AP Polls
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf | This Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2024-09-15 | 1 | Texas (3-0) | 2 | 1 | 35 | SEC | W 56-7 vs. UTSA |
| 4 | 2024-09-15 | 2 | Georgia (3-0) | 1 | 1 | 23 | SEC | W 13-12 vs. Kentucky |
| 4 | 2024-09-15 | 3 | Ohio State (2-0) | 3 | 5 | Big Ten | No game | |
| 4 | 2024-09-15 | 4 | Alabama (3-0) | 4 | SEC | W 42-10 vs. Wisconsin | ||
| 4 | 2024-09-15 | 5 | Ole Miss (3-0) | 5 | SEC | W 40-6 vs. Wake Forest | ||
| 4 | 2024-09-15 | 6 | Tennessee (3-0) | 7 | 1 | SEC | W 71-0 vs. Kent State | |
| 4 | 2024-09-15 | 7 | Missouri (3-0) | 6 | 1 | SEC | W 27-21 vs. #24 Boston College | |
| 4 | 2024-09-15 | 8 | Miami (FL) (3-0) | 10 | 2 | ACC | W 62-0 vs. Ball State | |
| 4 | 2024-09-15 | 9 | Oregon (3-0) | 9 | Big Ten | W 49-14 vs. Oregon State | ||
| 4 | 2024-09-15 | 10 | Penn State (2-0) | 8 | 2 | Big Ten | No game | |
| 4 | 2024-09-15 | 11 | USC (2-0) | 11 | Big Ten | No game | ||
| 4 | 2024-09-15 | 12 | Utah (3-0) | 12 | Big 12 | W 38-21 vs. Utah State | ||
| 4 | 2024-09-15 | 13 | Kansas State (3-0) | 14 | 1 | Big 12 | W 31-7 vs. #20 Arizona | |
| 4 | 2024-09-15 | 14 | Oklahoma State (3-0) | 13 | 1 | Big 12 | W 45-10 vs. Tulsa | |
| 4 | 2024-09-15 | 15 | Oklahoma (3-0) | 15 | SEC | W 34-19 vs. Tulane | ||
| 4 | 2024-09-15 | 16 | LSU (2-1) | 16 | SEC | W 36-33 vs. South Carolina | ||
| 4 | 2024-09-15 | 17 | Notre Dame (2-1) | 18 | 1 | Ind | W 66-7 vs. Purdue | |
| 4 | 2024-09-15 | 18 | Michigan (2-1) | 17 | 1 | Big Ten | W 28-18 vs. Arkansas State | |
| 4 | 2024-09-15 | 19 | Louisville (2-0) | 19 | ACC | No game | ||
| 4 | 2024-09-15 | 20 | Iowa State (2-0) | 21 | 1 | Big 12 | No game | |
| 4 | 2024-09-15 | 21 | Clemson (1-1) | 22 | 1 | ACC | No game | |
| 4 | 2024-09-15 | 22 | Nebraska (3-0) | 23 | 1 | Big Ten | W 34-3 vs. Northern Iowa | |
| 4 | 2024-09-15 | 23 | Northern Illinois (2-0) | 25 | 2 | MAC | No game | |
| 4 | 2024-09-15 | 24 | Illinois (3-0) | Big Ten | W 30-9 vs. Central Michigan | |||
| 4 | 2024-09-15 | 25 | Texas A&M (2-1) | SEC | W 33-20 vs. Florida | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf | This Week |
| 3 | 2024-09-08 | 1 | Georgia (2-0) | 1 | 54 | SEC | ||
| 3 | 2024-09-08 | 2 | Texas (2-0) | 3 | 1 | 4 | SEC | |
| 3 | 2024-09-08 | 3 | Ohio State (2-0) | 2 | 1 | 5 | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 2024-09-08 | 4 | Alabama (2-0) | 4 | SEC | |||
| 3 | 2024-09-08 | 5 | Ole Miss (2-0) | 6 | 1 | SEC | ||
| 3 | 2024-09-08 | 6 | Missouri (2-0) | 9 | 3 | SEC | ||
| 3 | 2024-09-08 | 7 | Tennessee (2-0) | 14 | 7 | SEC | ||
| 3 | 2024-09-08 | 8 | Penn State (2-0) | 8 | Big Ten | |||
| 3 | 2024-09-08 | 9 | Oregon (2-0) | 7 | 2 | Big Ten | ||
| 3 | 2024-09-08 | 10 | Miami (FL) (2-0) | 12 | 2 | ACC | ||
| 3 | 2024-09-08 | 11 | USC (2-0) | 13 | 2 | Big Ten | ||
| 3 | 2024-09-08 | 12 | Utah (2-0) | 11 | 1 | Big 12 | ||
| 3 | 2024-09-08 | 13 | Oklahoma State (2-0) | 16 | 3 | Big 12 | ||
| 3 | 2024-09-08 | 14 | Kansas State (2-0) | 17 | 3 | Big 12 | ||
| 3 | 2024-09-08 | 15 | Oklahoma (2-0) | 15 | SEC | |||
| 3 | 2024-09-08 | 16 | LSU (1-1) | 18 | 2 | SEC | ||
| 3 | 2024-09-08 | 17 | Michigan (1-1) | 10 | 7 | Big Ten | ||
| 3 | 2024-09-08 | 18 | Notre Dame (1-1) | 5 | 13 | Ind | ||
| 3 | 2024-09-08 | 19 | Louisville (2-0) | 22 | 3 | ACC | ||
| 3 | 2024-09-08 | 20 | Arizona (2-0) | 20 | Big 12 | |||
| 3 | 2024-09-08 | 21 | Iowa State (2-0) | Big 12 | ||||
| 3 | 2024-09-08 | 22 | Clemson (1-1) | 25 | 3 | ACC | ||
| 3 | 2024-09-08 | 23 | Nebraska (2-0) | Big Ten | ||||
| 3 | 2024-09-08 | 24 | Boston College (2-0) | ACC | ||||
| 3 | 2024-09-08 | 25 | Northern Illinois (2-0) | MAC | ||||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf | This Week |
| 2 | 2024-09-03 | 1 | Georgia (1-0) | 1 | 57 | SEC | ||
| 2 | 2024-09-03 | 2 | Ohio State (1-0) | 2 | 5 | Big Ten | ||
| 2 | 2024-09-03 | 3 | Texas (1-0) | 4 | 1 | SEC | ||
| 2 | 2024-09-03 | 4 | Alabama (1-0) | 5 | 1 | SEC | ||
| 2 | 2024-09-03 | 5 | Notre Dame (1-0) | 7 | 2 | Ind | ||
| 2 | 2024-09-03 | 6 | Ole Miss (1-0) | 6 | SEC | |||
| 2 | 2024-09-03 | 7 | Oregon (1-0) | 3 | 4 | Big Ten | ||
| 2 | 2024-09-03 | 8 | Penn State (1-0) | 8 | Big Ten | |||
| 2 | 2024-09-03 | 9 | Missouri (1-0) | 11 | 2 | SEC | ||
| 2 | 2024-09-03 | 10 | Michigan (1-0) | 9 | 1 | Big Ten | ||
| 2 | 2024-09-03 | 11 | Utah (1-0) | 12 | 1 | Big 12 | ||
| 2 | 2024-09-03 | 12 | Miami (FL) (1-0) | 19 | 7 | ACC | ||
| 2 | 2024-09-03 | 13 | USC (1-0) | 23 | 10 | Big Ten | ||
| 2 | 2024-09-03 | 14 | Tennessee (1-0) | 15 | 1 | SEC | ||
| 2 | 2024-09-03 | 15 | Oklahoma (1-0) | 16 | 1 | SEC | ||
| 2 | 2024-09-03 | 16 | Oklahoma State (1-0) | 17 | 1 | Big 12 | ||
| 2 | 2024-09-03 | 17 | Kansas State (1-0) | 18 | 1 | Big 12 | ||
| 2 | 2024-09-03 | 18 | LSU (0-1) | 13 | 5 | SEC | ||
| 2 | 2024-09-03 | 19 | Kansas (1-0) | 22 | 3 | Big 12 | ||
| 2 | 2024-09-03 | 20 | Arizona (1-0) | 21 | 1 | Big 12 | ||
| 2 | 2024-09-03 | 21 | Iowa (1-0) | 25 | 4 | Big Ten | ||
| 2 | 2024-09-03 | 22 | Louisville (1-0) | ACC | ||||
| 2 | 2024-09-03 | 23 | Georgia Tech (2-0) | ACC | ||||
| 2 | 2024-09-03 | 24 | North Carolina State (1-0) | 24 | ACC | |||
| 2 | 2024-09-03 | 25 | Clemson (0-1) | 14 | 11 | ACC | ||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf | This Week |
| 1 | Preseason | 1 | Georgia | NA | — | 46 | SEC | |
| 1 | Preseason | 2 | Ohio State | NA | — | 15 | Big Ten | |
| 1 | Preseason | 3 | Oregon | NA | — | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 1 | Preseason | 4 | Texas | NA | — | SEC | ||
| 1 | Preseason | 5 | Alabama | NA | — | SEC | ||
| 1 | Preseason | 6 | Ole Miss | NA | — | SEC | ||
| 1 | Preseason | 7 | Notre Dame | NA | — | Ind | ||
| 1 | Preseason | 8 | Penn State | NA | — | Big Ten | ||
| 1 | Preseason | 9 | Michigan | NA | — | Big Ten | ||
| 1 | Preseason | 10 | Florida State | NA | — | ACC | ||
| 1 | Preseason | 11 | Missouri | NA | — | SEC | ||
| 1 | Preseason | 12 | Utah | NA | — | Big 12 | ||
| 1 | Preseason | 13 | LSU | NA | — | SEC | ||
| 1 | Preseason | 14 | Clemson | NA | — | ACC | ||
| 1 | Preseason | 15 | Tennessee | NA | — | SEC | ||
| 1 | Preseason | 16 | Oklahoma | NA | — | SEC | ||
| 1 | Preseason | 17 | Oklahoma State | NA | — | Big 12 | ||
| 1 | Preseason | 18 | Kansas State | NA | — | Big 12 | ||
| 1 | Preseason | 19 | Miami (FL) | NA | — | ACC | ||
| 1 | Preseason | 20 | Texas A&M | NA | — | SEC | ||
| 1 | Preseason | 21 | Arizona | NA | — | Big 12 | ||
| 1 | Preseason | 22 | Kansas | NA | — | Big 12 | ||
| 1 | Preseason | 23 | USC | NA | — | Big Ten | ||
| 1 | Preseason | 24 | North Carolina State | NA | — | ACC | ||
| 1 | Preseason | 25 | Iowa | NA | — | Big Ten |
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