Rank | Team | Record | Next Opponent | Prior | |
1 | Alabama | 8-0, 5-0 | at LSU | 1 | |
2 | Clemson | 8-0, 5-0 | Syracuse | 2 | |
3 | Michigan | 8-0, 5-0 | Maryland | 3 | |
4 | Washington | 8-0, 5-0 | at California | 4 | |
5 | Louisville | 7-1, 5-1 | at Boston College | 5 | |
6 | Ohio State | 7-1, 4-1 | Nebraska | 6 | |
7 | Florida | 6-1, 4-1 | at Arkansas | 9 | |
8 | Texas A&M | 7-1, 4-1 | at Mississippi State | 10 | |
9 | Wisconsin | 6-2, 3-2 | at Northwestern | 12 | |
10 | Nebraska | 7-1, 4-1 | at Ohio State | 7 | |
11 | Baylor | 6-1, 3-1 | TCU | 8 | |
12 | Oklahoma | 6-2, 5-0 | at Iowa State | 14 | |
13 | Auburn | 6-2, 4-1 | Vanderbilt | 22 | |
14 | Western Michigan | 8-0, 4-0 | at Ball State | 18 | |
15 | Houston | 7-2, 4-2 | bye | 19 | |
16 | LSU | 5-2, 3-1 | Alabama | 20 | |
17 | Florida State | 5-3, 2-3 | at North Carolina State | 13 | |
18 | West Virginia | 6-1, 3-1 | Kansas | 17 | |
19 | Colorado | 6-2, 4-1 | UCLA | 21 | |
20 | Tennessee | 5-3, 2-3 | Tennessee Tech | 11 | |
21 | Boise State | 7-1, 3-1 | San Jose State | 15 | |
22 | Penn State | 6-2, 4-1 | Iowa | NR | |
23 | Virginia Tech | 6-2, 4-1 | at Duke | 25 | |
24 | North Carolina | 6-2, 4-1 | Georgia Tech | 23 | |
25 | Utah | 7-2, 4-2 | bye | 16 |
8-0, 5-0 |