Through Games NOV. 22, 2020
| RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS | PREVIOUS | RECORD |
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| 1 | Alabama (62) | 1,550 | 1 | 7-0 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | 1,471 | 2 | 8-0 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 1,440 | 3 | 4-0 |
| 4 | Clemson | 1,358 | 4 | 7-1 |
| 5 | Texas A&M | 1,249 | 5 | 5-1 |
| 6 | Florida | 1,223 | 6 | 6-1 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 1,201 | 7 | 8-0 |
| 8 | BYU | 1,109 | 8 | 9-0 |
| 9 | Oregon | 951 | 11 | 3-0 |
| 10 | Miami (Fla.) | 936 | 12 | 7-1 |
| 11 | Northwestern | 922 | 19 | 5-0 |
| 12 | Indiana | 899 | 9 | 4-1 |
| 13 | Georgia | 828 | 13 | 5-2 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 693 | 18 | 6-2 | | 15 | Iowa State | 658 | 17 | 6-2 | | 16 | Coastal Carolina | 622 | 15 | 8-0 | | 17 | Marshall | 542 | 15 | 7-0 | | 18 | Wisconsin | 540 | 10 | 2-1 | | 19 | Southern Cal | 461 | 20 | 3-0 | | 20 | Texas | 321 | 22 | 5-2 | | 21 | Oklahoma State | 289 | 14 | 5-2 | | 22 | Auburn | 259 | 23 | 5-2 | | 23 | Louisiana | 218 | 24 | 7-1 | | 24 | Tulsa | 164 | 25 | 5-1 | | 25 | North Carolina | 108 | NR | 6-2 |
Others receiving votes: Washington 35, Liberty 31, Nevada 23, SMU 17, Iowa 15, Boise State 6, Florida Atlantic 5, Buffalo 3, San Jose State 3 | | | | | |
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