| AP Poll | USA Today Coaches' Poll | Combo Poll | |||||||||||||
| 21-Aug-17 | 3-Aug-17 | average the pct's | |||||||||||||
| Rank | Team | Points | pct | 1st place | ref | Rank | Team | Points | pct | 1st place | |||||
| 1. | Alabama | 1513 | 99.2 | 52 | 100 | 1. | Alabama | 1603 | 98.6 | 49 | 1. | Alabama | 98.9 | ||
| 2. | Ohio State | 1414 | 92.7 | 3 | 96 | 2. | Ohio State | 1512 | 93.0 | 5 | 2. | Ohio State | 92.9 | ||
| 3. | Florida State | 1396 | 91.5 | 4 | 92 | 3. | Florida State | 1434 | 88.2 | 4 | 3. | Florida State | 89.9 | ||
| 4. | Southern Cal | 1325 | 86.9 | 2 | 88 | 4. | Southern Cal | 1415 | 87.1 | 4. | Southern Cal | 87.0 | |||
| 5. | Clemson | 1201 | 78.8 | 84 | 5. | Clemson | 1367 | 84.1 | 7 | 5. | Clemson | 81.4 | |||
| 6. | Penn State | 1196 | 78.4 | 80 | 6. | Penn State | 1257 | 77.4 | 6. | Penn State | 77.9 | ||||
| 7. | Oklahoma | 1170 | 76.7 | 76 | 7. | Washington | 1245 | 76.6 | 7. | Oklahoma | 76.4 | ||||
| 8. | Washington | 1150 | 75.4 | 72 | 8. | Oklahoma | 1237 | 76.1 | 8. | Washington | 76.0 | ||||
| 9. | Wisconsin | 926 | 60.7 | 68 | 9. | Michigan | 959 | 59.0 | 9. | Wisconsin | 59.2 | ||||
| 10. | Oklahoma State | 889 | 58.3 | 64 | 10. | Wisconsin | 936 | 57.6 | 10. | Michigan | 58.4 | ||||
| 11. | Michigan | 881 | 57.8 | 60 | 11. | Oklahoma State | 912 | 56.1 | 11. | Oklahoma State | 57.2 | ||||
| 12. | Auburn | 880 | 57.7 | 56 | 12. | LSU | 834 | 51.3 | 12. | Auburn | 54.1 | ||||
| 13. | LSU | 784 | 51.4 | 52 | 13. | Auburn | 819 | 50.4 | 13. | LSU | 51.4 | ||||
| 14. | Stanford | 695 | 45.6 | 48 | 14. | Stanford | 732 | 45.0 | 14. | Stanford | 45.3 | ||||
| 15. | Georgia | 690 | 45.2 | 44 | 15. | Georgia | 701 | 43.1 | 15. | Georgia | 44.2 | ||||
| 16. | Louisville | 629 | 41.2 | 40 | 16. | Florida | 681 | 41.9 | 16. | Louisville | 41.4 | ||||
| 17. | Florida | 624 | 40.9 | 36 | 17. | Louisville | 676 | 41.6 | 17. | Florida | 41.4 | ||||
| 18. | Miami (Fla.) | 492 | 32.3 | 32 | 18. | Miami (Fla.) | 472 | 29.0 | 18. | Miami (Fla.) | 30.7 | ||||
| 19. | South Florida | 327 | 21.4 | 28 | 19. | Kansas State | 339 | 20.9 | 19. | Kansas State | 20.8 | ||||
| 20. | Kansas State | 317 | 20.8 | 24 | 20. | West Virginia | 319 | 19.6 | 20. | South Florida | 18.3 | ||||
| 21. | Virginia Tech | 240 | 15.7 | 20 | 21. | South Florida | 247 | 15.2 | 21. | West Virginia | 16.6 | ||||
| 22. | West Virginia | 207 | 13.6 | 16 | 22. | Virginia Tech | 235 | 14.5 | 22. | Virginia Tech | 15.1 | ||||
| 23. | Texas | 173 | 11.3 | 12 | 23. | Texas | 193 | 11.9 | 23. | Texas | 11.6 | ||||
| 24. | Washington St. | 133 | 8.7 | 8 | 24. | Tennessee | 155 | 9.5 | 24. | Tennessee | 8.5 | ||||
| 25. | Tennessee | 114 | 7.5 | 4 | 25. | Utah | 109 | 6.7 | 25. | Washington St. | 7.4 | ||||
| 26. | TCU | 98 | 6.4 | 26. | Washington St. | 99 | 6.1 | 26. | Utah | 6.1 | |||||
| 27. | Utah | 85 | 5.6 | 27. | Colorado | 72 | 4.4 | 27. | TCU | 5.0 | |||||
| 28. | Notre Dame | 65 | 4.3 | 28. | TCU | 58 | 3.6 | 28. | Notre Dame | 3.6 | |||||
| 29. | Boise State | 37 | 2.4 | 29. | Boise State | 49 | 3.0 | 29. | Colorado | 2.8 | |||||
| 30. | N. C. State | 26 | 1.7 | 30. | Notre Dame | 49 | 3.0 | 30. | Boise State | 2.7 | |||||
| 31. | Northwestern | 25 | 1.6 | 31. | Texas A&M | 46 | 2.8 | 31. | Pittsburgh | 2.1 | |||||
| 32. | Pittsburgh | 23 | 1.51 | 32. | Pittsburgh | 45 | 2.8 | 32. | N. C. State | 2.1 | |||||
| 33. | Oregon | 21 | 1.38 | 33. | N. C. State | 39 | 2.4 | 33. | Oregon | 1.8 | |||||
| 34. | Houston | 19 | 1.25 | 34. | Oregon | 37 | 2.3 | 34. | Northwestern | 1.6 | |||||
| 35. | Colorado | 18 | 1.18 | 35. | Northwestern | 25 | 1.5 | 35. | Texas A&M | 1.5 | |||||
| 36. | San Diego State | 9 | 0.59 | 36. | Nebraska | 23 | 1.4 | 36. | San Diego State | 0.85 | |||||
| 37. | UCLA | 9 | 0.59 | 37. | Arkansas | 22 | 1.4 | 37. | Nebraska | 0.84 | |||||
| 38. | Brigham Young | 5 | 0.33 | 38. | Memphis | 22 | 1.4 | 38. | Houston | 0.84 | |||||
| 39. | Nebraska | 4 | 0.26 | 39. | Miss. State | 19 | 1.2 | 39. | Arkansas | 0.68 | |||||
| 40. | Tulsa | 4 | 0.26 | 40. | San Diego State | 18 | 1.1 | 40. | Memphis | 0.68 | |||||
| 41. | Appalachian St. | 4 | 0.26 | 41. | Appalachian St. | 11 | 0.7 | 41. | Miss. State | 0.58 | |||||
| 42. | Texas A&M | 3 | 0.20 | 42. | Georgia Tech | 10 | 0.6 | 42. | Brigham Young | 0.47 | |||||
| 43. | Kentucky | 3 | 0.20 | 43. | Tulsa | 10 | 0.6 | 43. | Appalachian St. | 0.47 | |||||
| 44. | Michigan State | 1 | 0.07 | 44. | Brigham Young | 10 | 0.6 | 44. | Tulsa | 0.44 | |||||
| 45. | Wyoming | 9 | 0.6 | 45. | UCLA | 0.33 | |||||||||
| 46. | Western Michigan | 8 | 0.5 | 46. | Georgia Tech | 0.31 | |||||||||
| 47. | Temple | 8 | 0.5 | 47. | Wyoming | 0.28 | |||||||||
| 48. | North Carolina | 8 | 0.5 | 48. | North Carolina | 0.25 | |||||||||
| 49. | Houston | 7 | 0.4 | 49. | Temple | 0.25 | |||||||||
| 50. | Minnesota | 6 | 0.4 | 50. | Western Michigan | 0.25 | |||||||||
| 51. | Troy | 6 | 0.4 | 51. | Minnesota | 0.18 | |||||||||
| 52. | Iowa | 5 | 0.31 | 52. | Troy | 0.18 | |||||||||
| 53. | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 0.25 | 53. | Iowa | 0.15 | |||||||||
| 54. | Syracuse | 3 | 0.18 | 54. | Louisiana Tech | 0.12 | |||||||||
| 55. | Arizona | 2 | 0.12 | 55. | Kentucky | 0.10 | |||||||||
| 56. | Toledo | 1 | 0.06 | 56. | Syracuse | 0.092 | |||||||||
| 57. | UCLA | 1 | 0.06 | 57. | Michigan State | 0.064 | |||||||||
| 58. | Maryland | 1 | 0.06 | 58. | Arizona | 0.062 | |||||||||
| 59. | Michigan State | 1 | 0.06 | 59. | Army | 0.031 | |||||||||
| 60. | Army | 1 | 0.06 | 60. | Colorado State | 0.031 | |||||||||
| 61. | Colorado State | 1 | 0.06 | 61. | Maryland | 0.031 | |||||||||
| 62. | Toledo | 0.031 | |||||||||||||
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| Check: | 19825 | 19825 | Check: | 21125 | 21125 | fell out of the poll: | |||||||||
| W. Kentucky | (# 29) | ||||||||||||||
| Air Force | (# 30) | ||||||||||||||
| FCS Coaches' Poll | Navy | (# 41) | |||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | (# 43) | ||||||||||||||