2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Season2014
Bowl season2014–15 bowl games
Preseason No. 1
Florida State[1]
End of season championsOhio State
Conference with most
teams in final AP poll		SEC, Pac-12 (6)
NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
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Two human polls and a committee's selections comprised the 2014 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. Various unofficial titles are bestowed by different polling agencies. Two primary weekly polls began before the season—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll. Midway through the season, the College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings were released after the eighth week.

2014 was the first season with the new College Football Playoff system which replaced the previous Bowl Championship Series.[2] At the conclusion of the regular season, on December 7, the final CFP rankings determined who would play in the two bowl games designated as semifinals for the first College Football Playoff National Championship on January 12, 2015, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.[3]

  1. ^ "2014 NCAA College Football Polls and Rankings". ESPN.com. August 17, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  2. ^ McMurphy, Brett (April 24, 2013). "Football playoff has name and site". ESPN. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  3. ^ Wolken, Dan (April 25, 2013). "Questions and answers for the College Football Playoff". USA Today. Retrieved June 19, 2014.