AP Polls
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Final | 1 | Alabama (13-0) | 1 | 61 | SEC (West) | |
| 17 | Final | 2 | Ohio State (7-1) | 3 | 1 | Big Ten (East) | |
| 17 | Final | 3 | Clemson (10-2) | 2 | 1 | ACC (Atlantic) | |
| 17 | Final | 4 | Texas A&M (9-1) | 5 | 1 | SEC (West) | |
| 17 | Final | 5 | Notre Dame (10-2) | 4 | 1 | ACC (Atlantic) | |
| 17 | Final | 6 | Oklahoma (9-2) | 8 | 2 | Big 12 | |
| 17 | Final | 7 | Georgia (8-2) | 11 | 4 | SEC (East) | |
| 17 | Final | 8 | Cincinnati (9-1) | 6 | 2 | American (East) | |
| 17 | Final | 9 | Iowa State (9-3) | 12 | 3 | Big 12 | |
| 17 | Final | 10 | Northwestern (7-2) | 15 | 5 | Big Ten (West) | |
| 17 | Final | 11 | BYU (11-1) | 13 | 2 | Ind | |
| 17 | Final | 12 | Indiana (6-2) | 7 | 5 | Big Ten (East) | |
| 17 | Final | 13 | Florida (8-4) | 10 | 3 | SEC (East) | |
| 17 | Final | 14 | Coastal Carolina (11-1) | 9 | 5 | Sun Belt (East) | |
| 17 | Final | 15 | Louisiana (10-1) | 16 | 1 | Sun Belt (West) | |
| 17 | Final | 16 | Iowa (6-2) | 17 | 1 | Big Ten (West) | |
| 17 | Final | 17 | Liberty (10-1) | 23 | 6 | Ind | |
| 17 | Final | 18 | North Carolina (8-4) | 14 | 4 | ACC (Coastal) | |
| 17 | Final | 19 | Texas (7-3) | 20 | 1 | Big 12 | |
| 17 | Final | 20 | Oklahoma State (8-3) | Big 12 | |||
| 17 | Final | 21 | USC (5-1) | 21 | Pac-12 (South) | ||
| 17 | Final | 22 | Miami (FL) (8-3) | 18 | 4 | ACC (Coastal) | |
| 17 | Final | 23 | Ball State (7-1) | MAC (West) | |||
| 17 | Final | 24 | San Jose State (7-1) | 19 | 5 | MWC (West) | |
| 17 | Final | 25 | Buffalo (6-1) | MAC (East) | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 1 | Alabama (11-0) | 1 | 62 | SEC (West) | |
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 2 | Clemson (10-1) | 4 | 2 | ACC (Atlantic) | |
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 3 | Ohio State (6-0) | 3 | Big Ten (East) | ||
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 4 | Notre Dame (10-1) | 2 | 2 | ACC (Atlantic) | |
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 5 | Texas A&M (8-1) | 5 | SEC (West) | ||
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 6 | Cincinnati (9-0) | 6 | American (East) | ||
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 7 | Indiana (6-1) | 7 | Big Ten (East) | ||
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 8 | Oklahoma (8-2) | 12 | 4 | Big 12 | |
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 9 | Coastal Carolina (11-0) | 9 | Sun Belt (East) | ||
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 10 | Florida (8-3) | 11 | 1 | SEC (East) | |
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 11 | Georgia (7-2) | 10 | 1 | SEC (East) | |
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 12 | Iowa State (8-3) | 8 | 4 | Big 12 | |
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 13 | BYU (10-1) | 14 | 1 | Ind | |
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 14 | North Carolina (8-3) | 16 | 2 | ACC (Coastal) | |
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 15 | Northwestern (6-2) | 15 | Big Ten (West) | ||
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 16 | Louisiana (9-1) | 17 | 1 | Sun Belt (West) | |
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 17 | Iowa (6-2) | 18 | 1 | Big Ten (West) | |
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 18 | Miami (FL) (8-2) | 19 | 1 | ACC (Coastal) | |
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 19 | San Jose State (7-0) | 25 | 6 | MWC (West) | |
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 20 | Texas (6-3) | 21 | 1 | Big 12 | |
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 21 | USC (5-1) | 13 | 8 | Pac-12 (South) | |
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 22 | Tulsa (6-2) | 20 | 2 | American (West) | |
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 23 | Liberty (9-1) | 22 | 1 | Ind | |
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 24 | North Carolina State (8-3) | 24 | ACC (Atlantic) | ||
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 25 | Oregon (4-2) | Pac-12 (North) | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 15 | 2020-12-13 | 1 | Alabama (10-0) | 1 | 62 | SEC (West) | |
| 15 | 2020-12-13 | 2 | Notre Dame (10-0) | 2 | ACC (Atlantic) | ||
| 15 | 2020-12-13 | 3 | Ohio State (5-0) | 3 | Big Ten (East) | ||
| 15 | 2020-12-13 | 4 | Clemson (9-1) | 4 | ACC (Atlantic) | ||
| 15 | 2020-12-13 | 5 | Texas A&M (7-1) | 5 | SEC (West) | ||
| 15 | 2020-12-13 | 6 | Cincinnati (8-0) | 7 | 1 | American (East) | |
| 15 | 2020-12-13 | 7 | Indiana (6-1) | 8 | 1 | Big Ten (East) | |
| 15 | 2020-12-13 | 8 | Iowa State (8-2) | 10 | 2 | Big 12 | |
| 15 | 2020-12-13 | 9 | Coastal Carolina (11-0) | 11 | 2 | Sun Belt (East) | |
| 15 | 2020-12-13 | 10 | Georgia (7-2) | 12 | 2 | SEC (East) | |
| 15 | 2020-12-13 | 11 | Florida (8-2) | 6 | 5 | SEC (East) | |
| 15 | 2020-12-13 | 12 | Oklahoma (7-2) | 13 | 1 | Big 12 | |
| 15 | 2020-12-13 | 13 | USC (5-0) | 16 | 3 | Pac-12 (South) | |
| 15 | 2020-12-13 | 14 | BYU (10-1) | 14 | Ind | ||
| 15 | 2020-12-13 | 15 | Northwestern (6-1) | 15 | Big Ten (West) | ||
| 15 | 2020-12-13 | 16 | North Carolina (8-3) | 20 | 4 | ACC (Coastal) | |
| 15 | 2020-12-13 | 17 | Louisiana (9-1) | 17 | Sun Belt (West) | ||
| 15 | 2020-12-13 | 18 | Iowa (6-2) | 19 | 1 | Big Ten (West) | |
| 15 | 2020-12-13 | 19 | Miami (FL) (8-2) | 9 | 10 | ACC (Coastal) | |
| 15 | 2020-12-13 | 20 | Tulsa (6-1) | 18 | 2 | American (West) | |
| 15 | 2020-12-13 | 21 | Texas (6-3) | 23 | 2 | Big 12 | |
| 15 | 2020-12-13 | 22 | Liberty (9-1) | 22 | Ind | ||
| 15 | 2020-12-13 | 23 | Buffalo (5-0) | 24 | 1 | MAC (East) | |
| 15 | 2020-12-13 | 24 | North Carolina State (8-3) | ACC (Atlantic) | |||
| 15 | 2020-12-13 | 25 | San Jose State (6-0) | MWC (West) | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 14 | 2020-12-06 | 1 | Alabama (9-0) | 1 | 62 | SEC (West) | |
| 14 | 2020-12-06 | 2 | Notre Dame (10-0) | 2 | ACC (Atlantic) | ||
| 14 | 2020-12-06 | 3 | Ohio State (5-0) | 3 | Big Ten (East) | ||
| 14 | 2020-12-06 | 4 | Clemson (9-1) | 4 | ACC (Atlantic) | ||
| 14 | 2020-12-06 | 5 | Texas A&M (7-1) | 5 | SEC (West) | ||
| 14 | 2020-12-06 | 6 | Florida (8-1) | 6 | SEC (East) | ||
| 14 | 2020-12-06 | 7 | Cincinnati (8-0) | 7 | American (East) | ||
| 14 | 2020-12-06 | 8 | Indiana (6-1) | 10 | 2 | Big Ten (East) | |
| 14 | 2020-12-06 | 9 | Miami (FL) (8-1) | 9 | ACC (Coastal) | ||
| 14 | 2020-12-06 | 10 | Iowa State (8-2) | 12 | 2 | Big 12 | |
| 14 | 2020-12-06 | 11 | Coastal Carolina (10-0) | 14 | 3 | Sun Belt (East) | |
| 14 | 2020-12-06 | 12 | Georgia (6-2) | 11 | 1 | SEC (East) | |
| 14 | 2020-12-06 | 13 | Oklahoma (7-2) | 13 | Big 12 | ||
| 14 | 2020-12-06 | 14 | BYU (9-1) | 8 | 6 | Ind | |
| 14 | 2020-12-06 | 15 | Northwestern (5-1) | 16 | 1 | Big Ten (West) | |
| 14 | 2020-12-06 | 16 | USC (3-0) | 17 | 1 | Pac-12 (South) | |
| 14 | 2020-12-06 | 17 | Louisiana (9-1) | 20 | 3 | Sun Belt (West) | |
| 14 | 2020-12-06 | 18 | Tulsa (6-1) | 22 | 4 | American (West) | |
| 14 | 2020-12-06 | 19 | Iowa (5-2) | 24 | 5 | Big Ten (West) | |
| 14 | 2020-12-06 | 20 | North Carolina (7-3) | ACC (Coastal) | |||
| 14 | 2020-12-06 | 21 | Colorado (4-0) | Pac-12 (South) | |||
| 14 | 2020-12-06 | 22 | Liberty (9-1) | 25 | 3 | Ind | |
| 14 | 2020-12-06 | 23 | Texas (6-3) | Big 12 | |||
| 14 | 2020-12-06 | 24 | Buffalo (4-0) | MAC (East) | |||
| 14 | 2020-12-06 | 25 | Wisconsin (2-2) | 18 | 7 | Big Ten (West) | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 13 | 2020-11-29 | 1 | Alabama (8-0) | 1 | 62 | SEC (West) | |
| 13 | 2020-11-29 | 2 | Notre Dame (9-0) | 2 | ACC (Atlantic) | ||
| 13 | 2020-11-29 | 3 | Ohio State (4-0) | 3 | Big Ten (East) | ||
| 13 | 2020-11-29 | 4 | Clemson (8-1) | 4 | ACC (Atlantic) | ||
| 13 | 2020-11-29 | 5 | Texas A&M (6-1) | 5 | SEC (West) | ||
| 13 | 2020-11-29 | 6 | Florida (7-1) | 6 | SEC (East) | ||
| 13 | 2020-11-29 | 7 | Cincinnati (8-0) | 7 | American (East) | ||
| 13 | 2020-11-29 | 8 | BYU (9-0) | 8 | Ind | ||
| 13 | 2020-11-29 | 9 | Miami (FL) (7-1) | 10 | 1 | ACC (Coastal) | |
| 13 | 2020-11-29 | 10 | Indiana (5-1) | 12 | 2 | Big Ten (East) | |
| 13 | 2020-11-29 | 11 | Georgia (6-2) | 13 | 2 | SEC (East) | |
| 13 | 2020-11-29 | 12 | Iowa State (7-2) | 15 | 3 | Big 12 | |
| 13 | 2020-11-29 | 13 | Oklahoma (6-2) | 14 | 1 | Big 12 | |
| 13 | 2020-11-29 | 14 | Coastal Carolina (9-0) | 16 | 2 | Sun Belt (East) | |
| 13 | 2020-11-29 | 15 | Marshall (7-0) | 17 | 2 | CUSA (East) | |
| 13 | 2020-11-29 | 16 | Northwestern (5-1) | 11 | 5 | Big Ten (West) | |
| 13 | 2020-11-29 | 17 | USC (3-0) | 19 | 2 | Pac-12 (South) | |
| 13 | 2020-11-29 | 18 | Wisconsin (2-1) | 18 | Big Ten (West) | ||
| 13 | 2020-11-29 | 19 | Oklahoma State (6-2) | 21 | 2 | Big 12 | |
| 13 | 2020-11-29 | 20 | Louisiana (8-1) | 23 | 3 | Sun Belt (West) | |
| 13 | 2020-11-29 | 21 | Oregon (3-1) | 9 | 12 | Pac-12 (North) | |
| 13 | 2020-11-29 | 22 | Tulsa (5-1) | 24 | 2 | American (West) | |
| 13 | 2020-11-29 | 23 | Washington (3-0) | Pac-12 (North) | |||
| 13 | 2020-11-29 | 24 | Iowa (4-2) | Big Ten (West) | |||
| 13 | 2020-11-29 | 25 | Liberty (9-1) | Ind | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 12 | 2020-11-22 | 1 | Alabama (7-0) | 1 | 62 | SEC (West) | |
| 12 | 2020-11-22 | 2 | Notre Dame (8-0) | 2 | ACC (Atlantic) | ||
| 12 | 2020-11-22 | 3 | Ohio State (4-0) | 3 | Big Ten (East) | ||
| 12 | 2020-11-22 | 4 | Clemson (7-1) | 4 | ACC (Atlantic) | ||
| 12 | 2020-11-22 | 5 | Texas A&M (5-1) | 5 | SEC (West) | ||
| 12 | 2020-11-22 | 6 | Florida (6-1) | 6 | SEC (East) | ||
| 12 | 2020-11-22 | 7 | Cincinnati (8-0) | 7 | American (East) | ||
| 12 | 2020-11-22 | 8 | BYU (9-0) | 8 | Ind | ||
| 12 | 2020-11-22 | 9 | Oregon (3-0) | 11 | 2 | Pac-12 (North) | |
| 12 | 2020-11-22 | 10 | Miami (FL) (7-1) | 12 | 2 | ACC (Coastal) | |
| 12 | 2020-11-22 | 11 | Northwestern (5-0) | 19 | 8 | Big Ten (West) | |
| 12 | 2020-11-22 | 12 | Indiana (4-1) | 9 | 3 | Big Ten (East) | |
| 12 | 2020-11-22 | 13 | Georgia (5-2) | 13 | SEC (East) | ||
| 12 | 2020-11-22 | 14 | Oklahoma (6-2) | 18 | 4 | Big 12 | |
| 12 | 2020-11-22 | 15 | Iowa State (6-2) | 17 | 2 | Big 12 | |
| 12 | 2020-11-22 | 16 | Coastal Carolina (8-0) | 15 | 1 | Sun Belt (East) | |
| 12 | 2020-11-22 | 17 | Marshall (7-0) | 15 | 2 | CUSA (East) | |
| 12 | 2020-11-22 | 18 | Wisconsin (2-1) | 10 | 8 | Big Ten (West) | |
| 12 | 2020-11-22 | 19 | USC (3-0) | 20 | 1 | Pac-12 (South) | |
| 12 | 2020-11-22 | 20 | Texas (5-2) | 22 | 2 | Big 12 | |
| 12 | 2020-11-22 | 21 | Oklahoma State (5-2) | 14 | 7 | Big 12 | |
| 12 | 2020-11-22 | 22 | Auburn (5-2) | 23 | 1 | SEC (West) | |
| 12 | 2020-11-22 | 23 | Louisiana (7-1) | Sun Belt (West) | |||
| 12 | 2020-11-22 | 24 | Tulsa (5-1) | 25 | 1 | American (West) | |
| 12 | 2020-11-22 | 25 | North Carolina (6-2) | ACC (Coastal) | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 11 | 2020-11-15 | 1 | Alabama (6-0) | 1 | 60 | SEC (West) | |
| 11 | 2020-11-15 | 2 | Notre Dame (8-0) | 2 | 1 | ACC (Atlantic) | |
| 11 | 2020-11-15 | 3 | Ohio State (3-0) | 3 | 1 | Big Ten (East) | |
| 11 | 2020-11-15 | 4 | Clemson (7-1) | 4 | ACC (Atlantic) | ||
| 11 | 2020-11-15 | 5 | Texas A&M (5-1) | 5 | SEC (West) | ||
| 11 | 2020-11-15 | 6 | Florida (5-1) | 6 | SEC (East) | ||
| 11 | 2020-11-15 | 7 | Cincinnati (7-0) | 7 | American (East) | ||
| 11 | 2020-11-15 | 8 | BYU (8-0) | 8 | Ind | ||
| 11 | 2020-11-15 | 9 | Indiana (4-0) | 10 | 1 | Big Ten (East) | |
| 11 | 2020-11-15 | 10 | Wisconsin (2-0) | 13 | 3 | 1 | Big Ten (West) |
| 11 | 2020-11-15 | 11 | Oregon (2-0) | 11 | Pac-12 (North) | ||
| 11 | 2020-11-15 | 12 | Miami (FL) (7-1) | 9 | 3 | ACC (Coastal) | |
| 11 | 2020-11-15 | 13 | Georgia (4-2) | 12 | 1 | SEC (East) | |
| 11 | 2020-11-15 | 14 | Oklahoma State (5-1) | 14 | Big 12 | ||
| 11 | 2020-11-15 | 15 | Coastal Carolina (7-0) | 15 | Sun Belt (East) | ||
| 11 | 2020-11-15 | 15 | Marshall (7-0) | 16 | 1 | CUSA (East) | |
| 11 | 2020-11-15 | 17 | Iowa State (5-2) | 17 | Big 12 | ||
| 11 | 2020-11-15 | 18 | Oklahoma (5-2) | 18 | Big 12 | ||
| 11 | 2020-11-15 | 19 | Northwestern (4-0) | 23 | 4 | Big Ten (West) | |
| 11 | 2020-11-15 | 20 | USC (2-0) | 20 | Pac-12 (South) | ||
| 11 | 2020-11-15 | 21 | Liberty (8-0) | 22 | 1 | Ind | |
| 11 | 2020-11-15 | 22 | Texas (5-2) | 21 | 1 | Big 12 | |
| 11 | 2020-11-15 | 23 | Auburn (4-2) | 24 | 1 | SEC (West) | |
| 11 | 2020-11-15 | 25 | Tulsa (4-1) | American (West) | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 10 | 2020-11-08 | 1 | Alabama (6-0) | 2 | 1 | 59 | SEC (West) |
| 10 | 2020-11-08 | 2 | Notre Dame (7-0) | 4 | 2 | 29 | ACC (Atlantic) |
| 10 | 2020-11-08 | 3 | Ohio State (3-0) | 3 | 1 | Big Ten (East) | |
| 10 | 2020-11-08 | 4 | Clemson (7-1) | 1 | 3 | ACC (Atlantic) | |
| 10 | 2020-11-08 | 5 | Texas A&M (5-1) | 7 | 2 | SEC (West) | |
| 10 | 2020-11-08 | 6 | Florida (4-1) | 8 | 2 | SEC (East) | |
| 10 | 2020-11-08 | 7 | Cincinnati (6-0) | 6 | 1 | American (East) | |
| 10 | 2020-11-08 | 8 | BYU (8-0) | 9 | 1 | Ind | |
| 10 | 2020-11-08 | 9 | Miami (FL) (6-1) | 11 | 2 | ACC (Coastal) | |
| 10 | 2020-11-08 | 10 | Indiana (3-0) | 13 | 3 | Big Ten (East) | |
| 10 | 2020-11-08 | 11 | Oregon (1-0) | 12 | 1 | Pac-12 (North) | |
| 10 | 2020-11-08 | 12 | Georgia (4-2) | 5 | 7 | SEC (East) | |
| 10 | 2020-11-08 | 13 | Wisconsin (1-0) | 10 | 3 | Big Ten (West) | |
| 10 | 2020-11-08 | 14 | Oklahoma State (5-1) | 14 | Big 12 | ||
| 10 | 2020-11-08 | 15 | Coastal Carolina (7-0) | 15 | Sun Belt (East) | ||
| 10 | 2020-11-08 | 16 | Marshall (6-0) | 16 | CUSA (East) | ||
| 10 | 2020-11-08 | 17 | Iowa State (5-2) | 17 | Big 12 | ||
| 10 | 2020-11-08 | 18 | Oklahoma (5-2) | 19 | 1 | Big 12 | |
| 10 | 2020-11-08 | 19 | SMU (7-1) | 18 | 1 | American (West) | |
| 10 | 2020-11-08 | 20 | USC (1-0) | 20 | Pac-12 (South) | ||
| 10 | 2020-11-08 | 21 | Texas (5-2) | 22 | 1 | Big 12 | |
| 10 | 2020-11-08 | 22 | Liberty (7-0) | 25 | 3 | Ind | |
| 10 | 2020-11-08 | 23 | Northwestern (3-0) | Big Ten (West) | |||
| 10 | 2020-11-08 | 24 | Auburn (4-2) | 24 | SEC (West) | ||
| 10 | 2020-11-08 | 25 | Louisiana (6-1) | Sun Belt (West) | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 9 | 2020-11-02 | 1 | Clemson (7-0) | 1 | 33 | ACC (Atlantic) | |
| 9 | 2020-11-02 | 2 | Alabama (6-0) | 2 | 29 | SEC (West) | |
| 9 | 2020-11-02 | 3 | Ohio State (2-0) | 3 | Big Ten (East) | ||
| 9 | 2020-11-02 | 4 | Notre Dame (6-0) | 4 | ACC (Atlantic) | ||
| 9 | 2020-11-02 | 5 | Georgia (4-1) | 5 | SEC (East) | ||
| 9 | 2020-11-02 | 6 | Cincinnati (5-0) | 7 | 1 | American (East) | |
| 9 | 2020-11-02 | 7 | Texas A&M (4-1) | 8 | 1 | SEC (West) | |
| 9 | 2020-11-02 | 8 | Florida (3-1) | 10 | 2 | SEC (East) | |
| 9 | 2020-11-02 | 9 | BYU (7-0) | 11 | 2 | Ind | |
| 9 | 2020-11-02 | 10 | Wisconsin (1-0) | 9 | 1 | Big Ten (West) | |
| 9 | 2020-11-02 | 11 | Miami (FL) (5-1) | 12 | 1 | ACC (Coastal) | |
| 9 | 2020-11-02 | 12 | Oregon | 14 | 2 | Pac-12 (North) | |
| 9 | 2020-11-02 | 13 | Indiana (2-0) | 17 | 4 | Big Ten (East) | |
| 9 | 2020-11-02 | 14 | Oklahoma State (4-1) | 6 | 8 | Big 12 | |
| 9 | 2020-11-02 | 15 | Coastal Carolina (6-0) | 20 | 5 | Sun Belt (East) | |
| 9 | 2020-11-02 | 16 | Marshall (5-0) | 19 | 3 | CUSA (East) | |
| 9 | 2020-11-02 | 17 | Iowa State (4-2) | 23 | 6 | Big 12 | |
| 9 | 2020-11-02 | 18 | SMU (6-1) | 22 | 4 | American (West) | |
| 9 | 2020-11-02 | 19 | Oklahoma (4-2) | 24 | 5 | Big 12 | |
| 9 | 2020-11-02 | 20 | USC | 21 | 1 | Pac-12 (South) | |
| 9 | 2020-11-02 | 21 | Boise State (2-0) | 25 | 4 | MWC (Mountain) | |
| 9 | 2020-11-02 | 22 | Texas (4-2) | Big 12 | |||
| 9 | 2020-11-02 | 23 | Michigan (1-1) | 13 | 10 | Big Ten (East) | |
| 9 | 2020-11-02 | 24 | Auburn (4-2) | SEC (West) | |||
| 9 | 2020-11-02 | 25 | Liberty (6-0) | Ind | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 8 | 2020-10-25 | 1 | Clemson (6-0) | 1 | 52 | ACC (Atlantic) | |
| 8 | 2020-10-25 | 2 | Alabama (5-0) | 2 | 10 | SEC (West) | |
| 8 | 2020-10-25 | 3 | Ohio State (1-0) | 5 | 2 | Big Ten (East) | |
| 8 | 2020-10-25 | 4 | Notre Dame (5-0) | 3 | 1 | ACC (Atlantic) | |
| 8 | 2020-10-25 | 5 | Georgia (3-1) | 4 | 1 | SEC (East) | |
| 8 | 2020-10-25 | 6 | Oklahoma State (4-0) | 6 | Big 12 | ||
| 8 | 2020-10-25 | 7 | Cincinnati (4-0) | 9 | 2 | American (East) | |
| 8 | 2020-10-25 | 8 | Texas A&M (3-1) | 7 | 1 | SEC (West) | |
| 8 | 2020-10-25 | 9 | Wisconsin (1-0) | 14 | 5 | Big Ten (West) | |
| 8 | 2020-10-25 | 10 | Florida (2-1) | 10 | SEC (East) | ||
| 8 | 2020-10-25 | 11 | BYU (6-0) | 12 | 1 | Ind | |
| 8 | 2020-10-25 | 12 | Miami (FL) (5-1) | 11 | 1 | ACC (Coastal) | |
| 8 | 2020-10-25 | 13 | Michigan (1-0) | 18 | 5 | Big Ten (East) | |
| 8 | 2020-10-25 | 14 | Oregon | 13 | 1 | Pac-12 (North) | |
| 8 | 2020-10-25 | 15 | North Carolina (4-1) | 14 | 1 | ACC (Coastal) | |
| 8 | 2020-10-25 | 16 | Kansas State (4-1) | 20 | 4 | Big 12 | |
| 8 | 2020-10-25 | 17 | Indiana (1-0) | Big Ten (East) | |||
| 8 | 2020-10-25 | 18 | Penn State (0-1) | 8 | 10 | Big Ten (East) | |
| 8 | 2020-10-25 | 19 | Marshall (5-0) | 22 | 3 | CUSA (East) | |
| 8 | 2020-10-25 | 20 | Coastal Carolina (5-0) | 25 | 5 | Sun Belt (East) | |
| 8 | 2020-10-25 | 21 | USC | 24 | 3 | Pac-12 (South) | |
| 8 | 2020-10-25 | 22 | SMU (5-1) | 16 | 6 | American (West) | |
| 8 | 2020-10-25 | 23 | Iowa State (3-2) | 17 | 6 | Big 12 | |
| 8 | 2020-10-25 | 24 | Oklahoma (3-2) | Big 12 | |||
| 8 | 2020-10-25 | 25 | Boise State (1-0) | MWC (Mountain) | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 7 | 2020-10-18 | 1 | Clemson (5-0) | 1 | 54 | ACC (Atlantic) | |
| 7 | 2020-10-18 | 2 | Alabama (4-0) | 2 | 8 | SEC (West) | |
| 7 | 2020-10-18 | 3 | Notre Dame (4-0) | 4 | 1 | ACC (Atlantic) | |
| 7 | 2020-10-18 | 4 | Georgia (3-1) | 3 | 1 | SEC (East) | |
| 7 | 2020-10-18 | 5 | Ohio State | 6 | 1 | Big Ten (East) | |
| 7 | 2020-10-18 | 6 | Oklahoma State (3-0) | 7 | 1 | Big 12 | |
| 7 | 2020-10-18 | 7 | Texas A&M (3-1) | 11 | 4 | SEC (West) | |
| 7 | 2020-10-18 | 8 | Penn State | 9 | 1 | Big Ten (East) | |
| 7 | 2020-10-18 | 9 | Cincinnati (3-0) | 8 | 1 | American (East) | |
| 7 | 2020-10-18 | 10 | Florida (2-1) | 10 | SEC (East) | ||
| 7 | 2020-10-18 | 11 | Miami (FL) (4-1) | 13 | 2 | ACC (Coastal) | |
| 7 | 2020-10-18 | 12 | BYU (5-0) | 15 | 3 | Ind | |
| 7 | 2020-10-18 | 13 | Oregon | 12 | 1 | Pac-12 (North) | |
| 7 | 2020-10-18 | 14 | North Carolina (3-1) | 5 | 9 | ACC (Coastal) | |
| 7 | 2020-10-18 | 14 | Wisconsin | 16 | 2 | Big Ten (West) | |
| 7 | 2020-10-18 | 16 | SMU (5-0) | 17 | 1 | American (West) | |
| 7 | 2020-10-18 | 17 | Iowa State (3-1) | 20 | 3 | Big 12 | |
| 7 | 2020-10-18 | 18 | Michigan | 19 | 1 | Big Ten (East) | |
| 7 | 2020-10-18 | 19 | Virginia Tech (3-1) | 23 | 4 | ACC (Coastal) | |
| 7 | 2020-10-18 | 20 | Kansas State (3-1) | 22 | 2 | Big 12 | |
| 7 | 2020-10-18 | 21 | Minnesota | 24 | 3 | Big Ten (West) | |
| 7 | 2020-10-18 | 22 | Marshall (4-0) | CUSA (East) | |||
| 7 | 2020-10-18 | 23 | North Carolina State (4-1) | ACC (Atlantic) | |||
| 7 | 2020-10-18 | 24 | USC | 25 | 1 | Pac-12 (South) | |
| 7 | 2020-10-18 | 25 | Coastal Carolina (4-0) | Sun Belt (East) | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 6 | 2020-10-11 | 1 | Clemson (4-0) | 1 | 59 | ACC (Atlantic) | |
| 6 | 2020-10-11 | 2 | Alabama (3-0) | 2 | 2 | SEC (West) | |
| 6 | 2020-10-11 | 3 | Georgia (3-0) | 3 | 1 | SEC (East) | |
| 6 | 2020-10-11 | 4 | Notre Dame (3-0) | 5 | 1 | ACC (Atlantic) | |
| 6 | 2020-10-11 | 5 | North Carolina (3-0) | 8 | 3 | ACC (Coastal) | |
| 6 | 2020-10-11 | 6 | Ohio State | 6 | Big Ten (East) | ||
| 6 | 2020-10-11 | 7 | Oklahoma State (3-0) | 10 | 3 | Big 12 | |
| 6 | 2020-10-11 | 8 | Cincinnati (3-0) | 11 | 3 | American (East) | |
| 6 | 2020-10-11 | 9 | Penn State | 9 | Big Ten (East) | ||
| 6 | 2020-10-11 | 10 | Florida (2-1) | 4 | 6 | SEC (East) | |
| 6 | 2020-10-11 | 11 | Texas A&M (2-1) | 21 | 10 | SEC (West) | |
| 6 | 2020-10-11 | 12 | Oregon | 12 | Pac-12 (North) | ||
| 6 | 2020-10-11 | 13 | Miami (FL) (3-1) | 7 | 6 | ACC (Coastal) | |
| 6 | 2020-10-11 | 14 | Auburn (2-1) | 13 | 1 | SEC (West) | |
| 6 | 2020-10-11 | 15 | BYU (4-0) | 15 | Ind | ||
| 6 | 2020-10-11 | 16 | Wisconsin | 16 | Big Ten (West) | ||
| 6 | 2020-10-11 | 17 | SMU (4-0) | 18 | 1 | American (West) | |
| 6 | 2020-10-11 | 18 | Tennessee (2-1) | 14 | 4 | SEC (East) | |
| 6 | 2020-10-11 | 19 | Michigan | 20 | 1 | Big Ten (East) | |
| 6 | 2020-10-11 | 20 | Iowa State (3-1) | 24 | 4 | Big 12 | |
| 6 | 2020-10-11 | 21 | Louisiana (3-0) | 23 | 2 | Sun Belt (West) | |
| 6 | 2020-10-11 | 22 | Kansas State (3-1) | Big 12 | |||
| 6 | 2020-10-11 | 23 | Virginia Tech (2-1) | 19 | 4 | ACC (Coastal) | |
| 6 | 2020-10-11 | 24 | Minnesota | 25 | 1 | Big Ten (West) | |
| 6 | 2020-10-11 | 25 | USC | Pac-12 (South) | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 5 | 2020-10-04 | 1 | Clemson (3-0) | 1 | 52 | ACC (Atlantic) | |
| 5 | 2020-10-04 | 2 | Alabama (2-0) | 2 | 8 | SEC (West) | |
| 5 | 2020-10-04 | 3 | Georgia (2-0) | 4 | 1 | SEC (East) | |
| 5 | 2020-10-04 | 4 | Florida (2-0) | 3 | 1 | SEC (East) | |
| 5 | 2020-10-04 | 5 | Notre Dame (2-0) | 5 | ACC (Atlantic) | ||
| 5 | 2020-10-04 | 6 | Ohio State | 6 | 2 | Big Ten (East) | |
| 5 | 2020-10-04 | 7 | Miami (FL) (3-0) | 8 | 1 | ACC (Coastal) | |
| 5 | 2020-10-04 | 8 | North Carolina (2-0) | 12 | 4 | ACC (Coastal) | |
| 5 | 2020-10-04 | 9 | Penn State | 10 | 1 | Big Ten (East) | |
| 5 | 2020-10-04 | 10 | Oklahoma State (3-0) | 17 | 7 | Big 12 | |
| 5 | 2020-10-04 | 11 | Cincinnati (3-0) | 15 | 4 | American (East) | |
| 5 | 2020-10-04 | 12 | Oregon | 14 | 2 | Pac-12 (North) | |
| 5 | 2020-10-04 | 13 | Auburn (1-1) | 7 | 6 | SEC (West) | |
| 5 | 2020-10-04 | 14 | Tennessee (2-0) | 21 | 7 | SEC (East) | |
| 5 | 2020-10-04 | 15 | BYU (3-0) | 22 | 7 | Ind | |
| 5 | 2020-10-04 | 16 | Wisconsin | 19 | 3 | Big Ten (West) | |
| 5 | 2020-10-04 | 17 | LSU (1-1) | 20 | 3 | SEC (West) | |
| 5 | 2020-10-04 | 18 | SMU (4-0) | American (West) | |||
| 5 | 2020-10-04 | 19 | Virginia Tech (2-0) | ACC (Coastal) | |||
| 5 | 2020-10-04 | 20 | Michigan | 23 | 3 | Big Ten (East) | |
| 5 | 2020-10-04 | 21 | Texas A&M (1-1) | 13 | 8 | SEC (West) | |
| 5 | 2020-10-04 | 22 | Texas (2-1) | 9 | 13 | Big 12 | |
| 5 | 2020-10-04 | 23 | Louisiana (3-0) | Sun Belt (West) | |||
| 5 | 2020-10-04 | 24 | Iowa State (2-1) | Big 12 | |||
| 5 | 2020-10-04 | 25 | Minnesota | Big Ten (West) | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 4 | 2020-09-27 | 1 | Clemson (2-0) | 1 | 55 | ACC (Atlantic) | |
| 4 | 2020-09-27 | 2 | Alabama (1-0) | 2 | 3 | SEC (West) | |
| 4 | 2020-09-27 | 3 | Florida (1-0) | 5 | 2 | SEC (East) | |
| 4 | 2020-09-27 | 4 | Georgia (1-0) | 4 | SEC (East) | ||
| 4 | 2020-09-27 | 5 | Notre Dame (2-0) | 7 | 2 | ACC (Atlantic) | |
| 4 | 2020-09-27 | 6 | Ohio State | 4 | Big Ten (East) | ||
| 4 | 2020-09-27 | 7 | Auburn (1-0) | 8 | 1 | SEC (West) | |
| 4 | 2020-09-27 | 8 | Miami (FL) (3-0) | 12 | 4 | ACC (Coastal) | |
| 4 | 2020-09-27 | 9 | Texas (2-0) | 8 | 1 | Big 12 | |
| 4 | 2020-09-27 | 10 | Penn State | Big Ten (East) | |||
| 4 | 2020-09-27 | 11 | UCF (2-0) | 13 | 2 | American (East) | |
| 4 | 2020-09-27 | 12 | North Carolina (1-0) | 11 | 1 | ACC (Coastal) | |
| 4 | 2020-09-27 | 13 | Texas A&M (1-0) | 10 | 3 | SEC (West) | |
| 4 | 2020-09-27 | 14 | Oregon | Pac-12 (North) | |||
| 4 | 2020-09-27 | 15 | Cincinnati (2-0) | 14 | 1 | American (East) | |
| 4 | 2020-09-27 | 16 | Mississippi State (1-0) | SEC (West) | |||
| 4 | 2020-09-27 | 17 | Oklahoma State (2-0) | 15 | 2 | Big 12 | |
| 4 | 2020-09-27 | 18 | Oklahoma (1-1) | 3 | 15 | Big 12 | |
| 4 | 2020-09-27 | 19 | Wisconsin | Big Ten (West) | |||
| 4 | 2020-09-27 | 20 | LSU (0-1) | 6 | 14 | SEC (West) | |
| 4 | 2020-09-27 | 21 | Tennessee (1-0) | 16 | 5 | SEC (East) | |
| 4 | 2020-09-27 | 22 | BYU (2-0) | 18 | 4 | Ind | |
| 4 | 2020-09-27 | 23 | Michigan | Big Ten (East) | |||
| 4 | 2020-09-27 | 24 | Pitt (3-0) | 21 | 3 | ACC (Coastal) | |
| 4 | 2020-09-27 | 25 | Memphis (1-0) | 17 | 8 | American (West) | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 3 | 2020-09-20 | 1 | Clemson (2-0) | 1 | 59 | ACC (Atlantic) | |
| 3 | 2020-09-20 | 2 | Alabama | 2 | 1 | SEC (West) | |
| 3 | 2020-09-20 | 3 | Oklahoma (1-0) | 3 | Big 12 | ||
| 3 | 2020-09-20 | 4 | Georgia | 4 | SEC (East) | ||
| 3 | 2020-09-20 | 5 | Florida | 5 | SEC (East) | ||
| 3 | 2020-09-20 | 6 | LSU | 6 | 1 | SEC (West) | |
| 3 | 2020-09-20 | 7 | Notre Dame (2-0) | 7 | ACC (Atlantic) | ||
| 3 | 2020-09-20 | 8 | Auburn | 8 | SEC (West) | ||
| 3 | 2020-09-20 | 8 | Texas (1-0) | 9 | 1 | Big 12 | |
| 3 | 2020-09-20 | 10 | Texas A&M | 10 | SEC (West) | ||
| 3 | 2020-09-20 | 11 | North Carolina (1-0) | 12 | 1 | ACC (Coastal) | |
| 3 | 2020-09-20 | 12 | Miami (FL) (2-0) | 17 | 5 | ACC (Coastal) | |
| 3 | 2020-09-20 | 13 | UCF (1-0) | 14 | 1 | American (East) | |
| 3 | 2020-09-20 | 14 | Cincinnati (1-0) | 13 | 1 | American (East) | |
| 3 | 2020-09-20 | 15 | Oklahoma State (1-0) | 11 | 4 | Big 12 | |
| 3 | 2020-09-20 | 16 | Tennessee | 15 | 1 | SEC (East) | |
| 3 | 2020-09-20 | 17 | Memphis (1-0) | 16 | 1 | American (West) | |
| 3 | 2020-09-20 | 18 | BYU (1-0) | 21 | 3 | Ind | |
| 3 | 2020-09-20 | 19 | Louisiana (2-0) | Sun Belt (West) | |||
| 3 | 2020-09-20 | 20 | Virginia Tech | 20 | ACC (Coastal) | ||
| 3 | 2020-09-20 | 21 | Pitt (2-0) | 25 | 4 | ACC (Coastal) | |
| 3 | 2020-09-20 | 22 | Army (2-0) | 22 | Ind | ||
| 3 | 2020-09-20 | 23 | Kentucky | 23 | SEC (East) | ||
| 3 | 2020-09-20 | 24 | Louisville (1-1) | 18 | 6 | ACC (Atlantic) | |
| 3 | 2020-09-20 | 25 | Marshall (2-0) | CUSA (East) | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 2 | 2020-09-13 | 1 | Clemson (1-0) | 1 | 60 | ACC (Atlantic) | |
| 2 | 2020-09-13 | 2 | Alabama | 3 | 1 | SEC (West) | |
| 2 | 2020-09-13 | 3 | Oklahoma (1-0) | 5 | 2 | Big 12 | |
| 2 | 2020-09-13 | 4 | Georgia | 4 | SEC (East) | ||
| 2 | 2020-09-13 | 5 | Florida | 8 | 3 | SEC (East) | |
| 2 | 2020-09-13 | 6 | LSU | 6 | 1 | SEC (West) | |
| 2 | 2020-09-13 | 7 | Notre Dame (1-0) | 10 | 3 | ACC (Atlantic) | |
| 2 | 2020-09-13 | 8 | Auburn | 11 | 3 | SEC (West) | |
| 2 | 2020-09-13 | 9 | Texas (1-0) | 14 | 5 | Big 12 | |
| 2 | 2020-09-13 | 10 | Texas A&M | 13 | 3 | SEC (West) | |
| 2 | 2020-09-13 | 11 | Oklahoma State | 15 | 4 | Big 12 | |
| 2 | 2020-09-13 | 12 | North Carolina (1-0) | 18 | 6 | ACC (Coastal) | |
| 2 | 2020-09-13 | 13 | Cincinnati | 20 | 7 | American (East) | |
| 2 | 2020-09-13 | 14 | UCF | 21 | 7 | 632 | American (East) |
| 2 | 2020-09-13 | 15 | Tennessee | 25 | 10 | SEC (East) | |
| 2 | 2020-09-13 | 16 | Memphis (1-0) | American (West) | |||
| 2 | 2020-09-13 | 17 | Miami (FL) (1-0) | ACC (Coastal) | |||
| 2 | 2020-09-13 | 18 | Louisville (1-0) | ACC (Atlantic) | |||
| 2 | 2020-09-13 | 20 | Virginia Tech | ACC (Coastal) | |||
| 2 | 2020-09-13 | 21 | BYU (1-0) | Ind | |||
| 2 | 2020-09-13 | 22 | Army (2-0) | Ind | |||
| 2 | 2020-09-13 | 23 | Appalachian State (1-0) | Sun Belt (East) | |||
| 2 | 2020-09-13 | 23 | Kentucky | SEC (East) | |||
| 2 | 2020-09-13 | 25 | Pitt (1-0) | ACC (Coastal) | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 1 | Preseason | 1 | Clemson | NA | — | 38 | ACC (Atlantic) |
| 1 | Preseason | 2 | Ohio State | NA | — | 21 | Big Ten (East) |
| 1 | Preseason | 3 | Alabama | NA | — | 2 | SEC (West) |
| 1 | Preseason | 4 | Georgia | NA | — | SEC (East) | |
| 1 | Preseason | 5 | Oklahoma | NA | — | Big 12 | |
| 1 | Preseason | 6 | LSU | NA | — | 1 | SEC (West) |
| 1 | Preseason | 7 | Penn State | NA | — | Big Ten (East) | |
| 1 | Preseason | 8 | Florida | NA | — | SEC (East) | |
| 1 | Preseason | 9 | Oregon | NA | — | Pac-12 (North) | |
| 1 | Preseason | 10 | Notre Dame | NA | — | ACC (Atlantic) | |
| 1 | Preseason | 11 | Auburn | NA | — | SEC (West) | |
| 1 | Preseason | 12 | Wisconsin | NA | — | Big Ten (West) | |
| 1 | Preseason | 13 | Texas A&M | NA | — | SEC (West) | |
| 1 | Preseason | 14 | Texas | NA | — | Big 12 | |
| 1 | Preseason | 15 | Oklahoma State | NA | — | Big 12 | |
| 1 | Preseason | 16 | Michigan | NA | — | Big Ten (East) | |
| 1 | Preseason | 17 | USC | NA | — | Pac-12 (South) | |
| 1 | Preseason | 18 | North Carolina | NA | — | ACC (Coastal) | |
| 1 | Preseason | 19 | Minnesota | NA | — | Big Ten (West) | |
| 1 | Preseason | 20 | Cincinnati | NA | — | American (East) | |
| 1 | Preseason | 21 | UCF | NA | — | American (East) | |
| 1 | Preseason | 22 | Utah | NA | — | Pac-12 (South) | |
| 1 | Preseason | 23 | Iowa State | NA | — | Big 12 | |
| 1 | Preseason | 24 | Iowa | NA | — | Big Ten (West) | |
| 1 | Preseason | 25 | Tennessee | NA | — | SEC (East) |
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