| Rank | Team | Record | Next Opponent | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Alabama | 5-0, 2-0 | at Arkansas | 1 |
| 2 |  | Ohio State | 4-0, 1-0 | Indiana | 2 |
| 3 |  | Clemson | 5-0, 2-0 | at Boston College | 3 |
| 4 |  | Michigan | 5-0, 2-0 | at Rutgers | 7 |
| 5 |  | Houston | 5-0, 2-0 | at Navy | 6 |
| 6 |  | Washington | 5-0, 2-0 | at Oregon | 13 |
| 7 |
| Tennessee | 5-0, 2-0 | at Texas A&M | 8 |
| 8 |  | Louisville | 4-1, 2-1 | bye | 4 |
| 9 |  | Texas A&M | 5-0, 3-0 | Tennessee | 11 |
| 10 |  | Miami (FL) | 4-0, 1-0 | Florida State | 12 |
| 11 |  | Stanford | 3-1, 2-1 | Washington State | 5 |
| 12 |  | Mississippi | 3-2, 1-1 | bye | 16 |
| 13 |  | Nebraska | 5-0, 2-0 | bye | 18 |
| 14 |  | Wisconsin | 4-1, 1-1 | bye | 9 |
| 15 |  | Baylor | 5-0, 2-0 | bye | 17 |
| 16 |  | North Carolina | 4-1, 2-0 | Virginia Tech | 25 |
| 17 |  | Florida | 4-1, 2-1 | LSU | 22 |
| 18 |  | Florida State | 3-2, 0-2 | at Miami | 10 |
| 19 |  | Oklahoma | 2-2, 1-0 | vs Texas | 20 |
| 20 |  | LSU | 3-2, 2-1 | at Florida | 24 |
| 21 |  | Arkansas | 4-1, 0-1 | Alabama | NR |
| 22 |  | Michigan State | 2-2, 0-2 | BYU | 14 |
| 23 |  | Boise State | 4-0, 1-0 | at New Mexcio | NR |
| 24 |  | West Virginia | 4-0, 1-0 | bye | NR |
| 25 |  | TCU | 3-2, 1-1 | at Kansas | 15 |
