| SCHOOL | CONFERENCE | RECORD | PREVIOUS RANK | CURRENT RANK |
| Oklahoma | Big 12 | 12-2 | – | 1 |
| Stanford | Pac-12 | 12-1 | – | 2 |
| Nebraska | Big Ten | 10-4 | – | 3 |
| Ohio State | Big Ten | 12-1 | – | 4 |
| Alabama | SEC | 10-3 | – | 5 |
| Auburn | SEC | 14-0 | – | 6 |
| TCU | Mountain West | 13-0 | – | 7 |
| LSU | SEC | 11-2 | – | 8 |
| Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 11-2 | – | 9 |
| Michigan State | Big Ten | 11-2 | – | 10 |
| Florida State | ACC | 10-4 | – | 11 |
| Penn State | Big Ten | 7-6 | – | 12 |
| Boise State | Mountain West | 12-1 | – | 13 |
| Texas | Big 12 | 5-7 | – | 14 |
| Missouri | Big 12 | 10-3 | – | 15 |
| Notre Dame | Independent | 8-5 | – | 16 |
| Oregon | Pac-12 | 12-1 | – | 17 |
| Florida | SEC | 8-5 | – | 18 |
| Michigan | Big Ten | 7-6 | – | 19 |
| Wisconsin | Big Ten | 11-2 | – | 20 |
| Utah | Pac-12 | 10-3 | – | 21 |
| Virginia Tech | ACC | 11-3 | – | 22 |
| Arkansas | SEC | 10-3 | – | 23 |
| USC | Pac-12 | 8-5 | – | 24 |
| South Carolina | SEC | 9-5 | – | 25 |
| Brigham Young | Independent | 7-6 | – | 26 |
| Nevada | WAC | 13-1 | – | 27 |
| Air Force | Mountain West | 9-4 | – | 28 |
| Texas A&M | Big 12 | 9-4 | – | 29 |
| Navy | Independent | 9-4 | – | 30 |
The Doctor’s College Football Preseason Top 30 Rankings
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