| Pigskin Paul Guillemette | Larry Parker | Colin Lindsay | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC: Champion Conf finalist Dark horse team | GEORGIA ALABAMA TEXAS A&M | ALABAMA GEORGIA KENTUCKY | ALABAMA GEORGIA ARKANSAS |
| BIG TEN: Champion Conf finalist Dark horse team | OHIO STATE WISCONSIN INDIANA | OHIO STATE WISCONSIN MINNESOTA | OHIO STATE WISCONSIN INDIANA |
| ACC: Champion Conf finalist Dark horse team | CLEMSON MIAMI NORTH CAROLINA | CLEMSON NORTH CAROLINA PITTSBURGH | CLEMSON MIAMI NC STATE |
| PAC-12: Champion Conf finalist Dark horse team | OREGON ARIZONA STATE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | OREGON SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UTAH | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OREGON WASHINGTON |
| Big XII: Champion Conf finalist Dark horse team | OKLAHOMA IOWA STATE TCU | OKLAHOMA IOWA STATE TEXAS | OKLAHOMA IOWA STATE WEST VIRGINIA |
| Top 3 Non-Power 5 teams | CINCINNATI UCF COASTAL CAROLINA | CINCINNATI COASTAL CAROLINA LIBERTY | CINCINNATI LOUISIANA NEVADA |
| CFP Playoff teams | GEORGIA CLEMSON ALABAMA OHIO STATE | ALABAMA OHIO STATE CLEMSON OKLAHOMA | ALABAMA CLEMSON OHIO STATE OKLAHOMA |
| National Champion | GEORGIA | ALABAMA | ALABAMA |
| Top 5 Heisman candidates | QB Spencer Rattler, Oklahoma QB Sam Howell, North Carolina RB Breece Hall, Iowa State RB Isaiah Spiller, Texas A&M WR Chris Olave, Ohio State | QB Spencer Rattler, Oklahoma QB Sam Howell, North Carolina QB J.T. Daniels, Georgia QB Bryce Young, Alabama QB D'Eriq King, Miami | QB Spencer Rattler, Oklahoma QB Desmond Ridder, Cincinnati RB Breece Hall, Iowa State QB Malik Willis, Liberty QB Bryce Young, Alabama |
| Heisman sleeper | QB Dillon Gabriel, UCF | QB Emory Jones, Florida | QB Carson Strong, Nevada |
| Top 3 DPOY candidates | DE Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon S Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame LB Christian Harris, Alabama | DE Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon CB Derek Stingley, LSU S Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame | S Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame LB Will Anderson, Alabama LB Nik Bonitto, Oklahoma |
