Polls
AP Top 25
Rankings as of 01/09/2017
| Rank | Prev. | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Clemson | 1500 |
| 2 | 1 | Alabama | 1440 |
| 3 | 9 | USC | 1292 |
| 4 | 4 | Washington | 1277 |
| 5 | 7 | Oklahoma | 1252 |
| 6 | 2 | Ohio St | 1240 |
| 7 | 5 | Penn St | 1130 |
| 8 | 10 | Florida St | 1105 |
| 9 | 8 | Wisconsin | 1032 |
| 10 | 6 | Michigan | 1001 |
| 11 | 13 | Oklahoma St | 920 |
| 12 | 16 | Stanford | 730 |
| 13 | 19 | LSU | 651 |
| 14 | 20 | Florida | 640 |
| 15 | 12 | Western Michigan | 619 |
| 16 | 18 | Virginia Tech | 610 |
| 17 | 11 | Colorado | 585 |
| 18 | 14 | West Virginia | 368 |
| 19 | 25 | South Florida | 358 |
| 20 | - | Miami (FL) | 338 |
| 21 | 15 | Louisville | 277 |
| 22 | - | Tennessee | 252 |
| 23 | - | Utah | 222 |
| 24 | 17 | Auburn | 206 |
| 25 | - | San Diego St | 113 |
Coaches Poll
Rankings as of 08/25/2017
| Rank | Prev. | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Alabama | 1603 |
| 2 | 6 | Ohio St | 1512 |
| 3 | 8 | Florida St | 1434 |
| 4 | 5 | USC | 1415 |
| 5 | 1 | Clemson | 1367 |
| 6 | 7 | Penn St | 1257 |
| 7 | 4 | Washington | 1245 |
| 8 | 3 | Oklahoma | 1237 |
| 9 | 10 | Michigan | 959 |
| 10 | 9 | Wisconsin | 936 |
| 11 | 11 | Oklahoma St | 912 |
| 12 | 14 | LSU | 834 |
| 13 | 22 | Auburn | 819 |
| 14 | 12 | Stanford | 732 |
| 15 | - | Georgia | 701 |
| 16 | 13 | Florida | 681 |
| 17 | 20 | Louisville | 676 |
| 18 | 23 | Miami (FL) | 472 |
| 19 | - | Kansas St | 339 |
| 20 | 17 | West Virginia | 319 |
| 21 | 19 | South Florida | 247 |
| 22 | 16 | Virginia Tech | 235 |
| 23 | - | Texas | 193 |
| 24 | 24 | Tennessee | 155 |
| 25 | 21 | Utah | 109 |