. USC, No. 14 in the AP poll | 11. Texas A&M, No. 10 in the AP poll | 12. BYU, No. 15 in the AP poll |  13. Oklahoma, No. 11 in the AP poll | 14. Alabama, No. 12 in the AP poll | 15. Iowa, No. 21 in the AP poll | 16. Washington, No. 19 in the AP poll | 17. Texas Tech, No. 13 in the AP poll | 18. Utah, No. 20 in the AP poll | 19. Tennessee, No. 18 in the AP poll | 20. Penn State, No. 16 in the AP poll | 21. SMU, No. 17 in the AP poll | 22. Louisville, No. 24 in the AP poll | 23. Virginia, No. 25 in the AP poll |  24. Illinois, unranked in the AP poll | 25. Houston, No. 22 in the AP poll |
| PreseasonAugust 17 | 1. Oregon, No. 2 in the AP poll | 2. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 3. Notre Dame, No. 4 in the AP poll | 4. Indiana, No. 6 in the AP poll | 5. Texas, No. 5 in the AP poll | 6. Miami, No. 7 in the AP poll | 7. Georgia, No. 3 in the AP poll | 8. BYU, No. 14 in the AP poll | 9. Texas A&M, No. 8 in the AP poll | 10. USC, No. 14 in the AP poll | 11. Ole Miss, No. 9 in the AP poll | 12. Michigan, No. 16 in the AP poll | 13. Oklahoma, No. 10 in the AP poll | 14. LSU, No. 11 in the AP poll | 15. Washington, No. 17 in the AP poll | 16. Texas Tech, No. 12 in the AP poll | 17. Alabama, No. 13 in the AP poll | 18. Utah, No. 21 in the AP poll | 19. Iowa, No. 22 in the AP poll | 20. Tennessee, No. 20 in the AP poll | 21. Penn State, No. 18 in the AP poll | 22. Louisville, No. 24 in the AP poll | 23. Houston, No. 23 in the AP poll | 24. SMU, No. 19 in the AP poll |  25. TCU, 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. Ohio State, No. 5 in the AP poll | 4. Oregon, No. 4 in the AP poll | 5. Ole Miss, No. 3 in the AP poll | 6. Georgia, No. 6 in the AP poll | 7. Texas Tech, No. 7 in the AP poll | 8. BYU, No. 11 in the AP poll | 9. Texas A&M, No. 8 in the AP poll | 10. Notre Dame, No. 10 in the AP poll | 11. Utah, No. 14 in the AP poll | 12. Texas, No. 12 in the AP poll | 13. Alabama, No. 9 in the AP poll | 14. Oklahoma, No. 13 in the AP poll |  15. Tulane, No. 18 in the AP poll |  16. James Madison, No. 19 in the AP poll |  17. North Texas, No. 24 in the AP poll | 18. Iowa, No. 17 in the AP poll | 19. Michigan, No. 21 in the AP poll | 20. Houston, No. 22 in the AP poll | 21. Virginia, No. 16 in the AP poll |  22. Vanderbilt, No. 15 in the AP poll | 23. USC, No. 20 in the AP poll |  24. Georgia Tech, unranked in the AP poll |  25. Arizona, unranked in the AP poll |
| Week 16December 7 | 1. Indiana, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Ohio State, No. 3 in the AP poll | 3. Texas Tech, No. 4 in the AP poll | 4. Georgia, No. 2 in the AP poll | 5. Oregon, No. 5 in the AP poll | 6. Texas A&M, No. 7 in the AP poll | 7. Ole Miss, No. 6 in the AP poll | 8. Oklahoma, No. 8 in the AP poll | 9. BYU, No. 12 in the AP poll | 10. Alabama, No. 11 in the AP poll | 11. Miami, No. 10 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. Tulane, No. 17 in the AP poll | 16. Vanderbilt, No. 13 in the AP poll | 17. USC, No. 16 in the AP poll | 18. James Madison, No. 19 in the AP poll | 19. North Texas, No. 23 in the AP poll | 20. Michigan, No. 18 in the AP poll | 21. Arizona, No. 21 in the AP poll |  22. South Florida, unranked in the AP poll | 23. Houston, unranked in the AP poll | 24. Georgia Tech, No. 24 in the AP poll | 25. Virginia, No. 20 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. Texas Tech, No. 5 in the AP poll | 4. Oregon, No. 4 in the AP poll | 5. Georgia, No. 3 in the AP poll | 6. Texas A&M, No. 7 in the AP poll | 7. Ole Miss, No. 6 in the AP poll | 8. Oklahoma, No. 8 in the AP poll | 9. Alabama, No. 10 in the AP poll | 10. BYU, No. 11 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. North Texas, No. 20 in the AP poll | 18. Tulane, No. 21 in the AP poll | 19. USC, No. 17 in the AP poll | 20. James Madison, No. 19 in the AP poll | 21. Michigan, No. 18 in the AP poll | 22. Arizona, No. 22 in the AP poll | 23. South Florida, unranked in the AP poll | 24. Houston, unranked in the AP poll | 25. Georgia Tech, No. 24 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. Texas Tech, No. 7 in the AP poll | 5. Oregon, No. 5 in the AP poll | 6. Georgia, No. 4 in the AP poll | 7. Ole Miss, No. 6 in the AP poll | 8. Oklahoma, No. 8 in the AP poll | 9. Alabama, No. 10 in the AP poll | 10. BYU, No. 11 in the AP poll | 11. Miami, No. 13 in the AP poll | 12. Notre Dame, No. 9 in the AP poll | 13. Utah, No. 14 in the AP poll | 14. Vanderbilt, No. 12 in the AP poll | 15. Virginia, No. 17 in the AP poll | 16. Michigan, No. 15 in the AP poll | 17. Pittsburgh, No. 24 in the AP poll | 18. Texas, No. 16 in the AP poll | 19. North Texas, No. 21 in the AP poll | 20. Tulane, No. 22 in the AP poll | 21. Georgia Tech, No. 23 in the AP poll | 22. South Florida, unranked in the AP poll | 23. James Madison, No. 20 in the AP poll |  24. San Diego State, unranked in the AP poll | 25. USC, No. 19 in the AP poll |
| Week 13November 16 | 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. 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. Oklahoma, No. 8 in the AP poll | 9. Georgia Tech, No. 15 in the AP poll | 10. Alabama, No. 10 in the AP poll | 11. Miami, No. 14 in the AP poll | 12. Notre Dame, No. 9 in the AP poll | 13. BYU, No. 11 in the AP poll | 14. USC, No. 16 in the AP poll | 15. Utah, No. 13 in the AP poll | 16. Vanderbilt, No. 12 in the AP poll | 17. Virginia, No. 19 in the AP poll | 18. Michigan, No. 18 in the AP poll | 19. Texas, No. 17 in the AP poll | 20. South Florida, unranked in the AP poll | 21. James Madison, No. 21 in the AP poll | 22. North Texas, No. 22 in the AP poll | 23. Tulane, No. 24 in the AP poll | 24. San Diego State, unranked in the AP poll | 25. Tennessee, No. 20 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. Texas Tech, No. 8 in the AP poll | 5. Alabama, No. 4 in the AP poll | 6. Oregon, No. 7 in the AP poll | 7. Georgia, No. 5 in the AP poll | 8. Ole Miss, No. 6 in the AP poll | 9. Georgia Tech, No. 14 in the AP poll | 10. Miami, No. 16 in the AP poll | 11. Notre Dame, No. 9 in the AP poll | 12. BYU, No. 12 in the AP poll | 13. USC, No. 17 in the AP poll | 14. Utah, No. 15 in the AP poll | 15. Texas, No. 10 in the AP poll | 16. Oklahoma, No. 11 in the AP poll | 17. Vanderbilt, No. 13 in the AP poll | 18. Cincinnati, No. 22 in the AP poll | 19. James Madison, No. 24 in the AP poll | 20. Michigan, No. 18 in the AP poll | 21. Pittsburgh, No. 23 in the AP poll | 22. Louisville, No. 19 in the AP poll | 23. North Texas, unranked in the AP poll | 24. Tulane, unranked in the AP poll | 25. San Diego State, unranked in the AP poll |
| Week 11November 2 | 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. BYU, No. 8 in the AP poll | 5. Oregon, No. 6 in the AP poll | 6. Alabama, No. 4 in the AP poll | 7. Texas Tech, No. 9 in the AP poll | 8. Georgia, No. 5 in the AP poll | 9. Ole Miss, No. 7 in the AP poll | 10. Louisville, No. 14 in the AP poll | 11. Georgia Tech, No. 16 in the AP poll | 12. Virginia, No. 12 in the AP poll | 13. Miami, No. 18 in the AP poll | 14. Notre Dame, No. 10 in the AP poll | 15. San Diego State, unranked in the AP poll |  16. Memphis, No. 22 in the AP poll | 17. USC, No. 20 in the AP poll | 18. Utah, No. 17 in the AP poll | 19. Texas, No. 13 in the AP poll | 20. Oklahoma, No. 11 in the AP poll | 21. Vanderbilt, No. 15 in the AP poll | 22. Cincinnati, No. 25 in the AP poll | 23. James Madison, unranked in the AP poll | 24. Iowa, unranked in the AP poll | 25. North Texas, unranked in the AP poll |
| Week 10October 26 | 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 Tech, No. 8 in the AP poll | 5. BYU, No. 10 in the AP poll | 6. Alabama, No. 4 in the AP poll | 7. Oregon, No. 6 in the AP poll | 8. Vanderbilt, No. 9 in the AP poll | 9. Georgia, No. 5 in the AP poll | 10. Ole Miss, No. 7 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. Virginia, No. 15 in the AP poll | 15. Notre Dame, No. 12 in the AP poll | 16. Cincinnati, No. 17 in the AP poll | 17. Houston, No. 22 in the AP poll |  18. Navy, unranked in the AP poll | 19. Tulane, unranked in the AP poll | 20. San Diego State, unranked in the AP poll | 21. Memphis, No. 25 in the AP poll | 22. USC, No. 23 in the AP poll | 23. South Florida, unranked in the AP poll | 24. James Madison, unranked in the AP poll | 25. Utah, No. 24 in the AP poll |
| Week 9October 19 | 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 Tech, No. 7 in the AP poll | 5. Alabama, No. 4 in the AP poll | 6. Oregon, No. 6 in the AP poll | 7. BYU, No. 11 in the AP poll | 8. Georgia, No. 5 in the AP poll | 9. Vanderbilt, No. 10 in the AP poll | 10. Virginia, No. 16 in the AP poll | 11. South Florida, No. 18 in the AP poll | 12. Louisville, No. 19 in the AP poll | 13. Texas Tech, No. 14 in the AP poll | 14. Ole Miss, No. 8 in the AP poll | 15. Miami, No. 9 in the AP poll | 16. Notre Dame, No. 12 in the AP poll | 17. Missouri, No. 15 in the AP poll | 18. Oklahoma, No. 13 in the AP poll | 19. Cincinnati, No. 21 in the AP poll | 20. Navy, unranked in the AP poll | 21. Tulane, unranked in the AP poll | 22. San Diego State, unranked in the AP poll | 23. Houston, unranked in the AP poll | 24. Michigan, No. 25 in the AP poll | 25. James Madison, unranked in the AP poll |
| Week 8October 12 | 1. Indiana, No. 3 in the AP poll | 2. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 3. Miami, No. 2 in the AP poll | 4. Texas A&M, No. 4 in the AP poll | 5. Texas Tech, No. 7 in the AP poll | 6. Georgia Tech, No. 12 in the AP poll | 7. Alabama, No. 6 in the AP poll | 8. Ole Miss, No. 5 in the AP poll | 9. Oregon, No. 8 in the AP poll | 10. BYU, No. 15 in the AP poll | 11. Georgia, No. 9 in the AP poll | 12. Memphis, No. 22 in the AP poll | 13. Virginia, No. 18 in the AP poll | 14. Vanderbilt, No. 17 in the AP poll | 15. South Florida, No. 19 in the AP poll | 16. Tennessee, No. 11 in the AP poll | 17. LSU, No. 10 in the AP poll |  18. UNLV, unranked in the AP poll | 19. Notre Dame, No. 13 in the AP poll | 20. USC, No. 20 in the AP poll | 21. Missouri, No. 16 in the AP poll | 22. Washington, unranked in the AP poll | 23. Oklahoma, No. 14 in the AP poll | 24. Michigan, unranked in the AP poll | 25. Nebraska, No. 25 in the AP poll |
| Week 7October 5 | 1. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Miami, No. 2 in the AP poll | 3. Oregon, No. 3 in the AP poll | 4. Indiana, No. 7 in the AP poll | 5. Texas A&M, No. 5 in the AP poll | 6. Oklahoma, No. 6 in the AP poll | 7. Texas Tech, No. 9 in the AP poll | 8. Georgia Tech, No. 13 in the AP poll | 9. Ole Miss, No. 4 in the AP poll | 10. Alabama, No. 8 in the AP poll | 11. BYU, No. 18 in the AP poll | 12. Georgia, No. 10 in the AP poll | 13. Michigan, No. 15 in the AP poll | 14. Missouri, No. 14 in the AP poll | 15. Memphis, No. 23 in the AP poll | 16. Virginia, No. 19 in the AP poll | 17. Vanderbilt, No. 20 in the AP poll | 18. Tennessee, No. 12 in the AP poll | 19. South Florida, No. 24 in the AP poll | 20. LSU, No. 11 in the AP poll | 21. North Texas, unranked in the AP poll | 22. UNLV, unranked in the AP poll | 23. Illinois, No. 17 in the AP poll | 24. Notre Dame, No. 16 in the AP poll |  25. Florida State, No. 25 in the AP poll |
| Week 6September 28 | 1. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Oregon, No. 2 in the AP poll | 3. Miami, No. 3 in the AP poll | 4. Indiana, No. 8 in the AP poll | 5. Texas A&M, No. 6 in the AP poll | 6. Oklahoma, No. 5 in the AP poll | 7. Texas Tech, No. 11 in the AP poll | 8. Georgia Tech, No. 17 in the AP poll | 9. Vanderbilt, No. 16 in the AP poll |  10. Iowa State, No. 14 in the AP poll | 11. Ole Miss, No. 4 in the AP poll | 12. BYU, No. 23 in the AP poll | 13. Texas, No. 9 in the AP poll | 14. South Florida, unranked in the AP poll | 15. Florida State, No. 18 in the AP poll | 16. Alabama, No. 10 in the AP poll | 17. Georgia, No. 12 in the AP poll | 18. Michigan, No. 20 in the AP poll | 19. LSU, No. 13 in the AP poll | 20. Penn State, No. 7 in the AP poll | 21. Missouri, No. 19 in the AP poll | 22. Memphis, unranked in the AP poll | 23. Louisville, unranked in the AP poll | 24. Tennessee, No. 15 in the AP poll |  25. Maryland, unranked in the AP poll |
| Week 5September 21 | 1. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Miami, No. 2 in the AP poll | 3. Oregon, No. 6 in the AP poll | 4. Georgia, No. 5 in the AP poll | 5. Indiana, No. 11 in the AP poll | 6. Texas A&M, No. 9 in the AP poll | 7. Oklahoma, No. 7 in the AP poll | 8. Florida State, No. 8 in the AP poll | 9. Texas Tech, No. 12 in the AP poll | 10. LSU, No. 4 in the AP poll | 11. Penn State, No. 3 in the AP poll | 12. Georgia Tech, No. 16 in the AP poll | 13. Vanderbilt, No. 18 in the AP poll | 14. Iowa State, No. 14 in the AP poll | 15. Texas, No. 10 in the AP poll | 16. South Florida, unranked in the AP poll | 17. BYU, No. 25 in the AP poll | 18. Michigan, No. 19 in the AP poll |  19. Auburn, unranked in the AP poll | 20. Alabama, No. 17 in the AP poll | 21. Ole Miss, No. 13 in the AP poll | 22. Missouri, No. 20 in the AP poll | 23. USC, No. 21 in the AP poll | 24. Mississippi State, unranked in the AP poll | 25. TCU, No. 24 in the AP poll |
| Week 4September 14 | 1. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Miami, No. 4 in the AP poll | 3. Oregon, No. 6 in the AP poll | 4. Georgia, No. 5 in the AP poll | 5. Texas A&M, No. 10 in the AP poll | 6. Florida State, No. 7 in the AP poll | 7. Oklahoma, No. 11 in the AP poll | 8. LSU, No. 3 in the AP poll | 9. Penn State, No. 2 in the AP poll | 10. Illinois, No. 9 in the AP poll | 11. Georgia Tech, No. 18 in the AP poll | 12. Vanderbilt, No. 20 in the AP poll | 13. Iowa State, No. 12 in the AP poll | 14. Utah, No. 16 in the AP poll | 15. Texas, No. 8 in the AP poll | 16. Auburn, No. 22 in the AP poll | 17. South Florida, unranked in the AP poll | 18. BYU, unranked in the AP poll | 19. Indiana, No. 19 in the AP poll | 20. Texas Tech, No. 17 in the AP poll | 21. Michigan, No. 21 in the AP poll | 22. Alabama, No. 14 in the AP poll | 23. Ole Miss, No. 13 in the AP poll | 24. Nebraska, unranked in the AP poll | 25. Missouri, No. 23 in the AP poll |
| Week 3September 7 | 1. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Oregon, No. 4 in the AP poll | 3. LSU, No. 3 in the AP poll | 4. Penn State, No. 2 in the AP poll | 5. Miami, No. 5 in the AP poll | 6. Texas, No. 7 in the AP poll | 7. Georgia, No. 6 in the AP poll | 8. Notre Dame, No. 8 in the AP poll | 9. Illinois, No. 9 in the AP poll |  10. South Carolina, No. 11 in the AP poll | 11. BYU, unranked in the AP poll | 12. South Florida, No. 18 in the AP poll | 13. Oklahoma, No. 13 in the AP poll | 14. Auburn, No. 24 in the AP poll | 15. Iowa State, No. 14 in the AP poll | 16. Florida State, No. 10 in the AP poll |  17. Clemson, No. 12 in the AP poll | 18. Georgia Tech, unranked in the AP poll | 19. Indiana, No. 22 in the AP poll | 20. Texas Tech, No. 21 in the AP poll | 21. Ole Miss, No. 17 in the AP poll | 22. Michigan, No. 23 in the AP poll | 23. Alabama, No. 19 in the AP poll | 24. Utah, No. 20 in the AP poll |  25. Arizona State, 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. Penn State, No. 2 in the AP poll | 4. Texas, No. 7 in the AP poll | 5. Georgia, No. 4 in the AP poll | 6. Oregon, No. 6 in the AP poll | 7. Miami, No. 5 in the AP poll | 8. Notre Dame, No. 9 in the AP poll | 9. Illinois, No. 11 in the AP poll | 10. Clemson, No. 8 in the AP poll | 11. South Carolina, No. 10 in the AP poll | 12. BYU, unranked in the AP poll | 13. Arizona State, No. 12 in the AP poll | 14. Oklahoma, No. 18 in the AP poll | 15. Auburn, unranked in the AP poll | 16. Florida State, No. 14 in the AP poll | 17. Michigan, No. 15 in the AP poll | 18. South Florida, unranked in the AP poll | 19. Florida, No. 13 in the AP poll | 20. Georgia Tech, unranked in the AP poll | 21. Indiana, No. 23 in the AP poll | 22. Alabama, No. 21 in the AP poll | 23. Texas Tech, No. 24 in the AP poll | 24. SMU, No. 17 in the AP poll | 25. Ole Miss, No. 20 in the AP poll |
| PreseasonAugust 11 | 1. Penn State, No. 2 in the AP poll | 2. Ohio State, No. 3 in the AP poll | 3. Texas, No. 1 in the AP poll | 4. Clemson, No. 4 in the AP poll | 5. Notre Dame, No. 6 in the AP poll | 6. LSU, No. 9 in the AP poll | 7. Georgia, No. 5 in the AP poll | 8. Oregon, No. 7 in the AP poll | 9. Alabama, No. 8 in the AP poll | 10. Illinois, No. 12 in the AP poll | 11. South Carolina, No. 13 in the AP poll | 12. BYU, unranked in the AP poll | 13. Arizona State, No. 11 in the AP poll | 14. Oklahoma, No. 18 in the AP poll | 15. Florida, No. 15 in the AP poll | 16. Michigan, No. 14 in the AP poll | 17. Indiana, No. 20 in the AP poll | 18. Georgia Tech, unranked in the AP poll | 19. Miami, No. 10 in the AP poll | 20. Texas Tech, No. 23 in the AP poll | 21. Auburn, unranked in the AP poll | 22. SMU, No. 16 in the AP poll |  23. Kansas State, No. 17 in the AP poll | 24. Ole Miss, No. 21 in the AP poll | 25. Louisville, unranked in the AP poll |
2024
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| FinalJanuary 20 | 1. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Notre Dame, No. 2 in the AP poll | 3. Texas, No. 4 in the AP poll | 4. Penn State, No. 5 in the AP poll | 5. Oregon, No. 3 in the AP poll | 6. Arizona State, No. 7 in the AP poll |  7. Boise State, No. 8 in the AP poll | 8. Georgia, No. 6 in the AP poll | 9. Clemson, No. 14 in the AP poll | 10. Indiana, No. 10 in the AP poll | 11. Tennessee, No. 9 in the AP poll | 12. SMU, No. 12 in the AP poll | 13. Memphis, No. 24 in the AP poll | 14. UNLV, No. 23 in the AP poll |  15. Army, No. 21 in the AP poll | 16. Iowa State, No. 15 in the AP poll | 17. BYU, No. 13 in the AP poll |  18. Syracuse, No. 20 in the AP poll | 19. Illinois, No. 16 in the AP poll |  20. Marshall, unranked in the AP poll |  21. Ohio, unranked in the AP poll | 22. Louisville, unranked in the AP poll | 23. Alabama, No. 17 in the AP poll | 24. Miami, No. 18 in the AP poll | 25. Ole Miss, No. 11 in the AP poll |
| Week 16December 8 | 1. Oregon, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Georgia, No. 2 in the AP poll | 3. Notre Dame, No. 3 in the AP poll | 4. Boise State, No. 8 in the AP poll | 5. Ohio State, No. 6 in the AP poll | 6. Arizona State, No. 10 in the AP poll | 7. Penn State, No. 5 in the AP poll | 8. Texas, No. 4 in the AP poll | 9. Indiana, No. 9 in the AP poll | 10. Tennessee, No. 7 in the AP poll | 11. Clemson, No. 13 in the AP poll | 12. SMU, No. 12 in the AP poll | 13. Memphis, No. 25 in the AP poll | 14. UNLV, No. 24 in the AP poll | 15. Alabama, No. 11 in the AP poll | 16. Army, No. 19 in the AP poll | 17. Iowa State, No. 18 in the AP poll | 18. BYU, No. 17 in the AP poll | 19. Syracuse, No. 22 in the AP poll | 20. South Carolina, No. 14 in the AP poll | 21. Miami, No. 15 in the AP poll |  22. Colorado, No. 20 in the AP poll | 23. Marshall, unranked in the AP poll | 24. Illinois, No. 21 in the AP poll |  25. Louisiana, unranked in the AP poll |
| Week 15December 1 | 1. Oregon, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Notre Dame, No. 4 in the AP poll | 3. Penn State, No. 3 in the AP poll | 4. Texas, No. 2 in the AP poll | 5. Boise State, No. 10 in the AP poll | 6. SMU, No. 8 in the AP poll | 7. Ohio State, No. 7 in the AP poll | 8. Georgia, No. 5 in the AP poll | 9. Indiana, No. 9 in the AP poll | 10. Tennessee, No. 6 in the AP poll | 11. Iowa State, No. 16 in the AP poll | 12. Arizona State, No. 12 in the AP poll | 13. Memphis, No. 25 in the AP poll | 14. UNLV, No. 19 in the AP poll | 15. Alabama, No. 11 in the AP poll | 16. BYU, No. 17 in the AP poll | 17. Syracuse, No. 23 in the AP poll | 18. Army, No. 24 in the AP poll | 19. South Carolina, No. 13 in the AP poll | 20. Miami, No. 14 in the AP poll | 21. Colorado, No. 20 in the AP poll | 22. Louisiana, unranked in the AP poll | 23. Kansas State, unranked in the AP poll | 24. Clemson, No. 18 in the AP poll | 25. Tulane, unranked in the AP poll |
| Week 14November 24 | 1. Oregon, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Ohio State, No. 2 in the AP poll | 3. Penn State, No. 4 in the AP poll | 4. Notre Dame, No. 5 in the AP poll | 5. Texas, No. 3 in the AP poll | 6. Boise State, No. 11 in the AP poll | 7. SMU, No. 9 in the AP poll | 8. Georgia, No. 6 in the AP poll | 9. Indiana, No. 10 in the AP poll | 10. Tennessee, No. 7 in the AP poll | 11. Miami, No. 8 in the AP poll | 12. Clemson, No. 12 in the AP poll | 13. Iowa State, No. 17 in the AP poll | 14. Arizona State, No. 14 in the AP poll | 15. Tulane, No. 18 in the AP poll |  16. Washington State, unranked in the AP poll | 17. UNLV, No. 21 in the AP poll | 18. Memphis, unranked in the AP poll | 19. Alabama, No. 13 in the AP poll | 20. BYU, No. 19 in the AP poll | 21. Army, No. 25 in the AP poll | 22. Louisiana, unranked in the AP poll | 23. Colorado, No. 23 in the AP poll | 24. Kansas State, unranked in the AP poll | 25. Syracuse, unranked in the AP poll |
| Week 13November 17 | 1. Oregon, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Ohio State, No. 2 in the AP poll | 3. Indiana, No. 5 in the AP poll | 4. Penn State, No. 4 in the AP poll | 5. Notre Dame, No. 6 in the AP poll | 6. Texas, No. 3 in the AP poll | 7. Boise State, No. 12 in the AP poll | 8. Alabama, No. 7 in the AP poll | 9. SMU, No. 13 in the AP poll | 10. Georgia, No. 8 in the AP poll | 11. Army, No. 18 in the AP poll | 12. Colorado, No. 16 in the AP poll | 13. BYU, No. 14 in the AP poll | 14. Ole Miss, No. 9 in the AP poll | 15. Tennessee, No. 10 in the AP poll | 16. Miami, No. 11 in the AP poll | 17. Clemson, No. 17 in the AP poll | 18. Texas A&M, No. 15 in the AP poll | 19. Iowa State, No. 22 in the AP poll | 20. Tulane, No. 20 in the AP poll | 21. Washington State, No. 25 in the AP poll | 22. UNLV, No. 23 in the AP poll | 23. Arizona State, No. 21 in the AP poll | 24. Louisiana, unranked in the AP poll | 25. Memphis, unranked in the AP poll |
| Week 12November 10 | 1. Oregon, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Ohio State, No. 2 in the AP poll | 3. Indiana, No. 5 in the AP poll | 4. Penn State, No. 4 in the AP poll | 5. Notre Dame, No. 8 in the AP poll | 6. Texas, No. 3 in the AP poll | 7. BYU, No. 7 in the AP poll | 8. Tennessee, No. 6 in the AP poll | 9. Boise State, No. 13 in the AP poll | 10. Alabama, No. 9 in the AP poll | 11. SMU, No. 14 in the AP poll | 12. Georgia, No. 11 in the AP poll | 13. Army, No. 16 in the AP poll | 14. Colorado, No. 18 in the AP poll | 15. Ole Miss, No. 10 in the AP poll | 16. Washington State, No. 19 in the AP poll | 17. Miami, No. 12 in the AP poll | 18. Clemson, No. 17 in the AP poll | 19. Kansas State, No. 20 in the AP poll | 20. Texas A&M, No. 15 in the AP poll | 21. Louisiana, unranked in the AP poll | 22. Iowa State, unranked in the AP poll | 23. Pittsburgh, unranked in the AP poll | 24. Tulane, No. 25 in the AP poll | 25. UNLV, unranked in the AP poll |
| Week 11November 3 | 1. Oregon, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Ohio State, No. 3 in the AP poll | 3. Indiana, No. 8 in the AP poll | 4. Georgia, No. 2 in the AP poll | 5. Miami, No. 4 in the AP poll | 6. Penn State, No. 6 in the AP poll | 7. Notre Dame, No. 10 in the AP poll | 8. Texas, No. 5 in the AP poll | 9. BYU, No. 9 in the AP poll | 10. Tennessee, No. 7 in the AP poll | 11. Boise State, No. 12 in the AP poll | 12. SMU, No. 13 in the AP poll | 13. Alabama, No. 11 in the AP poll | 14. Army, No. 18 in the AP poll | 15. Washington State, No. 20 in the AP poll | 16. Iowa State, No. 17 in the AP poll | 17. Pittsburgh, No. 23 in the AP poll | 18. LSU, No. 14 in the AP poll | 19. Colorado, No. 21 in the AP poll | 20. Clemson, No. 19 in the AP poll | 21. Kansas State, No. 22 in the AP poll | 22. Texas A&M, No. 15 in the AP poll | 23. Louisiana, unranked in the AP poll | 24. Ole Miss, No. 16 in the AP poll | 25. Missouri, unranked in the AP poll |
| Week 10October 27 | 1. Oregon, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Penn State, No. 3 in the AP poll | 3. Indiana, No. 13 in the AP poll | 4. Ohio State, No. 4 in the AP poll | 5. Georgia, No. 2 in the AP poll | 6. Iowa State, No. 11 in the AP poll | 7. Miami, No. 5 in the AP poll | 8. Notre Dame, No. 8 in the AP poll | 9. Texas, No. 6 in the AP poll | 10. BYU, No. 9 in the AP poll | 11. Clemson, No. 11 in the AP poll | 12. Tennessee, No. 7 in the AP poll | 13. Boise State, No. 15 in the AP poll | 14. Pittsburgh, No. 18 in the AP poll | 15. Texas A&M, No. 10 in the AP poll | 16. Alabama, No. 14 in the AP poll | 17. Army, No. 21 in the AP poll | 18. Kansas State, No. 17 in the AP poll | 19. SMU, No. 20 in the AP poll | 20. Washington State, No. 22 in the AP poll | 21. Memphis, unranked in the AP poll | 22. Illinois, No. 24 in the AP poll | 23. LSU, No. 16 in the AP poll | 24. Colorado, No. 23 in the AP poll | 25. Navy, unranked in the AP poll |
| Week 9October 20 | 1. Oregon, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Penn State, No. 3 in the AP poll | 3. Ohio State, No. 4 in the AP poll | 4. Georgia, No. 2 in the AP poll | 5. Indiana, No. 13 in the AP poll | 6. Iowa State, No. 10 in the AP poll | 7. Miami, No. 6 in the AP poll | 8. Notre Dame, No. 12 in the AP poll | 9. Texas, No. 5 in the AP poll | 10. Clemson, No. 9 in the AP poll | 11. Tennessee, No. 7 in the AP poll | 12. LSU, No. 8 in the AP poll | 13. BYU, No. 11 in the AP poll | 14. Boise State, No. 17 in the AP poll | 15. Pittsburgh, No. 19 in the AP poll | 16. Texas A&M, No. 14 in the AP poll | 17. Illinois, No. 20 in the AP poll | 18. Alabama, No. 15 in the AP poll | 19. Army, No. 23 in the AP poll | 20. Kansas State, No. 16 in the AP poll | 21. SMU, No. 22 in the AP poll | 22. Navy, No. 24 in the AP poll | 23. Missouri, No. 21 in the AP poll | 24. Washington State, unranked in the AP poll | 25. Syracuse, unranked in the AP poll |
| Week 8October 13 | 1. Oregon, No. 2 in the AP poll | 2. Texas, No. 1 in the AP poll | 3. Penn State, No. 3 in the AP poll | 4. Ohio State, No. 4 in the AP poll | 5. Georgia, No. 5 in the AP poll | 6. Iowa State, No. 9 in the AP poll | 7. Indiana, No. 16 in the AP poll | 8. Notre Dame, No. 12 in the AP poll | 9. Miami, No. 6 in the AP poll | 10. Clemson, No. 10 in the AP poll | 11. LSU, No. 8 in the AP poll | 12. BYU, No. 13 in the AP poll | 13. Alabama, No. 7 in the AP poll | 14. Tennessee, No. 11 in the AP poll | 15. Boise State, No. 15 in the AP poll | 16. Pittsburgh, No. 20 in the AP poll | 17. Texas A&M, No. 14 in the AP poll | 18. Illinois, No. 22 in the AP poll | 19. Army, No. 23 in the AP poll | 20. Kansas State, No. 17 in the AP poll | 21. SMU, No. 21 in the AP poll | 22. Michigan, No. 24 in the AP poll | 23. Arizona State, unranked in the AP poll | 24. Navy, No. 25 in the AP poll | 25. Missouri, No. 19 in the AP poll |
| Week 7October 6 | 1. Ohio State, No. 2 in the AP poll | 2. Texas, No. 1 in the AP poll | 3. Penn State, No. 4 in the AP poll | 4. Oregon, No. 3 in the AP poll | 5. Georgia, No. 5 in the AP poll | 6. Iowa State, No. 11 in the AP poll | 7. Indiana, No. 18 in the AP poll | 8. Notre Dame, No. 11 in the AP poll | 9. Clemson, No. 10 in the AP poll | 10. BYU, No. 14 in the AP poll | 11. Miami, No. 6 in the AP poll | 12. Tennessee, No. 8 in the AP poll | 13. Alabama, No. 7 in the AP poll | 14. Boise State, No. 17 in the AP poll | 15. Pittsburgh, No. 22 in the AP poll | 16. Kansas State, No. 18 in the AP poll | 17. Texas A&M, No. 15 in the AP poll | 18. Oklahoma, No. 18 in the AP poll | 19. Ole Miss, No. 9 in the AP poll | 20. Missouri, No. 21 in the AP poll | 21. LSU, No. 13 in the AP poll | 22. Illinois, No. 23 in the AP poll | 23. Syracuse, unranked in the AP poll | 24. Army, unranked in the AP poll | 25. Michigan, No. 24 in the AP poll |
| Week 6September 29 | 1. Alabama, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Texas, No. 2 in the AP poll | 3. Ohio State, No. 3 in the AP poll | 4. Tennessee, No. 4 in the AP poll | 5. Penn State, No. 7 in the AP poll | 6. Georgia, No. 5 in the AP poll | 7. Oregon, No. 6 in the AP poll | 8. Missouri, No. 9 in the AP poll | 9. Iowa State, No. 16 in the AP poll | 10. Miami, No. 8 in the AP poll | 11. Michigan, No. 10 in the AP poll | 12. Notre Dame, No. 14 in the AP poll | 13. USC, No. 11 in the AP poll | 14. Clemson, No. 15 in the AP poll | 15. Indiana, No. 23 in the AP poll | 16. BYU, No. 17 in the AP poll | 17. Oklahoma, No. 19 in the AP poll | 18. LSU, No. 13 in the AP poll | 19. Kansas State, No. 20 in the AP poll | 20. Ole Miss, No. 12 in the AP poll | 21. Illinois, No. 24 in the AP poll | 22. Boise State, No. 21 in the AP poll | 23. Louisville, No. 22 in the AP poll | 24. Texas A&M, No. 25 in the AP poll | 25. Pittsburgh, unranked in the AP poll |
| Week 5September 22 | 1. Texas, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Ohio State, No. 3 in the AP poll | 3. Tennessee, No. 5 in the AP poll | 4. Alabama, No. 4 in the AP poll | 5. Georgia, No. 2 in the AP poll | 6. Ole Miss, No. 6 in the AP poll | 7. Penn State, No. 9 in the AP poll | 8. Miami, No. 7 in the AP poll | 9. Utah, No. 10 in the AP poll | 10. Oregon, No. 8 in the AP poll | 11. Missouri, No. 11 in the AP poll | 12. Louisville, No. 15 in the AP poll | 13. Iowa State, No. 18 in the AP poll | 14. Illinois, No. 19 in the AP poll | 15. Michigan, No. 12 in the AP poll | 16. Indiana, unranked in the AP poll | 17. Notre Dame, No. 16 in the AP poll | 18. Oklahoma State, No. 20 in the AP poll | 19. USC, No. 13 in the AP poll | 20. LSU, No. 14 in the AP poll | 21. Clemson, No. 17 in the AP poll | 22. BYU, No. 22 in the AP poll | 23. Oklahoma, No. 21 in the AP poll | 24. Texas A&M, No. 24 in the AP poll | 25. Nebraska, unranked in the AP poll |
| Week 4September 15 | 1. Texas, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Ohio State, No. 3 in the AP poll | 3. Alabama, No. 4 in the AP poll | 4. Georgia, No. 2 in the AP poll | 5. Ole Miss, No. 5 in the AP poll | 6. Tennessee, No. 6 in the AP poll | 7. USC, No. 11 in the AP poll | 8. Missouri, No. 7 in the AP poll | 9. Miami, No. 8 in the AP poll | 10. Penn State, No. 10 in the AP poll | 11. Kansas State, No. 13 in the AP poll | 12. Oregon, No. 9 in the AP poll | 13. Oklahoma, No. 15 in the AP poll | 14. Utah, No. 12 in the AP poll | 15. Oklahoma State, No. 14 in the AP poll | 16. Louisville, No. 19 in the AP poll | 17. Iowa State, No. 20 in the AP poll | 18. Illinois, No. 24 in the AP poll | 19. Nebraska, No. 22 in the AP poll | 20. LSU, No. 16 in the AP poll | 21. Syracuse, unranked in the AP poll | 22. Notre Dame, No. 17 in the AP poll | 23. Michigan, No. 18 in the AP poll | 24. Arizona, unranked in the AP poll |  25. Northern Illinois, No. 23 in the AP poll |
| Week 3September 8 | 1. Texas, No. 2 in the AP poll | 2. Georgia, No. 1 in the AP poll | 3. Ohio State, No. 3 in the AP poll | 4. Ole Miss, No. 5 in the AP poll | 5. Alabama, No. 4 in the AP poll | 6. Missouri, No. 6 in the AP poll | 7. Utah, No. 12 in the AP poll | 8. Tennessee, No. 7 in the AP poll | 9. USC, No. 11 in the AP poll | 10. Oklahoma, No. 15 in the AP poll | 11. Penn State, No. 8 in the AP poll | 12. Arizona, No. 20 in the AP poll | 13. Oregon, No. 9 in the AP poll | 14. Oklahoma State, No. 13 in the AP poll | 15. Kansas State, No. 14 in the AP poll | 16. Miami, No. 10 in the AP poll | 17. Louisville, No. 19 in the AP poll | 18. LSU, No. 16 in the AP poll | 19. Notre Dame, No. 18 in the AP poll | 20. Illinois, unranked in the AP poll | 21. Iowa State, No. 21 in the AP poll | 22. Michigan, No. 17 in the AP poll | 23. Clemson, No. 22 in the AP poll | 24. Syracuse, unranked in the AP poll | 25. Nebraska, No. 23 in the AP poll |
| Week 2September 3 | 1. Georgia, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Ohio State, No. 2 in the AP poll | 3. Texas, No. 3 in the AP poll | 4. Ole Miss, No. 6 in the AP poll | 5. Notre Dame, No. 5 in the AP poll | 6. Missouri, No. 9 in the AP poll | 7. Alabama, No. 4 in the AP poll | 8. Oregon, No. 7 in the AP poll | 9. Utah, No. 11 in the AP poll | 10. Penn State, No. 8 in the AP poll | 11. Michigan, No. 10 in the AP poll | 12. Oklahoma, No. 15 in the AP poll | 13. Tennessee, No. 14 in the AP poll | 14. USC, No. 13 in the AP poll | 15. Arizona, No. 20 in the AP poll | 16. Oklahoma State, No. 16 in the AP poll | 17. Kansas State, No. 17 in the AP poll | 18. Iowa, No. 21 in the AP poll | 19. Miami, No. 12 in the AP poll |  20. Kansas, No. 19 in the AP poll | 21. Louisville, No. 22 in the AP poll |  22. NC State, No. 24 in the AP poll | 23. LSU, No. 18 in the AP poll | 24. Georgia Tech, No. 23 in the AP poll | 25. Clemson, No. 25 in the AP poll |
| PreseasonAugust 12 | 1. Georgia, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Ohio State, No. 2 in the AP poll | 3. Oregon, No. 3 in the AP poll | 4. Texas, No. 4 in the AP poll | 5. Ole Miss, No. 6 in the AP poll | 6. Missouri, No. 11 in the AP poll | 7. Utah, No. 12 in the AP poll | 8. Alabama, No. 5 in the AP poll | 9. Florida State, No. 10 in the AP poll | 10. Notre Dame, No. 7 in the AP poll | 11. Penn State, No. 8 in the AP poll | 12. Michigan, No. 9 in the AP poll | 13. NC State, No. 24 in the AP poll | 14. Tennessee, No. 15 in the AP poll | 15. LSU, No. 13 in the AP poll | 16. Clemson, No. 14 in the AP poll | 17. Oklahoma, No. 16 in the AP poll | 18. Kansas, No. 22 in the AP poll | 19. Iowa, No. 25 in the AP poll | 20. Oklahoma State, No. 17 in the AP poll | 21. Arizona, No. 21 in the AP poll | 22. Kansas State, No. 18 in the AP poll | 23. Virginia Tech, unranked in the AP poll | 24. USC, No. 23 in the AP poll | 25. Kentucky, unranked in the AP poll |