2014
12-1 Marshall was unranked in the CFP; 11-2 Boise State was ranked CFP #20, behind 8-4 Auburn, six 9-3 P5 schools, and three 10-3 P5 schools.

2015
12-1 Houston was ranked CFP #18, behind four 9-3 P5 schools. 9-2 Navy was CFP #21; 10-3 Temple was CFP #24; 11-2 Western Kentucky was unranked.

2016
13-0 Western Michigan was CFP #15, behind 8-4 Auburn and four 9-3 P5 schools and one 10-3 P5 school; 10-3 Temple was CFP #24 and 9-3 Navy was CFP #25; 10-2 South Florida was unranked

2017
12-0 UCF was CFP #12, behind 10-3 Auburn and three 10-2 P5 schools; but ahead of all the 9-3 P5 schools. 10-2 Memphis was CFP #20; 10-3 Boise STate was CFP #25. 9-2 South Florida was unranked.

2018
12-0 UCF was #8, behind 10-2 Michigan, but ahead of 10-3 Washington and all other 10-2 and 9-3 P5 schools. 11-2 Fresno State was CFP #21, behind four 4-loss P5 schools and all the 3-loss P5 schools. 9-2 Army was unranked and 10-3 Boise was #25.

2019
12-1 Memphis was CFP #17, 12-1 Boise State was CFP #19, 12-1 Appalachian State was CFP #20...all behind 9-3 Auburn and all the other 3-loss P5 schools. 9-2 Navy was #23, behind 8-4 USC. 10-2 Air Force was unranked.

2020
9-0 Cincinnati was CFP #8, behind 8-3 Florida and 8-2 Oklahoma. 11-0 Coastal Carolina was #12, behind 8-3 Iowa State, 7-2 Georgia. 10-1 BYU was #16, behind 8-3 North Carolina, 6-2 Northwestern, 6-2 Iowa (but head of 5-1 USC, 8-2 Miami, 6-3 Texas). 9-1 Louisiana was CFP #19. 7-0 San Jose State was CFP #22, behind 7-3 Oklahoma State.