Rankings
Top 25 Rankings as provided by the sum of offensive and defensive abilities.
Abilities are heavily based on last year's performance until enough data from this season is collected.
This makes teams who were particularly good (or bad) resistant to change this year.
Ex: Florida State will continue to rank high until several weeks of data is collected.
| Rank | Team | Change | Offense Rank | Defense Rank | AP Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State |
- | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 |  Georgia |
⬆1 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 |  Notre Dame |
- | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 |  Texas |
⬇︎1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Oregon |
⬇︎1 | 2 | 16 | 1 |
| 6 |  Alabama |
⬇︎2 | 1 | 14 | 7 |
| 7 |  Penn State |
⬆2 | 26 | 4 | 4 |
| 8 |  Ole Miss |
⬆1 | 17 | 8 | 9 |
| 9 |  Michigan |
- | 11 | 7 | NA |
| 10 |  Iowa |
- | 64 | 3 | NA |
| 11 |  Oklahoma |
⬆2 | 9 | 20 | NA |
| 12 |  Tennessee |
- | 13 | 24 | 10 |
| 13 |  South Carolina |
- | 19 | 41 | 19 |
| 14 |  Indiana |
- | 16 | 50 | 5 |
| 15 |  Kansas State |
⬇︎2 | 22 | 17 | NA |
| 16 |  Clemson |
- | 12 | 29 | 17 |
| 17 |  Miami |
⬇︎1 | 21 | 34 | 11 |
| 18 |  Texas A&M |
- | 46 | 10 | 15 |
| 19 |  USC |
- | 5 | 56 | NA |
| 20 |  LSU |
⬇︎1 | 10 | 46 | NA |
| 21 |  Washington |
⬆2 | 33 | 21 | NA |
| 22 |  Wisconsin |
⬆1 | 40 | 15 | NA |
| 23 |  BYU |
⬇︎2 | 18 | 37 | 14 |
| 24 |  Iowa State |
⬆3 | 48 | 12 | 22 |
| 25 |  Louisville |
⬇︎4 | 34 | 33 | NA |
Teams not ranked in the AP Poll