| Rank | Team | Record | Next Opponent | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Ohio State | 1-0, 0-0 | Hawaii | 1 |
| 2 |  | TCU | 1-0, 0-0 | Stephen F. Austin | 2 |
| 3 |  | Oregon | 1-0, 0-0 | at Michigan State | 3 |
| 4 |  | Auburn | 1-0, 0-0 | Jacksonville State | 4 |
| 5 |  | Baylor | 1-0, 0-0 | Lamar | 5 |
| 6 |  | Alabama | 1-0, 0-0 | Middle Tennessee | 6 |
| 7 |  | Michigan State | 1-0, 0-0 | Oregon | 7 |
| 8 |  | USC | 1-0, 0-0 | Idaho | 8 |
| 9 |  | Mississippi | 1-0, 0-0 | Fresno State | 9 |
| 10 |  | Clemson | 1-0, 0-0 | Appalachian State | 10 |
| 11 |  | UCLA | 1-0, 0-0 | at UNLV | 11 |
| 12 |  | Georgia | 1-0, 0-0 | at Vanderilt | 12 |
| 13 |  | Notre Dame | 1-0 | at Virginia | 17 |
| 14 |  | Florida State | 1-0, 0-0 | South Florida | 13 |
| 15 |  | LSU | 1-0, 0-0 | at Mississippi State | 14 |
| 16 |  | Georgia Tech | 1-0, 0-0 | Tulane | 19 |
| 17 |  | Boise State | 1-0, 0-0 | at BYU | 22 |
| 18 |  | Arkansas | 1-0, 0-0 | Toledo | 21 |
| 19 |  | Arizona | 1-0, 0-0 | at Nevada | 15 |
| 20 |  | Missouri | 1-0, 0-0 | at Arkansas State | 23 |
| 21 |  | Tennessee | 1-0, 0-0 | Oklahoma | NR |
| 22 |  | Oklahoma | 1-0, 0-0 | at Tennessee | 25 |
| 23 |  | Utah | 1-0, 0-0 | Utah State | NR |
| 24 |  | Mississippi State | 1-0, 0-0 | LSU | NR |
| 25 |  | Texas A&M | 1-0, 0-0 | Ball State | NR |
