CFB Playoff Rankings
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Final | 1 | Alabama (13-0) | 1 | SEC (West) | |
| 15 | Final | 2 | Clemson (12-1) | 3 | 1 | ACC (Atlantic) |
| 15 | Final | 3 | Ohio State (11-1) | 2 | 1 | Big Ten (East) |
| 15 | Final | 4 | Washington (12-1) | 4 | Pac-12 (North) | |
| 15 | Final | 5 | Penn State (11-2) | 7 | 2 | Big Ten (East) |
| 15 | Final | 6 | Michigan (10-2) | 5 | 1 | Big Ten (East) |
| 15 | Final | 7 | Oklahoma (10-2) | 9 | 2 | Big 12 |
| 15 | Final | 8 | Wisconsin (10-3) | 6 | 2 | Big Ten (West) |
| 15 | Final | 9 | USC (9-3) | 11 | 2 | Pac-12 (South) |
| 15 | Final | 10 | Colorado (10-3) | 8 | 2 | Pac-12 (South) |
| 15 | Final | 11 | Florida State (9-3) | 12 | 1 | ACC (Atlantic) |
| 15 | Final | 12 | Oklahoma State (9-3) | 10 | 2 | Big 12 |
| 15 | Final | 13 | Louisville (9-3) | 13 | ACC (Atlantic) | |
| 15 | Final | 14 | Auburn (8-4) | 14 | SEC (West) | |
| 15 | Final | 15 | Western Michigan (13-0) | 17 | 2 | MAC (West) |
| 15 | Final | 16 | West Virginia (10-2) | 16 | Big 12 | |
| 15 | Final | 17 | Florida (8-4) | 15 | 2 | SEC (East) |
| 15 | Final | 18 | Stanford (9-3) | 18 | Pac-12 (North) | |
| 15 | Final | 19 | Utah (8-4) | 20 | 1 | Pac-12 (South) |
| 15 | Final | 20 | LSU (7-4) | 21 | 1 | SEC (West) |
| 15 | Final | 21 | Tennessee (8-4) | 22 | 1 | SEC (East) |
| 15 | Final | 22 | Virginia Tech (9-4) | 23 | 1 | ACC (Coastal) |
| 15 | Final | 23 | Pitt (8-4) | 25 | 2 | ACC (Coastal) |
| 15 | Final | 24 | Temple (10-3) | American (East) | ||
| 15 | Final | 25 | Navy (9-3) | 19 | 6 | American (West) |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | Conf |
| 14 | 2016-11-29 | 1 | Alabama (12-0) | 1 | SEC (West) | |
| 14 | 2016-11-29 | 2 | Ohio State (11-1) | 2 | Big Ten (East) | |
| 14 | 2016-11-29 | 3 | Clemson (11-1) | 4 | 1 | ACC (Atlantic) |
| 14 | 2016-11-29 | 4 | Washington (11-1) | 5 | 1 | Pac-12 (North) |
| 14 | 2016-11-29 | 5 | Michigan (10-2) | 3 | 2 | Big Ten (East) |
| 14 | 2016-11-29 | 6 | Wisconsin (10-2) | 6 | Big Ten (West) | |
| 14 | 2016-11-29 | 7 | Penn State (10-2) | 7 | Big Ten (East) | |
| 14 | 2016-11-29 | 8 | Colorado (10-2) | 9 | 1 | Pac-12 (South) |
| 14 | 2016-11-29 | 9 | Oklahoma (9-2) | 8 | 1 | Big 12 |
| 14 | 2016-11-29 | 10 | Oklahoma State (9-2) | 10 | Big 12 | |
| 14 | 2016-11-29 | 11 | USC (9-3) | 12 | 1 | Pac-12 (South) |
| 14 | 2016-11-29 | 12 | Florida State (9-3) | 14 | 2 | ACC (Atlantic) |
| 14 | 2016-11-29 | 13 | Louisville (9-3) | 11 | 2 | ACC (Atlantic) |
| 14 | 2016-11-29 | 14 | Auburn (8-4) | 13 | 1 | SEC (West) |
| 14 | 2016-11-29 | 15 | Florida (8-3) | 15 | SEC (East) | |
| 14 | 2016-11-29 | 16 | West Virginia (9-2) | 18 | 2 | Big 12 |
| 14 | 2016-11-29 | 17 | Western Michigan (12-0) | 21 | 4 | MAC (West) |
| 14 | 2016-11-29 | 18 | Stanford (9-3) | 24 | 6 | Pac-12 (North) |
| 14 | 2016-11-29 | 19 | Navy (9-2) | 25 | 6 | American (West) |
| 14 | 2016-11-29 | 20 | Utah (8-4) | 22 | 2 | Pac-12 (South) |
| 14 | 2016-11-29 | 21 | LSU (7-4) | SEC (West) | ||
| 14 | 2016-11-29 | 22 | Tennessee (8-4) | 17 | 5 | SEC (East) |
| 14 | 2016-11-29 | 23 | Virginia Tech (9-3) | ACC (Coastal) | ||
| 14 | 2016-11-29 | 24 | Houston (9-3) | 20 | 4 | American (West) |
| 14 | 2016-11-29 | 25 | Pitt (8-4) | ACC (Coastal) | ||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | Conf |
| 13 | 2016-11-22 | 1 | Alabama (11-0) | 1 | SEC (West) | |
| 13 | 2016-11-22 | 2 | Ohio State (10-1) | 2 | Big Ten (East) | |
| 13 | 2016-11-22 | 3 | Michigan (10-1) | 3 | Big Ten (East) | |
| 13 | 2016-11-22 | 4 | Clemson (10-1) | 4 | ACC (Atlantic) | |
| 13 | 2016-11-22 | 5 | Washington (10-1) | 6 | 1 | Pac-12 (North) |
| 13 | 2016-11-22 | 6 | Wisconsin (9-2) | 7 | 1 | Big Ten (West) |
| 13 | 2016-11-22 | 7 | Penn State (9-2) | 8 | 1 | Big Ten (East) |
| 13 | 2016-11-22 | 8 | Oklahoma (9-2) | 9 | 1 | Big 12 |
| 13 | 2016-11-22 | 9 | Colorado (9-2) | 10 | 1 | Pac-12 (South) |
| 13 | 2016-11-22 | 10 | Oklahoma State (9-2) | 11 | 1 | Big 12 |
| 13 | 2016-11-22 | 11 | Louisville (9-2) | 5 | 6 | ACC (Atlantic) |
| 13 | 2016-11-22 | 12 | USC (8-3) | 13 | 1 | Pac-12 (South) |
| 13 | 2016-11-22 | 13 | Auburn (8-3) | 15 | 2 | SEC (West) |
| 13 | 2016-11-22 | 14 | Florida State (8-3) | 17 | 3 | ACC (Atlantic) |
| 13 | 2016-11-22 | 15 | Florida (8-2) | 23 | 8 | SEC (East) |
| 13 | 2016-11-22 | 16 | Nebraska (9-2) | 18 | 2 | Big Ten (West) |
| 13 | 2016-11-22 | 17 | Tennessee (8-3) | 19 | 2 | SEC (East) |
| 13 | 2016-11-22 | 18 | West Virginia (8-2) | 14 | 4 | Big 12 |
| 13 | 2016-11-22 | 19 | Boise State (10-1) | 20 | 1 | MWC (Mountain) |
| 13 | 2016-11-22 | 20 | Houston (9-2) | American (West) | ||
| 13 | 2016-11-22 | 21 | Western Michigan (11-0) | 21 | MAC (West) | |
| 13 | 2016-11-22 | 22 | Utah (8-3) | 12 | 10 | Pac-12 (South) |
| 13 | 2016-11-22 | 23 | Washington State (8-3) | 22 | 1 | Pac-12 (North) |
| 13 | 2016-11-22 | 24 | Stanford (8-3) | 24 | Pac-12 (North) | |
| 13 | 2016-11-22 | 25 | Navy (8-2) | American (West) | ||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | Conf |
| 12 | 2016-11-15 | 1 | Alabama (10-0) | 1 | SEC (West) | |
| 12 | 2016-11-15 | 2 | Ohio State (9-1) | 5 | 3 | Big Ten (East) |
| 12 | 2016-11-15 | 3 | Michigan (9-1) | 3 | Big Ten (East) | |
| 12 | 2016-11-15 | 4 | Clemson (9-1) | 2 | 2 | ACC (Atlantic) |
| 12 | 2016-11-15 | 5 | Louisville (9-1) | 6 | 1 | ACC (Atlantic) |
| 12 | 2016-11-15 | 6 | Washington (9-1) | 4 | 2 | Pac-12 (North) |
| 12 | 2016-11-15 | 7 | Wisconsin (8-2) | 7 | Big Ten (West) | |
| 12 | 2016-11-15 | 8 | Penn State (8-2) | 10 | 2 | Big Ten (East) |
| 12 | 2016-11-15 | 9 | Oklahoma (8-2) | 11 | 2 | Big 12 |
| 12 | 2016-11-15 | 10 | Colorado (8-2) | 12 | 2 | Pac-12 (South) |
| 12 | 2016-11-15 | 11 | Oklahoma State (8-2) | 13 | 2 | Big 12 |
| 12 | 2016-11-15 | 12 | Utah (8-2) | 15 | 3 | Pac-12 (South) |
| 12 | 2016-11-15 | 13 | USC (7-3) | 20 | 7 | Pac-12 (South) |
| 12 | 2016-11-15 | 14 | West Virginia (8-1) | 16 | 2 | Big 12 |
| 12 | 2016-11-15 | 15 | Auburn (7-3) | 9 | 6 | SEC (West) |
| 12 | 2016-11-15 | 16 | LSU (6-3) | 24 | 8 | SEC (West) |
| 12 | 2016-11-15 | 17 | Florida State (7-3) | 18 | 1 | ACC (Atlantic) |
| 12 | 2016-11-15 | 18 | Nebraska (8-2) | 19 | 1 | Big Ten (West) |
| 12 | 2016-11-15 | 19 | Tennessee (7-3) | SEC (East) | ||
| 12 | 2016-11-15 | 20 | Boise State (9-1) | 22 | 2 | MWC (Mountain) |
| 12 | 2016-11-15 | 21 | Western Michigan (10-0) | 21 | MAC (West) | |
| 12 | 2016-11-15 | 22 | Washington State (8-2) | 23 | 1 | Pac-12 (North) |
| 12 | 2016-11-15 | 23 | Florida (7-2) | SEC (East) | ||
| 12 | 2016-11-15 | 24 | Stanford (7-3) | Pac-12 (North) | ||
| 12 | 2016-11-15 | 25 | Texas A&M (7-3) | 8 | 17 | SEC (West) |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | Conf |
| 11 | 2016-11-08 | 1 | Alabama (9-0) | 1 | SEC (West) | |
| 11 | 2016-11-08 | 2 | Clemson (9-0) | 2 | ACC (Atlantic) | |
| 11 | 2016-11-08 | 3 | Michigan (9-0) | 3 | Big Ten (East) | |
| 11 | 2016-11-08 | 4 | Washington (9-0) | 5 | 1 | Pac-12 (North) |
| 11 | 2016-11-08 | 5 | Ohio State (8-1) | 6 | 1 | Big Ten (East) |
| 11 | 2016-11-08 | 6 | Louisville (8-1) | 7 | 1 | ACC (Atlantic) |
| 11 | 2016-11-08 | 7 | Wisconsin (7-2) | 8 | 1 | Big Ten (West) |
| 11 | 2016-11-08 | 8 | Texas A&M (7-2) | 4 | 4 | SEC (West) |
| 11 | 2016-11-08 | 9 | Auburn (7-2) | 9 | SEC (West) | |
| 11 | 2016-11-08 | 10 | Penn State (7-2) | 12 | 2 | Big Ten (East) |
| 11 | 2016-11-08 | 11 | Oklahoma (7-2) | 14 | 3 | Big 12 |
| 11 | 2016-11-08 | 12 | Colorado (7-2) | 15 | 3 | Pac-12 (South) |
| 11 | 2016-11-08 | 13 | Oklahoma State (7-2) | 18 | 5 | Big 12 |
| 11 | 2016-11-08 | 14 | Virginia Tech (7-2) | 19 | 5 | ACC (Coastal) |
| 11 | 2016-11-08 | 15 | Utah (7-2) | 16 | 1 | Pac-12 (South) |
| 11 | 2016-11-08 | 16 | West Virginia (7-1) | 20 | 4 | Big 12 |
| 11 | 2016-11-08 | 17 | North Carolina (7-2) | 21 | 4 | ACC (Coastal) |
| 11 | 2016-11-08 | 18 | Florida State (6-3) | 22 | 4 | ACC (Atlantic) |
| 11 | 2016-11-08 | 19 | Nebraska (7-2) | 10 | 9 | Big Ten (West) |
| 11 | 2016-11-08 | 20 | USC (6-3) | Pac-12 (South) | ||
| 11 | 2016-11-08 | 21 | Western Michigan (9-0) | 23 | 2 | MAC (West) |
| 11 | 2016-11-08 | 22 | Boise State (8-1) | 24 | 2 | MWC (Mountain) |
| 11 | 2016-11-08 | 23 | Washington State (7-2) | 25 | 2 | Pac-12 (North) |
| 11 | 2016-11-08 | 24 | LSU (5-3) | 13 | 11 | SEC (West) |
| 11 | 2016-11-08 | 25 | Arkansas (6-3) | SEC (West) | ||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | Conf |
| 10 | 2016-11-01 | 1 | Alabama (8-0) | SEC (West) | ||
| 10 | 2016-11-01 | 2 | Clemson (8-0) | ACC (Atlantic) | ||
| 10 | 2016-11-01 | 3 | Michigan (8-0) | Big Ten (East) | ||
| 10 | 2016-11-01 | 4 | Texas A&M (7-1) | SEC (West) | ||
| 10 | 2016-11-01 | 5 | Washington (8-0) | Pac-12 (North) | ||
| 10 | 2016-11-01 | 6 | Ohio State (7-1) | Big Ten (East) | ||
| 10 | 2016-11-01 | 7 | Louisville (7-1) | ACC (Atlantic) | ||
| 10 | 2016-11-01 | 8 | Wisconsin (6-2) | Big Ten (West) | ||
| 10 | 2016-11-01 | 9 | Auburn (6-2) | SEC (West) | ||
| 10 | 2016-11-01 | 10 | Nebraska (7-1) | Big Ten (West) | ||
| 10 | 2016-11-01 | 11 | Florida (6-1) | SEC (East) | ||
| 10 | 2016-11-01 | 12 | Penn State (6-2) | Big Ten (East) | ||
| 10 | 2016-11-01 | 13 | LSU (5-2) | SEC (West) | ||
| 10 | 2016-11-01 | 14 | Oklahoma (6-2) | Big 12 | ||
| 10 | 2016-11-01 | 15 | Colorado (6-2) | Pac-12 (South) | ||
| 10 | 2016-11-01 | 16 | Utah (7-2) | Pac-12 (South) | ||
| 10 | 2016-11-01 | 17 | Baylor (6-1) | Big 12 | ||
| 10 | 2016-11-01 | 18 | Oklahoma State (6-2) | Big 12 | ||
| 10 | 2016-11-01 | 19 | Virginia Tech (6-2) | ACC (Coastal) | ||
| 10 | 2016-11-01 | 20 | West Virginia (6-1) | Big 12 | ||
| 10 | 2016-11-01 | 21 | North Carolina (6-2) | ACC (Coastal) | ||
| 10 | 2016-11-01 | 22 | Florida State (5-3) | ACC (Atlantic) | ||
| 10 | 2016-11-01 | 23 | Western Michigan (8-0) | MAC (West) | ||
| 10 | 2016-11-01 | 24 | Boise State (7-1) | MWC (Mountain) | ||
| 10 | 2016-11-01 | 25 | Washington State (6-2) | Pac-12 (North) |
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