| Rank | Team | Record | Next Opponent | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Alabama | 10-0, 7-0 | Chattanooga | 1 |
| 2 |  | Louisville | 9-1, 7-1 | at Houston | 5 |
| 3 |  | Ohio State | 9-1, 6-1 | at Michigan State | 6 |
| 4 |  | Clemson | 9-1, 6-1 | at Wake Forest | 2 |
| 5 |  | Michigan | 9-1, 6-1 | Indiana | 3 |
| 6 |  | Wisconsin | 8-2, 5-2 | at Purdue | 7 |
| 7 |  | Washington | 9-1, 6-1 | Arizona State | 4 |
| 8 |  | Oklahoma | 8-2, 7-0 | at West Virginia | 9 |
| 9 |  | West Virginia | 8-1, 5-1 | Oklahoma | 11 |
| 10 |  | Penn State | 8-2, 6-1 | at Rutgers | 12 |
| 11 |  | Florida | 7-2, 5-2 | at LSU | 13 |
| 12 |  | Western Michigan | 10-0, 6-0 | Buffalo | 14 |
| 13 |  | Nebraska | 8-2, 5-2 | Maryland | 15 |
| 14 |  | Auburn | 7-3, 5-2 | Alabama A&M | 8 |
| 15 |  | Texas A&M | 7-3, 4-3 | Texas-San Antonio | 10 |
| 16 |  | Colorado | 8-2, 6-1 | Washington State | 17 |
| 17 |  | Boise State | 9-1, 5-1 | UNLV | 18 |
| 18 |  | Florida State | 7-3, 4-3 | at Syracuse | 20 |
| 19 |  | Utah | 8-2, 5-2 | Oregon | 25 |
| 20 |  | Houston | 8-2, 5-2 | Louisville | 19 |
| 21 |  | USC | 7-3, 6-2 | at UCLA | NR |
| 22 |  | LSU | 6-3, 4-2 | Florida | 23 |
| 23 |  | Washington State | 8-2, 7-0 | at Colorado | NR |
| 24 |  | Oklahoma State | 8-2, 6-1 | at TCU | NR |
| 25 |  | Virginia Tech | 7-3, 6-2 | at Notre Dame | 16 |
