September 4, 2018
| 1 | Alabama (48) SEC Record: 1-0 | PV Rank 1, Points 1,511 |
| 2 | Clemson (12) ACC Record: 1-0 | 2 1,467 |
| 3 | Georgia SEC Record: 1-0 | 3 1,350 |
| 4 | Ohio State Big Ten Record: 1-0 | 5 1,262 |
| 5 | Wisconsin (1) Big Ten Record: 1-0 | 4 1,258 |
| 6 | Oklahoma Big 12 Record: 1-0 | 7 1,251 |
| 7 | Auburn SEC Record: 1-0 | 9 1,236 |
| 8 | Notre Dame Division I FBS Independents Record: 1-0 | 12 1,080 |
| 9 | Washington Pac-12 Record: 0-1 | 6 870 |
| 10 | Stanford Pac-12 Record: 1-0 | 13 865 |
| 11 | LSU SEC Record: 1-0 | 25 801 |
| 12 | Virginia Tech ACC Record: 1-0 | 20 777 |
| 13 | Penn State Big Ten Record: 1-0 | 10 768 |
| 14 | West Virginia Big 12 Record: 1-0 | 17 762 |
| 15 | Michigan State Big Ten Record: 1-0 | 11 684 |
| 16 | TCU Big 12 Record: 1-0 | 16 632 |
| 17 | USC Pac-12 Record: 1-0 | 15 628 |
| 18 | Mississippi State SEC Record: 1-0 | 18 538 |
| 19 | UCF The American Record: 1-0 | 21 407 |
| 20 | Boise State Mountain West Record: 1-0 | 22 391 |
| 21 | Michigan Big Ten Record: 0-1 | 14 318 |
| 22 | Miami (FL) ACC Record: 0-1 | 8 241 |
| 23 | Oregon Pac-12 Record: 1-0 | 24 217 |
| 24 | South Carolina SEC Record: 1-0 | – 125 |
| 25 | Florida SEC Record: 1-0 | – 89 |