1991 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

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AP Poll

|Week1-1 = Florida State (49) |Week1-2 = Michigan (5) |Week1-3 = Miami (FL) (2) |Week1-4 = Washington (1) |Week1-5 = Florida (1) |Week1-6 = Notre Dame |Week1-7 = Penn State |Week1-8 = Georgia Tech |Week1-9 = Clemson (1) |Week1-10 = Oklahoma |Week1-11 = Tennessee |Week1-12 = Houston (1) |Week1-13 = Colorado |Week1-14 = Texas |Week1-15 = Nebraska |Week1-16 = USC |Week1-17 = Auburn |Week1-18 = Iowa |Week1-19 = BYU |Week1-20 = Michigan State |Week1-21 = Texas A&M |Week1-22 = Alabama |Week1-23 = Ohio State |Week1-24 = UCLA |Week1-25 = Syracuse |Week2-1 = Florida State (1–0) (54) |Week2-1-Color = |Week2-2 = Michigan (0–0) (1) |Week2-2-Color = |Week2-3 = Miami (FL) (1–0) (1) |Week2-3-Color = |Week2-4 = Washington (0–0) (2) |Week2-4-Color = |Week2-5 = Penn State (1–0) |Week2-5-Color = u |Week2-6 = Florida (0–0) |Week2-6-Color = d |Week2-7 = Notre Dame (0–0) |Week2-7-Color = d |Week2-8 = Clemson (0–0) |Week2-8-Color = u |Week2-9 = Oklahoma (0–0) |Week2-9-Color = u |Week2-10 = Houston (1–0) (1) |Week2-10-Color = u |Week2-11 = Tennessee (0–0) |Week2-11-Color = |Week2-12 = Colorado (0–0) |Week2-12-Color = u |Week2-13 = Texas (0–0) |Week2-13-Color = u |Week2-14 = Nebraska (0–0) |Week2-14-Color = u |Week2-15 = Iowa (0–0) |Week2-15-Color = u |Week2-16 = USC (0–0) |Week2-16-Color = |Week2-17 = Georgia Tech (0–1) |Week2-17-Color = d |Week2-18 = Auburn (1–0) |Week2-18-Color = d |Week2-19 = Michigan State (0–0) |Week2-19-Color = u |Week2-20 = Alabama (0–0) |Week2-20-Color = u |Week2-21 = Texas A&M (0–0) |Week2-21-Color = |Week2-22 = Ohio State (0–0) |Week2-22-Color = u |Week2-23 = UCLA (0–0) |Week2-23-Color = u |Week2-24 = Syracuse (0–0) |Week2-24-Color = u |Week2-25 = BYU (0–1) |Week2-25-Color = d |Week3-1 = Florida State (2–0) (53) |Week3-1-Color = |Week3-2 = Miami (FL) (1–0) (2) |Week3-2-Color = u |Week3-3 = Michigan (1–0) (1) |Week3-3-Color = d |Week3-4 = Washington (1–0) (2) |Week3-4-Color = |Week3-5 = Penn State (2–0) |Week3-5-Color = |Week3-6 = Florida (1–0) (1) |Week3-6-Color = |Week3-7 = Notre Dame (1–0) |Week3-7-Color = |Week3-8 = Clemson (1–0) |Week3-8-Color = |Week3-9 = Oklahoma (0–0) |Week3-9-Color = |Week3-10 = Houston (1–0) (1) |Week3-10-Color = |Week3-11 = Tennessee (1–0) |Week3-11-Color = |Week3-12 = Colorado (1–0) |Week3-12-Color = |Week3-13 = Nebraska (1–0) |Week3-13-Color = u |Week3-14 = Iowa (1–0) |Week3-14-Color = u |Week3-15 = Auburn (1–0) |Week3-15-Color = u |Week3-16 = Alabama (1–0) |Week3-16-Color = u |Week3-17 = Georgia Tech (0–1) |Week3-17-Color = |Week3-18 = Michigan State (0–0) |Week3-18-Color = u |Week3-19 = Ohio State (1–0) |Week3-19-Color = u |Week3-20 = Texas A&M (0–0) |Week3-20-Color = u |Week3-21 = UCLA (1–0) |Week3-21-Color = u |Week3-22 = Syracuse (1–0) |Week3-22-Color = u |Week3-23 = Baylor (1–0) |Week3-23-Color = npr |Week3-24 = Pittsburgh (2–0) |Week3-24-Color = npr |Week3-25 = Mississippi State (2–0) |Week3-25-Color = npr |Week4-1 = Florida State (3–0) (47) |Week4-1-Color = |Week4-2 = Miami (FL) (2–0) (8) |Week4-2-Color = |Week4-3 = Michigan (2–0) (1) |Week4-3-Color = |Week4-4 = Washington (1–0) (1) |Week4-4-Color = |Week4-5 = Florida (2–0) (1) |Week4-5-Color = u |Week4-6 = Tennessee (2–0) |Week4-6-Color = u |Week4-7 = Oklahoma (1–0) |Week4-7-Color = u |Week4-8 = Clemson (1–0) |Week4-8-Color = |Week4-9 = Nebraska (2–0) |Week4-9-Color = u |Week4-10 = Iowa (2–0) |Week4-10-Color = u |Week4-11 = Notre Dame (1–1) |Week4-11-Color = d |Week4-12 = Penn State (2–1) |Week4-12-Color = d |Week4-13 = Auburn (2–0) |Week4-13-Color = u |Week4-14 = Baylor (2–0) |Week4-14-Color = u |Week4-15 = Texas A&M (1–0) |Week4-15-Color = u |Week4-16 = Ohio State (2–0) |Week4-16-Color = u |Week4-17 = Georgia Tech (1–1) |Week4-17-Color = |Week4-18 = Syracuse (2–0) |Week4-18-Color = u |Week4-19 = Colorado (1–1) |Week4-19-Color = d |Week4-20 = Pittsburgh (3–0) |Week4-20-Color = u |Week4-21 = Houston (1–1) |Week4-21-Color = d |Week4-22 = USC (1–1) |Week4-22-Color = npr |Week4-23 = Mississippi State (3–0) |Week4-23-Color = u |Week4-24 = California (2–0) |Week4-24-Color = npr |Week4-25 = Georgia (2–0) |Week4-25-Color = npr |Week5-1 = Florida State (3–0) (48) |Week5-1-Color = |Week5-2 = Miami (FL) (2–0) (8) |Week5-2-Color = |Week5-3 = Michigan (2–0) (1) |Week5-3-Color = |Week5-4 = Washington (2–0) (3) |Week5-4-Color = |Week5-5 = Tennessee (3–0) |Week5-5-Color = u |Week5-6 = Oklahoma (2–0) |Week5-6-Color = u |Week5-7 = Clemson (2–0) |Week5-7-Color = u |Week5-8 = Notre Dame (2–1) |Week5-8-Color = u |Week5-9 = Iowa (2–0) |Week5-9-Color = u |Week5-10 = Penn State (3–1) т |Week5-10-Color = tu |Week5-11 = Syracuse (3–0) т |Week5-11-Color = u |Week5-12 = Baylor (3–0) |Week5-12-Color = u |Week5-13 = Auburn (3–0) |Week5-13-Color = |Week5-14 = Florida (2–1) |Week5-14-Color = d |Week5-15 = Ohio State (3–0) |Week5-15-Color = u |Week5-16 = Nebraska (2–1) |Week5-16-Color = d |Week5-17 = Colorado (2–1) |Week5-17-Color = u |Week5-18 = Pittsburgh (3–0) |Week5-18-Color = u |Week5-19 = Georgia Tech (2–1) |Week5-19-Color = d |Week5-20 = California (3–0) |Week5-20-Color = u |Week5-21 = Mississippi State (3–1) |Week5-21-Color = u |Week5-22 = Alabama (2–1) |Week5-22-Color = npr |Week5-23 = North Carolina (2–0) |Week5-23-Color = npr |Week5-24 = Arizona State (2–0) |Week5-24-Color = npr |Week5-25 = Illinois (2–1) |Week5-25-Color = npr |Week6-1 = Florida State (4–0) (56) |Week6-1-Color = |Week6-2 = Miami (FL) (3–0) (2) |Week6-2-Color = |Week6-3 = Washington (3–0) (1) |Week6-3-Color = u |Week6-4 = Tennessee (4–0) |Week6-4-Color = u |Week6-5 = Oklahoma (3–0) |Week6-5-Color = u |Week6-6 = Clemson (3–0) |Week6-6-Color = u |Week6-7 = Michigan (2–1) |Week6-7-Color = d |Week6-8 = Notre Dame (3–1) |Week6-8-Color = |Week6-9 = Iowa (3–0) |Week6-9-Color = |Week6-10 = Syracuse (4–0) |Week6-10-Color = |Week6-11 = Baylor (4–0) |Week6-11-Color = u |Week6-12 = Penn State (4–1) |Week6-12-Color = d |Week6-13 = Florida (3–1) |Week6-13-Color = u |Week6-14 = Ohio State (3–0) |Week6-14-Color = u |Week6-15 = Nebraska (3–1) |Week6-15-Color = u |Week6-16 = Auburn (3–1) |Week6-16-Color = d |Week6-17 = Pittsburgh (4–0) |Week6-17-Color = u |Week6-18 = California (3–0) |Week6-18-Color = u |Week6-19 = NC State (4–0) |Week6-19-Color = npr |Week6-20 = Alabama (3–1) |Week6-20-Color = u |Week6-21 = Georgia Tech (2–2) |Week6-21-Color = d |Week6-22 = Illinois (2–1) |Week6-22-Color = u |Week6-23 = Texas A&M (2–1) |Week6-23-Color = npr |Week6-24 = UCLA (2–1) |Week6-24-Color = npr |Week6-25 = Colorado (2–2) |Week6-25-Color = d |Week7-1 = Florida State (5–0) (58) |Week7-1-Color = |Week7-2 = Miami (FL) (4–0) (1) |Week7-2-Color = |Week7-3 = Washington (4–0) (1) |Week7-3-Color = |Week7-4 = Tennessee (4–0) |Week7-4-Color = |Week7-5 = Michigan (3–1) |Week7-5-Color = u |Week7-6 = Oklahoma (4–0) |Week7-6-Color = d |Week7-7 = Notre Dame (4–1) |Week7-7-Color = u |Week7-8 = Baylor (5–0) |Week7-8-Color = u |Week7-9 = Penn State (5–1) |Week7-9-Color = u |Week7-10 = Florida (4–1) |Week7-10-Color = u |Week7-11 = Ohio State (4–0) |Week7-11-Color = u |Week7-12 = Pittsburgh (5–0) |Week7-12-Color = u |Week7-13 = California (4–0) |Week7-13-Color = u |Week7-14 = Nebraska (3–1) |Week7-14-Color = u |Week7-15 = Syracuse (4–1) |Week7-15-Color = d |Week7-16 = NC State (5–0) |Week7-16-Color = u |Week7-17 = Iowa (3–1) |Week7-17-Color = d |Week7-18 = Clemson (3–1) |Week7-18-Color = d |Week7-19 = Alabama (4–1) |Week7-19-Color = u |Week7-20 = Illinois (3–1) |Week7-20-Color = u |Week7-21 = Texas A&M (3–1) |Week7-21-Color = u |Week7-22 = Georgia (4–1) |Week7-22-Color = npr |Week7-23 = Ole Miss (5–1) |Week7-23-Color = npr |Week7-24 = Auburn (3–2) |Week7-24-Color = d |Week7-25 = Colorado (2–2) |Week7-25-Color = |Week8-1 = Florida State (6–0) (56) |Week8-1-Color = |Week8-2 = Miami (FL) (5–0) (1) |Week8-2-Color = |Week8-3 = Washington (5–0) (2) |Week8-3-Color = |Week8-4 = Michigan (4–1) |Week8-4-Color = u |Week8-5 = Notre Dame (5–1) |Week8-5-Color = u |Week8-6 = Florida (5–1) |Week8-6-Color = u |Week8-7 = California (5–0) |Week8-7-Color = u |Week8-8 = Tennessee (4–1) |Week8-8-Color = d |Week8-9 = Nebraska (4–1) |Week8-9-Color = u |Week8-10 = Penn State (5–2) |Week8-10-Color = d |Week8-11 = NC State (5–0) |Week8-11-Color = u |Week8-12 = Oklahoma (4–1) |Week8-12-Color = d |Week8-13 = Illinois (4–1) |Week8-13-Color = u |Week8-14 = Alabama (5–1) |Week8-14-Color = u |Week8-15 = Iowa (4–1) |Week8-15-Color = u |Week8-16 = Baylor (5–1) |Week8-16-Color = d |Week8-17 = Georgia (5–1) |Week8-17-Color = u |Week8-18 = Ohio State (4–1) |Week8-18-Color = d |Week8-19 = Texas A&M (3–1) |Week8-19-Color = u |Week8-20 = Pittsburgh (5–1) |Week8-20-Color = d |Week8-21 = Clemson (3–1–1) |Week8-21-Color = d |Week8-22 = Colorado (3–2) |Week8-22-Color = u |Week8-23 = East Carolina (5–1) |Week8-23-Color = npr |Week8-24 = Syracuse (4–2) |Week8-24-Color = d |Week8-25 = Arizona State (4–1) |Week8-25-Color = npr |Week9-1 = Florida State (7–0) (56) |Week9-1-Color = |Week9-2 = Miami (FL) (6–0) (2) |Week9-2-Color = |Week9-3 = Washington (6–0) (2) |Week9-3-Color = |Week9-4 = Michigan (5–1) |Week9-4-Color = |Week9-5 = Notre Dame (6–1) |Week9-5-Color = |Week9-6 = Florida (6–1) |Week9-6-Color = |Week9-7 = Alabama (6–1) |Week9-7-Color = u |Week9-8 = Penn State (6–2) |Week9-8-Color = u |Week9-9 = Nebraska (5–1) |Week9-9-Color = |Week9-10 = California (5–1) |Week9-10-Color = d |Week9-11 = Iowa (5–1) |Week9-11-Color = u |Week9-12 = NC State (6–0) |Week9-12-Color = d |Week9-13 = Texas A&M (4–1) |Week9-13-Color = u |Week9-14 = Ohio State (5–1) |Week9-14-Color = u |Week9-15 = Tennessee (4–2) |Week9-15-Color = d |Week9-16 = Colorado (4–2) |Week9-16-Color = u |Week9-17 = Illinois (4–2) |Week9-17-Color = d |Week9-18 = Syracuse (5–2) |Week9-18-Color = u |Week9-19 = Clemson (3–1–1) |Week9-19-Color = u |Week9-20 = East Carolina (5–1) |Week9-20-Color = u |Week9-21 = Oklahoma (4–2) |Week9-21-Color = d |Week9-22 = Baylor (5–2) |Week9-22-Color = d |Week9-23 = Pittsburgh (5–2) |Week9-23-Color = d |Week9-24 = Georgia (5–2) |Week9-24-Color = d |Week9-25 = Arkansas (5–2) |Week9-25-Color = npr |Week10-1 = Florida State (8–0) (53) |Week10-1-Color = |Week10-2 = Miami (FL) (7–0) (3) |Week10-2-Color = |Week10-3 = Washington (7–0) (4) |Week10-3-Color = |Week10-4 = Michigan (6–1) |Week10-4-Color = |Week10-5 = Notre Dame (7–1) |Week10-5-Color = |Week10-6 = Florida (6–1) |Week10-6-Color = |Week10-7 = Alabama (6–1) |Week10-7-Color = |Week10-8 = Penn State (7–2) |Week10-8-Color = |Week10-9 = Nebraska (6–1) |Week10-9-Color = |Week10-10 = California (6–1) |Week10-10-Color= |Week10-11 = Iowa (6–1) |Week10-11-Color= |Week10-12 = Texas A&M (5–1) |Week10-12-Color= u |Week10-13 = Ohio State (6–1) |Week10-13-Color= u |Week10-14 = Tennessee (4–2) |Week10-14-Color= u |Week10-15 = Colorado (5–2) |Week10-15-Color= u |Week10-16 = Clemson (4–1–1) |Week10-16-Color= u |Week10-17 = East Carolina (6–1) |Week10-17-Color= u |Week10-18 = Syracuse (6–2) |Week10-18-Color= |Week10-19 = NC State (6–1) |Week10-19-Color= d |Week10-20 = Oklahoma (5–2) |Week10-20-Color= u |Week10-21 = Baylor (6–2) |Week10-21-Color= u |Week10-22 = Georgia (6–2) |Week10-22-Color= u |Week10-23 = UCLA (5–2) |Week10-23-Color= npr |Week10-24 = Arkansas (5–2) |Week10-24-Color= u |Week10-25 = Fresno State (7–0) |Week10-25-Color= npr |Week11-1 = Florida State (9–0) (53) |Week11-1-Color = |Week11-2 = Miami (FL) (7–0) (3) т |Week11-2-Color = t |Week11-3 = Washington (8–0) (4) т |Week11-3-Color = u |Week11-4 = Michigan (7–1) |Week11-4-Color = |Week11-5 = Notre Dame (8–1) |Week11-5-Color = |Week11-6 = Florida (7–1) |Week11-6-Color = |Week11-7 = California (7–1) |Week11-7-Color = u |Week11-8 = Alabama (7–1) |Week11-8-Color = d |Week11-9 = Penn State (7–2) |Week11-9-Color = d |Week11-10 = Iowa (7–1) |Week11-10-Color= u |Week11-11 = Nebraska (6–1–1) |Week11-11-Color= d |Week11-12 = Texas A&M (6–1) |Week11-12-Color= |Week11-13 = Tennessee (5–2) |Week11-13-Color= u |Week11-14 = Colorado (5–2–1) |Week11-14-Color= u |Week11-15 = Clemson (5–1–1) |Week11-15-Color= u |Week11-16 = East Carolina (7–1) |Week11-16-Color= u |Week11-17 = Syracuse (7–2) |Week11-17-Color= u |Week11-18 = NC State (7–1) |Week11-18-Color= u |Week11-19 = Ohio State (6–2) |Week11-19-Color= d |Week11-20 = Oklahoma (6–2) |Week11-20-Color= |Week11-21 = Baylor (7–2) |Week11-21-Color= |Week11-22 = UCLA (6–2) |Week11-22-Color= u |Week11-23 = Georgia (6–2) |Week11-23-Color= d |Week11-24 = Virginia (6–2–1) |Week11-24-Color= npr |Week11-25 = Indiana (5–2–1) |Week11-25-Color= npr |Week12-1 = Florida State (10–0) (53) |Week12-1-Color = |Week12-2 = Miami (FL) (8–0) (3) |Week12-2-Color = |Week12-3 = Washington (9–0) (4) |Week12-3-Color = d |Week12-4 = Michigan (8–1) |Week12-4-Color = |Week12-5 = Florida (8–1) |Week12-5-Color = u |Week12-6 = California (8–1) |Week12-6-Color = u |Week12-7 = Alabama (8–1) |Week12-7-Color = u |Week12-8 = Penn State (8–2) |Week12-8-Color = u |Week12-9 = Iowa (8–1) |Week12-9-Color = u |Week12-10 = Tennessee (6–2) |Week12-10-Color= u |Week12-11 = Nebraska (7–1–1) |Week12-11-Color= |Week12-12 = Notre Dame (8–2) |Week12-12-Color= d |Week12-13 = Texas A&M (7–1) |Week12-13-Color= d |Week12-14 = East Carolina (8–1) |Week12-14-Color= u |Week12-15 = Clemson (6–1–1) |Week12-15-Color= |Week12-16 = Colorado (6–2–1) |Week12-16-Color= d |Week12-17 = Syracuse (7–2) |Week12-17-Color= |Week12-18 = Oklahoma (7–2) |Week12-18-Color= u |Week12-19 = Ohio State (7–2) |Week12-19-Color= |Week12-20 = Baylor (7–2) |Week12-20-Color= u |Week12-21 = Virginia (7–2–1) |Week12-21-Color= u |Week12-22 = Stanford (6–3) |Week12-22-Color= npr |Week12-23 = BYU (7–3) |Week12-23-Color= npr |Week12-24 = NC State (7–2) |Week12-24-Color= d |Week12-25 = Illinois (6–3) |Week12-25-Color= npr |Week13-1-Color = u |Week13-2 = Washington (10–0) (14) |Week13-2-Color = u |Week13-3 = Florida State (10–1) |Week13-3-Color = d |Week13-4 = Michigan (9–1) |Week13-4-Color = |Week13-5 = Florida (9–1) |Week13-5-Color = |Week13-6 = California (9–1) |Week13-6-Color = |Week13-7 = Penn State (9–2) |Week13-7-Color = u |Week13-8 = Alabama (9–1) |Week13-8-Color = d |Week13-9 = Iowa (9–1) |Week13-9-Color = |Week13-10 = Tennessee (7–2) |Week13-10-Color= |Week13-11 = Nebraska (8–1–1) |Week13-11-Color= |Week13-12 = Texas A&M (8–1) |Week13-12-Color= u |Week13-13 = East Carolina (9–1) |Week13-13-Color= u |Week13-14 = Clemson (7–1–1) |Week13-14-Color= u |Week13-15 = Colorado (7–2–1) |Week13-15-Color= u |Week13-16 = Syracuse (8–2) |Week13-16-Color= u |Week13-17 = Notre Dame (8–3) |Week13-17-Color= d |Week13-18 = Ohio State (8–2) |Week13-18-Color= u |Week13-19 = Oklahoma (8–2) |Week13-19-Color= d |Week13-20 = Virginia (7–2–1) |Week13-20-Color= u |Week13-21 = Stanford (7–3) |Week13-21-Color= u |Week13-22 = NC State (8–2) |Week13-22-Color= u |Week13-23 = Tulsa (7–2) |Week13-23-Color= npr |Week13-24 = Georgia (7–3) |Week13-24-Color= npr |Week13-25 = UCLA (7–3) |Week13-25-Color= npr |Week14-1 = Miami (FL) (10–0) (37 ) |Week14-1-Color = |Week14-2 = Washington (11–0) (22 ) |Week14-2-Color = |Week14-3 = Florida State (10–1) |Week14-3-Color = |Week14-4 = Michigan (10–1) |Week14-4-Color = |Week14-5 = Florida (9–1) |Week14-5-Color = |Week14-6 = Penn State (9–2) |Week14-6-Color = u |Week14-7 = Iowa (10–1) |Week14-7-Color = u |Week14-8 = Alabama (9–1) |Week14-8-Color = |Week14-9 = Tennessee (8–2) |Week14-9-Color = u |Week14-10 = Texas A&M (9–1) |Week14-10-Color = u |Week14-11 = Nebraska (8–1–1) |Week14-11-Color = |Week14-12 = East Carolina (10–1) |Week14-12-Color = u |Week14-13 = Clemson (8–1–1) |Week14-13-Color = u |Week14-14 = California (9–2) |Week14-14-Color = d |Week14-15 = Colorado (8–2–1) |Week14-15-Color = |Week14-16 = Syracuse (9–2) |Week14-16-Color = |Week14-17 = Stanford (8–3) |Week14-17-Color = u |Week14-18 = Notre Dame (8–3) |Week14-18-Color = d |Week14-19 = Oklahoma (8–2) |Week14-19-Color = |Week14-20 = Virginia (8–2–1) |Week14-20-Color = |Week14-21 = NC State (9–2) |Week14-21-Color = u |Week14-22 = Tulsa (8–2) |Week14-22-Color = u |Week14-23 = UCLA (8–3) |Week14-23-Color = u |Week14-24 = Ohio State (8–3) |Week14-24-Color = d |Week14-25 = Georgia (7–3) |Week14-25-Color = d |Week15-1 = Miami (FL) (11–0) (37) |Week15-1-Color = |Week15-2 = Washington (11–0) (23) |Week15-2-Color = |Week15-3 = Florida (10–1) |Week15-3-Color = u |Week15-4 = Michigan (10–1) |Week15-4-Color = |Week15-5 = Florida State (10–2) |Week15-5-Color = d |Week15-6 = Penn State (10–2) |Week15-6-Color = |Week15-7 = Iowa (10–1) |Week15-7-Color = |Week15-8 = Alabama (10–1) |Week15-8-Color = |Week15-9 = Texas A&M (10–1) |Week15-9-Color = u |Week15-10 = Tennessee (9–2) |Week15-10-Color = d |Week15-11 = Nebraska (9–1–1) |Week15-11-Color = |Week15-12 = East Carolina (10–1) |Week15-12-Color = |Week15-13 = Clemson (9–1–1) |Week15-13-Color = |Week15-14 = California (9–2) |Week15-14-Color = |Week15-15 = Colorado (8–2–1) |Week15-15-Color = |Week15-16 = Syracuse (9–2) |Week15-16-Color = |Week15-17 = Stanford (8–3) |Week15-17-Color = |Week15-18 = Notre Dame (9–3) |Week15-18-Color = |Week15-19 = Virginia (8–2–1) |Week15-19-Color = u |Week15-20 = Oklahoma (8–3) |Week15-20-Color = d |Week15-21 = NC State (9–2) |Week15-21-Color = |Week15-22 = UCLA (8–3) |Week15-22-Color = u |Week15-23 = Tulsa (9–2) |Week15-23-Color = d |Week15-24 = Georgia (8–3) |Week15-24-Color = u |Week15-25 = Ohio State (8–3) |Week15-25-Color = d |Week16-1 = Miami (FL) (12–0) (32) |Week16-1-Color = nc |Week16-2 = Washington (12–0) (28) |Week16-2-Color = |Week16-3 = Penn State (11–2) |Week16-3-Color = u |Week16-4 = Florida State (11–2) |Week16-4-Color = u |Week16-5 = Alabama (11–1) |Week16-5-Color = u |Week16-6 = Michigan (10–2) |Week16-6-Color = d |Week16-7 = Florida (10–2) |Week16-7-Color = d |Week16-8 = California (10–2) |Week16-8-Color = u |Week16-9 = East Carolina (11–1) |Week16-9-Color = u |Week16-10 = Iowa (10–1–1) |Week16-10-Color = d |Week16-11 = Syracuse (10–2) |Week16-11-Color = u |Week16-12 = Texas A&M (10–2) |Week16-12-Color = d |Week16-13 = Notre Dame (10–3) |Week16-13-Color = u |Week16-14 = Tennessee (9–3) |Week16-14-Color = d |Week16-15 = Nebraska (9–2–1) |Week16-15-Color = d |Week16-16 = Oklahoma (9–3) |Week16-16-Color = u |Week16-17 = Georgia (9–3) |Week16-17-Color = u |Week16-18 = Clemson (9–2–1) |Week16-18-Color = d |Week16-19 = UCLA (9–3) |Week16-19-Color = u |Week16-20 = Colorado (8–3–1) |Week16-20-Color = d |Week16-21 = Tulsa (10–2) |Week16-21-Color = u |Week16-22 = Stanford (8–4) |Week16-22-Color = d |Week16-23 = BYU (8–3–2) |Week16-23-Color = npr |Week16-24 = NC State (9–3) |Week16-24-Color = d |Week16-25 = Air Force (10–3) |Week16-25-Color = npr

Coaches Poll

|Week1-1 = Florida State (42) |Week1-2 = Miami (FL) (3) |Week1-3 = Michigan (6) |Week1-4 = Washington (3) |Week1-5 = Notre Dame (1) |Week1-6 = Georgia Tech (1) |Week1-7 = Florida |Week1-8 = Penn State |Week1-9 = Clemson |Week1-10 = Colorado (1) |Week1-11 = Oklahoma (2) |Week1-12 = Texas |Week1-13 = Tennessee |Week1-14 = Houston |Week1-15 = Nebraska |Week1-16 = Auburn |Week1-17 = USC |Week1-18 = Iowa |Week1-19 = BYU |Week1-20 = Texas A&M |Week1-21 = Ohio State |Week1-22 = Michigan State |Week1-23 = Alabama |Week1-24 = UCLA |Week1-25 = Baylor |Week2-1 = Florida State (1–0) (43) |Week2-1-Color = |Week2-2 = Miami (FL) (1–0) (3) |Week2-2-Color = |Week2-3 = Michigan (0–0) (6) |Week2-3-Color = |Week2-4 = Washington (0–0) (3) |Week2-4-Color = |Week2-5 = Penn State (1–0) |Week2-5-Color = u |Week2-6 = Florida (0–0) |Week2-6-Color = u |Week2-7 = Notre Dame (0–0) (1) |Week2-7-Color = d |Week2-8 = Clemson (0–0) |Week2-8-Color = u |Week2-9 = Oklahoma (0–0) (2) |Week2-9-Color = u |Week2-10 = Colorado (0–0) (1) |Week2-10-Color = |Week2-11 = Houston (1–0) |Week2-11-Color = u |Week2-12 = Texas (0–0) |Week2-12-Color = |Week2-13 = Tennessee (0–0) |Week2-13-Color = |Week2-14 = Nebraska (0–0) |Week2-14-Color = u |Week2-15 = USC (0–0) |Week2-15-Color = u |Week2-16 = Auburn (1–0) |Week2-16-Color = |Week2-17 = Iowa (0–0) |Week2-17-Color = u |Week2-18 = Georgia Tech (0–1) |Week2-18-Color = d |Week2-19 = Texas A&M (0–0) |Week2-19-Color = u |Week2-20 = Michigan State (0–0) |Week2-20-Color = u |Week2-21 = Alabama (0–0) |Week2-21-Color = u |Week2-22 = Ohio State (0–0) |Week2-22-Color = d |Week2-23 = UCLA (0–0) |Week2-23-Color = u |Week2-24 = Syracuse (0–0) |Week2-24-Color = npr |Week2-25 = Baylor (0–0) |Week2-25-Color = |Week3-1 = Florida State (2–0) (51) |Week3-1-Color = |Week3-2 = Miami (FL) (1–0) (3) |Week3-2-Color = |Week3-3 = Washington (1–0) (2) |Week3-3-Color = u |Week3-4 = Michigan (1–0) (3) |Week3-4-Color = d |Week3-5 = Penn State (2–0) |Week3-5-Color = |Week3-6 = Notre Dame (1–0) |Week3-6-Color = u |Week3-7 = Florida (1–0) |Week3-7-Color = d |Week3-8 = Clemson (1–0) |Week3-8-Color = |Week3-9 = Oklahoma (0–0) |Week3-9-Color = |Week3-10 = Houston (1–0) |Week3-10-Color = u |Week3-11 = Tennessee (1–0) |Week3-11-Color = u |Week3-12 = Colorado (1–0) |Week3-12-Color = d |Week3-13 = Nebraska (1–0) |Week3-13-Color = u |Week3-14 = Iowa (1–0) |Week3-14-Color = u |Week3-15 = Auburn (1–0) |Week3-15-Color = u |Week3-16 = Alabama (1–0) |Week3-16-Color = u |Week3-17 = Ohio State (1–0) |Week3-17-Color = u |Week3-18 = Texas A&M (0–0) |Week3-18-Color = u |Week3-19 = Michigan State (0–0) |Week3-19-Color = u |Week3-20 = Georgia Tech (0–1) |Week3-20-Color = d |Week3-21 = UCLA (1–0) |Week3-21-Color = u |Week3-22 = Syracuse (1–0) |Week3-22-Color = u |Week3-23 = Baylor (1–0) |Week3-23-Color = u |Week3-24 = Pittsburgh (2–0) |Week3-24-Color = npr |Week3-25 = Georgia (2–0) |Week3-25-Color = npr |Week4-1 = Florida State (3–0) (47) |Week4-1-Color = |Week4-2 = Miami (FL) (2–0) (6) |Week4-2-Color = |Week4-3 = Michigan (2–0) (4) |Week4-3-Color = u |Week4-4 = Washington (1–0) (1) |Week4-4-Color = d |Week4-5 = Florida (2–0) (1) |Week4-5-Color = u |Week4-6 = Tennessee (2–0) |Week4-6-Color = u |Week4-7 = Clemson (1–0) |Week4-7-Color = u |Week4-8 = Oklahoma (1–0) |Week4-8-Color = u |Week4-9 = Nebraska (2–0) |Week4-9-Color = u |Week4-10 = Iowa (2–0) |Week4-10-Color = u |Week4-11 = Notre Dame (1–1) |Week4-11-Color = d |Week4-12 = Texas A&M (1–0) |Week4-12-Color = u |Week4-13 = Auburn (2–0) |Week4-13-Color = u |Week4-14 = Penn State (2–1) |Week4-14-Color = d |Week4-15 = Baylor (2–0) |Week4-15-Color = u |Week4-16 = Ohio State (2–0) |Week4-16-Color = u |Week4-17 = Syracuse (2–0) |Week4-17-Color = u |Week4-18 = Pittsburgh (3–0) |Week4-18-Color = u |Week4-19 = Georgia Tech (1–1) |Week4-19-Color = u |Week4-20 = Houston (1–1) |Week4-20-Color = d |Week4-21 = Colorado (1–1) |Week4-21-Color = d |Week4-22 = Georgia (2–0) |Week4-22-Color = u |Week4-23 = USC (1–1) |Week4-23-Color = npr |Week4-24 = Mississippi State (3–0) |Week4-24-Color = npr |Week4-25 = California (2–0) |Week4-25-Color = npr |Week5-1 = Florida State (3–0) (49) |Week5-1-Color = |Week5-2 = Miami (FL) (2–0) (5) |Week5-2-Color = |Week5-3 = Michigan (2–0) (4) |Week5-3-Color = |Week5-4 = Washington (2–0) (1) |Week5-4-Color = |Week5-5 = Clemson (2–0) |Week5-5-Color = u |Week5-6 = Tennessee (3–0) |Week5-6-Color = |Week5-7 = Oklahoma (2–0) |Week5-7-Color = u |Week5-8 = Iowa (2–0) |Week5-8-Color = u |Week5-9 = Notre Dame (2–1) |Week5-9-Color = u |Week5-10 = Auburn (3–0) |Week5-10-Color = u |Week5-11 = Baylor (3–0) |Week5-11-Color = u |Week5-12 = Penn State (3–1) |Week5-12-Color = u |Week5-13 = Syracuse (3–0) |Week5-13-Color = u |Week5-14 = Ohio State (3–0) |Week5-14-Color = u |Week5-15 = Florida (2–1) |Week5-15-Color = d |Week5-16 = Nebraska (2–1) |Week5-16-Color = d |Week5-17 = Colorado (2–1) |Week5-17-Color = u |Week5-18 = Georgia Tech (2–1) |Week5-18-Color = u |Week5-19 = Pittsburgh (3–0) |Week5-19-Color = d |Week5-20 = California (3–0) |Week5-20-Color = u |Week5-21 = Illinois (2–1) |Week5-21-Color = npr |Week5-22 = Mississippi State (3–1) |Week5-22-Color = u |Week5-23 = NC State (2–0) |Week5-23-Color = npr |Week5-24 = Texas A&M (1–1) |Week5-24-Color = d |Week5-25 = Arizona State |Week5-25-Color = npr |Week6-1 = Florida State (4–0) (55) |Week6-1-Color = |Week6-2 = Miami (FL) (3–0) (3) |Week6-2-Color = |Week6-3 = Washington (3–0) (1) |Week6-3-Color = u |Week6-4 = Tennessee (4–0) |Week6-4-Color = u |Week6-5 = Clemson (3–0) |Week6-5-Color = |Week6-6 = Oklahoma (3–0) |Week6-6-Color = u |Week6-7 = Iowa (3–0) |Week6-7-Color = u |Week6-8 = Notre Dame (2–1) |Week6-8-Color = u |Week6-9 = Michigan (2–1) |Week6-9-Color = d |Week6-10 = Baylor (4–0) |Week6-10-Color = u |Week6-11 = Syracuse (4–0) |Week6-11-Color = u |Week6-12 = Penn State (4–1) |Week6-12-Color = |Week6-13 = Florida (3–1) |Week6-13-Color = u |Week6-14 = Ohio State (3–0) |Week6-14-Color = |Week6-15 = Pittsburgh (4–0) |Week6-15-Color = u |Week6-16 = Nebraska (3–1) |Week6-16-Color = |Week6-17 = Auburn (3–1) |Week6-17-Color = d |Week6-18 = NC State (3–0) |Week6-18-Color = u |Week6-19 = California (3–0) |Week6-19-Color = u |Week6-20 = Alabama (3–1) |Week6-20-Color = npr |Week6-21 = Illinois (2–1) |Week6-21-Color = |Week6-22 = Texas A&M (2–1) |Week6-22-Color = u |Week6-23 = Georgia Tech (2–2) |Week6-23-Color = d |Week6-24 = UCLA (2–1) |Week6-24-Color = npr |Week6-25 = Colorado (2–2) |Week6-25-Color = d |Week7-1 = Florida State (5–0) (55) |Week7-1-Color = |Week7-2 = Miami (FL) (4–0) (3) |Week7-2-Color = |Week7-3 = Washington (4–0) (1) |Week7-3-Color = |Week7-4 = Tennessee (4–0) |Week7-4-Color = |Week7-5 = Oklahoma (4–0) |Week7-5-Color = u |Week7-6 = Michigan (3–1) |Week7-6-Color = u |Week7-7 = Baylor (5–0) |Week7-7-Color = u |Week7-8 = Notre Dame (4–1) |Week7-8-Color = |Week7-9 = Penn State (5–1) |Week7-9-Color = u |Week7-10 = Florida (4–1) |Week7-10-Color = u |Week7-11 = Ohio State (4–1) |Week7-11-Color = u |Week7-12 = Pittsburgh (5–0) |Week7-12-Color = u |Week7-13 = Nebraska (3–1) |Week7-13-Color = u |Week7-14 = NC State (5–0) |Week7-14-Color = u |Week7-15 = Clemson (3–1) |Week7-15-Color = d |Week7-16 = California (4–0) |Week7-16-Color = u |Week7-17 = Iowa (3–1) |Week7-17-Color = d |Week7-18 = Syracuse (4–1) |Week7-18-Color = d |Week7-19 = Alabama (4–1) |Week7-19-Color = u |Week7-20 = Illinois (3–1) |Week7-20-Color = u |Week7-21 = Texas A&M (3–1) |Week7-21-Color = u |Week7-22 = Georgia (4–1) |Week7-22-Color = npr |Week7-23 = Ole Miss (5–1) |Week7-23-Color = npr |Week7-24 = Auburn (3–2) |Week7-24-Color = d |Week7-25 = Colorado (2–2) |Week7-25-Color = |Week8-1 = Florida State (6–0) (55) |Week8-1-Color = |Week8-2 = Miami (FL) (5–0) (3) |Week8-2-Color = |Week8-3 = Washington (5–0) (1) |Week8-3-Color = |Week8-4 = Michigan (4–1) |Week8-4-Color = u |Week8-5 = Notre Dame (5–1) |Week8-5-Color = u |Week8-6 = Florida (5–1) |Week8-6-Color = u |Week8-7 = Nebraska (4–1) |Week8-7-Color = u |Week8-8 = California (5–0) |Week8-8-Color = u |Week8-9 = NC State (5–0) |Week8-9-Color = u |Week8-10 = Tennessee (4–1) |Week8-10-Color = d |Week8-11 = Iowa (4–1) |Week8-11-Color = u |Week8-12 = Oklahoma (4–1) |Week8-12-Color = d |Week8-13 = Illinois (4–1) |Week8-13-Color = u |Week8-14 = Alabama (5–0) |Week8-14-Color = u |Week8-15 = Penn State (5–2) |Week8-15-Color = d |Week8-16 = Baylor (5–1) |Week8-16-Color = d |Week8-17 = Georgia (5–1) |Week8-17-Color = u |Week8-18 = Ohio State (4–1) |Week8-18-Color = d |Week8-19 = Texas A&M (3–1) |Week8-19-Color = u |Week8-20 = Pittsburgh (5–1) |Week8-20-Color = d |Week8-21 = Clemson (3–1–1) |Week8-21-Color = d |Week8-22 = Colorado (3–2) |Week8-22-Color = u |Week8-23 = Auburn (4–2) |Week8-23-Color = u |Week8-24 = Arizona State (4–1) |Week8-24-Color = npr |Week8-25 = Fresno State (5–0) |Week8-25-Color = npr |Week9-1 = Florida State (7–0) (53) |Week9-1-Color = |Week9-2 = Miami (FL) (6–0) (4) |Week9-2-Color = |Week9-3 = Washington (6–0) (2) |Week9-3-Color = |Week9-4 = Michigan (5–1) |Week9-4-Color = |Week9-5 = Notre Dame (6–1) |Week9-5-Color = |Week9-6 = Florida (6–1) |Week9-6-Color = |Week9-7 = Nebraska (5–1) |Week9-7-Color = |Week9-8 = Iowa (5–1) |Week9-8-Color = u |Week9-9 = Alabama (6–1) |Week9-9-Color = u |Week9-10 = NC State (6–0) |Week9-10-Color = d |Week9-11 = Penn State (6–2) |Week9-11-Color = u |Week9-12 = California (5–1) |Week9-12-Color = d |Week9-13 = Texas A&M (4–1) |Week9-13-Color = u |Week9-14 = Ohio State (5–1) |Week9-14-Color = u |Week9-15 = Colorado (4–2) |Week9-15-Color = u |Week9-16 = Tennessee (4–2) |Week9-16-Color = d |Week9-17 = Illinois (4–2) |Week9-17-Color = d |Week9-18 = Clemson (3–1–1) |Week9-18-Color = u |Week9-19 = Syracuse (5–2) |Week9-19-Color = npr |Week9-20 = Oklahoma (4–2) |Week9-20-Color = d |Week9-21 = Auburn (4–2) |Week9-21-Color = u |Week9-22 = Fresno State (6–0) |Week9-22-Color = u |Week9-23 = Baylor (5–2) |Week9-23-Color = d |Week9-24 = East Carolina (5–1) |Week9-24-Color = npr |Week9-25 = Pittsburgh (5–2) |Week9-25-Color = d |Week10-1 = Florida State (8–0) (47) |Week10-1-Color = |Week10-2 = Miami (FL) (7–0) (4) |Week10-2-Color = |Week10-3 = Washington (7–0) (2) |Week10-3-Color = |Week10-4 = Michigan (6–1) |Week10-4-Color = |Week10-5 = Notre Dame (7–1) |Week10-5-Color = |Week10-6 = Florida (6–1) |Week10-6-Color = |Week10-7 = Nebraska (6–1) |Week10-7-Color = |Week10-8 = Iowa (6–1) |Week10-8-Color = |Week10-9 = Alabama (6–1) |Week10-9-Color = |Week10-10 = Penn State (7–2) |Week10-10-Color = u |Week10-11 = California (6–1) |Week10-11-Color = u |Week10-12 = Texas A&M (5–1) |Week10-12-Color = u |Week10-13 = Ohio State (6–1) |Week10-13-Color = u |Week10-14 = Colorado (5–2) |Week10-14-Color = u |Week10-15 = Tennessee (4–2) |Week10-15-Color = u |Week10-16 = Clemson (4–1–1) |Week10-16-Color = u |Week10-17 = NC State (6–1) |Week10-17-Color = d |Week10-18 = Syracuse (6–2) |Week10-18-Color = u |Week10-19 = Oklahoma (5–2) |Week10-19-Color = u |Week10-20 = East Carolina (6–1) |Week10-20-Color = u |Week10-21 = Baylor (6–2) |Week10-21-Color = u |Week10-22 = Georgia (6–2) |Week10-22-Color = npr |Week10-23 = Fresno State (7–0) |Week10-23-Color = d |Week10-24 = UCLA (5–2) |Week10-24-Color = npr |Week10-25 = Arkansas (5–2) |Week10-25-Color = npr |Week11-1 = Florida State (9–0) (47) |Week11-1-Color = |Week11-2 = Miami (FL) (7–0) (4) |Week11-2-Color = |Week11-3 = Washington (8–0) (8) |Week11-3-Color = |Week11-4 = Michigan (7–1) |Week11-4-Color = |Week11-5 = Notre Dame (8–1) |Week11-5-Color = |Week11-6 = Florida (7–1) |Week11-6-Color = |Week11-7 = Alabama (7–1) |Week11-7-Color = u |Week11-8 = Iowa (7–1) |Week11-8-Color = |Week11-9 = California (7–1) |Week11-9-Color = u |Week11-10 = Penn State (7–2) |Week11-10-Color = |Week11-11 = Nebraska (6–1–1) |Week11-11-Color = d |Week11-12 = Texas A&M (6–1) |Week11-12-Color = |Week11-13 = Tennessee (5–2) |Week11-13-Color = u |Week11-14 = Colorado (5–2–1) |Week11-14-Color = |Week11-15 = Clemson (5–1–1) |Week11-15-Color = u |Week11-16 = NC State (7–1) |Week11-16-Color = u |Week11-17 = Syracuse (7–2) |Week11-17-Color = u |Week11-18 = Oklahoma (6–2) |Week11-18-Color = u |Week11-19 = East Carolina (7–1) |Week11-19-Color = u |Week11-20 = Ohio State (6–2) |Week11-20-Color = d |Week11-21 = Baylor (7–2) |Week11-21-Color = |Week11-22 = UCLA (6–2) |Week11-22-Color = u |Week11-23 = Georgia (6–2) |Week11-23-Color = d |Week11-24 = Indiana (5–2–1) |Week11-24-Color = npr |Week11-25 = BYU (6–3) |Week11-25-Color = npr |Week12-1 = Florida State (10–0) (47) |Week12-1-Color = |Week12-2 = Miami (FL) (8–0) (4) |Week12-2-Color = |Week12-3 = Washington (9–0) (8) |Week12-3-Color = |Week12-4 = Michigan (8–1) |Week12-4-Color = |Week12-5 = Florida (8–1) |Week12-5-Color = u |Week12-6 = Alabama (8–1) |Week12-6-Color = u |Week12-7 = Iowa (8–1) |Week12-7-Color = u |Week12-8 = California (8–1) |Week12-8-Color = u |Week12-9 = Penn State (8–2) |Week12-9-Color = u |Week12-10 = Texas A&M (7–1) |Week12-10-Color = u |Week12-11 = Nebraska (7–1–1) |Week12-11-Color = |Week12-12 = Tennessee (6–2) |Week12-12-Color = u |Week12-13 = Notre Dame (8–2) |Week12-13-Color = d |Week12-14 = Clemson (6–1–1) |Week12-14-Color = u |Week12-15 = Colorado (6–2–1) |Week12-15-Color = d |Week12-16 = Oklahoma (7–2) |Week12-16-Color = u |Week12-17 = East Carolina (8–1) |Week12-17-Color = u |Week12-18 = Syracuse (7–2) |Week12-18-Color = d |Week12-19 = Ohio State (7–2) |Week12-19-Color = u |Week12-20 = Baylor (7–2) |Week12-20-Color = u |Week12-21 = Virginia (7–2–1) |Week12-21-Color = npr |Week12-22 = NC State (7–2) |Week12-22-Color = d |Week12-23 = BYU (7–2) |Week12-23-Color = u |Week12-24 = Stanford (6–3) |Week12-24-Color = npr |Week12-25 = Fresno State (8–1) |Week12-25-Color = |Week13-1 = Miami (FL) (9–0) (44) |Week13-1-Color = u |Week13-2 = Washington (10–0) (15) |Week13-2-Color = u |Week13-3 = Michigan (9–1) |Week13-3-Color = u |Week13-4 = Florida State (10–1) |Week13-4-Color = d |Week13-5 = Florida (9–1) |Week13-5-Color = |Week13-6 = California (9–1) |Week13-6-Color = u |Week13-7 = Penn State (9–2) |Week13-7-Color = u |Week13-8 = Iowa (9–1) |Week13-8-Color = d |Week13-9 = Alabama (9–1) |Week13-9-Color = d |Week13-10 = Texas A&M (8–1) |Week13-10-Color = |Week13-11 = Nebraska (8–1–1) |Week13-11-Color = |Week13-12 = Tennessee (7–2) |Week13-12-Color = |Week13-13 = Clemson (7–1–1) |Week13-13-Color = u |Week13-14 = Colorado (7–2–1) |Week13-14-Color = u |Week13-15 = East Carolina (9–1) |Week13-15-Color = u |Week13-16 = Oklahoma (8–2) |Week13-16-Color = |Week13-17 = Syracuse (8–2) |Week13-17-Color = u |Week13-18 = Ohio State (8–2) |Week13-18-Color = u |Week13-19 = Notre Dame (8–3) |Week13-19-Color = d |Week13-20 = Virginia (7–2–1) |Week13-20-Color = u |Week13-21 = Stanford (7–3) |Week13-21-Color = u |Week13-22 = NC State (8–2) |Week13-22-Color = |Week13-23 = Fresno State (9–1) |Week13-23-Color = u |Week13-24 = BYU (7–3–1) |Week13-24-Color = u |Week13-25 = UCLA (7–3) |Week13-25-Color = npr |Week14-1 = Miami (FL) (10–0) (32) |Week14-1-Color = |Week14-2 = Washington (11–0) (27) |Week14-2-Color = |Week14-3 = Michigan (10–1) |Week14-3-Color = |Week14-4 = Florida State (10–1) |Week14-4-Color = |Week14-5 = Florida (9–1) |Week14-5-Color = |Week14-6 = Penn State (9–2) |Week14-6-Color = u |Week14-7 = Iowa (10–1) |Week14-7-Color = u |Week14-8 = Alabama (9–1) |Week14-8-Color = u |Week14-9 = Texas A&M (9–1) |Week14-9-Color = u |Week14-10 = Nebraska (8–1–1) |Week14-10-Color = u |Week14-11 = Tennessee (8–2) |Week14-11-Color = u |Week14-12 = Clemson (8–1–1) |Week14-12-Color = u |Week14-13 = California (9–2) |Week14-13-Color = d |Week14-14 = Colorado (8–2–1) |Week14-14-Color = |Week14-15 = East Carolina (10–1) |Week14-15-Color = |Week14-16 = Oklahoma (8–2) |Week14-16-Color = |Week14-17 = Syracuse (9–2) |Week14-17-Color = |Week14-18 = Notre Dame (8–3) |Week14-18-Color = u |Week14-19 = Virginia (8–2–1) |Week14-19-Color = u |Week14-20 = Stanford (8–3) |Week14-20-Color = u |Week14-21 = NC State (9–2) |Week14-21-Color = u |Week14-22 = UCLA (8–3) |Week14-22-Color = u |Week14-23 = Ohio State (8–3) |Week14-23-Color = d |Week14-24 = BYU (8–3–1) |Week14-24-Color = |Week14-25 = Fresno State (10–1) |Week14-25-Color = d |Week15-1 = Washington (11–0) (29) |Week15-1-Color = u |Week15-2 = Miami (FL) (11–0) (30) |Week15-2-Color = d |Week15-3 = Michigan (10–1) |Week15-3-Color = |Week15-4 = Florida (10–1) |Week15-4-Color = u |Week15-5 = Penn State (10–2) |Week15-5-Color = u |Week15-6 = Florida State (10–2) |Week15-6-Color = d |Week15-7 = Iowa (10–1) |Week15-7-Color = u |Week15-8 = Alabama (10–1) |Week15-8-Color = u |Week15-9 = Texas A&M (10–1) |Week15-9-Color = u |Week15-10 = Tennessee (9–2) |Week15-10-Color = u |Week15-11 = Nebraska (9–1–1) |Week15-11-Color = d |Week15-12 = Clemson (9–2) |Week15-12-Color = u |Week15-13 = East Carolina (10–1) |Week15-13-Color = u |Week15-14 = California (9–2) |Week15-14-Color = d |Week15-15 = Colorado (8–2–1) |Week15-15-Color = d |Week15-16 = Syracuse (9–2) |Week15-16-Color = u |Week15-17 = Stanford (8–3) |Week15-17-Color = u |Week15-18 = Notre Dame (9–3) |Week15-18-Color = u |Week15-19 = Virginia (8–2–1) |Week15-19-Color = u |Week15-20 = Oklahoma (8–3) |Week15-20-Color = d |Week15-21 = NC State (9–2) |Week15-21-Color = u |Week15-22 = Ohio State (8–3) |Week15-22-Color = d |Week15-23 = UCLA (8–3) |Week15-23-Color = u |Week15-24 = Georgia (8–3) |Week15-24-Color = npr |Week15-25 = Tulsa (9–2) |Week15-25-Color = npr |Week16-1 = Washington (12–0) (33 ) |Week16-1-Color = nc |Week16-2 = Miami (FL) (12–0) (25 ) |Week16-2-Color = |Week16-3 = Penn State (11–2) |Week16-3-Color = u |Week16-4 = Florida State (11–2) |Week16-4-Color = u |Week16-5 = Alabama (11–1) |Week16-5-Color = u |Week16-6 = Michigan (10–2) |Week16-6-Color = d |Week16-7 = California (10–2) |Week16-7-Color = u |Week16-8 = Florida (10–2) |Week16-8-Color = d |Week16-9 = East Carolina (11–1) |Week16-9-Color = u |Week16-10 = Iowa (10–1–1) |Week16-10-Color = d |Week16-11 = Syracuse (10–2) |Week16-11-Color = u |Week16-12 = Notre Dame (10–3) |Week16-12-Color = u |Week16-13 = Texas A&M (10–2) |Week16-13-Color = d |Week16-14 = Oklahoma (9–3) |Week16-14-Color = u |Week16-15 = Tennessee (9–3) |Week16-15-Color = d |Week16-16 = Nebraska (9–2–1) |Week16-16-Color = d |Week16-17 = Clemson (9–2–1) |Week16-17-Color = d |Week16-18 = UCLA (9–3) |Week16-18-Color = u |Week16-19 = Georgia (9–3) |Week16-19-Color = u |Week16-20 = Colorado (8–3–1) |Week16-20-Color = d |Week16-21 = Tulsa (10–2) |Week16-21-Color = u |Week16-22 = Stanford (8–4) |Week16-22-Color = d |Week16-23 = BYU (8–3–2) |Week16-23-Color = npr |Week16-24 = Air Force (10–3) |Week16-24-Color = npr |Week16-25 = NC State (9–3) |Week16-25-Color = d

FWAA poll

The Football Writers Association of America awarded the Grantland Rice Trophy to Washington based on the post-bowl voting of a 5-member committee. The Huskies received 3 first-place votes while the Hurricanes got two. The voting members of the FWAA committee were Bob Hammel of the Bloomington Herald-Times, Bil Lumpkin of the Birmingham Post-Herald, Bill McGrotha of the Tallahassee Democrat, Volney Meece of the Daily Oklahoman, and Thomas O'Toole of the Scripps Howard News Service.

|Week1-1 = Washington (3) |Week1-1-Color = nc |Week1-2 = Miami (FL) (2)

NFF poll

In its first year after losing the Coaches' Poll, United Press International polled 104 members of the National Football Foundation to assemble a Top 25 ranking. Washington was ranked No. 1 in the final UPI-NFF poll, with 71 first-place votes to Miami's 21, and won the NFF MacArthur Bowl national championship trophy.

|Week1-1 = Washington (12–0) (71) 2279 |Week1-1-Color = nc |Week1-2 = Miami (FL) (12–0) (21) 2224 |Week1-2-Color = |Week1-3 = Penn State (11–2) 2055 |Week1-3-Color = u |Week1-4 = Florida State (11–2) 1998 |Week1-4-Color = u |Week1-5 = Alabama (11–1) 1850 |Week1-5-Color = u |Week1-6 = Michigan (10–2) 1743 |Week1-6-Color = d |Week1-7 = Florida (10–2) 1652 |Week1-7-Color = d |Week1-8 = California (10–2) 1607 |Week1-8-Color = u |Week1-9 = East Carolina (11–1) 1482 |Week1-9-Color = u |Week1-10 = Iowa (10–1–1) 1439 |Week1-10-Color = d |Week1-11 = Syracuse (10–2) 1361 |Week1-11-Color = u |Week1-12 = Notre Dame (10–3) 1349 |Week1-12-Color = u |Week1-13 = Texas A&M (10–2) 1236 |Week1-13-Color = d |Week1-14 = Tennessee (9–3) 1059 |Week1-14-Color = d |Week1-15 = Nebraska (9–2–1) 964 |Week1-15-Color = d |Week1-16 = Oklahoma (9–3) 961 |Week1-16-Color = u |Week1-17 = Clemson (9–2–1) 681 |Week1-17-Color = d |Week1-18 = Colorado (8–3–1) 666 |Week1-18-Color = d |Week1-19 = UCLA (9–3) 655 |Week1-19-Color = u |Week1-20 = Georgia (9–3) 565 |Week1-20-Color = u |Week1-21 = Tulsa (10–2) 381 |Week1-21-Color = u |Week1-22 = Stanford (8–4) 325 |Week1-22-Color = d |Week1-23 = NC State (9–3) 303 |Week1-23-Color = d |Week1-24 = BYU (8–3–2) 262 |Week1-24-Color = npr |Week1-25 = Ohio State (8–4) 181 |Week1-25-Color = d

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