The Top 25

Not ranked in this poll in 2015-2016 — showing the full board.

1. 1
   —
   

   Ohio State47 1st

   Big Ten
   6-0

   1,547 pts
2. 2
   ▲ 2
   

   Baylor8 1st

   Big 12
   5-0

   1,463 pts
3. 3
   ▼ 1
   

   TCU5 1st

   Big 12
   6-0

   1,441 pts
4. 4
   ▼ 1
   

   Michigan State1 1st

   Big Ten
   6-0

   1,358 pts
5. 5
   —
   

   LSU1 1st

   SEC
   5-0

   1,288 pts
6. 6
   —
   

   Clemson

   ACC
   5-0

   1,245 pts
7. 7
   —
   

   Utah1 1st

   Pac-12
   5-0

   1,239 pts
8. 8
   —
   

   Florida State

   ACC
   5-0

   1,080 pts
9. 9
   ▲ 1
   

   Alabama

   SEC
   5-1

   1,052 pts
10. 10
    ▲ 1
    

    Texas A&M

    SEC
    5-0

    1,028 pts
11. 11
    ▲ 1
    

    Florida

    SEC
    6-0

    1,001 pts
12. 12
    ▲ 1
    

    Ole Miss

    SEC
    5-1

    837 pts
13. 13
    ▲ 2
    

    Notre Dame

    FBS Independents
    5-1

    786 pts
14. 14
    ▲ 7
    

    Michigan

    Big Ten
    5-1

    760 pts
15. 15
    ▲ 4
    

    Oklahoma State

    Big 12
    6-0

    689 pts
16. 16
    ▲ 2
    

    Stanford

    Pac-12
    4-1

    677 pts
17. 17
    ▲ 6
    

    Iowa

    Big Ten
    6-0

    525 pts
18. 18
    ▲ 2
    

    UCLA

    Pac-12
    4-1

    466 pts
19. 19
    ▼ 10
    

    Oklahoma

    Big 12
    4-1

    432 pts
20. 20
    ▲ 4
    

    Boise State

    Mountain West
    5-1

    321 pts
21. 21
    ▼ 7
    

    Northwestern

    Big Ten
    5-1

    242 pts
22. 22
    ▲ 3
    

    Memphis

    American Athletic
    5-0

    185 pts
23. 23
    ▼ 1
    

    California

    Pac-12
    5-1

    174 pts
24. 24
    NEW
    

    Duke

    ACC
    5-1

    154 pts
25. 25
    NEW
    

    Toledo

    Mid-American
    5-0

    149 pts

Others receiving votes Houston 75, Temple 71, Georgia 61, Arizona State 33, Mississippi State 21, Wisconsin 20, Kentucky 13, Kansas State 11, Penn State 6, Texas Tech 4, Texas 4, USC 4, North Carolina 3, West Virginia 3, Navy 2, Washington 2, Arizona 1, Illinois 1, Tennessee 1