| Rank | Team | Record | Next Opponent | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Ohio State | 2-0, 0-0 | Northern Illinois | 1 |
| 2 |  | Alabama | 2-0, 0-0 | Mississippi | 6 |
| 3 |  | Michigan State | 2-0, 0-0 | Air Force | 7 |
| 4 |  | TCU | 2-0, 0-0 | SMU | 2 |
| 5 |  | Baylor | 2-0, 0-0 | bye | 5 |
| 6 |  | USC | 2-0, 0-0 | Stanford | 8 |
| 7 |  | Mississippi | 2-0, 0-0 | at Alabama | 9 |
| 8 |  | Clemson | 2-0, 0-0 | at Louisville | 10 |
| 9 |  | UCLA | 2-0, 0-0 | BYU | 11 |
| 10 |  | Oregon | 1-1, 0-0 | Georgia State | 3 |
| 11 |  | Georgia | 2-0, 0-0 | South Carolina | 12 |
| 12 |  | Notre Dame | 2-0 | Georgia Tech | 13 |
| 13 |  | Auburn | 2-0, 0-0 | at LSU | 4 |
| 14 |  | Florida State | 2-0, 0-0 | at Boston College | 14 |
| 15 |  | LSU | 1-0, 0-0 | Auburn | 15 |
| 16 |  | Georgia Tech | 2-0, 0-0 | at Notre Dame | 16 |
| 17 |  | Oklahoma | 2-0, 0-0 | Tulsa | 22 |
| 18 |  | Arizona | 2-0, 0-0 | Northern Arizona | 19 |
| 19 |  | Utah | 2-0, 0-0 | at Fresno State | 23 |
| 20 |  | Wisconsin | 1-1, 0-0 | Troy | NR |
| 21 |  | Texas A&M | 2-0, 0-0 | Nevada | 25 |
| 22 |  | Missouri | 2-0, 0-0 | Connecticut | 20 |
| 23 |  | BYU | 2-0 | at UCLA | NR |
| 24 |  | Oklahoma State | 2-0, 0-0 | Texas-San Antonio | NR |
| 25 |  | Tennessee | 1-1, 0-0 | Western Carolina | 21 |
