2021 AP Rankings
| Final Poll For 2021 Season |
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Votes |
| 2021 AP |
| 1 | Georgia | (14-1) | 0 (61) | | 3 | Michigan | (12-2) | 0 |
| 5 | Baylor | (12-2) | 0 | | 6 | Ohio State | (11-2) | 0 |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | (12-2) | 0 | | 8 | Notre Dame | (11-2) | 0 |
| 9 | Michigan State | (11-2) | 0 | | 11 | Mississippi | (10-3) | 0 |
| 13 | Pittsburgh | (11-3) | 0 | | 14 | Clemson | (10-3) | 0 |
| 15 | Wake Forest | (11-3) | 0 | | 16 | Louisiana | (13-1) | 0 |
| 17 | Houston | (12-2) | 0 | | 18 | Kentucky | (10-3) | 0 |
| 19 | Brigham Young | (10-3) | 0 | | 20 | North Carolina State | (9-3) | 0 |
| 21 | Arkansas | (9-4) | 0 | | 22 | Oregon | (10-4) | 0 |
| 23 | Iowa | (10-4) | 0 | | 25 | San Diego State | (12-2) | 0 |
| 2 | Alabama | (13-2) | 0 | | 4 | Cincinnati | (13-1) | 0 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | (11-2) | 0 | | 12 | Utah | (10-4) | 0 |
| 25 | Texas A&M | (8-4) | 0 |
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