Ohio State didn't finish with the College Football Playoff Trophy, but it finished with a No. 4 ranking in the final Coaches Poll of the 2015 season.
Six Big Ten teams made an appearance, ranging from Ohio State at No. 4 to Northwestern at No. 22.
Tom Herman's Houston trampolined off Florida State's broken corpse into No. 8, up from its No. 16 pre-Peach Bowl ranking.
Rose Bowl champion Stanford is the highest rated two-loss team; it finished at No. 3.
Full poll:
| RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS | FIRST PLACE VOTES | CHANGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALABAMA | 1400 | 56 | +1 |
| 2 | CLEMSON | 1344 | -1 | |
| 3 | STANFORD | 1235 | +3 | |
| 4 | OHIO STATE | 1231 | +1 | |
| 5 | OKLAHOMA | 1172 | -2 | |
| 6 | MICHIGAN STATE | 1121 | -2 | |
| 7 | TEXAS CHRISTIAN | 1020 | +3 | |
| 8 | HOUSTON | 928 | +8 | |
| 9 | MISSISSIPPI | 919 | +6 | |
| 10 | IOWA | 862 | -3 | |
| 11 | MICHIGAN | 812 | +6 | |
| 12 | NOTRE DAME | 781 | -3 | |
| 13 | BAYLOR | 763 | +3 | |
| 14 | FLORIDA STATE | 645 | -6 | |
| 15 | NORTH CAROLINA | 543 | -4 | |
| 16 | UTAH | 499 | +4 | |
| 17 | LOUISIANA STATE | 485 | +4 | |
| 18 | NAVY | 402 | +4 | |
| 19 | OKLAHOMA STATE | 392 | -6 | |
| 20 | OREGON | 356 | -6 | |
| 21 | WISCONSIN | 307 | +2 | |
| 22 | NORTHWESTERN | 207 | -10 | |
| 23 | TENESSEEE | 190 | +1 | |
| 24 | GEORGIA | 173 | +1 | |
| 25 | FLORIDA | 141 | -7 |