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College Football Standings & Rankings

Follow ACC, AAC, Big 12, Big Ten, SEC and other conference standings below. National AP, Coaches and CFP rankings follow the conference tables.

Conference Standings

ACC · AAC · Big 12 · Big Ten · SEC and more

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Current College Football Rankings

AP Top 25 · Coaches Poll · CFP committee rankings

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The three rankings that matter

AP Top 25 · Coaches Poll · CFP committee rankings

  • AP Top 25
    Media panel selected by the Associated Press
    25 teams per ballot
    Preseason in mid-August, then every Sunday in season
    Nothing officially — it is the most-cited public barometer
  • Coaches Poll
    Head coaches of FBS programs
    25 teams per ballot
    Preseason in early August, then weekly in season
    Nothing officially — a peer view of the same field
  • CFP Committee Rankings
    College Football Playoff selection committee
    Top 25, ordered by the committee
    Weekly from the second half of the season to Selection Day
    The 12-team playoff field, seeding and bowl placement

How the 12-team playoff is built

College Football Playoff seeding structure

  • 1–4
    Conference champions with a bye

    The four highest-ranked conference champions skip the first round.

  • 5
    Fifth conference champion

    The last automatic qualifier, seeded on committee order.

  • 6–12
    At-large selections

    The next seven highest-ranked teams, champion or not.

FBS conferences

Where ranked teams come from

  • SECSoutheastern Conference
    16 members
  • Big TenBig Ten Conference
    18 members
  • Big 12Big 12 Conference
    16 members
  • ACCAtlantic Coast Conference
    17 football members
  • AmericanAmerican Conference
    Group of Five
  • MWMountain West Conference
    Group of Five
  • Sun BeltSun Belt Conference
    Group of Five
  • MACMid-American Conference
    Group of Five
  • CUSAConference USA
    Group of Five
  • Pac-12Pac-12 Conference
    Rebuilt membership
  • INDIndependents
    No conference affiliation

Common questions

Why do the AP poll and the CFP rankings disagree?
Different electorates and different criteria. AP voters submit independent weekly ballots; the selection committee debates as a group and weighs strength of schedule, head-to-head results and results against common opponents.
Does the preseason poll matter?
Not for the playoff — the committee starts from scratch mid-season. It does shape perception, which is why an early loss by a highly ranked team moves the poll more than the same loss by an unranked team.
Can a team make the playoff without winning its conference?
Yes. Seven of the twelve spots are at-large, so a strong non-champion ranked inside the committee's top twelve can still be selected.