2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
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| 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings | |
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| Season | 2015 |
| Bowl season | 2015–16 bowl games |
| Preseason No. 1 | |
| End of season champions | Alabama |
| Conference with most teams in final AP poll | Big Ten (6) |
Two human polls and a committee's selections comprised the 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) football rankings, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll. One additional poll is released midway through the season; the College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings are released after the eighth week.
This was the second season of the four-team College Football Playoff system which replaced the previous Bowl Championship Series system. At the conclusion of the regular season, on Sunday, December 6, 2015, the final CFP rankings will determine who will play in the two bowl games designated as semifinals for the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship on January 11, 2016, at University of Phoenix Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona.
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AP Poll
| Preseason Aug 23[1] | Week 1 Sep 8[2] | Week 2 Sep 13[3] | Week 3 Sep 20[4] | Week 4 Sep 27[5] | Week 5 Oct 4[6] | Week 6 Oct 11[7] | Week 7 Oct 18[8] | Week 8 Oct 25[9] | Week 9 Nov 1[10] | Week 10 Nov 8[11] | Week 11 Nov 15[12] | Week 12 Nov 22[13] | Week 13 Nov 29 | Week 14 Dec 6 | Week 15 (Final) Jan 12[14] | ||
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| 1. | Ohio State (61) | Ohio State (1–0) (61) | Ohio State (2–0) (59) | Ohio State (3–0) (42) | Ohio State (4–0) (45) | Ohio State (5–0) (38) | Ohio State (6–0) (27) | Ohio State (7–0) (28) | Ohio State (8–0) (39) | Ohio State (8–0) (39) | Clemson (9–0) (31) | Clemson (10–0) (34) | Clemson (11–0) (55) | Clemson (12–0) (53) | Clemson (13–0) (51) | Alabama (14–1) (61) | 1. |
| 2. | TCU | Alabama (1–0) | Alabama (2–0) | Michigan State (3–0) (7) | Michigan State (4–0) (5) | TCU (5–0) (5) | Baylor (5–0) (13) | Baylor (6–0) (12) | Baylor (7–0) (7) | Baylor (7–0) (6) | Ohio State (9–0) (26) | Ohio State (10–0) (23) | Alabama (10–1) (6) | Alabama (11–1) (8) | Alabama (12–1) (9) | Clemson (14–1) | 2. |
| 3. | Alabama | TCU (1–0) | TCU (2–0) | Ole Miss (3–0) (11) т | Ole Miss (4–0) (10) | Baylor (5–0) (10) | TCU (6–0) (3) | Utah (6–0) (16) | Clemson (7–0) (6) | Clemson (8–0) (6) | Alabama (8–1) (2) | Alabama (9–1) (4) | Iowa (11–0) | Oklahoma (11–1) | Michigan State (12–1) (1) | Stanford (12–2) | 3. |
| 4. | Baylor | Baylor (1–0) | Michigan State (2–0) (2) | TCU (3–0) т | TCU (4–0) | Michigan State (5–0) | Utah (5–0) (16) | TCU (7–0) (3) | LSU (7–0) (5) | LSU (7–0) (5) | Baylor (8–0) (2) | Oklahoma State (10–0) | Notre Dame (10–1) | Iowa (12–0) | Oklahoma (11–1) | Ohio State (12–1) | 4. |
| 5. | Michigan State | Michigan State (1–0) | Baylor (2–0) | Baylor (2–0) | Baylor (3–0) | Utah (4–0) (7) | Clemson (5–0) (1) | LSU (6–0) (1) | TCU (7–0) (3) | TCU (8–0) (4) | Oklahoma State (9–0) | Notre Dame (9–1) | Oklahoma (10–1) | Michigan State (11–1) | Stanford (11–2) | Oklahoma (11–2) | 5. |
| 6. | Auburn | Auburn (1–0) | USC (2–0) | Notre Dame (3–0) | Notre Dame (4–0) | Clemson (4–0) | LSU (5–0) | Clemson (6–0) (1) | Michigan State (8–0) | Michigan State (8–0) | Notre Dame (8–1) | Iowa (10–0) | Michigan State (10–1) | Ohio State (11–1) | Iowa (12–1) | Michigan State (12–2) | 6. |
| 7. | Oregon | Oregon (1–0) | Georgia (2–0) | Georgia (3–0) | UCLA (4–0) | LSU (4–0) | Michigan State (6–0) | Michigan State (7–0) | Alabama (7–1) (1) | Alabama (7–1) (1) | Stanford (8–1) | Oklahoma (9–1) | Baylor (9–1) | Stanford (10–2) | Ohio State (11–1) | TCU (11–2) | 7. |
| 8. | USC | USC (1–0) | Notre Dame (2–0) | LSU (2–0) (1) | Georgia (4–0) | Alabama (4–1) | Florida (6–0) | Alabama (6–1) | Stanford (6–1) | Notre Dame (7–1) | Iowa (9–0) | Florida (9–1) | Ohio State (10–1) | North Carolina (11–1) | Notre Dame (10–2) | Houston (13–1) | 8. |
| 9. | Georgia | Notre Dame (1–0) | Florida State (2–0) | UCLA (3–0) | LSU (3–0) | Texas A&M (5–0) (1) | Texas A&M (5–0) (1) | Florida State (6–0) | Notre Dame (6–1) | Stanford (7–1) | LSU (7–1) | Michigan State (9–1) | Oklahoma State (10–1) | Notre Dame (10–2) | Florida State (10–2) | Iowa (12–2) | 9. |
| 10. | Florida State | Georgia (1–0) | UCLA (2–0) | Florida State (3–0) | Utah (4–0) (1) | Oklahoma (4–0) | Alabama (5–1) | Stanford (5–1) | Iowa (7–0) | Iowa (8–0) | Utah (8–1) | Baylor (8–1) | Florida (10–1) | Florida State (10–2) | North Carolina (11–2) | Ole Miss (10–3) | 10. |
| 11. | Notre Dame | Florida State (1–0) | Clemson (2–0) | Clemson (3–0) | Florida State (4–0) | Florida (5–0) | Florida State (5–0) | Notre Dame (6–1) | Florida (6–1) | Florida (7–1) | Florida (8–1) | TCU (9–1) | North Carolina (10–1) | TCU (10–2) | TCU (10–2) | Notre Dame (10–3) | 11. |
| 12. | Clemson | Clemson (1–0) | Oregon (1–1) | Alabama (2–1) | Clemson (3–0) | Florida State (4–0) | Michigan (5–1) | Iowa (7–0) | Oklahoma State (7–0) | Oklahoma State (8–0) | Oklahoma (8–1) | North Carolina (9–1) | Michigan (9–2) | Baylor (9–2) | Northwestern (10–2) | Michigan (10–3) | 12. |
| 13. | UCLA | UCLA (1–0) | LSU (1–0) | Oregon (2–1) | Alabama (3–1) | Northwestern (5–0) | Ole Miss (5–1) | Florida (6–1) | Utah (6–1) | Utah (7–1) | TCU (8–1) | Houston (10–0) | Stanford (9–2) | Northwestern (10–2) | Oklahoma State (10–2) | Baylor (10–3) | 13. |
| 14. | LSU | LSU (0–0) | Georgia Tech (2–0) | Texas A&M (3–0) | Texas A&M (4–0) | Ole Miss (4–1) | Notre Dame (5–1) | Oklahoma State (6–0) | Oklahoma (6–1) | Oklahoma (7–1) | Michigan State (8–1) | Michigan (8–2) | Florida State (9–2) | Oklahoma State (10–2) | Houston (12–1) | Florida State (10–3) | 14. |
| 15. | Arizona State | Georgia Tech (1–0) | Ole Miss (2–0) | Oklahoma (3–0) | Oklahoma (3–0) | Notre Dame (4–1) | Stanford (4–1) | Michigan (5–2) т | Michigan (5–2) | Memphis (8–0) | Michigan (7–2) | Stanford (8–2) | TCU (9–2) | Oregon (9–3) | Oregon (9–3) | North Carolina (11–3) | 15. |
| 16. | Georgia Tech | Texas A&M (1–0) | Oklahoma (2–0) | Arizona (3–0) | Northwestern (4–0) | Stanford (4–1) | Oklahoma State (6–0) | Texas A&M (5–1) т | Memphis (7–0) | Michigan (6–2) | Houston (9–0) | Florida State (8–2) | Navy (9–1) | Ole Miss (9–3) | Ole Miss (9–3) | LSU (9–3) | 16. |
| 17. | Ole Miss | Ole Miss (1–0) | Texas A&M (2–0) | Northwestern (3–0) | USC (3–1) | USC (3–1) | Iowa (6–0) | Oklahoma (5–1) | Florida State (6–1) | Florida State (7–1) | North Carolina (8–1) | LSU (7–2) | Northwestern (9–2) | Houston (11–1) | Michigan (9–3) | Utah (10–3) | 17. |
| 18. | Arkansas | Arkansas (1–0) | Auburn (2–0) | Utah (3–0) | Stanford (3–1) | Michigan (4–1) | UCLA (4–1) | Memphis (6–0) | Houston (7–0) | Houston (8–0) | UCLA (7–2) | Utah (8–2) | Oregon (8–3) | Florida (10–2) | Baylor (9–3) | Navy (11–2) | 18. |
| 19. | Oklahoma | Oklahoma (1–0) | BYU (2–0) | USC (2–1) | Wisconsin (3–1) | Georgia (4–1) | Oklahoma (4–1) | Toledo (6–0) | Ole Miss (6–2) | Ole Miss (7–2) | Florida State (7–2) | Navy (8–1) | Ole Miss (8–3) | Michigan (9–3) | Florida (10–3) | Oregon (9–4) | 19. |
| 20. | Wisconsin | Boise State (1–0) | Arizona (2–0) | Georgia Tech (2–1) | Oklahoma State (4–0) | UCLA (4–1) | Northwestern (5–1) | California (5–1) | Toledo (7–0) | Toledo (7–0) | Mississippi State (7–2) | Northwestern (8–2) | Washington State (8–3) | Temple (10–2) | Utah (9–3) | Oklahoma State (10–3) | 20. |
| 21. | Stanford | Missouri (1–0) | Utah (2–0) | Stanford (2–1) | Mississippi State (3–1) | Oklahoma State (5–0) | Boise State (5–1) | Houston (6–0) | Temple (7–0) | North Carolina (7–1) | Temple (8–1) | Wisconsin (8–2) | Houston (10–1) | Utah (9–3) | Navy (9–2) | Wisconsin (10–3) | 21. |
| 22. | Arizona | Arizona (1–0) | Missouri (2–0) | BYU (2–1) т | Michigan (3–1) | Iowa (5–0) | Toledo (5–0) | Temple (6–0) | Duke (6–1) | UCLA (6–2) | Navy (7–1) | USC (7–3) | UCLA (8–3) | Navy (9–2) | LSU (8–3) | Tennessee (9–4) | 22. |
| 23. | Boise State | Tennessee (1–0) | Northwestern (2–0) | Wisconsin (2–1) т | West Virginia (3–0) | California (5–0) | California (5–1) | Duke (5–1) | Pittsburgh (6–1) | Temple (7–1) | Wisconsin (8–2) | Oregon (7–3) | Mississippi State (8–3) | LSU (8–3) | Wisconsin (9–3) | Northwestern (10–3) | 23. |
| 24. | Missouri | Utah (1–0) | Wisconsin (1–1) | Oklahoma State (3–0) | California (4–0) | Toledo (4–0) | Houston (5–0) | Ole Miss (5–2) | UCLA (5–2) | Mississippi State (6–2) | Northwestern (7–2) | Washington State (7–3) | Toledo (9–1) | USC (8–4) | Temple (10–3) | Western Kentucky (12–2) | 24. |
| 25. | Tennessee | Mississippi State (1–0) | Oklahoma State (2–0) | Missouri (3–0) | Florida (4–0) | Boise State (4–1) | Duke (5–1) | Pittsburgh (5–1) | Mississippi State (6–2) | Texas A&M (6–2) | Memphis (8–1) | Ole Miss (7–3) | Temple (9–2) | Wisconsin (9–3) | Western Kentucky (11–2) | Florida (10–4) | 25. |
| Preseason Aug 23[1] | Week 1 Sep 8[2] | Week 2 Sep 13[3] | Week 3 Sep 20[4] | Week 4 Sep 27[5] | Week 5 Oct 4[6] | Week 6 Oct 11[7] | Week 7 Oct 18[8] | Week 8 Oct 25[9] | Week 9 Nov 1[10] | Week 10 Nov 8[11] | Week 11 Nov 15[12] | Week 12 Nov 22[13] | Week 13 Nov 29 | Week 14 Dec 6 | Week 15 (Final) Jan 12[15] | ||
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