2022 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Two human polls and a committee's selections comprise the 2022 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 at the FBS level. 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 usually released starting midway through the season. The CFP rankings determine who makes the four-team playoff that determines the College Football Playoff National Champion.

Legend

AP Poll

Ranking highlights

Preseason

Coaches Poll

CFP rankings

The initial 2022 College Football Playoff rankings were released on November 1, 2022.

Ranking highlights

Week 9

• Tennessee was ranked No. 1 for the first time in the CFP rankings, their previous high was No. 17.
• Illinois (No. 16), Tulane (No. 19), and Oregon State (No. 23) were all ranked in the CFP rankings for the first time since the format was adopted in 2014.
• Oklahoma's streak of 41 consecutive weeks in the CFP rankings ended, the Sooners overall have the third most appearances in the CFP rankings at 46 weeks, tied with Clemson.

FWAA-NFF Super 16 Poll

The joint poll of the Football Writers Association of America and National Football Foundation is a human poll which the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records book designates as being one of the "major selectors" of national championships. The NFF automatically awards its MacArthur Bowl National Championship Trophy to the winner of the College Football Playoff National Championship.

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