2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Two human polls and a committee's selections comprise the 2020 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) football rankings, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship. Instead, that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll. One additional poll, the College Football Playoff (CFP) ranking, is released midway through the season after the ninth week. The CFP rankings determine who makes the four-team playoff which determines the College Football Playoff National Champion.

2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Season	2020

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
		Selected for College Football Playoff
(#–#)		Win-loss record
(Italics)		Number of first place votes
т		Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

AP Poll

	Preseason Aug 24	Week 1 Sep 8	Week 2 Sep 13	Week 3 Sep 20	Week 4 Sep 27	Week 5 Oct 4	Week 6 Oct 11	Week 7 Oct 18	Week 8 Oct 25	Week 9 Nov 1	Week 10 Nov 8	Week 11 Nov 15	Week 12 Nov 22	Week 13 Nov 29	Week 14 Dec 6	Week 15 (Final) Jan 12
	Preseason Aug 24	Week 1 Sep 8	Week 2 Sep 13	Week 3 Sep 20	Week 4 Sep 27	Week 5 Oct 4	Week 6 Oct 11	Week 7 Oct 18	Week 8 Oct 25	Week 9 Nov 1	Week 10 Nov 8	Week 11 Nov 15	Week 12 Nov 22	Week 13 Nov 29	Week 14 Dec 6	Week 15 (Final) Jan 12
		None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None

Coaches Poll

	Preseason Aug 6[1]	Week 1 Sep 8	Week 2 Sep 13	Week 3 Sep 20	Week 4 Sep 27	Week 5 Oct 4	Week 6 Oct 11	Week 7 Oct 18	Week 8 Oct 25	Week 9 Nov 1	Week 10 Nov 8	Week 11 Nov 15	Week 12 Nov 22	Week 13 Nov 29	Week 14 Dec 6	Week 15 (Final) Jan 12
1.	Clemson (38)																1.
2.	Ohio State (17)																2.
3.	Alabama (4)																3.
4.	Georgia																4.
5.	LSU																5.
6.	Oklahoma																6.
7.	Penn State																7.
8.	Florida																8.
9.	Oregon																9.
10.	Notre Dame																10.
11.	Auburn																11.
12.	Wisconsin																12.
13.	Texas A&M																13.
14.	Texas																14.
15.	Michigan																15.
16.	Oklahoma State																16.
17.	USC																17.
18.	Minnesota																18.
19.	North Carolina																19.
20.	Utah																20.
21.	UCF																21.
22.	Cincinnati																22.
23.	Iowa																23.
24.	Virginia Tech																24.
25.	Iowa State																25.
	Preseason Aug 6[2]	Week 1 Sep 8	Week 2 Sep 13	Week 3 Sep 20	Week 4 Sep 27	Week 5 Oct 4	Week 6 Oct 11	Week 7 Oct 18	Week 8 Oct 25	Week 9 Nov 1	Week 10 Nov 8	Week 11 Nov 15	Week 12 Nov 22	Week 13 Nov 29	Week 14 Dec 6	Week 15 (Final) Jan 12
		None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None

CFP Rankings

	Week 9 Nov 3	Week 10 Nov 10	Week 11 Nov 17	Week 12 Nov 24	Week 13 Dec 1	Week 14 (Final) Dec 6
	Week 9 Nov 3	Week 10 Nov 10	Week 11 Nov 17	Week 12 Nov 24	Week 13 Dec 1	Week 14 (Final) Dec 6
		None	None	None	None	None

References

1. "Amway Coaches Poll: August 6, 2020". USAToday.com. August 6, 2020.
2. "Amway Coaches Poll: August 6, 2020". USAToday.com. August 6, 2020.