2017 AP & Coaches Polls Final 1/9/18
| AP TOP 25 Ranking | USA TODAY COACHES TOP 25 | ||||||||||
| Starting Preseason 8/20/17 | 1/9/18 | Starting Preaseason 8/3/17 | 1/9/18 | ||||||||
| RK | Team | Pts | RK | Team | Pts | RK | Team | Pts | RK | Team | Pts |
| 1 | Alabama (52) | 1513 | 1. | Alabama (57) | 1521 | 1. | Alabama(49) | 1603 | 1. | Alabama | 1550 |
| 2 | Ohio State (3) | 1414 | 2. | Georgia | 1454 | 2. | Ohio State(5) | 1512 | 2. | Georgia | 1485 |
| 3 | Florida State (4) | 1396 | 3. | Oklahoma | 1374 | 3. | Florida State(4) | 1434 | 3. | Oklahoma | 1414 |
| 4 | USC (2) | 1325 | 4. | Clemson | 1292 | 4. | USC | 1415 | 4. | Clemson | 1329 |
| 5 | Clemson | 1201 | 5. | Ohio State | 1286 | 5. | Clemson(7) | 1367 | 5. | Ohio State | 1304 |
| 6 | PennState | 1196 | 6. | UCF (4) | 1248 | 6. | Penn State | 1257 | 6. | Wisconsin | 1223 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 1170 | 7. | Wisconsin | 1194 | 7. | Washington | 1245 | 7. | UCF | 1202 |
| 8 | Washington | 1150 | 8. | Penn State | 1120 | 8. | Oklahoma | 1237 | 8. | Penn State | 1134 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 926 | 9. | TCU | 974 | 9. | Michigan | 959 | 9. | TCU | 1013 |
| 10 | Oklahoma State | 889 | 10. | Auburn | 917 | 10. | Wisconsin | 936 | 10. | USC | 904 |
| 11 | Michigan | 881 | 11. | Notre Dame | 857 | 11. | Oklahoma State | 912 | 11. | Notre Dame | 888 |
| 12 | Auburn | 880 | 12. | USC | 839 | 12. | LSU | 834 | 12. | Auburn | 885 |
| 13 | LSU | 748 | 13. | Miami | 769 | 13. | Auburn | 819 | 13. | Miami (FL) | 769 |
| 14 | Stanford | 695 | 14. | Oklahoma State | 758 | 14. | Stanford | 732 | 14. | Oklahoma State | 757 |
| 15 | Georgia | 690 | 15. | Michigan State | 705 | 15. | Georgia | 701 | 15. | Washington | 706 |
| 16 | Louisville | 629 | 16. | Washington | 668 | 16. | Florida | 681 | 16. | Michigan State | 682 |
| 17 | Florida | 624 | 17. | Northwestern | 528 | 17. | Louisville | 676 | 17. | Northwestern | 543 |
| 18 | Miami | 492 | 18. | LSU | 368 | 18. | Miami | 472 | 18. | LSU | 424 |
| 19 | South Florida | 327 | 19. | Mississippi State | 359 | 19. | Kansas State | 339 | 19. | Stanford | 354 |
| 20 | Kansas State | 317 | 20. | Stanford | 336 | 20. | West Virginia | 319 | 20. | Mississippi State | 349 |
| 21 | Virginia Tech | 240 | 21. | South Florida | 267 | 21. | South Florida | 247 | 21. | South Florida | 285 |
| 22 | West Virginia | 207 | 22. | Boise State | 251 | 22. | Virginia Tech | 235 | 22. | Boise State | 242 |
| 23 | Texas | 173 | 23. | North Carolina State | 232 | 23. | Texas | 193 | 23. | North Carolina State | 198 |
| 24 | Washington State | 133 | 24. | Virginia Tech | 126 | 24. | Tennessee | 155 | 24. | Memphis | 149 |
| 25 | Tennessee | 114 | 25. | Memphis | 119 | 25. | Utah | 109 | 25. | Virginia Tech | 96 |
| SELECTION COMMITTEE | |||||||||||
| Starting Rank | Last Update | ||||||||||
| 11/1/17 | 12/3/17 | ||||||||||
| RK | Team | RK | Team | ||||||||
| 1. | Georgia | 1. | Clemson | ||||||||
| 2. | Alabama | 2. | Oklahoma | ||||||||
| 3. | Notre Dame | 3. | Georgia | ||||||||
| 4. | Clemson | 4. | Alabama | ||||||||
| 5. | Oklahoma | 5. | Ohio State | ||||||||
| 6. | Ohio State | 6. | Wisconsin | ||||||||
| 7. | Penn State | 7. | Auburn | ||||||||
| 8. | TCU | 8. | USC | ||||||||
| 9. | Wisconsin | 9. | Penn State | ||||||||
| 10. | Miami (FL) | 10. | Miami | ||||||||
| 11. | Oklahoma State | 11. | Washington | ||||||||
| 12. | Washington | 12. | UCF | ||||||||
| 13. | Virginia Tech | 13. | Stanford | ||||||||
| 14. | Auburn | 14. | Notre Dame | ||||||||
| 15. | Iowa State | 15. | TCU | ||||||||
| 16. | Mississippi State | 16. | Michigan State | ||||||||
| 17. | USC | 17. | LSU | ||||||||
| 18. | UCF | 18. | Washington State | ||||||||
| 19. | LSU | 19. | Oklahoma State | ||||||||
| 20. | NC State | 20. | Memphis | ||||||||
| 21. | Stanford | 21. | Northwestern | ||||||||
| 22. | Arizona | 22. | Virginia Tech | ||||||||
| 23. | Memphis | 23. | Mississippi State | ||||||||
| 24. | Michigan State | 24. | NC State | ||||||||
| 25. | Washington State | 25. | Boise State | ||||||||
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