| Pigskin Paul Guillemette | Larry Parker | Grumpy Lindsay | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC: Champ Conf finalist Dark horse | ALABAMA GEORGIA LSU | ALABAMA GEORGIA MISSOURI | ALABAMA GEORGIA MISSOURI |
| Big X: Champ Conf finalist Dark horse | MICHIGAN NEBRASKA MICHIGAN STATE | MICHIGAN IOWA WISCONSIN | OHIO STATE NEBRASKA PURDUE |
| PAC 12: Champ Conf finalist Dark horse | UTAH OREGON UCLA | WASHINGTON UTAH WASHINGTON STATE | OREGON UTAH WASHINGTON STATE |
| ACC: Champ Conf finalist Dark horse | CLEMSON VA TECH MIAMI | CLEMSON VIRGINIA FLORIDA STATE | CLEMSON VIRGINIA TECH SYRACUSE |
| Big XII: Champ Conf finalist Dark horse | TEXAS OKLAHOMA TCU | OKLAHOMA TEXAS BAYLOR | OKLAHOMA TEXAS IOWA STATE |
| BCS Playoff teams | ALABAMA CLEMSON MICHIGAN OKLAHOMA | ALABAMA CLEMSON MICHIGAN OKLAHOMA | ALABAMA CLEMSON OKLAHOMA GEORGIA |
| National champion | CLEMSON | CLEMSON | ALABAMA |
| Top 3 Non-power 5 teams | UTAH STATE MEMPHIS CENTRAL FLORIDA | CENTRAL FLORIDA BOISE STATE ARMY | CENTRAL FLORIDA ARMY UTAH STATE |
| Top 5 Heisman candidates | Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama Jonathan Taylor, RB, Wisconsin Sam Ehlinger, QB, Texas A.J. Dillon, RB, Boston College | Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama Jonathan Taylor, RB, Wisconsin Justin Herbert, QB, Oregon Jake Fromm, QB, Georgia | Jonathan Taylor, RB, Wisconsin Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson JK Dobbins, RB, Ohio State Jordan Love, QB, Utah State |
| Heisman sleeper | Jerry Jeudy, WR, Alabama | Joe Burrow, QB, LSU | D'Eriq King, QB, Houston |
| Top 5 DPOY candidates | Paddy Fisher, LB, Northwestern Grant Delpit, SS, LSU Derrick Brown, DT, Auburn Isaiah Simmons, LB, Clemson Troy Dye, LB, Oregon | Chase Young, DE, Ohio State Grant Delpit, SS, LSU Derrick Brown, DT, Auburn Paddy Fisher, LB, Northwestern A.J. Epenesa, DE, Iowa | Chase Young, DE, Ohio State Kenny Willekes, DE, Michigan State Andre Cisco, FS, Syracuse AJ Epenesa, DE, Iowa Derrick Brown, DT, Auburn |
| Comeback player of the year | Jacob Eason, QB, Washington | Jacob Eason, QB, Washington | Jalen Hurts, QB, Oklahoma |
