1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Legend

AP Poll

|Week1-1 = Ohio State (30) |Week1-2 = Florida State (22) |Week1-3 = Florida (5) |Week1-4 = Nebraska (4) |Week1-5 = Michigan (4) |Week1-6 = Kansas State (2) |Week1-7 = UCLA (1) |Week1-8 = Arizona State (2) |Week1-9 = LSU |Week1-10 = Tennessee |Week1-11 = West Virginia |Week1-12 = North Carolina |Week1-13 = Penn State |Week1-14 = Texas A&M |Week1-15 = Colorado State |Week1-16 = Virginia |Week1-17 = Syracuse |Week1-18 = Washington |Week1-19 = Georgia |Week1-20 = Wisconsin |Week1-21 = Southern Miss |Week1-22 = Notre Dame |Week1-23 = Michigan State |Week1-24 = Arizona |Week1-25 = Auburn |Week2-1 = Ohio State (1–0) (39) |Week2-1-Color = |Week2-2 = Florida State (1–0) (22) |Week2-2-Color = |Week2-3 = Florida (1–0) (4) |Week2-3-Color = |Week2-4 = Nebraska (2–0) (2) |Week2-4-Color = |Week2-5 = Kansas State (1–0) (2) |Week2-5-Color = u |Week2-6 = UCLA (0–0) (1) |Week2-6-Color = u |Week2-7 = LSU (0–0) |Week2-7-Color = u |Week2-8 = Tennessee (1–0) |Week2-8-Color = u |Week2-9 = Penn State (1–0) |Week2-9-Color = u |Week2-10 = Notre Dame (1–0) |Week2-10-Color = u |Week2-11 = Washington (1–0) |Week2-11-Color = u |Week2-12 = Virginia (1–0) |Week2-12-Color = u |Week2-13 = Michigan (0–1) |Week2-13-Color = d |Week2-14 = Arizona State (0–1) |Week2-14-Color = d |Week2-15 = Georgia (1–0) |Week2-15-Color = u |Week2-16 = Colorado (1–0) |Week2-16-Color = npr |Week2-17 = Wisconsin (1–0) |Week2-17-Color = u |Week2-18 = Texas A&M (0–1) |Week2-18-Color = d |Week2-19 = Syracuse (0–1) |Week2-19-Color = d |Week2-20 = West Virginia (0–1) |Week2-20-Color = d |Week2-21 = Arizona (1–0) |Week2-21-Color = u |Week2-22 = USC (1–0) |Week2-22-Color = npr |Week2-23 = Texas (1–0) |Week2-23-Color = npr |Week2-24 = Oregon (1–0) |Week2-24-Color = npr |Week2-25 = Missouri (1–0) |Week2-25-Color = npr |Week3-1 = Ohio State (2–0) (57) |Week3-1-Color = |Week3-2 = Florida (2–0) (9) |Week3-2-Color = u |Week3-3 = Nebraska (3–0) (1) |Week3-3-Color = u |Week3-4 = UCLA (1–0) (1) |Week3-4-Color = u |Week3-5 = Kansas State (2–0) (2) |Week3-5-Color = |Week3-6 = Tennessee (1–0) |Week3-6-Color = u |Week3-7 = LSU (1–0) |Week3-7-Color = |Week3-8 = Penn State (2–0) |Week3-8-Color = u |Week3-9 = Washington (1–0) |Week3-9-Color = u |Week3-10 = Virginia (2–0) |Week3-10-Color = u |Week3-11 = Florida State (1–1) |Week3-11-Color = d |Week3-12 = Georgia (2–0) |Week3-12-Color = u |Week3-13 = Syracuse (1–1) |Week3-13-Color = u |Week3-14 = Wisconsin (2–0) |Week3-14-Color = u |Week3-15 = Colorado (2–0) |Week3-15-Color = u |Week3-16 = Arizona (2–0) |Week3-16-Color = u |Week3-17 = Texas A&M (1–1) |Week3-17-Color = u |Week3-18 = USC (2–0) |Week3-18-Color = u |Week3-19 = West Virginia (0–1) |Week3-19-Color = u |Week3-20 = NC State (2–0) |Week3-20-Color = npr |Week3-21 = Missouri (2–0) |Week3-21-Color = u |Week3-22 = Oregon (2–0) |Week3-22-Color = u |Week3-23 = Notre Dame (1–1) |Week3-23-Color = d |Week3-24 = Alabama (2–0) |Week3-24-Color = npr |Week3-25 = Mississippi State (2–0) |Week3-25-Color = npr |Week4-1 = Ohio State (3–0) (64) |Week4-1-Color = |Week4-2 = Nebraska (3–0) (1) |Week4-2-Color = u |Week4-3 = UCLA (2–0) (1) |Week4-3-Color = u |Week4-4 = Tennessee (2–0) (2) |Week4-4-Color = u |Week4-5 = Kansas State (3–0) (2) |Week4-5-Color = |Week4-6 = LSU (2–0) |Week4-6-Color = u |Week4-7 = Penn State (3–0) |Week4-7-Color = u |Week4-8 = Florida (2–1) |Week4-8-Color = d |Week4-9 = Washington (2–0) |Week4-9-Color = |Week4-10 = Florida State (2–1) |Week4-10-Color = u |Week4-11 = Virginia (3–0) |Week4-11-Color = d |Week4-12 = Syracuse (2–1) |Week4-12-Color = u |Week4-13 = Georgia (3–0) |Week4-13-Color = d |Week4-14 = Wisconsin (3–0) |Week4-14-Color = |Week4-15 = Colorado (3–0) |Week4-15-Color = |Week4-16 = Arizona (3–0) |Week4-16-Color = |Week4-17 = Texas A&M (2–1) |Week4-17-Color = |Week4-18 = USC (3–0) |Week4-18-Color = |Week4-19 = West Virginia (1–1) |Week4-19-Color = |Week4-20 = Oregon (3–0) |Week4-20-Color = u |Week4-21 = Virginia Tech (3–0) |Week4-21-Color = npr |Week4-22 = Alabama (2–0) |Week4-22-Color = u |Week4-23 = Air Force (3–0) т |Week4-23-Color = tnpr |Week4-24 = Notre Dame (1–1) т |Week4-24-Color = |Week4-25 = Missouri (2–1) |Week4-25-Color = d |Week5-1 = Ohio State (3–0) (58) |Week5-1-Color = |Week5-2 = Nebraska (4–0) (7) |Week5-2-Color = |Week5-3 = Tennessee (3–0) (2) |Week5-3-Color = u |Week5-4 = UCLA (2–0) (1) |Week5-4-Color = d |Week5-5 = Kansas State (4–0) (2) |Week5-5-Color = |Week5-6 = LSU (3–0) |Week5-6-Color = |Week5-7 = Penn State (3–0) |Week5-7-Color = |Week5-8 = Florida (3–1) |Week5-8-Color = |Week5-9 = Florida State (3–1) |Week5-9-Color = u |Week5-10 = Virginia (4–0) |Week5-10-Color = u |Week5-11 = Syracuse (2–1) |Week5-11-Color = u |Week5-12 = Georgia (3–0) |Week5-12-Color = u |Week5-13 = Wisconsin (4–0) |Week5-13-Color = u |Week5-14 = Arizona (4–0) |Week5-14-Color = u |Week5-15 = Colorado (4–0) |Week5-15-Color = |Week5-16 = West Virginia (2–1) |Week5-16-Color = u |Week5-17 = Oregon (4–0) |Week5-17-Color = u |Week5-18 = Texas A&M (3–1) |Week5-18-Color = d |Week5-19 = Virginia Tech (4–0) |Week5-19-Color = u |Week5-20 = Washington (2–1) |Week5-20-Color = d |Week5-21 = USC (3–1) |Week5-21-Color = d |Week5-22 = Arkansas (3–0) |Week5-22-Color = npr |Week5-23 = Missouri (2–1) т |Week5-23-Color = tu |Week5-24 = Notre Dame (2–1) т |Week5-24-Color = |Week5-25 = Michigan (2–2) |Week5-25-Color = npr |Week6-1 = Ohio State (4–0) (66) |Week6-1-Color = |Week6-2 = Nebraska (5–0) (1) |Week6-2-Color = |Week6-3 = UCLA (3–0) (1) |Week6-3-Color = u |Week6-4 = Tennessee (4–0) |Week6-4-Color = d |Week6-5 = Kansas State (4–0) (2) |Week6-5-Color = |Week6-6 = Florida (4–1) |Week6-6-Color = u |Week6-7 = Georgia (4–0) |Week6-7-Color = u |Week6-8 = Florida State (4–1) |Week6-8-Color = u |Week6-9 = Virginia (5–0) |Week6-9-Color = u |Week6-10 = Arizona (5–0) |Week6-10-Color = u |Week6-11 = LSU (3–1) |Week6-11-Color = d |Week6-12 = Wisconsin (5–0) |Week6-12-Color = u |Week6-13 = Penn State (3–1) |Week6-13-Color = d |Week6-14 = Colorado (5–0) |Week6-14-Color = u |Week6-15 = Oregon (4–0) |Week6-15-Color = u |Week6-16 = West Virginia (3–1) |Week6-16-Color = |Week6-17 = Virginia Tech (4–0) |Week6-17-Color = u |Week6-18 = Texas A&M (4–1) |Week6-18-Color = |Week6-19 = USC (4–1) |Week6-19-Color = u |Week6-20 = Arkansas (4–0) |Week6-20-Color = u |Week6-21 = Missouri (3–1) |Week6-21-Color = u |Week6-22 = Notre Dame (3–1) |Week6-22-Color = u |Week6-23 = NC State (3–1) |Week6-23-Color = npr |Week6-24 = Syracuse (2–2) |Week6-24-Color = d |Week6-25 = Tulane (4–0) |Week6-25-Color = npr |Week7-1 = Ohio State (5–0) (64) |Week7-1-Color = |Week7-2 = UCLA (4–0) (1) |Week7-2-Color = u |Week7-3 = Tennessee (5–0) (3) |Week7-3-Color = u |Week7-4 = Kansas State (5–0) (2) |Week7-4-Color = u |Week7-5 = Florida (5–1) |Week7-5-Color = u |Week7-6 = Florida State (5–1) |Week7-6-Color = u |Week7-7 = Virginia (5–0) |Week7-7-Color = u |Week7-8 = Nebraska (5–1) |Week7-8-Color = d |Week7-9 = Wisconsin (6–0) |Week7-9-Color = u |Week7-10 = Texas A&M (5–1) |Week7-10-Color = u |Week7-11 = Oregon (5–0) |Week7-11-Color = u |Week7-12 = Penn State (4–1) |Week7-12-Color = u |Week7-13 = Georgia (4–1) |Week7-13-Color = d |Week7-14 = Virginia Tech (5–0) |Week7-14-Color = u |Week7-15 = West Virginia (4–1) |Week7-15-Color = u |Week7-16 = Arizona (5–1) |Week7-16-Color = d |Week7-17 = Arkansas (5–0) |Week7-17-Color = u |Week7-18 = Notre Dame (4–1) |Week7-18-Color = u |Week7-19 = Colorado (5–1) |Week7-19-Color = d |Week7-20 = Missouri (4–1) |Week7-20-Color = u |Week7-21 = LSU (3–2) |Week7-21-Color = d |Week7-22 = Texas Tech (6–0) |Week7-22-Color = npr |Week7-23 = Syracuse (3–2) |Week7-23-Color = u |Week7-24 = Tulane (4–0) |Week7-24-Color = u |Week7-25 = Georgia Tech (4–1) |Week7-25-Color = npr |Week8-1 = Ohio State (6–0) (64) |Week8-1-Color = |Week8-2 = UCLA (5–0) (1) |Week8-2-Color = |Week8-3 = Tennessee (5–0) (3) |Week8-3-Color = |Week8-4 = Kansas State (6–0) (2) |Week8-4-Color = |Week8-5 = Florida (6–1) |Week8-5-Color = |Week8-6 = Florida State (6–1) |Week8-6-Color = |Week8-7 = Nebraska (6–1) |Week8-7-Color = u |Week8-8 = Texas A&M (6–1) |Week8-8-Color = u |Week8-9 = Wisconsin (7–0) |Week8-9-Color = |Week8-10 = Penn State (5–1) |Week8-10-Color = u |Week8-11 = Georgia (5–1) |Week8-11-Color = u |Week8-12 = Oregon (5–1) |Week8-12-Color = d |Week8-13 = West Virginia (4–1) |Week8-13-Color = u |Week8-14 = Arizona (6–1) |Week8-14-Color = u |Week8-15 = Arkansas (6–0) |Week8-15-Color = u |Week8-16 = Virginia (5–1) |Week8-16-Color = d |Week8-17 = Colorado (6–1) |Week8-17-Color = u |Week8-18 = Notre Dame (4–1) |Week8-18-Color = |Week8-19 = Missouri (5–1) |Week8-19-Color = u |Week8-20 = Georgia Tech (5–1) |Week8-20-Color = u |Week8-21 = Syracuse (4–2) |Week8-21-Color = u |Week8-22 = Tulane (5–0) |Week8-22-Color = u |Week8-23 = Virginia Tech (5–1) |Week8-23-Color = d |Week8-24 = Mississippi State (5–1) |Week8-24-Color = npr |Week8-25 = Texas Tech (6–1) |Week8-25-Color = d |Week9-1 = Ohio State (7–0) (64) |Week9-1-Color = |Week9-2 = UCLA (6–0) (1) |Week9-2-Color = |Week9-3 = Tennessee (6–0) (3) |Week9-3-Color = |Week9-4 = Kansas State (7–0) (2) |Week9-4-Color = |Week9-5 = Florida State (7–1) |Week9-5-Color = u |Week9-6 = Florida (6–1) |Week9-6-Color = d |Week9-7 = Nebraska (7–1) |Week9-7-Color = |Week9-8 = Texas A&M (7–1) |Week9-8-Color = |Week9-9 = Wisconsin (8–0) |Week9-9-Color = |Week9-10 = Penn State (5–1) |Week9-10-Color = |Week9-11 = Georgia (6–1) |Week9-11-Color = |Week9-12 = Oregon (6–1) |Week9-12-Color = |Week9-13 = Arizona (7–1) |Week9-13-Color = u |Week9-14 = Arkansas (6–0) |Week9-14-Color = u |Week9-15 = Virginia (6–1) |Week9-15-Color = u |Week9-16 = Notre Dame (5–1) |Week9-16-Color = u |Week9-17 = Syracuse (4–2) |Week9-17-Color = u |Week9-18 = Missouri (5–2) |Week9-18-Color = u |Week9-19 = Tulane (6–0) |Week9-19-Color = u |Week9-20 = Virginia Tech (6–1) |Week9-20-Color = u |Week9-21 = West Virginia (4–2) |Week9-21-Color = d |Week9-22 = Michigan (5–2) |Week9-22-Color = npr |Week9-23 = Georgia Tech (5–2) |Week9-23-Color = d |Week9-24 = Colorado (6–2) |Week9-24-Color = d |Week9-25 = Miami (FL) (4–2) |Week9-25-Color = npr |Week10-1 = Ohio State (8–0) (63) |Week10-1-Color = |Week10-2 = Tennessee (7–0) (3) |Week10-2-Color = u |Week10-3 = UCLA (7–0) (1) |Week10-3-Color = d |Week10-4 = Kansas State (8–0) (3) |Week10-4-Color = |Week10-5 = Florida (7–1) |Week10-5-Color = u |Week10-6 = Florida State (8–1) |Week10-6-Color = d |Week10-7 = Texas A&M (8–1) |Week10-7-Color = u |Week10-8 = Wisconsin (8–0) |Week10-8-Color = u |Week10-9 = Penn State (6–1) |Week10-9-Color = u |Week10-10 = Arizona (8–1) |Week10-10-Color= u |Week10-11 = Arkansas (7–0) |Week10-11-Color= u |Week10-12 = Virginia (7–1) |Week10-12-Color= u |Week10-13 = Notre Dame (6–1) |Week10-13-Color= u |Week10-14 = Nebraska (7–2) |Week10-14-Color= d |Week10-15 = Syracuse (5–2) т |Week10-15-Color= tu |Week10-16 = Tulane (7–0) т |Week10-16-Color= tu |Week10-17 = Virginia Tech (7–1) т |Week10-17-Color= u |Week10-18 = Missouri (6–2) |Week10-18-Color= |Week10-19 = Georgia (6–2) |Week10-19-Color= d |Week10-20 = Texas (6–2) |Week10-20-Color= npr |Week10-21 = Oregon (6–2) |Week10-21-Color= d |Week10-22 = Michigan (6–2) |Week10-22-Color= |Week10-23 = Georgia Tech (6–2) |Week10-23-Color= |Week10-24 = Miami (FL) (5–2) |Week10-24-Color= u |Week10-25 = Air Force (7–1) |Week10-25-Color= npr |Week11-1 = Tennessee (8–0) (46) |Week11-1-Color = u |Week11-2 = Kansas State (9–0) (19) |Week11-2-Color = u |Week11-3 = UCLA (8–0) (4) |Week11-3-Color = |Week11-4 = Florida (8–1) |Week11-4-Color = u |Week11-5 = Florida State (9–1) (1) |Week11-5-Color = u |Week11-6 = Texas A&M (9–1) |Week11-6-Color = u |Week11-7 = Ohio State (8–1) |Week11-7-Color = d |Week11-8 = Wisconsin (9–0) |Week11-8-Color = |Week11-9 = Arizona (9–1) |Week11-9-Color = u |Week11-10 = Arkansas (8–0) |Week11-10-Color= u |Week11-11 = Nebraska (8–2) |Week11-11-Color= u |Week11-12 = Notre Dame (7–1) |Week11-12-Color= u |Week11-13 = Missouri (7–2) |Week11-13-Color= u |Week11-14 = Tulane (8–0) |Week11-14-Color= u |Week11-15 = Michigan (7–2) |Week11-15-Color= u |Week11-16 = Virginia Tech (7–1) |Week11-16-Color= d |Week11-17 = Georgia (6–2) |Week11-17-Color= u |Week11-18 = Texas (7–2) |Week11-18-Color= u |Week11-19 = Penn State (6–2) |Week11-19-Color= d |Week11-20 = Oregon (7–2) |Week11-20-Color= u |Week11-21 = Virginia (7–2) |Week11-21-Color= d |Week11-22 = Georgia Tech (6–2) |Week11-22-Color= u |Week11-23 = Air Force (8–1) |Week11-23-Color= u |Week11-24 = Miami (FL) (5–2) |Week11-24-Color= |Week11-25 = Wyoming (8–1) |Week11-25-Color= npr |Week12-1 = Tennessee (9–0) (37) |Week12-1-Color = |Week12-2 = Kansas State (10–0) (29) |Week12-2-Color = |Week12-3 = UCLA (9–0) (4) |Week12-3-Color = |Week12-4 = Florida (9–1) |Week12-4-Color = |Week12-5 = Florida State (10–1) |Week12-5-Color = |Week12-6 = Texas A&M (10–1) |Week12-6-Color = |Week12-7 = Ohio State (9–1) |Week12-7-Color = |Week12-8 = Arizona (10–1) |Week12-8-Color = u |Week12-9 = Arkansas (8–1) |Week12-9-Color = u |Week12-10 = Notre Dame (8–1) |Week12-10-Color= u |Week12-11 = Michigan (8–2) |Week12-11-Color= u |Week12-12 = Tulane (9–0) |Week12-12-Color= u |Week12-13 = Wisconsin (9–1) |Week12-13-Color= d |Week12-14 = Georgia (7–2) |Week12-14-Color= u |Week12-15 = Oregon (8–2) |Week12-15-Color= u |Week12-16 = Penn State (7–2) |Week12-16-Color= u |Week12-17 = Nebraska (8–3) |Week12-17-Color= d |Week12-18 = Virginia (8–2) |Week12-18-Color= u |Week12-19 = Missouri (7–3) |Week12-19-Color= d |Week12-20 = Air Force (9–1) |Week12-20-Color= u |Week12-21 = Georgia Tech (7–2) |Week12-21-Color= u |Week12-22 = Miami (FL) (6–2) |Week12-22-Color= u |Week12-23 = Virginia Tech (7–2) |Week12-23-Color= d |Week12-24 = Syracuse (6–3) |Week12-24-Color= npr |Week12-25 = Texas (7–3) |Week12-25-Color= d |Week13-1 = Tennessee (10–0) (42) |Week13-1-Color = |Week13-2 = Kansas State (11–0) (24) |Week13-2-Color = |Week13-3 = UCLA (10–0) (4) |Week13-3-Color = |Week13-4 = Florida State (11–1) |Week13-4-Color = u |Week13-5 = Ohio State (10–1) |Week13-5-Color = u |Week13-6 = Texas A&M (10–1) |Week13-6-Color = |Week13-7 = Arizona (10–1) |Week13-7-Color = u |Week13-8 = Florida (9–2) |Week13-8-Color = d |Week13-9 = Notre Dame (9–1) |Week13-9-Color = u |Week13-10 = Wisconsin (10–1) |Week13-10-Color= u |Week13-11 = Tulane (10–0) |Week13-11-Color= u |Week13-12 = Georgia (8–2) |Week13-12-Color= u |Week13-13 = Arkansas (8–2) |Week13-13-Color= d |Week13-14 = Nebraska (8–3) |Week13-14-Color= u |Week13-15 = Michigan (8–3) |Week13-15-Color= d |Week13-16 = Virginia (8–2) |Week13-16-Color= u |Week13-17 = Georgia Tech (8–2) |Week13-17-Color= u |Week13-18 = Air Force (10–1) |Week13-18-Color= u |Week13-19 = Miami (FL) (7–2) |Week13-19-Color= u |Week13-20 = Virginia Tech (8–2) |Week13-20-Color= u |Week13-21 = Syracuse (7–3) |Week13-21-Color= u |Week13-22 = Oregon (8–3) |Week13-22-Color= d |Week13-23 = Penn State (7–3) |Week13-23-Color= d |Week13-24 = Missouri (7–4) |Week13-24-Color= d |Week13-25 = Mississippi State (7–3) |Week13-25-Color= npr |Week14-1 = Tennessee (11–0) (41) |Week14-1-Color = |Week14-2 = Kansas State (11–0) (24) |Week14-2-Color = |Week14-3 = UCLA (10–0) (3) |Week14-3-Color = |Week14-4 = Florida State (11–1) |Week14-4-Color = |Week14-5 = Ohio State (10–1) |Week14-5-Color = |Week14-6 = Arizona (11–1) |Week14-6-Color = u |Week14-7 = Florida (9–2) |Week14-7-Color = u |Week14-8 = Wisconsin (10–1) |Week14-8-Color = u |Week14-9 = Tulane (11–0) |Week14-9-Color = u |Week14-10 = Texas A&M (10–2) |Week14-10-Color= d |Week14-11 = Arkansas (9–2) |Week14-11-Color= u |Week14-12 = Georgia Tech (9–2) |Week14-12-Color= u |Week14-13 = Nebraska (9–3) |Week14-13-Color= u |Week14-14 = Virginia (9–2) |Week14-14-Color= u |Week14-15 = Michigan (9–3) |Week14-15-Color= |Week14-16 = Notre Dame (9–2) |Week14-16-Color= d |Week14-17 = Air Force (10–1) |Week14-17-Color= u |Week14-18 = Syracuse (8–3) |Week14-18-Color= u |Week14-19 = Georgia (8–3) |Week14-19-Color= d |Week14-20 = Texas (8–3) |Week14-20-Color= npr |Week14-21 = Oregon (8–3) |Week14-21-Color= u |Week14-22 = Penn State (8–3) |Week14-22-Color= u |Week14-23 = Mississippi State (8–3) |Week14-23-Color= u |Week14-24 = Missouri (7–4) |Week14-24-Color= |Week14-25 = Virginia Tech (8–3) |Week14-25-Color= d |Week15-1 = Tennessee (12–0) (70) |Week15-1-Color = |Week15-2 = Florida State (11–1) |Week15-2-Color = u |Week15-3 = Ohio State (10–1) |Week15-3-Color = u |Week15-4 = Kansas State (11–1) |Week15-4-Color = d |Week15-5 = Arizona (11–1) |Week15-5-Color = u |Week15-6 = UCLA (10–1) |Week15-6-Color = d |Week15-7 = Florida (9–2) |Week15-7-Color = |Week15-8 = Texas A&M (11–2) |Week15-8-Color = u |Week15-9 = Wisconsin (10–1) |Week15-9-Color = d |Week15-10 = Tulane (11–0) |Week15-10-Color= d |Week15-11 = Arkansas (9–2) |Week15-11-Color= |Week15-12 = Georgia Tech (9–2) |Week15-12-Color= |Week15-13 = Virginia (9–2) |Week15-13-Color= u |Week15-14 = Nebraska (9–3) |Week15-14-Color= d |Week15-15 = Michigan (9–3) |Week15-15-Color= |Week15-16 = Air Force (11–1) |Week15-16-Color= u |Week15-17 = Notre Dame (9–2) |Week15-17-Color= d |Week15-18 = Syracuse (8–3) |Week15-18-Color= |Week15-19 = Georgia (8–3) |Week15-19-Color= |Week15-20 = Texas (8–3) |Week15-20-Color= |Week15-21 = Oregon (8–3) |Week15-21-Color= |Week15-22 = Penn State (8–3) |Week15-22-Color= |Week15-23 = Missouri (7–4) |Week15-23-Color= u |Week15-24 = Miami (FL) (8–3) |Week15-24-Color= npr |Week15-25 = Mississippi State (8–4) |Week15-25-Color= d |Week16-1 = Tennessee (13–0) (70) |Week16-1-Color = |Week16-2 = Ohio State (11–1) |Week16-2-Color = u |Week16-3 = Florida State (11–2) |Week16-3-Color = d |Week16-4 = Arizona (12–1) |Week16-4-Color = u |Week16-5 = Florida (10–2) |Week16-5-Color = u |Week16-6 = Wisconsin (11–1) |Week16-6-Color = u |Week16-7 = Tulane (12–0) |Week16-7-Color = u |Week16-8 = UCLA (10–2) |Week16-8-Color = d |Week16-9 = Georgia Tech (10–2) |Week16-9-Color = u |Week16-10 = Kansas State (11–2) |Week16-10-Color= d |Week16-11 = Texas A&M (11–3) |Week16-11-Color= d |Week16-12 = Michigan (10–3) |Week16-12-Color= u |Week16-13 = Air Force (12–1) |Week16-13-Color= u |Week16-14 = Georgia (9–3) |Week16-14-Color= u |Week16-15 = Texas (9–3) |Week16-15-Color= u |Week16-16 = Arkansas (9–3) |Week16-16-Color= d |Week16-17 = Penn State (9–3) |Week16-17-Color= u |Week16-18 = Virginia (9–3) |Week16-18-Color= d |Week16-19 = Nebraska (9–4) |Week16-19-Color= d |Week16-20 = Miami (FL) (9–3) |Week16-20-Color= u |Week16-21 = Missouri (8–4) |Week16-21-Color= u |Week16-22 = Notre Dame (9–3) |Week16-22-Color= d |Week16-23 = Virginia Tech (9–3) |Week16-23-Color= npr |Week16-24 = Purdue (9–4) |Week16-24-Color= npr |Week16-25 = Syracuse (8–4) |Week16-25-Color= d

Coaches poll

|Week1-1 =Ohio State (31) |Week1-2 =Florida State (10) |Week1-3 =Nebraska (12) |Week1-4 =Florida (1) |Week1-5 =Michigan (4) |Week1-6 =Kansas State (1) |Week1-7 =UCLA (3) |Week1-8 =LSU |Week1-9 =Arizona State |Week1-10 =Tennessee |Week1-11 =North Carolina |Week1-12 =West Virginia |Week1-13 =Penn State |Week1-14 =Syracuse |Week1-15 =Texas A&M |Week1-16 =Colorado State |Week1-17 =Washington |Week1-18 =Georgia |Week1-19 =Virginia |Week1-20 =Wisconsin |Week1-21 =Southern Miss |Week1-22 =Auburn |Week1-23 =Michigan State |Week1-24 =Notre Dame |Week1-25 =Arizona |Week2-1 =Ohio State (1–0) (38) |Week2-1-Color = |Week2-2 =Florida State (1–0) (12) |Week2-2-Color = |Week2-3 =Nebraska (2–0) (8) |Week2-3-Color = |Week2-4 =Florida (1–0) (2) |Week2-4-Color = |Week2-5 =Kansas State (1–0) (1) |Week2-5-Color =u |Week2-6 =UCLA (0–0) (1) |Week2-6-Color =u |Week2-7 =Tennessee (1–0) |Week2-7-Color =u |Week2-8 =LSU (0–0) |Week2-8-Color = |Week2-9 =Penn State (1–0) |Week2-9-Color =u |Week2-10 =Washington (1–0) |Week2-10-Color =u |Week2-11 =Notre Dame (1–0) |Week2-11-Color =u |Week2-12 =Virginia (1–0) |Week2-12-Color =u |Week2-13 =Georgia (1–0) |Week2-13-Color =u |Week2-14 =Michigan (0–1) |Week2-14-Color =d |Week2-15 =Arizona State (0–1) |Week2-15-Color =d |Week2-16 =Colorado (1–0) |Week2-16-Color =npr |Week2-17 =Wisconsin (1–0) |Week2-17-Color =u |Week2-18 =Syracuse (0–1) |Week2-18-Color =d |Week2-19 =Texas A&M (0–1) |Week2-19-Color =d |Week2-20 =West Virginia (0–1) |Week2-20-Color =d |Week2-21 =Arizona (1–0) |Week2-21-Color =u |Week2-22 =Texas (1–0) |Week2-22-Color =npr |Week2-23 =USC (1–0) |Week2-23-Color =npr |Week2-24 =North Carolina (0–1) |Week2-24-Color =d |Week2-25 =Missouri (1–0) |Week2-25-Color =npr |Week3-1 =Ohio State (2–0) (52) |Week3-1-Color = |Week3-2 =Florida (2–0) (1) |Week3-2-Color =u |Week3-3 =Nebraska (3–0) (7) |Week3-3-Color = |Week3-4 =Kansas State (2–0) (1) |Week3-4-Color =u |Week3-5 =UCLA (1–0) (1) |Week3-5-Color =u |Week3-6 =Tennessee (1–0) |Week3-6-Color =u |Week3-7 =LSU (1–0) |Week3-7-Color =u |Week3-8 =Penn State (2–0) |Week3-8-Color =u |Week3-9 =Washington (1–0) |Week3-9-Color =u |Week3-10 =Virginia (2–0) |Week3-10-Color =u |Week3-11 =Florida State (1–1) |Week3-11-Color =d |Week3-12 =Georgia (2–0) |Week3-12-Color =u |Week3-13 =Syracuse (1–1) |Week3-13-Color =u |Week3-14 =Wisconsin (2–0) |Week3-14-Color =u |Week3-15 =Colorado (2–0) |Week3-15-Color =u |Week3-16 =USC (2–0) |Week3-16-Color =u |Week3-17 =Arizona (2–0) |Week3-17-Color =u |Week3-18 =Texas A&M (1–1) |Week3-18-Color =u |Week3-19 =Missouri (2–0) |Week3-19-Color =u |Week3-20 =West Virginia (0–1) |Week3-20-Color = |Week3-21 =Virginia Tech (2–0) |Week3-21-Color =npr |Week3-22 =Alabama (2–0) |Week3-22-Color =npr |Week3-23 =Oregon (2–0) |Week3-23-Color =npr |Week3-24 =NC State (2–0) |Week3-24-Color =npr |Week3-25 =Notre Dame (1–1) |Week3-25-Color =d |Week4-1 =Ohio State (3–0) (53) |Week4-1-Color = |Week4-2 =Nebraska (3–0) (7) |Week4-2-Color =u |Week4-3 =Kansas State (3–0) (1) |Week4-3-Color =u |Week4-4 =Tennessee (2–0) |Week4-4-Color =u |Week4-5 =UCLA (2–0) (1) |Week4-5-Color = |Week4-6 =LSU (2–0) |Week4-6-Color =u |Week4-7 =Penn State (3–0) |Week4-7-Color =u |Week4-8 =Washington (2–0) |Week4-8-Color =u |Week4-9 =Florida (2–1) |Week4-9-Color =d |Week4-10 =Virginia (3–0) |Week4-10-Color = |Week4-11 =Florida State (2–1) |Week4-11-Color = |Week4-12 =Georgia (3–0) |Week4-12-Color = |Week4-13 =Syracuse (2–1) |Week4-13-Color = |Week4-14 =Wisconsin (2–1) |Week4-14-Color = |Week4-15 =Colorado (3–0) |Week4-15-Color = |Week4-16 =Arizona (3–0) |Week4-16-Color =u |Week4-17 =USC (3–0) |Week4-17-Color =d |Week4-18 =Texas A&M (2–1) |Week4-18-Color = |Week4-19 =Virginia Tech (3–0) |Week4-19-Color =u |Week4-20 =West Virginia (1–1) |Week4-20-Color = |Week4-21 =Oregon (3–0) |Week4-21-Color =u |Week4-22 =Alabama (2–0) |Week4-22-Color = |Week4-23 =Air Force (3–0) |Week4-23-Color =npr |Week4-24 =Missouri (2–1) |Week4-24-Color =d |Week4-25 =Kentucky (3–0) |Week4-25-Color =npr |Week5-1 =Ohio State (3–0) (45) |Week5-1-Color = |Week5-2 =Nebraska (4–0) (15) |Week5-2-Color = |Week5-3 =Kansas State (4–0) (1) |Week5-3-Color = |Week5-4 =UCLA (2–0) (1) |Week5-4-Color =u |Week5-5 =Tennessee (3–0) |Week5-5-Color =d |Week5-6 =LSU (3–0) |Week5-6-Color = |Week5-7 =Penn State (3–0) |Week5-7-Color = |Week5-8 =Florida (3–1) |Week5-8-Color =u |Week5-9 =Virginia (4–0) |Week5-9-Color =u |Week5-10 =Florida State (3–1) |Week5-10-Color =u |Week5-11 =Syracuse (2–1) |Week5-11-Color =u |Week5-12 =Georgia (3–0) |Week5-12-Color = |Week5-13 =Wisconsin (4–0) |Week5-13-Color =u |Week5-14 =Arizona (4–0) |Week5-14-Color =u |Week5-15 =Colorado (4–0) |Week5-15-Color = |Week5-16 =Virginia Tech (4–0) |Week5-16-Color =u |Week5-17 =Oregon (4–0) т |Week5-17-Color =tu |Week5-18 =West Virginia (2–1) т |Week5-18-Color =u |Week5-19 =Texas A&M (2–2) |Week5-19-Color =d |Week5-20 =Washington (2–1) |Week5-20-Color =d |Week5-21 =Missouri (2–1) |Week5-21-Color =u |Week5-22 =USC (3–1) |Week5-22-Color =d |Week5-23 =Notre Dame (2–1) |Week5-23-Color =npr |Week5-24 =Arkansas (3–0) |Week5-24-Color =npr |Week5-25 =Tulane (3–0) |Week5-25-Color =npr |Week6-1 =Ohio State (4–0) (54) |Week6-1-Color = |Week6-2 =Nebraska (5–0) (6) |Week6-2-Color = |Week6-3 =UCLA (3–0) (1) |Week6-3-Color =u |Week6-4 =Kansas State (4–0) (1) |Week6-4-Color =d |Week6-5 =Tennessee (4–0) |Week6-5-Color = |Week6-6 =Florida (4–1) |Week6-6-Color =u |Week6-7 =Georgia (4–0) |Week6-7-Color =u |Week6-8 =Virginia (5–0) |Week6-8-Color =u |Week6-9 =Florida State (4–1) |Week6-9-Color =u |Week6-10 =Wisconsin (5–0) |Week6-10-Color =u |Week6-11 =Arizona (5–0) |Week6-11-Color =u |Week6-12 =LSU (3–1) |Week6-12-Color =d |Week6-13 =Penn State (3–1) |Week6-13-Color =d |Week6-14 =Colorado (5–0) |Week6-14-Color =u |Week6-15 =Virginia Tech (4–0) |Week6-15-Color =u |Week6-16 =Oregon (4–0) |Week6-16-Color =u |Week6-17 =West Virginia (3–1) |Week6-17-Color = |Week6-18 =Texas A&M (4–1) |Week6-18-Color =u |Week6-19 =Arkansas (4–0) |Week6-19-Color =u |Week6-20 =USC (4–1) |Week6-20-Color =u |Week6-21 =Missouri (3–1) |Week6-21-Color = |Week6-22 =Notre Dame (3–1) |Week6-22-Color =u |Week6-23 =NC State (3–1) |Week6-23-Color =npr |Week6-24 =Syracuse (2–2) |Week6-24-Color =d |Week6-25 =Tulane (4–0) |Week6-25-Color = |Week7-1 =Ohio State (5–0) (59) |Week7-1-Color = |Week7-2 =UCLA (4–0) (1) |Week7-2-Color =u |Week7-3 =Kansas State (5–0) (2) |Week7-3-Color =u |Week7-4 =Tennessee (5–0) |Week7-4-Color =u |Week7-5 =Florida (5–1) |Week7-5-Color =u |Week7-6 =Virginia (5–0) |Week7-6-Color =u |Week7-7 =Florida State (5–1) |Week7-7-Color =u |Week7-8 =Nebraska (5–1) |Week7-8-Color =d |Week7-9 =Wisconsin (6–0) |Week7-9-Color =u |Week7-10 =Virginia Tech (5–0) |Week7-10-Color =u |Week7-11 =Penn State (4–1) |Week7-11-Color =u |Week7-12 =Oregon (5–0) |Week7-12-Color =u |Week7-13 =Texas A&M (5–1) |Week7-13-Color =u |Week7-14 =Georgia (4–1) |Week7-14-Color =d |Week7-15 =West Virginia (4–1) |Week7-15-Color =u |Week7-16 =Arkansas (5–0) |Week7-16-Color =u |Week7-17 =Arizona (5–1) |Week7-17-Color =d |Week7-18 =Colorado (5–1) |Week7-18-Color =d |Week7-19 =Missouri (4–1) |Week7-19-Color =u |Week7-20 =Notre Dame (4–1) |Week7-20-Color =u |Week7-21 =LSU (3–2) |Week7-21-Color =d |Week7-22 =Syracuse (3–2) |Week7-22-Color =u |Week7-23 =Texas Tech (6–0) |Week7-23-Color =npr |Week7-24 =Tulane (4–0) |Week7-24-Color =u |Week7-25 =Georgia Tech (4–1) |Week7-25-Color =npr |Week8-1 =Ohio State (6–0) (58) |Week8-1-Color = |Week8-2 =UCLA (5–0) (1) |Week8-2-Color = |Week8-3 =Kansas State (6–0) (3) |Week8-3-Color = |Week8-4 =Tennessee (5–0) |Week8-4-Color = |Week8-5 =Florida (6–1) |Week8-5-Color = |Week8-6 =Florida State (6–1) |Week8-6-Color =u |Week8-7 =Nebraska (6–1) |Week8-7-Color =u |Week8-8 =Wisconsin (7–0) |Week8-8-Color =u |Week8-9 =Penn State (5–1) |Week8-9-Color =u |Week8-10 =Texas A&M (6–1) |Week8-10-Color =u |Week8-11 =Georgia (5–1) |Week8-11-Color =u |Week8-12 =Arkansas (6–0) |Week8-12-Color =u |Week8-13 =West Virginia (4–1) |Week8-13-Color =u |Week8-14 =Oregon (5–1) |Week8-14-Color =d |Week8-15 =Virginia (5–1) |Week8-15-Color =d |Week8-16 =Arizona (6–1) |Week8-16-Color =u |Week8-17 =Colorado (6–1) |Week8-17-Color =u |Week8-18 =Missouri (5–1) |Week8-18-Color =u |Week8-19 =Georgia Tech (4–1) |Week8-19-Color =u |Week8-20 =Notre Dame (4–1) |Week8-20-Color = |Week8-21 =Virginia Tech (5–1) |Week8-21-Color =d |Week8-22 =Syracuse (4–2) |Week8-22-Color = |Week8-23 =Tulane (5–0) |Week8-23-Color =u |Week8-24 =Mississippi State (5–1) |Week8-24-Color =npr |Week8-25 =Texas Tech (6–1) |Week8-25-Color =d |Week9-1 =Ohio State (7–0) (55) |Week9-1-Color = |Week9-2 =UCLA (6–0) (1) |Week9-2-Color = |Week9-3 =Kansas State (7–0) (5) |Week9-3-Color = |Week9-4 =Tennessee (6–0) (1) |Week9-4-Color = |Week9-5 =Florida (6–1) |Week9-5-Color = |Week9-6 =Florida State (7–1) |Week9-6-Color = |Week9-7 =Nebraska (7–1) |Week9-7-Color = |Week9-8 =Wisconsin (8–0) |Week9-8-Color = |Week9-9 =Texas A&M (7–1) |Week9-9-Color =u |Week9-10 =Penn State (5–1) |Week9-10-Color =d |Week9-11 =Georgia (6–1) |Week9-11-Color = |Week9-12 =Arkansas (6–0) |Week9-12-Color = |Week9-13 =Oregon (6–1) |Week9-13-Color =u |Week9-14 =Virginia (6–1) |Week9-14-Color =u |Week9-15 =Arizona (7–1) |Week9-15-Color =u |Week9-16 =Notre Dame (5–1) |Week9-16-Color =u |Week9-17 =Virginia Tech (6–1) |Week9-17-Color =u |Week9-18 =Tulane (6–0) |Week9-18-Color =u |Week9-19 =Syracuse (4–2) |Week9-19-Color =u |Week9-20 =West Virginia (4–2) |Week9-20-Color =d |Week9-21 =Missouri (5–2) |Week9-21-Color =d |Week9-22 =Michigan (5–2) |Week9-22-Color =npr |Week9-23 =Air Force (6–1) |Week9-23-Color =npr |Week9-24 =Georgia Tech (5–2) |Week9-24-Color =d |Week9-25 =Colorado (6–2) |Week9-25-Color =d |Week10-1 =Ohio State (8–0) (54) |Week10-1-Color = |Week10-2 =Kansas State (8–0) (5) |Week10-2-Color =u |Week10-3 =Tennessee (7–0) (2) |Week10-3-Color =u |Week10-4 =UCLA (7–0) (1) |Week10-4-Color =d |Week10-5 =Florida (7–1) |Week10-5-Color = |Week10-6 =Florida State (8–1) |Week10-6-Color = |Week10-7 =Wisconsin (8–0) |Week10-7-Color =u |Week10-8 =Texas A&M (8–1) |Week10-8-Color =u |Week10-9 =Penn State (6–1) |Week10-9-Color =u |Week10-10 =Arkansas (7–0) |Week10-10-Color=u |Week10-11 =Arizona (8–1) |Week10-11-Color=u |Week10-12 =Virginia (7–1) |Week10-12-Color=u |Week10-13 =Notre Dame (6–1) |Week10-13-Color=u |Week10-14 =Virginia Tech (7–1) |Week10-14-Color=u |Week10-15 =Nebraska (7–2) |Week10-15-Color=d |Week10-16 =Tulane (7–0) |Week10-16-Color=u |Week10-17 =Syracuse (5–2) |Week10-17-Color=u |Week10-18 =Georgia (6–2) |Week10-18-Color=d |Week10-19 =Missouri (6–2) |Week10-19-Color=u |Week10-20 =Oregon (6–2) |Week10-20-Color=d |Week10-21 =Air Force (7–1) |Week10-21-Color=u |Week10-22 =Michigan (6–2) |Week10-22-Color= |Week10-23 =Texas (6–2) |Week10-23-Color=npr |Week10-24 =Georgia Tech (5–2) |Week10-24-Color= |Week10-25 =Colorado (6–2) |Week10-25-Color= |Week11-1 =Kansas State (9–0) (30) т |Week11-1-Color =tu |Week11-2 =Tennessee (8–0) (25) т |Week11-2-Color =u |Week11-3 =UCLA (8–0) (7) |Week11-3-Color =u |Week11-4 =Florida (8–1) |Week11-4-Color =u |Week11-5 =Florida State (9–1) |Week11-5-Color =u |Week11-6 =Wisconsin (9–0) |Week11-6-Color =u |Week11-7 =Ohio State (8–1) |Week11-7-Color =d |Week11-8 =Texas A&M (9–1) |Week11-8-Color = |Week11-9 =Arkansas (8–0) |Week11-9-Color =u |Week11-10 =Arizona (9–1) |Week11-10-Color=u |Week11-11 =Nebraska (8–2) |Week11-11-Color=u |Week11-12 =Virginia Tech (7–1) |Week11-12-Color=u |Week11-13 =Notre Dame (7–1) |Week11-13-Color= |Week11-14 =Tulane (8–0) |Week11-14-Color=u |Week11-15 =Missouri (7–2) |Week11-15-Color=u |Week11-16 =Michigan (7–2) |Week11-16-Color=u |Week11-17 =Penn State (6–2) |Week11-17-Color=d |Week11-18 =Georgia (6–2) |Week11-18-Color= |Week11-19 =Oregon (7–2) |Week11-19-Color=u |Week11-20 =Air Force (8–1) |Week11-20-Color=u |Week11-21 =Texas (7–2) |Week11-21-Color=u |Week11-22 =Virginia (7–2) |Week11-22-Color=d |Week11-23 =Georgia Tech (5–2) |Week11-23-Color=u |Week11-24 =Miami (FL) (5–2) |Week11-24-Color=npr |Week11-25 = |Week11-25-Color=npr |Week12-1 =Kansas State (10–0) (36½) |Week12-1-Color = |Week12-2 =Tennessee (9–0) (18½) |Week12-2-Color =d |Week12-3 =UCLA (9–0) (7) |Week12-3-Color = |Week12-4 =Florida (9–1) |Week12-4-Color = |Week12-5 =Florida State (10–1) |Week12-5-Color = |Week12-6 =Ohio State (9–1) |Week12-6-Color =u |Week12-7 =Texas A&M (10–1) |Week12-7-Color =u |Week12-8 =Arizona (10–1) |Week12-8-Color =u |Week12-9 =Arkansas (8–1) |Week12-9-Color = |Week12-10 =Notre Dame (8–1) |Week12-10-Color=u |Week12-11 =Michigan (8–2) |Week12-11-Color=u |Week12-12 =Wisconsin (9–1) |Week12-12-Color=d |Week12-13 =Tulane (9–0) |Week12-13-Color=u |Week12-14 =Penn State (7–2) |Week12-14-Color=u |Week12-15 =Georgia (7–2) |Week12-15-Color=u |Week12-16 =Oregon (8–2) |Week12-16-Color=u |Week12-17 =Air Force (9–1) |Week12-17-Color=u |Week12-18 =Virginia (8–2) |Week12-18-Color=u |Week12-19 =Nebraska (8–3) |Week12-19-Color=d |Week12-20 =Virginia Tech (7–2) |Week12-20-Color=d |Week12-21 =Georgia Tech (7–2) |Week12-21-Color=u |Week12-22 =Miami (FL) (6–2) |Week12-22-Color=u |Week12-23 =Missouri (7–3) |Week12-23-Color=d |Week12-24 =Syracuse (6–3) |Week12-24-Color=u |Week12-25 =Kentucky (7–3) |Week12-25-Color=npr |Week13-1 =Kansas State (11–0) (31½) |Week13-1-Color = |Week13-2 =Tennessee (10–0) (22½) |Week13-2-Color = |Week13-3 =UCLA (10–0) (7) |Week13-3-Color = |Week13-4 =Florida State (11–1) |Week13-4-Color =u |Week13-5 =Ohio State (10–1) (1) |Week13-5-Color =u |Week13-6 =Texas A&M (10–1) |Week13-6-Color =u |Week13-7 =Arizona (10–1) |Week13-7-Color =u |Week13-8 =Florida (9–2) |Week13-8-Color =d |Week13-9 =Wisconsin (10–1) |Week13-9-Color =u |Week13-10 =Notre Dame (9–1) |Week13-10-Color= |Week13-11 =Tulane (10–0) |Week13-11-Color=u |Week13-12 =Georgia (8–2) |Week13-12-Color=u |Week13-13 =Arkansas (8–2) |Week13-13-Color=d |Week13-14 =Air Force (10–1) |Week13-14-Color=u |Week13-15 =Virginia (8–2) |Week13-15-Color=u |Week13-16 =Michigan (8–3) |Week13-16-Color=d |Week13-17 =Nebraska (8–3) |Week13-17-Color=u |Week13-18 =Georgia Tech (8–2) |Week13-18-Color=u |Week13-19 =Virginia Tech (8–2) |Week13-19-Color=u |Week13-20 =Miami (FL) (7–2) |Week13-20-Color=u |Week13-21 =Penn State (7–3) |Week13-21-Color=d |Week13-22 =Syracuse (7–3) |Week13-22-Color=u |Week13-23 =Oregon (8–3) |Week13-23-Color=d |Week13-24 =Mississippi State (7–3) |Week13-24-Color=npr |Week13-25 =Missouri (7–4) |Week13-25-Color=d |Week14-1 =Kansas State (11–0) (30½) |Week14-1-Color = |Week14-2 =Tennessee (11–0) (24½) |Week14-2-Color = |Week14-3 =UCLA (10–0) |Week14-3-Color = |Week14-4 =Florida State (11–1) |Week14-4-Color = |Week14-5 =Ohio State (10–1) (1) |Week14-5-Color = |Week14-6 =Arizona (11–1) |Week14-6-Color =u |Week14-7 =Florida (9–2) |Week14-7-Color =u |Week14-8 =Wisconsin (10–1) |Week14-8-Color =u |Week14-9 =Tulane (11–0) |Week14-9-Color =u |Week14-10 =Texas A&M (10–2) |Week14-10-Color=d |Week14-11 =Arkansas (9–2) |Week14-11-Color=u |Week14-12 =Virginia (9–2) |Week14-12-Color=u |Week14-13 =Air Force (10–1) |Week14-13-Color=u |Week14-14 =Georgia Tech (9–2) |Week14-14-Color=u |Week14-15 =Michigan (9–3) |Week14-15-Color=u |Week14-16 =Notre Dame (9–2) |Week14-16-Color=d |Week14-17 =Nebraska (9–3) |Week14-17-Color= |Week14-18 =Syracuse (8–3) |Week14-18-Color=u |Week14-19 =Georgia (8–3) |Week14-19-Color=d |Week14-20 =Penn State (8–3) |Week14-20-Color=u |Week14-21 =Oregon (8–3) |Week14-21-Color=u |Week14-22 =Mississippi State (8–3) |Week14-22-Color=u |Week14-23 =Texas (8–3) |Week14-23-Color=npr |Week14-24 =Virginia Tech (8–3) |Week14-24-Color=d |Week14-25 =West Virginia (8–3) |Week14-25-Color=npr |Week15-1 =Tennessee (12–0) (60) |Week15-1-Color =u |Week15-2 =Florida State (11–1) (1) |Week15-2-Color =u |Week15-3 =Ohio State (10–1) (1) |Week15-3-Color =u |Week15-4 =Kansas State (11–1) |Week15-4-Color =d |Week15-5 =UCLA (10–1) |Week15-5-Color =d |Week15-6 =Arizona (11–1) |Week15-6-Color = |Week15-7 =Florida (9–2) |Week15-7-Color = |Week15-8 =Wisconsin (10–1) |Week15-8-Color = |Week15-9 =Texas A&M (11–2) |Week15-9-Color =u |Week15-10 =Tulane (11–0) |Week15-10-Color=d |Week15-11 =Arkansas (9–2) |Week15-11-Color= |Week15-12 =Virginia (9–2) |Week15-12-Color= |Week15-13 =Air Force (11–1) |Week15-13-Color= |Week15-14 =Georgia Tech (9–2) |Week15-14-Color= |Week15-15 =Michigan (9–3) |Week15-15-Color= |Week15-16 =Nebraska (9–3) |Week15-16-Color=u |Week15-17 =Syracuse (8–3) |Week15-17-Color=u |Week15-18 =Notre Dame (9–2) |Week15-18-Color=d |Week15-19 =Georgia (8–3) |Week15-19-Color= |Week15-20 =Penn State (8–3) |Week15-20-Color= |Week15-21 =Oregon (8–3) |Week15-21-Color= |Week15-22 =Texas (8–3) |Week15-22-Color=u |Week15-23 =Mississippi State (8–4) |Week15-23-Color=d |Week15-24 =Virginia Tech (8–3) |Week15-24-Color= |Week15-25 =West Virginia (8–3) |Week15-25-Color= |Week16-1 =Tennessee (13–0) (62) |Week16-1-Color = |Week16-2 =Ohio State (11–1) |Week16-2-Color =u |Week16-3 =Florida State (11–2) |Week16-3-Color =d |Week16-4 =Arizona (12–1) |Week16-4-Color =u |Week16-5 =Wisconsin (10–1) |Week16-5-Color =u |Week16-6 =Florida (10–2) |Week16-6-Color =u |Week16-7 =Tulane (12–0) |Week16-7-Color =u |Week16-8 =UCLA (10–2) |Week16-8-Color =d |Week16-9 =Kansas State (11–2) |Week16-9-Color =d |Week16-10 =Air Force (12–1) |Week16-10-Color=u |Week16-11 =Georgia Tech (10–2) |Week16-11-Color=u |Week16-12 =Michigan (10–3) |Week16-12-Color=u |Week16-13 =Texas A&M (11–3) |Week16-13-Color=d |Week16-14 =Georgia (9–3) |Week16-14-Color=u |Week16-15 =Penn State (9–3) |Week16-15-Color=u |Week16-16 =Texas (9–3) |Week16-16-Color=u |Week16-17 =Arkansas (9–3) |Week16-17-Color=d |Week16-18 =Virginia (9–3) |Week16-18-Color=d |Week16-19 =Virginia Tech (9–3) |Week16-19-Color=u |Week16-20 =Nebraska (9–4) |Week16-20-Color=d |Week16-21 =Miami (FL) (9–3) |Week16-21-Color=npr |Week16-22 =Notre Dame (9–3) |Week16-22-Color=d |Week16-23 =Purdue (9–4) |Week16-23-Color=npr |Week16-24 =Syracuse (8–4) |Week16-24-Color=d |Week16-25 =Missouri (8–4) |Week16-25-Color=npr

BCS standings

The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) determined the two teams that competed in the BCS National Championship Game, the 1999 Fiesta Bowl.

Each week, the BCS standings ranked the top 15 teams, or down to the lowest-ranked Automatic Qualifying conference leader.

|Week1-1 =UCLA (6–0) |Week1-2 =Ohio State (7–0) |Week1-3 =Tennessee (6–0) |Week1-4 =Kansas State (7–0) |Week1-5 =Florida State (7–1) |Week1-6 =Nebraska (7–1) |Week1-7 =Florida (6–1) |Week1-8 =Texas A&M (7–1) |Week1-9 =Wisconsin (8–0) |Week1-10 =Penn State (5–1) |Week1-11 =Oregon (6–1) |Week1-12 =Arkansas (6–0) |Week1-13 =Georgia (6–1) |Week1-14 =Arizona (7–1) |Week1-15 =Virginia (6–1) |Week1-16 =Notre Dame (5–1) |Week1-17 =Georgia Tech (5–2) |Week1-18 =Missouri (5–2) |Week1-19 =Tulane (6–0) |Week1-20 =Syracuse (4–2) |Week1-21 =— |Week1-22 =— |Week1-23 =— |Week1-24 =— |Week2-1 =Ohio State (8–0) |Week2-1-Color =u |Week2-2 =Tennessee (7–0) |Week2-2-Color =u |Week2-3 =UCLA (7–0) |Week2-3-Color =d |Week2-4 =Kansas State (8–0) |Week2-4-Color = |Week2-5 =Florida (7–1) |Week2-5-Color =u |Week2-6 =Florida State (8–1) |Week2-6-Color =d |Week2-7 =Texas A&M (8–1) |Week2-7-Color =u |Week2-8 =Wisconsin (8–0) |Week2-8-Color =u |Week2-9 =Penn State (6–1) |Week2-9-Color =u |Week2-10 =Arizona (8–1) |Week2-10-Color =u |Week2-11 =Arkansas (7–0) |Week2-11-Color =u |Week2-12 =Nebraska (7–2) |Week2-12-Color =d |Week2-13 =Notre Dame (6–1) |Week2-13-Color =u |Week2-14 =Texas (6–2) |Week2-14-Color =npr |Week2-15 =Virginia (7–1) |Week2-15-Color = |Week2-16 =Tulane (7–0) |Week2-16-Color =u |Week2-17 =Syracuse (5–2) |Week2-17-Color =u |Week2-18 =— |Week2-18-Color = |Week2-19 =— |Week2-19-Color = |Week2-20 =— |Week2-20-Color = |Week2-21 =— |Week2-21-Color = |Week2-22 =— |Week2-22-Color = |Week2-23 =— |Week2-23-Color = |Week2-24 =— |Week2-24-Color = |Week3-1 =Tennessee (8–0) |Week3-1-Color =u |Week3-2 =UCLA (8–0) |Week3-2-Color =u |Week3-3 =Kansas State (9–0) |Week3-3-Color =u |Week3-4 =Florida State (9–1) |Week3-4-Color =u |Week3-5 =Florida (8–1) |Week3-5-Color = |Week3-6 =Texas A&M (9–1) |Week3-6-Color =u |Week3-7 =Arkansas (8–0) |Week3-7-Color =u |Week3-8 =Ohio State (8–1) |Week3-8-Color =d |Week3-9 =Wisconsin (9–0) |Week3-9-Color =d |Week3-10 =Arizona (9–1) |Week3-10-Color = |Week3-11 =Nebraska (8–2) |Week3-11-Color =u |Week3-12 =Notre Dame (7–1) |Week3-12-Color =u |Week3-13 =Missouri (7–2) |Week3-13-Color =npr |Week3-14 =Oregon (7–2) |Week3-14-Color =npr |Week3-15 =Texas (7–2) |Week3-15-Color =d |Week3-16 =Tulane (8–0) |Week3-16-Color = |Week3-17 =Georgia (6–2) |Week3-17-Color =npr |Week3-18 =Penn State (6–2) |Week3-18-Color =d |Week3-19 =Michigan (7–2) |Week3-19-Color =npr |Week3-20 =Virginia Tech (7–1) |Week3-20-Color =npr |Week3-21 =— |Week3-21-Color = |Week3-22 =— |Week3-22-Color = |Week3-23 =— |Week3-23-Color = |Week3-24 =— |Week3-24-Color = |Week4-1 =Tennessee (9–0) |Week4-1-Color = |Week4-2 =UCLA (9–0) |Week4-2-Color = |Week4-3 =Kansas State (10–0) |Week4-3-Color = |Week4-4 =Florida State (10–1) |Week4-4-Color = |Week4-5 =Florida (9–1) |Week4-5-Color = |Week4-6 =Texas A&M (10–1) |Week4-6-Color = |Week4-7 =Ohio State (9–1) |Week4-7-Color =u |Week4-8 =Arizona (10–1) |Week4-8-Color =u |Week4-9 =Arkansas (8–1) |Week4-9-Color =d |Week4-10 =Notre Dame (8–1) |Week4-10-Color =u |Week4-11 =Oregon (8–2) |Week4-11-Color =u |Week4-12 =Michigan (7–2) |Week4-12-Color =u |Week4-13 =Wisconsin (9–1) |Week4-13-Color =d |Week4-14 =Nebraska (8–3) |Week4-14-Color =d |Week4-15 =Georgia (7–2) |Week4-15-Color =u |Week4-16 =Tulane (9–0) |Week4-16-Color = |Week4-17 =Penn State (7–2) |Week4-17-Color =u |Week4-18 =Air Force (9–1) |Week4-18-Color =npr |Week4-19 =Missouri (7–3) |Week4-19-Color =d |Week4-20 =USC (7–3) |Week4-20-Color =npr |Week4-21 =Virginia (8–2) |Week4-21-Color =npr |Week4-22 =Georgia Tech (7–2) |Week4-22-Color =npr |Week4-23 =Texas (7–3) |Week4-23-Color =d |Week4-24 =Miami (FL) (6–2) |Week4-24-Color =npr |Week5-1 =Tennessee (10–0) |Week5-1-Color = |Week5-2 =UCLA (10–0) |Week5-2-Color = |Week5-3 =Kansas State (11–0) |Week5-3-Color = |Week5-4 =Florida State (11–1) |Week5-4-Color = |Week5-5 =Texas A&M (10–1) |Week5-5-Color =u |Week5-6 =Ohio State (10–1) |Week5-6-Color =u |Week5-7 =Arizona (10–1) |Week5-7-Color =u |Week5-8 =Florida (9–2) |Week5-8-Color =d |Week5-9 =Notre Dame (9–1) |Week5-9-Color =u |Week5-10 =Wisconsin (10–1) |Week5-10-Color =u |Week5-11 =Tulane (10–0) |Week5-11-Color =u |Week5-12 =Nebraska (8–3) |Week5-12-Color =u |Week5-13 =Arkansas (8–2) |Week5-13-Color =d |Week5-14 =Michigan (8–3) |Week5-14-Color =d |Week5-15 =Georgia (8–2) |Week5-15-Color = |Week5-16 =Air Force (10–1) |Week5-16-Color =u |Week5-17 =Virginia (8–2) |Week5-17-Color =u |Week5-18 =Oregon (8–3) |Week5-18-Color =d |Week5-19 =Georgia Tech (8–2) |Week5-19-Color =u |Week5-20 =Miami (FL) (7–2) |Week5-20-Color =u |Week5-21 =— |Week5-21-Color = |Week5-22 =— |Week5-22-Color = |Week5-23 =— |Week5-23-Color = |Week5-24 =— |Week5-25-Color = |Week6-1 =Tennessee (11–0) |Week6-1-Color = |Week6-2 =UCLA (10–0) |Week6-2-Color = |Week6-3 =Kansas State (11–0) |Week6-3-Color = |Week6-4 =Florida State (11–1) |Week6-4-Color = |Week6-5 =Ohio State (10–1) |Week6-5-Color =u |Week6-6 =Arizona (11–1) |Week6-6-Color =u |Week6-7 =Florida (9–2) |Week6-7-Color =u |Week6-8 =Texas A&M (10–2) |Week6-8-Color =d |Week6-9 =Wisconsin (10–1) |Week6-9-Color =u |Week6-10 =Tulane (11–0) |Week6-10-Color =u |Week6-11 =Nebraska (9–3) |Week6-11-Color =u |Week6-12 =Georgia Tech (9–2) |Week6-12-Color =u |Week6-13 =Arkansas (9–2) |Week6-13-Color = |Week6-14 =Virginia (9–2) |Week6-14-Color =u |Week6-15 =Syracuse (8–3) |Week6-15-Color =npr |Week6-16 =— |Week6-16-Color = |Week6-17 =— |Week6-17-Color = |Week6-18 =— |Week6-18-Color = |Week6-19 =— |Week6-19-Color = |Week6-20 =— |Week6-20-Color = |Week6-21 =— |Week6-21-Color = |Week6-22 =— |Week6-22-Color = |Week6-23 =— |Week6-23-Color = |Week6-24 =— |Week6-24-Color = |Week7-1 =Tennessee (12–0) |Week7-1-Color =nc |Week7-2 =Florida State (11–1) |Week7-2-Color =nc |Week7-3 =Kansas State (11–1) |Week7-3-Color = |Week7-4 =Ohio State (10–1) |Week7-4-Color =u |Week7-5 =UCLA (10–1) |Week7-5-Color =d |Week7-6 =Texas A&M (11–2) |Week7-6-Color =u |Week7-7 =Arizona (11–1) |Week7-7-Color =d |Week7-8 =Florida (9–2) |Week7-8-Color =d |Week7-9 =Wisconsin (10–1) |Week7-9-Color = |Week7-10 =Tulane (11–0) |Week7-10-Color = |Week7-11 =Nebraska (9–3) |Week7-11-Color = |Week7-12 =Virginia (9–2) |Week7-12-Color =u |Week7-13 =Arkansas (9–2) |Week7-13-Color = |Week7-14 =Georgia Tech (9–2) |Week7-14-Color =d |Week7-15 =Syracuse (8–3) |Week7-15-Color = |Week7-16 =— |Week7-16-Color = |Week7-17 =— |Week7-17-Color = |Week7-18 =— |Week7-18-Color = |Week7-19 =— |Week7-19-Color = |Week7-20 =— |Week7-20-Color = |Week7-21 =— |Week7-21-Color = |Week7-22 =— |Week7-22-Color = |Week7-23 =— |Week7-23-Color = |Week7-24 =— |Week7-24-Color = Source:

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