COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS
Associated Press| Rankings as of 10/24/2021 | |||
| Rank | School | Votes | Prev |
| 1 | Georgia (7-0) | 1575 (63) | 1 |
| 2 | Cincinnati (7-0) | 1477 | 2 |
| 3 | Alabama (7-1) | 1417 | 4 |
| 4 | Oklahoma (8-0) | 1383 | 3 |
| 5 | Ohio State (6-1) | 1311 | 5 |
| 6 | Michigan (7-0) | 1270 | 6 |
| 7 | Oregon (6-1) | 1165 | 10 |
| 8 | Michigan State (7-0) | 1160 | 9 |
| 9 | Iowa (6-1) | 1035 | 11 |
| 10 | Ole Miss (6-1) | 1034 | 12 |
| 11 | Notre Dame (6-1) | 922 | 13 |
| 12 | Kentucky (6-1) | 849 | 15 |
| 13 | Wake Forest (7-0) | 801 | 16 |
| 14 | Texas A&M (6-2) | 700 | 17 |
| 15 | Oklahoma State (6-1) | 682 | 8 |
| 16 | Baylor (6-1) | 513 | 20 |
| 17 | Pittsburgh (6-1) | 510 | 23 |
| 18 | Auburn (5-2) | 481 | 19 |
| 19 | SMU (7-0) | 473 | 21 |
| 20 | Penn State (5-2) | 471 | 7 |
| 21 | San Diego State (7-0) | 390 | 22 |
| 22 | Iowa State (5-2) | 298 | NR |
| 23 | UTSA (8-0) | 235 | 24 |
| 24 | Coastal Carolina (6-1) | 132 | 14 |
| 25 | BYU (6-2) | 44 | NR |
