| Rank | Team | Record | Next Opponent | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Alabama | 9-0, 6-0 | Mississippi State | 1 |
| 2 |  | Clemson | 9-0, 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 2 |
| 3 |  | Michigan | 9-0, 6-0 | at Iowa | 3 |
| 4 |  | Washington | 9-0, 6-0 | USC | 4 |
| 5 |  | Louisville | 8-1, 6-1 | Wake Forest | 5 |
| 6 |  | Ohio State | 8-1, 5-1 | at Maryland | 6 |
| 7 |  | Wisconsin | 7-2, 4-2 | Illinois | 9 |
| 8 |  | Auburn | 7-2, 5-1 | at Georgia | 13 |
| 9 |  | Oklahoma | 7-2, 6-0 | Oklahoma | 12 |
| 10 |  | Texas A&M | 7-2, 4-2 | Mississippi | 8 |
| 11 |  | West Virginia | 7-1, 4-1 | at Texas | 18 |
| 12 |  | Penn State | 7-2, 5-1 | at Indiana | 22 |
| 13 |  | Florida | 6-2, 4-2 | South Carolina | 7 |
| 14 |  | Western Michigan | 9-0, 5-0 | at Kent State | 14 |
| 15 |  | Nebraska | 7-2, 4-2 | Minnesota | 10 |
| 16 |  | Virginia Tech | 7-2, 5-1 | Georgia Tech | 23 |
| 17 |  | Colorado | 7-2, 5-1 | at Arizona | 19 |
| 18 |  | Boise State | 8-1, 4-1 | at Hawaii | 21 |
| 19 |  | Houston | 7-2, 4-2 | Tulane | 15 |
| 20 |  | Florida State | 6-3, 3-3 | Boston College | 17 |
| 21 |  | North Carolina | 7-2, 5-1 | at Duke | 24 |
| 22 |  | Baylor | 6-2, 3-2 | at Oklahoma | 11 |
| 23 |  | LSU | 5-3, 3-2 | at Arkansas | 16 |
| 24 |  | Tennessee | 6-3, 2-3 | Kentucky | 20 |
| 25 |  | Utah | 7-2, 4-2 | at Arizona State | 25 |
| 8-0, 5-0 |
