| Rank | Team | Record | Next Opponent | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Alabama | 2-0, 0-0 | at Mississippi | 1 |
| 2 |  | Clemson | 2-0, 0-0 | South Carolina State | 2 |
| 3 |  | Ohio State | 2-0, 0-0 | at Oklahoma | 3 |
| 4 |  | Florida State | 2-0, 0-0 | at Louisville | 4 |
| 5 |  | Stanford | 1-0, 0-0 | USC | 5 |
| 6 |  | Houston | 2-0, 0-0 | at Cincinnati | 6 |
| 7 |  | Tennessee | 2-0, 0-0 | Ohio | 7 |
| 8 |  | Michigan State | 1-0, 0-0 | at Notre Dame | 8 |
| 9 |  | Michigan | 2-0, 0-0 | Colorado | 9 |
| 10 |  | Louisville | 2-0, 0-0 | Florida State | 15 |
| 11 |  | Oklahoma | 1-1, 0-0 | Ohio State | 13 |
| 12 |  | Notre Dame | 2-0 | Michigan State | 11 |
| 13 |  | Oregon | 2-0, 0-0 | at Nebraska | 14 |
| 14 |  | Mississippi | 1-1, 0-0 | Alabama | 16 |
| 15 |  | Wisconsin | 2-0, 0-0 | Georgia State | 18 |
| 16 |  | Georgia | 2-0, 0-0 | at Missouri | 17 |
| 17 |  | Iowa | 2-0, 0-0 | North Dakota State | 20 |
| 18 |  | LSU | 1-1, 0-0 | Mississippi State | 19 |
| 19 |  | Texas | 2-0, 0-0 | at California | 21 |
| 20 |  | USC | 1-1, 0-0 | at Stanford | 22 |
| 21 |  | Miami (FL) | 2-0, 0-0 | at Appalachian State | 23 |
| 22 |  | Florida | 2-0, 0-0 | North Texas | 24 |
| 23 |  | Washington | 2-0, 0-0 | Portland State | 25 |
| 24 |  | TCU | 1-1, 0-0 | Iowa State | 12 |
| 25 |  | Oklahoma State | 1-1, 0-0 | Pittsburgh | 10 |
