| Rank | Team | Record | Next Opponent | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Alabama | 6-0, 3-0 | at Tennessee | 1 |
| 2 |  | Ohio State | 5-0, 2-0 | at Wisconsin | 2 |
| 3 |  | Clemson | 6-0, 3-0 | North Carolina State | 3 |
| 4 |  | Michigan | 6-0, 3-0 | bye | 4 |
| 5 |  | Washington | 6-0, 3-0 | bye | 6 |
| 6 |  | Texas A&M | 6-0, 4-0 | bye | 9 |
| 7 |  | Louisville | 4-1, 2-1 | Duke | 8 |
| 8 |  | Nebraska | 5-0, 2-0 | at Indiana | 13 |
| 9 |  | Wisconsin | 4-1, 1-1 | Ohio State | 14 |
| 10 |  | Baylor | 5-0, 2-0 | Kansas | 15 |
| 11 |  | Tennessee | 5-1, 2-1 | Alabama | 7 |
| 12 |  | Mississippi | 3-2, 1-1 | at Arkansas | 12 |
| 13 |  | Houston | 5-1, 2-1 | Tulsa | 5 |
| 14 |  | Florida | 4-1, 2-1 | Missouri | 17 |
| 15 |  | Florida State | 4-2, 1-2 | bye | 18 |
| 16 |  | Miami (FL) | 4-1, 1-1 | North Carolina | 10 |
| 17 |  | Oklahoma | 3-2, 2-0 | Kansas State | 19 |
| 18 |  | Boise State | 5-0, 2-0 | Colorado State | 23 |
| 19 |  | LSU | 3-2, 2-1 | Southern Miss | 20 |
| 20 |  | Utah | 5-1, 2-1 | at Oregon State | NR |
| 21 |  | Virginia Tech | 4-1, 2-0 | at Syracuse | NR |
| 22 |  | Stanford | 3-2, 2-2 | at Notre Dame | 11 |
| 23 |  | West Virginia | 4-0, 1-0 | at Texas Tech | 24 |
| 24 |  | Western Michigan | 6-0, 2-0 | at Akron | NR |
| 25 |  | Arizona State | 5-1, 2-1 | at Colorado | NR |
