| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Florida State | Florida State started as number one and ended as #1. Now we'll see if the committee thinks they are top four. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Alabama | Alabama took care of business against Missouri and should be the committee's #1 team in the playoffs. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Oregon | Oregon left little doubt that they deserved to be in the playoffs, beating Zona 51-13 in the Pac-12 title game. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Baylor | Baylor did everything they could do by beating Kansas State 38-27. But the wait will be long and probably disappointing. | 4 |
| 5 |  | TCU | The Horned Frogs did what they needed to do against Iowa State and should be off to the playoffs. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Ohio State | We'll worry about the three-player QB battle later, but for now this is a team that deserves a shot at the playoffs. | 6 |
| 7 |  | Michigan State | There was an outside shot that Michigan State could sneak into the playoffs, but it didn't work out that way. | 7 |
| 8 |  | Mississippi State | Mississippi State will eventually look back and be proud of their 10-2 season, but the last 3 games were tough. | 9 |
| 9 |  | Mississippi | Ole Miss should be off to a New Year's Six bowl after an impressive 9-3 campaign. | 13 |
| 10 |  | Georgia | The Bulldogs will end up right on the bubble of a New Year's Six bowl. There are quite a few deserving 3 loss teams. | 15 |
| 11 |  | Arizona | Arizona beat Oregon earlier in the year, but struggled mightily against the Ducks on Friday night. | 8 |
| 12 |  | UCLA | The Bruins had nothing to do last week. With the loss to Stanford, this team isn't going to a New Year's Six Bowl. | 16 |
| 13 |  | Arizona State | For Arizona State, the wait for the bowl announcement must be tough after the disheartening loss to Arizona. | 17 |
| 14 |  | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech gave Florida State a game, but that is not surprising. They are likely off to the Orange Bowl. | 10 |
| 15 |  | Kansas State | K-State lost out on a chance to go to a New Year's Six bowl. They are probably headed to the Alamo Bowl. | 11 |
| 16 |  | Wisconsin | Yikes. With a blowout loss to Ohio State, Wisconsin is likely off to the Outback or Holiday Bowl. | 12 |
| 17 |  | Clemson | Georgia Tech needed to get blown out by FSU in order for Clemson to have a shot at a New Year's Six bowl. | 19 |
| 18 |  | Missouri | Mizzou did not put up much of a fight against Alabama in the SEC Championship, but at least they got there. | 14 |
| 19 |  | Louisville | Louisville could have considered themselves in the mix along with Clemson for a big bowl, but it won't happen. | 20 |
| 20 |  | LSU | LSU may be the best four loss team in the country. But that is not good enough for the Tigers. | 21 |
| 21 |  | Boise State | Boise State made life easier for the selection committee. They are obviously the best champ of the Little Five. | 22 |
| 22 |  | Nebraska | The big news at Nebraska is the new coach. The Cornhuskers hired Mike Riley away from Oregon State. | 23 |
| 23 |  | Auburn | Auburn has an argument for the best four loss team too. Those came against MSU, UGA, Bama and Texas A&M. | 24 |
| 24 |  | Marshall | Marshall rebounded nicely from their loss to WKU and managed to squeeze out a 26-23 win over Louisiana Tech. | 25 |
| 25 |  | Oklahoma | Oklahoma blew the game against rival Oklahoma State and it was tough year for the Sooners in the Big 12. | 18 |
Week 15 Football Top 25 Rankings
Sat, 12/06/2014
