2018 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Two human polls and a committee's selections comprised the 2018 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) football rankings, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship , instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll . One additional poll, the College Football Playoff (CFP) ranking, is released midway through the season after the ninth week. The CFP rankings determine who makes the four-team playoff which determines the College Football Playoff National Champion.
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Selected for College Football Playoff
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AP Poll
Preseason Aug 20[ 1] Week 1 Sep 4[ 2] Week 2 Sep 9[ 3] Week 3 Sep 16[ 4] Week 4 Sep 23[ 5] Week 5 Sep 30[ 6] Week 6 Oct 7[ 7] Week 7 Oct 14[ 8] Week 8 Oct 21[ 9] Week 9 Oct 28[ 10] Week 10 Nov 4[ 11] Week 11 Nov 11[ 12] Week 12 Nov 18[ 13] Week 13 Nov 25[ 14] Week 14 Dec 2[ 15] Week 15 (Final) Jan 8[ 16] 1. Alabama (42) Alabama (1–0) (48) Alabama (2–0) (54) Alabama (3–0) (58) Alabama (4–0) (60) Alabama (5–0) (58) Alabama (6–0) (59) Alabama (7–0) (60) Alabama (8–0) (61) Alabama (8–0) (60) Alabama (9–0) (60) Alabama (10–0) (61) Alabama (11–0) (61) Alabama (12–0) (61) Alabama (13–0) (61) Clemson (15–0) (61) 1. 2. Clemson (18) Clemson (1–0) (12) Clemson (2–0) (6) Georgia (3–0) Georgia (4–0) Georgia (5–0) Georgia (6–0) Ohio State (7–0) (1) Clemson (7–0) Clemson (8–0) Clemson (9–0) Clemson (10–0) Clemson (11–0) Clemson (12–0) Clemson (13–0) Alabama (14–1) 2. 3. Georgia Georgia (1–0) Georgia (2–0) Clemson (3–0) (2) Clemson (4–0) (1) Ohio State (5–0) (1) Ohio State (6–0) (1) Clemson (6–0) Notre Dame (7–0) Notre Dame (8–0) Notre Dame (9–0) Notre Dame (10–0) Notre Dame (11–0) Notre Dame (12–0) Notre Dame (12–0) Ohio State (13–1) 3. 4. Wisconsin (1) Ohio State (1–0) Ohio State (2–0) Ohio State (3–0) Ohio State (4–0) Clemson (5–0) (1) Clemson (6–0) (1) Notre Dame (7–0) LSU (7–1) LSU (7–1) Michigan (8–1) Michigan (9–1) Michigan (10–1) Georgia (11–1) Oklahoma (12–1) Oklahoma (12–2) 4. 5. Ohio State Wisconsin (1–0) (1) Oklahoma (2–0) Oklahoma (3–0) LSU (4–0) LSU (5–0) Notre Dame (6–0) LSU (6–1) Michigan (7–1) Michigan (7–1) Georgia (8–1) Georgia (9–1) Georgia (10–1) Oklahoma (11–1) Ohio State (12–1) Notre Dame (12–1) 5. 6. Washington Oklahoma (1–0) Wisconsin (2–0) (1) LSU (3–0) Oklahoma (4–0) Notre Dame (5–0) West Virginia (5–0) Michigan (6–1) Texas (6–1) Georgia (7–1) Oklahoma (8–1) Oklahoma (9–1) Oklahoma (10–1) Ohio State (11–1) Georgia (11–2) LSU (10–3) 6. 7. Oklahoma Auburn (1–0) Auburn (2–0) Stanford (3–0) Stanford (4–0) Oklahoma (5–0) Washington (5–1) Texas (6–1) Georgia (6–1) Oklahoma (7–1) West Virginia (7–1) West Virginia (8–1) Washington State (10–1) UCF (11–0) UCF (12–0) Georgia (11–3) т 7. 8. Miami (FL) Notre Dame (1–0) Notre Dame (2–0) Notre Dame (3–0) Notre Dame (4–0) Auburn (4–1) Penn State (4–1) Georgia (6–1) Oklahoma (6–1) Ohio State (7–1) Ohio State (8–1) Washington State (9–1) UCF (10–0) т Michigan (10–2) Michigan (10–2) Florida (10–3) т 8. 9. Auburn Washington (0–1) Stanford (2–0) Auburn (2–1) Penn State (4–0) West Virginia (4–0) Texas (5–1) Oklahoma (5–1) Florida (6–1) UCF (7–0) LSU (7–2) Ohio State (9–1) LSU (9–2) т Texas (9–3) Washington (10–3) Texas (10–4) 9. 10. Penn State Stanford (1–0) Washington (1–1) Washington (2–1) т Auburn (3–1) Washington (4–1) UCF (5–0) UCF (6–0) UCF (7–0) Washington State (7–1) Washington State (8–1) LSU (8–2) Ohio State (10–1) Washington (9–3) Florida (9–3) Washington State (11–2) 10. 11. Michigan State LSU (1–0) Penn State (2–0) Penn State (3–0) т Washington (3–1) Penn State (4–1) Oklahoma (5–1) Florida (6–1) Ohio State (7–1) Kentucky (7–1) UCF (8–0) UCF (9–0) Texas (8–3) Florida (9–3) LSU (9–3) UCF (12–1) 11. 12. Notre Dame Virginia Tech (1–0) LSU (2–0) West Virginia (2–0) West Virginia (3–0) UCF (4–0) Michigan (5–1) Oregon (5–1) Kentucky (6–1) West Virginia (6–1) Kentucky (7–2) Syracuse (8–2) West Virginia (8–2) Washington State (10–2) т Washington State (10–2) Kentucky (10–3) 12. 13. Stanford Penn State (1–0) Virginia Tech (2–0) Virginia Tech (2–0) UCF (3–0) Kentucky (5–0) LSU (5–1) West Virginia (5–1) West Virginia (5–1) Florida (6–2) Syracuse (7–2) Texas (7–3) Florida (8–3) LSU (9–3) т Penn State (9–3) Washington (10–4) 13. 14. Michigan West Virginia (1–0) West Virginia (2–0) Mississippi State (3–0) Michigan (3–1) Stanford (4–1) Florida (5–1) Kentucky (5–1) Washington State (6–1) Penn State (6–2) Utah State (8–1) Utah State (9–1) Utah State (10–1) Penn State (9–3) Texas (9–4) Michigan (10–3) 14. 15. USC Michigan State (1–0) TCU (2–0) Oklahoma State (3–0) Wisconsin (3–1) Michigan (4–1) Wisconsin (4–1) Washington (5–2) Washington (6–2) Texas (6–2) Texas (6–3) Florida (7–3) Penn State (8–3) West Virginia (8–3) West Virginia (8–3) Syracuse (10–3) 15. 16. TCU TCU (1–0) Mississippi State (2–0) UCF (2–0) Miami (FL) (3–1) Wisconsin (3–1) Miami (FL) (5–1) NC State (5–0) Texas A&M (5–2) Utah (6–2) Fresno State (8–1) Penn State (7–3) Washington (8–3) Kentucky (9–3) Kentucky (9–3) Texas A&M (9–4) 16. 17. West Virginia USC (1–0) Boise State (2–0) TCU (2–1) Kentucky (4–0)Miami (FL) (4–1) Oregon (4–1) Texas A&M (5–2) Penn State (5–2) Houston (7–1)Boston College (7–2) Washington (7–3) Kentucky (8–3) Utah (9–3) Syracuse (9–3) Penn State (9–4) 17. 18. Mississippi State Mississippi State (1–0) UCF (2–0) Wisconsin (2–1) Texas (3–1) Oregon (4–1) Kentucky (5–1) Penn State (4–2) Iowa (6–1) Utah State (7–1)Mississippi State (6–3) Iowa State (6–3) Utah (8–3) Syracuse (9–3) Mississippi State (8–4) Fresno State (12–2) 18. 19. Florida State UCF (1–0) Michigan (1–1) Michigan (2–1) Oregon (3–1) Texas (4–1) Colorado (5–0) Iowa (5–1)Oregon (5–2) Iowa (6–2) Florida (6–3) Cincinnati (9–1) Syracuse (8–3) Boise State (10–2) Fresno State (11–2) Army (11–2) 19. 20. Virginia Tech Boise State (1–0) Oregon (2–0) Oregon (3–0) BYU (3–1) Michigan State (3–1) NC State (5–0) Cincinnati (6–0) Wisconsin (5–2) Fresno State (7–1)Washington (7–3) Kentucky (7–3) Northwestern (7–4) Mississippi State (8–4) Utah (9–4) West Virginia (8–4) 20. 21. UCF Michigan (0–1) Miami (FL) (1–1) Miami (FL) (2–1) Michigan State (2–1) Colorado (4–0)Auburn (4–2) South Florida (6–0) South Florida (7–0) Mississippi State (5–3) Penn State (6–3) Utah (7–3) Boise State (9–2) Northwestern (8–4) Texas A&M (8–4) Northwestern (9–5) 21. 22. Boise State Miami (0–1) USC (1–1) Texas A&M (2–1)Duke (4–0)Florida (4–1) Texas A&M (4–2) Mississippi State (4–2) NC State (5–1) Syracuse (6–2)NC State (6–2) Boston College (7–3) Mississippi State (7–4) Texas A&M (8–4) Army (9–2) Utah State (11–2) 22. 23. Texas Oregon (1–0) Arizona State (2–0)Boston College (3–0)Mississippi State (3–1) NC State (4–0)South Florida (5–0)Wisconsin (4–2) Utah (5–2)Virginia (6–2)Iowa State (5–3)Boise State (8–2) Army (9–2)Army (9–2) Boise State (10–3) Boise State (10–3) 23. 24. Oregon South Carolina (1–0)Oklahoma State (2–0)Michigan State (1–1) California (3–0)Virginia Tech (3–1) Mississippi State (4–2) Michigan State (4–2) Stanford (5–2) Boston College (6–2) Michigan State (6–3) Northwestern (6–4)Pittsburgh (7–4)Iowa State (7–4) Missouri (8–4)Cincinnati (11–2) 24. 25. LSU Florida (1–0)Michigan State (1–1) BYU (2–1)Texas Tech (3–1)Oklahoma State (4–1) Cincinnati (6–0)Washington State (5–1)Appalachian State (5–1)Texas A&M (5–3) Cincinnati (8–1) Mississippi State (6–4) Iowa State (6–4) Fresno State (10–2) Iowa State (8–4) Iowa (9–4) 25. Preseason Aug 20[ 1] Week 1 Sep 4[ 2] Week 2 Sep 9[ 3] Week 3 Sep 16[ 4] Week 4 Sep 23[ 5] Week 5 Sep 30[ 6] Week 6 Oct 7[ 7] Week 7 Oct 14[ 8] Week 8 Oct 21[ 9] Week 9 Oct 28[ 10] Week 10 Nov 4[ 11] Week 11 Nov 11[ 12] Week 12 Nov 18[ 13] Week 13 Nov 25[ 14] Week 14 Dec 2[ 15] Week 15 (Final) Jan 8[ 16] Dropped: Dropped: Dropped: Boise State USC Arizona State Dropped: Virginia Tech Oklahoma State TCU Texas A&M Boston College Dropped: BYU Duke Mississippi State California Texas Tech Dropped: Stanford Michigan State Virginia Tech Oklahoma State Dropped: Dropped: Cincinnati Mississippi State Michigan State Dropped: Washington Oregon Wisconsin South Florida NC State Stanford Appalachian State Dropped: Utah Houston Iowa Virginia Texas A&M Dropped: Fresno State NC State Michigan State Dropped: Dropped: Dropped: Dropped: Mississippi State Utah Missouri Iowa State
Coaches Poll
Preseason Aug 2[ 17] Week 1 Sep 4[ 18] Week 2 Sep 9[ 19] Week 3 Sep 16[ 20] Week 4 Sep 23[ 21] Week 5 Sep 30[ 22] Week 6 Oct 7[ 23] Week 7 Oct 14[ 24] Week 8 Oct 21[ 25] Week 9 Oct 28[ 26] Week 10 Nov 4[ 27] Week 11 Nov 11[ 28] Week 12 Nov 18[ 29] Week 13 Nov 25[ 30] Week 14 Dec 2[ 31] Week 15 (Final) Jan 8[ 32] 1. Alabama (61) Alabama (1–0) (59) Alabama (2–0) (59) Alabama (3–0) (60) Alabama (4–0) (61) Alabama (5–0) (61) Alabama (6–0) (61) Alabama (7–0) (61) Alabama (8–0) (60) Alabama (8–0) (62) Alabama (9–0) (63) Alabama (10–0) (64) Alabama (11–0) (63) Alabama (12–0) (63) Alabama (13–0) (62) Clemson (15–0) (64) 1. 2. Clemson (3) Clemson (1–0) (3) Clemson (2–0) (3) Clemson (3–0) (2) Clemson (4–0) (2) Georgia (5–0) Georgia (6–0) Ohio State (7–0) (1) Clemson (7–0) (2) Clemson (8–0) (2) Clemson (9–0) (1) Clemson (10–0) (1) Clemson (11–0) (1) Clemson (12–0) (1) Clemson (13–0) (2) Alabama (14–1) 2. 3. Ohio State (1) Georgia (1–0) Georgia (2–0) Georgia (3–0) Georgia (4–0) Ohio State (5–0) (1) Ohio State (6–0) (1) Clemson (6–0) (2) Notre Dame (7–0) Notre Dame (8–0) Notre Dame (9–0) Notre Dame (10–0) Notre Dame (11–0) Notre Dame (12–0) Notre Dame (12–0) Ohio State (13–1) 3. 4. Georgia Ohio State (1–0) (1) Ohio State (2–0) (1) Ohio State (3–0) (1) Ohio State (4–0) (1) Clemson (5–0) (2) Clemson (6–0) (2) Notre Dame (7–0) LSU (7–1) LSU (7–1) Michigan (8–1) Michigan (9–1) Michigan (10–1) Georgia (11–1) Oklahoma (12–1) Oklahoma (12–2) 4. 5. Oklahoma Oklahoma (1–0) Oklahoma (2–0) Oklahoma (3–0) Oklahoma (4–0) Oklahoma (5–0) Notre Dame (6–0) LSU (6–1) Michigan (7–1) Michigan (7–1) т Georgia (8–1) Georgia (9–1) Georgia (10–1) Oklahoma (11–1) Ohio State (12–1) Notre Dame (12–1) 5. 6. Washington Wisconsin (1–0) Wisconsin (2–0) LSU (3–0) LSU (4–0) LSU (5–0) West Virginia (5–0) Georgia (6–1) Georgia (6–1) Georgia (7–1) т Oklahoma (8–1) Oklahoma (9–1) Oklahoma (10–1) Ohio State (11–1) Georgia (11–2) Florida (10–3) 6. 7. Wisconsin Auburn (1–0) Auburn (2–0) Stanford (3–0) Stanford (4–0) Notre Dame (5–0) Washington (5–1) Michigan (6–1) Texas (6–1) Oklahoma (7–1) Ohio State (8–1) West Virginia (8–1) Washington State (10–1) UCF (11–0) UCF (12–0) LSU (10–3) 7. 8. Miami (FL) Notre Dame (1–0) Notre Dame (2–0) Notre Dame (3–0) Notre Dame (4–0) West Virginia (4–0) Penn State (4–1) Texas (6–1) Oklahoma (6–1) Ohio State (7–1) West Virginia (7–1) Ohio State (9–1) LSU (9–2) Michigan (10–2) Michigan (10–2) Georgia (11–3) 8. 9. Penn State Stanford (1–0) Stanford (2–0) Penn State (3–0) Penn State (4–0) Auburn (4–1) UCF (5–0) UCF (6–0) Ohio State (7–1) UCF (7–0) Washington State (8–1) Washington State (9–1) UCF (10–0) Texas (9–3) Washington (10–3) Texas (10–4) 9. 10. Auburn Penn State (1–0) Penn State (2–0) Virginia Tech (2–0) Auburn (3–1) Washington (4–1) Wisconsin (4–1) Oklahoma (5–1) UCF (7–0) West Virginia (6–1) LSU (7–2) LSU (8–2) Ohio State (10–1) Florida (9–3) Florida (9–3) Washington State (11–2) 10. 11. Notre Dame Washington (0–1) Virginia Tech (2–0) Auburn (2–1) Washington (3–1) Penn State (4–1) Oklahoma (5–1) Oregon (5–1) Florida (6–1) Washington State (7–1) UCF (8–0) UCF (9–0) Texas (8–3) Washington (9–3) LSU (9–3) Kentucky (10–3) 11. 12. Michigan State USC (1–0) Washington (1–1) Washington (2–1) West Virginia (3–0) Wisconsin (3–1) LSU (5–1) Florida (6–1) West Virginia (6–1) Kentucky (7–1) Kentucky (7–2) Syracuse (8–2) West Virginia (8–2) Penn State (9–3) Penn State (9–3) UCF (12–1) 12. 13. Stanford Michigan State (1–0) LSU (2–0) West Virginia (2–0) Wisconsin (3–1) UCF (4–0) Michigan (5–1) West Virginia (5–1) Washington (6–2) Penn State (6–2) Syracuse (7–2) Utah State (9–1) Florida (8–3) Washington State (10–2) Washington State (10–2) Washington (10–4) 13. 14. Michigan Virginia Tech (1–0) TCU (2–0) Mississippi State (3–0) UCF (4–0) Stanford (4–1) Texas (5–1) Washington (5–2) Kentucky (6–1) Florida (6–2) Boston College (7–2) Texas (7–3) Penn State (8–3) LSU (9–3) Texas (9–3) Michigan (10–3) 14. 15. USC LSU (1–0) West Virginia (2–0) Oklahoma State (3–0) Michigan (3–1) Kentucky (5–0) Miami (FL) (5–1) NC State (5–0) Washington State (6–1) Texas (6–2) Mississippi State (6–3) Penn State (7–3) Utah State (10–1) Kentucky (9–3) Kentucky (9–3) Syracuse (10–3) 15. 16. TCU TCU (1–0) Mississippi State (2–0) Wisconsin (2–1) Miami (FL) (3–1) Michigan (4–1) Florida (5–1) Penn State (4–2) Penn State (5–2) Utah (6–2) Utah State (8–1) Florida (7–3) Washington (8–3) West Virginia (8–3) West Virginia (8–3) Texas A&M (9–4) 16. 17. Virginia Tech West Virginia (1–0) Boise State (2–0) TCU (2–1) Kentucky (4–0)Miami (FL) (4–1) Oregon (4–1) Kentucky (5–1) Texas A&M (5–2) Houston (7–1)Fresno State (8–1) Washington (7–3) Utah (8–3) Utah (9–3) Syracuse (9–3) Penn State (9–4) 17. 18. Mississippi State Mississippi State (1–0) UCF (2–0) UCF (2–0) Michigan State (2–1) Oregon (4–1) Colorado (5–0) Texas A&M (5–2) Iowa (6–1) Iowa (6–2) Washington (7–3) Iowa State (6–3) Kentucky (8–3) Syracuse (9–3) Mississippi State (8–4) Fresno State (12–2) 18. 19. Florida State Boise State (1–0) Oklahoma State (2–0) Oregon (3–0) Mississippi State (3–1) Michigan State (3–1) NC State (5–0) Wisconsin (4–2) Wisconsin (5–2) Washington (6–3) Texas (6–3) Utah (7–3) Syracuse (8–3) Mississippi State (8–4) Utah (9–4) Northwestern (9–5) 19. 20. West Virginia UCF (1–0) Miami (FL) (1–1) Miami (FL) (2–1) Oregon (3–1) Texas (4–1) Kentucky (5–1) South Florida (6–0) South Florida (7–0) Utah State (7–1)Penn State (6–3) Cincinnati (9–1) Mississippi State (7–4) Boise State (10–2) Texas A&M (8–4) Army (11–2) 20. 21. Texas Miami (FL) (0–1) USC (1–1) Michigan (2–1) Oklahoma State (3–1) Oklahoma State (4–1) Auburn (4–2) Cincinnati (6–0) Oregon (5–2) Mississippi State (5–3) Florida (6–3) Kentucky (7–3) Northwestern (7–4)Northwestern (8–4) Fresno State (11–2) Utah State (11–2) 21. 22. Boise State Michigan (0–1) Michigan (1–1) Texas A&M (2–1)Texas (3–1) Colorado (4–0)Texas A&M (4–2) Iowa (5–1)NC State (5–1) Virginia (6–2)NC State (6–2) Boston College (7–3) Boise State (9–2) Texas A&M (8–4) Northwestern (8–5) West Virginia (8–4) 22. 23. UCF Oklahoma State (1–0) Oregon (2–0)Michigan State (1–1) Duke (4–0)Virginia Tech (3–1) South Florida (5–0)Washington State (5–1)Stanford (5–2) Fresno State (7–1)Cincinnati (8–1) Mississippi State (6–4) Fresno State (9–2) Fresno State (10–2) Utah State (10–2) Cincinnati (11–2) 23. 24. LSU South Carolina (1–0)Michigan State (1–1) Boise State (2–1) Virginia Tech (3–1) Boise State (3–1) Stanford (4–2) Stanford (4–2) Utah (5–2)Syracuse (6–2)Utah (6–3) Boise State (8–2) Army (9–2)Utah State (10–2) Boise State (10–3) Boise State (10–3) 24. 25. Oklahoma State Florida (1–0)Arizona State (2–0)Boston College (3–0)Boise State (2–1) NC State (4–0)Cincinnati (6–0)Colorado (5–1) Miami (FL) (5–2) Boston College (6–2) Iowa State (5–3)UAB (9–1)Pittsburgh (7–4)Army (9–2) Army (9–2) Mississippi State (8–5) 25. Preseason Aug 2[ 17] Week 1 Sep 4[ 18] Week 2 Sep 9[ 19] Week 3 Sep 16[ 20] Week 4 Sep 23[ 21] Week 5 Sep 30[ 22] Week 6 Oct 7[ 23] Week 7 Oct 14[ 24] Week 8 Oct 21[ 25] Week 9 Oct 28[ 26] Week 10 Nov 4[ 27] Week 11 Nov 11[ 28] Week 12 Nov 18[ 29] Week 13 Nov 25[ 30] Week 14 Dec 2[ 31] Week 15 (Final) Jan 8[ 32] Dropped: Dropped: Dropped: Dropped: TCU Texas A&M Boston College Dropped: Dropped: Michigan State Oklahoma State Virginia Tech Boise State Dropped: Dropped: Dropped: Texas A&M Wisconsin South Florida Oregon NC State Stanford Miami (FL) Dropped: Dropped: Dropped: Iowa State Cincinnati Boston College UAB Dropped: None Dropped: Utah
CFP rankings
Week 9 Oct 30[ 33] Week 10 Nov 6[ 34] Week 11 Nov 13[ 35] Week 12 Nov 20[ 36] Week 13 Nov 27[ 37] Week 14 (Final) Dec 2[ 38] 1. Alabama (8–0)Alabama (9–0) Alabama (10–0) Alabama (11–0) Alabama (12–0) Alabama (13–0) 1. 2. Clemson (8–0)Clemson (9–0) Clemson (10–0) Clemson (11–0) Clemson (12–0) Clemson (13–0) 2. 3. LSU (7–1)Notre Dame (9–0) Notre Dame (10–0) Notre Dame (11–0) Notre Dame (12–0) Notre Dame (12–0) 3. 4. Notre Dame (8–0)Michigan (8–1) Michigan (9–1) Michigan (10–1) Georgia (11–1) Oklahoma (12–1) 4. 5. Michigan (7–1)Georgia (8–1) Georgia (9–1) Georgia (10–1) Oklahoma (11–1) Georgia (11–2) 5. 6. Georgia (7–1)Oklahoma (8–1) Oklahoma (9–1) Oklahoma (10–1) Ohio State (11–1) Ohio State (12–1) 6. 7. Oklahoma (7–1)LSU (7–2) LSU (8–2) LSU (9–2) Michigan (10–2) Michigan (10–2) 7. 8. Washington State (7–1)Washington State (8–1) Washington State (9–1) Washington State (10–1) UCF (11–0) UCF (12–0) 8. 9. Kentucky (7–1)West Virginia (7–1) West Virginia (9–1) UCF (10–0) Florida (9–3) Washington (10–3) 9. 10. Ohio State (7–1)Ohio State (8–1) Ohio State (9–1) Ohio State (10–1) LSU (9–3) Florida (9–3) 10. 11. Florida (6–2)Kentucky (7–2) UCF (9–0) Florida (8–3) Washington (9–3) LSU (9–3) 11. 12. UCF (7–0)UCF (8–0) Syracuse (8–2) Penn State (8–3) Penn State (9–3) Penn State (9–3) 12. 13. West Virginia (6–1)Syracuse (7–2) Florida (7–3) West Virginia (8–2) Washington State (10–2) Washington State (10–2) 13. 14. Penn State (6–2)NC State (6–2) Penn State (7–3) Texas (8–3) Texas (9–3) Kentucky (9–3) 14. 15. Utah (6–2)Florida (6–3) Texas (7–3) Kentucky (8–3) Kentucky (9–3) Texas (9–4) 15. 16. Iowa (6–2)Mississippi State (6–3) Iowa State (6–3) Washington (8–3) West Virginia (8–3) West Virginia (8–3) 16. 17. Texas (6–2)Boston College (7–2) Kentucky (7–3) Utah (8–3) Utah (9–3) Utah (9–4) 17. 18. Mississippi State (5–3)Michigan State (6–3)Washington (7–3) Mississippi State (7–4) Mississippi State (8–4) Mississippi State (8–4) 18. 19. Syracuse (6–2)Texas (6–3) Utah (7–3) Northwestern (7–4) Texas A&M (8–4) Texas A&M (8–4) 19. 20. Texas A&M (5–3)Penn State (6–3) Boston College (7–3) Syracuse (8–3) Syracuse (9–3) Syracuse (9–3) 20. 21. NC State (5–2)Iowa (6–3) Mississippi State (6–4) Utah State (10–1) Northwestern (8–4) Fresno State (11–2) 21. 22. Boston College (6–2)Iowa State (5–3) Northwestern (6–4)Texas A&M (7–4) Boise State (10–2) Northwestern (8–5) 22. 23. Fresno State (7–1)Fresno State (8–1) Utah State (9–1)Boise State (9–2) Iowa State (7–4) Missouri (8–4) 23. 24. Iowa State (4–3)Auburn (6–3)Cincinnati (9–1)Pittsburgh (7–4)Missouri (8–4)Iowa State (8–4) 24. 25. Virginia (6–2)Washington (7–3)Boise State (8–2)Iowa State (6–4) Fresno State (10–2) Boise State (10–3) 25. Week 9 Oct 30[ 33] Week 10 Nov 6[ 34] Week 11 Nov 13[ 35] Week 12 Nov 20[ 36] Week 13 Nov 27[ 37] Week 14 (Final) Dec 2[ 38] Dropped: Dropped: NC State Michigan State Iowa Fresno State Auburn Dropped: Dropped: None
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^ "TOP 25 TEAMS, WEEK 3" . USA Today . September 9, 2018. Archived from the original on August 7, 2019.
^ "TOP 25 TEAMS, WEEK 4" . USA Today . September 16, 2018. Archived from the original on August 7, 2019.
^ "TOP 25 TEAMS, WEEK 5" . USA Today . September 23, 2018. Archived from the original on August 7, 2019.
^ "TOP 25 TEAMS, WEEK 6" . USA Today . September 30, 2018. Archived from the original on August 7, 2019.
^ "TOP 25 TEAMS, WEEK 7" . USA Today . October 7, 2018. Archived from the original on August 7, 2019.
^ "TOP 25 TEAMS, WEEK 8" . USA Today . October 14, 2018. Archived from the original on August 7, 2019.
^ "TOP 25 TEAMS, WEEK 9" . USA Today . October 21, 2018. Archived from the original on August 7, 2019.
^ "TOP 25 TEAMS, WEEK 10" . USA Today . October 28, 2018. Archived from the original on August 7, 2019.
^ "TOP 25 TEAMS, WEEK 11" . USA Today . November 4, 2018. Archived from the original on August 7, 2019.
^ "TOP 25 TEAMS, WEEK 12" . USA Today . November 11, 2018. Archived from the original on August 7, 2019.
^ "TOP 25 TEAMS, WEEK 13" . USA Today . November 18, 2018. Archived from the original on August 7, 2019.
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