| Rank | Team | Record | Next Opponent | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Alabama | 8-0, 5-0 | bye | 1 |
| 2 |  | Clemson | 7-0, 4-0 | at Florida State | 3 |
| 3 |  | Michigan | 7-0, 4-0 | at Michigan State | 4 |
| 4 |
| Washington | 7-0, 4-0 | at Utah | 5 |
| 5 |  | Louisville | 6-1, 4-1 | at Virginia | 7 |
| 6 |  | Ohio State | 6-1, 3-1 | Northwestern | 2 |
| 7 |  | Nebraska | 7-0, 4-0 | at Wisconsin | 8 |
| 8 |  | Baylor | 6-0, 3-0 | at Texas | 9 |
| 9 |  | Florida | 5-1, 3-1 | at Georgia | 11 |
| 10 |  | Texas A&M | 6-1, 4-1 | New Mexico State | 6 |
| 11 |  | Tennessee | 5-2, 2-2 | at South Carolina | 12 |
| 12 |  | Wisconsin | 5-2, 2-2 | Nebraska | 13 |
| 13 |  | Florida State | 5-2, 2-2 | Clemson | 14 |
| 14 |  | Oklahoma | 5-2, 4-0 | Kansas | 15 |
| 15 |  | Boise State | 7-0, 3-0 | at Wyoming | 16 |
| 16 |  | Utah | 7-1, 4-1 | Washington | 17 |
| 17 |  | West Virginia | 6-0, 3-0 | at Oklahoma State | 18 |
| 18 |  | Western Michigan | 8-0, 4-0 | bye | 20 |
| 19 |  | Houston | 6-2, 3-2 | UCF | 10 |
| 20 |  | LSU | 5-2, 3-1 | bye | 21 |
| 21 |  | Colorado | 6-2, 4-1 | bye | NR |
| 22 |  | Auburn | 5-2, 3-1 | at Mississippi | NR |
| 23 |  | North Carolina | 6-2, 4-1 | bye | 23 |
| 24 |  | Navy | 5-1, 4-0 | at South Florida | NR |
| 25 |  | Virginia Tech | 5-2, 3-1 | at Pittsburgh | NR |
