CFB Playoff Rankings
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 1 | Alabama (11-0) | 1 | SEC (West) | |
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 2 | Clemson (10-1) | 3 | 1 | ACC (Atlantic) |
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 3 | Ohio State (6-0) | 4 | 1 | 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 | Oklahoma (8-2) | 10 | 4 | Big 12 |
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 7 | Florida (8-3) | 7 | SEC (East) | |
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 8 | Cincinnati (9-0) | 9 | 1 | American (East) |
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 9 | Georgia (7-2) | 8 | 1 | SEC (East) |
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 10 | Iowa State (8-3) | 6 | 4 | Big 12 |
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 11 | Indiana (6-1) | 11 | Big Ten (East) | |
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 12 | Coastal Carolina (11-0) | 12 | Sun Belt (East) | |
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 13 | North Carolina (8-3) | 15 | 2 | ACC (Coastal) |
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 14 | Northwestern (6-2) | 14 | Big Ten (West) | |
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 15 | Iowa (6-2) | 16 | 1 | Big Ten (West) |
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 16 | BYU (10-1) | 17 | 1 | Ind |
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 17 | USC (5-1) | 13 | 4 | Pac-12 (South) |
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 18 | Miami (FL) (8-2) | 18 | ACC (Coastal) | |
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 19 | Louisiana (9-1) | 19 | Sun Belt (West) | |
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 20 | Texas (6-3) | 20 | Big 12 | |
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 21 | Oklahoma State (7-3) | 21 | Big 12 | |
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 22 | San Jose State (7-0) | 24 | 2 | MWC (West) |
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 23 | North Carolina State (8-3) | 22 | 1 | ACC (Atlantic) |
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 24 | Tulsa (6-2) | 23 | 1 | American (West) |
| 16 | 2020-12-20 | 25 | Oregon (4-2) | Pac-12 (North) | ||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | Conf |
| 15 | 2020-12-15 | 1 | Alabama (10-0) | 1 | SEC (West) | |
| 15 | 2020-12-15 | 2 | Notre Dame (10-0) | 2 | ACC (Atlantic) | |
| 15 | 2020-12-15 | 3 | Clemson (9-1) | 3 | ACC (Atlantic) | |
| 15 | 2020-12-15 | 4 | Ohio State (5-0) | 4 | Big Ten (East) | |
| 15 | 2020-12-15 | 5 | Texas A&M (7-1) | 5 | SEC (West) | |
| 15 | 2020-12-15 | 6 | Iowa State (8-2) | 7 | 1 | Big 12 |
| 15 | 2020-12-15 | 7 | Florida (8-2) | 6 | 1 | SEC (East) |
| 15 | 2020-12-15 | 8 | Georgia (7-2) | 9 | 1 | SEC (East) |
| 15 | 2020-12-15 | 9 | Cincinnati (8-0) | 8 | 1 | American (East) |
| 15 | 2020-12-15 | 10 | Oklahoma (7-2) | 11 | 1 | Big 12 |
| 15 | 2020-12-15 | 11 | Indiana (6-1) | 12 | 1 | Big Ten (East) |
| 15 | 2020-12-15 | 12 | Coastal Carolina (11-0) | 13 | 1 | Sun Belt (East) |
| 15 | 2020-12-15 | 13 | USC (5-0) | 15 | 2 | Pac-12 (South) |
| 15 | 2020-12-15 | 14 | Northwestern (6-1) | 14 | Big Ten (West) | |
| 15 | 2020-12-15 | 15 | North Carolina (8-3) | 17 | 2 | ACC (Coastal) |
| 15 | 2020-12-15 | 16 | Iowa (6-2) | 16 | Big Ten (West) | |
| 15 | 2020-12-15 | 17 | BYU (10-1) | 18 | 1 | Ind |
| 15 | 2020-12-15 | 18 | Miami (FL) (8-2) | 10 | 8 | ACC (Coastal) |
| 15 | 2020-12-15 | 19 | Louisiana (9-1) | 19 | Sun Belt (West) | |
| 15 | 2020-12-15 | 20 | Texas (6-3) | 20 | Big 12 | |
| 15 | 2020-12-15 | 21 | Oklahoma State (7-3) | 22 | 1 | Big 12 |
| 15 | 2020-12-15 | 22 | North Carolina State (8-3) | 23 | 1 | ACC (Atlantic) |
| 15 | 2020-12-15 | 23 | Tulsa (6-1) | 24 | 1 | American (West) |
| 15 | 2020-12-15 | 24 | San Jose State (6-0) | MWC (West) | ||
| 15 | 2020-12-15 | 25 | Colorado (4-1) | 21 | 4 | Pac-12 (South) |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | Conf |
| 14 | 2020-12-08 | 1 | Alabama (9-0) | 1 | SEC (West) | |
| 14 | 2020-12-08 | 2 | Notre Dame (10-0) | 2 | ACC (Atlantic) | |
| 14 | 2020-12-08 | 3 | Clemson (9-1) | 3 | ACC (Atlantic) | |
| 14 | 2020-12-08 | 4 | Ohio State (5-0) | 4 | Big Ten (East) | |
| 14 | 2020-12-08 | 5 | Texas A&M (7-1) | 5 | SEC (West) | |
| 14 | 2020-12-08 | 6 | Florida (8-1) | 6 | SEC (East) | |
| 14 | 2020-12-08 | 7 | Iowa State (8-2) | 9 | 2 | Big 12 |
| 14 | 2020-12-08 | 8 | Cincinnati (8-0) | 7 | 1 | American (East) |
| 14 | 2020-12-08 | 9 | Georgia (6-2) | 8 | 1 | SEC (East) |
| 14 | 2020-12-08 | 10 | Miami (FL) (8-1) | 10 | ACC (Coastal) | |
| 14 | 2020-12-08 | 11 | Oklahoma (7-2) | 11 | Big 12 | |
| 14 | 2020-12-08 | 12 | Indiana (6-1) | 12 | Big Ten (East) | |
| 14 | 2020-12-08 | 13 | Coastal Carolina (10-0) | 18 | 5 | Sun Belt (East) |
| 14 | 2020-12-08 | 14 | Northwestern (5-1) | 14 | Big Ten (West) | |
| 14 | 2020-12-08 | 15 | USC (4-0) | 20 | 5 | Pac-12 (South) |
| 14 | 2020-12-08 | 16 | Iowa (5-2) | 19 | 3 | Big Ten (West) |
| 14 | 2020-12-08 | 17 | North Carolina (7-3) | 17 | ACC (Coastal) | |
| 14 | 2020-12-08 | 18 | BYU (9-1) | 13 | 5 | Ind |
| 14 | 2020-12-08 | 19 | Louisiana (9-1) | Sun Belt (West) | ||
| 14 | 2020-12-08 | 20 | Texas (6-3) | Big 12 | ||
| 14 | 2020-12-08 | 21 | Colorado (4-0) | Pac-12 (South) | ||
| 14 | 2020-12-08 | 22 | Oklahoma State (6-3) | 15 | 7 | Big 12 |
| 14 | 2020-12-08 | 23 | North Carolina State (8-3) | ACC (Atlantic) | ||
| 14 | 2020-12-08 | 24 | Tulsa (6-1) | 24 | American (West) | |
| 14 | 2020-12-08 | 25 | Missouri (5-3) | SEC (East) | ||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | Conf |
| 13 | 2020-12-01 | 1 | Alabama (8-0) | 1 | SEC (West) | |
| 13 | 2020-12-01 | 2 | Notre Dame (9-0) | 2 | ACC (Atlantic) | |
| 13 | 2020-12-01 | 3 | Clemson (8-1) | 3 | ACC (Atlantic) | |
| 13 | 2020-12-01 | 4 | Ohio State (4-0) | 4 | Big Ten (East) | |
| 13 | 2020-12-01 | 5 | Texas A&M (6-1) | 5 | SEC (West) | |
| 13 | 2020-12-01 | 6 | Florida (7-1) | 6 | SEC (East) | |
| 13 | 2020-12-01 | 7 | Cincinnati (8-0) | 7 | American (East) | |
| 13 | 2020-12-01 | 8 | Georgia (6-2) | 9 | 1 | SEC (East) |
| 13 | 2020-12-01 | 9 | Iowa State (7-2) | 13 | 4 | Big 12 |
| 13 | 2020-12-01 | 10 | Miami (FL) (7-1) | 10 | ACC (Coastal) | |
| 13 | 2020-12-01 | 11 | Oklahoma (6-2) | 11 | Big 12 | |
| 13 | 2020-12-01 | 12 | Indiana (5-1) | 12 | Big Ten (East) | |
| 13 | 2020-12-01 | 13 | BYU (9-0) | 14 | 1 | Ind |
| 13 | 2020-12-01 | 14 | Northwestern (5-1) | 8 | 6 | Big Ten (West) |
| 13 | 2020-12-01 | 15 | Oklahoma State (6-2) | 23 | 8 | Big 12 |
| 13 | 2020-12-01 | 16 | Wisconsin (2-1) | 16 | Big Ten (West) | |
| 13 | 2020-12-01 | 17 | North Carolina (6-3) | 19 | 2 | ACC (Coastal) |
| 13 | 2020-12-01 | 18 | Coastal Carolina (9-0) | 20 | 2 | Sun Belt (East) |
| 13 | 2020-12-01 | 19 | Iowa (4-2) | 24 | 5 | Big Ten (West) |
| 13 | 2020-12-01 | 20 | USC (3-0) | 18 | 2 | Pac-12 (South) |
| 13 | 2020-12-01 | 21 | Marshall (7-0) | 21 | CUSA (East) | |
| 13 | 2020-12-01 | 22 | Washington (3-0) | Pac-12 (North) | ||
| 13 | 2020-12-01 | 23 | Oregon (3-1) | 15 | 8 | Pac-12 (North) |
| 13 | 2020-12-01 | 24 | Tulsa (5-1) | 25 | 1 | American (West) |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | Conf |
| 12 | 2020-11-24 | 1 | Alabama (7-0) | SEC (West) | ||
| 12 | 2020-11-24 | 2 | Notre Dame (8-0) | ACC (Atlantic) | ||
| 12 | 2020-11-24 | 3 | Clemson (7-1) | ACC (Atlantic) | ||
| 12 | 2020-11-24 | 4 | Ohio State (4-0) | Big Ten (East) | ||
| 12 | 2020-11-24 | 5 | Texas A&M (5-1) | SEC (West) | ||
| 12 | 2020-11-24 | 6 | Florida (6-1) | SEC (East) | ||
| 12 | 2020-11-24 | 7 | Cincinnati (8-0) | American (East) | ||
| 12 | 2020-11-24 | 8 | Northwestern (5-0) | Big Ten (West) | ||
| 12 | 2020-11-24 | 9 | Georgia (5-2) | SEC (East) | ||
| 12 | 2020-11-24 | 10 | Miami (FL) (7-1) | ACC (Coastal) | ||
| 12 | 2020-11-24 | 11 | Oklahoma (6-2) | Big 12 | ||
| 12 | 2020-11-24 | 12 | Indiana (4-1) | Big Ten (East) | ||
| 12 | 2020-11-24 | 13 | Iowa State (6-2) | Big 12 | ||
| 12 | 2020-11-24 | 14 | BYU (9-0) | Ind | ||
| 12 | 2020-11-24 | 15 | Oregon (3-0) | Pac-12 (North) | ||
| 12 | 2020-11-24 | 16 | Wisconsin (2-1) | Big Ten (West) | ||
| 12 | 2020-11-24 | 17 | Texas (5-2) | Big 12 | ||
| 12 | 2020-11-24 | 18 | USC (3-0) | Pac-12 (South) | ||
| 12 | 2020-11-24 | 19 | North Carolina (6-2) | ACC (Coastal) | ||
| 12 | 2020-11-24 | 20 | Coastal Carolina (8-0) | Sun Belt (East) | ||
| 12 | 2020-11-24 | 21 | Marshall (7-0) | CUSA (East) | ||
| 12 | 2020-11-24 | 22 | Auburn (5-2) | SEC (West) | ||
| 12 | 2020-11-24 | 23 | Oklahoma State (5-2) | Big 12 | ||
| 12 | 2020-11-24 | 24 | Iowa (3-2) | Big Ten (West) | ||
| 12 | 2020-11-24 | 25 | Tulsa (5-1) | American (West) |
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