The Top 25

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

1. 1
   —
   

   Ohio State27 1st

   Big Ten
   6-0

   1,411 pts
2. 2
   ▲ 1
   

   Baylor13 1st

   Big 12
   5-0

   1,390 pts
3. 3
   ▼ 1
   

   TCU3 1st

   Big 12
   6-0

   1,354 pts
4. 4
   ▲ 1
   

   Utah16 1st

   Pac-12
   5-0

   1,350 pts
5. 5
   ▲ 1
   

   Clemson1 1st

   ACC
   5-0

   1,260 pts
6. 6
   ▲ 1
   

   LSU

   SEC
   5-0

   1,231 pts
7. 7
   ▼ 3
   

   Michigan State

   Big Ten
   6-0

   1,139 pts
8. 8
   ▲ 3
   

   Florida

   SEC
   6-0

   1,075 pts
9. 9
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   Texas A&M1 1st

   SEC
   5-0

   1,046 pts
10. 10
    ▼ 2
    

    Alabama

    SEC
    5-1

    1,034 pts
11. 11
    ▲ 1
    

    Florida State

    ACC
    5-0

    937 pts
12. 12
    ▲ 6
    

    Michigan

    Big Ten
    5-1

    894 pts
13. 13
    ▲ 1
    

    Ole Miss

    SEC
    5-1

    803 pts
14. 14
    ▲ 1
    

    Notre Dame

    FBS Independents
    5-1

    766 pts
15. 15
    ▲ 1
    

    Stanford

    Pac-12
    4-1

    662 pts
16. 16
    ▲ 5
    

    Oklahoma State

    Big 12
    6-0

    614 pts
17. 17
    ▲ 5
    

    Iowa

    Big Ten
    6-0

    520 pts
18. 18
    ▲ 2
    

    UCLA

    Pac-12
    4-1

    487 pts
19. 19
    ▼ 9
    

    Oklahoma

    Big 12
    4-1

    342 pts
20. 20
    ▼ 7
    

    Northwestern

    Big Ten
    5-1

    317 pts
21. 21
    ▲ 4
    

    Boise State

    Mountain West
    5-1

    260 pts
22. 22
    ▲ 2
    

    Toledo

    Mid-American
    5-0

    237 pts
23. 23
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    California

    Pac-12
    5-1

    204 pts
24. 24
    NEW
    

    Houston

    American Athletic
    5-0

    121 pts
25. 25
    NEW
    

    Duke

    ACC
    5-1

    114 pts

Others receiving votes Temple 96, Memphis 59, Arizona State 27, Mississippi State 19, Georgia 16, Texas Tech 10, BYU 8, USC 5, Western Kentucky 5, Kentucky 4, Penn State 4, Navy 3, North Carolina 1