Rank | Team | Record | Next Opponent | Prior | |
1 | Alabama | 11-0, 7-0 | Auburn | 1 | |
2 | Ohio State | 10-1, 7-1 | Michigan | 3 | |
3 | Clemson | 10-1, 7-1 | South Carolina | 4 | |
4 | Michigan | 10-1, 7-1 | at Ohio State | 5 | |
5 | Wisconsin | 9-2, 6-2 | Minnesota | 6 | |
6 | Washington | 10-1, 7-1 | at Washington State | 7 | |
7 | Oklahoma | 9-2, 8-0 | bye | 8 | |
8 | Penn State | 9-2, 7-1 | Michigan State | 10 | |
9 | Colorado | 9-2, 7-1 | Utah | 16 | |
10 | Louisville | 9-2, 7-1 | Kentucky | 2 | |
11 | Florida | 8-2, 6-2 | at Florida State | 11 | |
12 | Western Michigan | 11-0, 7-0 | Toledo | 12 | |
13 | Nebraska | 9-2, 6-2 | at Iowa | 13 | |
14 | Auburn | 8-3, 5-2 | at Alabama | 14 | |
15 | West Virginia | 8-2, 5-2 | at Iowa State | 9 | |
16 | Texas A&M | 8-3, 4-3 | LSU | 15 | |
17 | Houston | 9-2, 5-2 | at Memphis | 20 | |
18 | Boise State | 10-1, 6-1 | at Air Force | 17 | |
19 | USC | 8-3, 7-2 | Notre Dame | 21 | |
20 | Florida State | 8-3, 5-3 | Florida | 18 | |
21 | Oklahoma State | 9-2, 7-1 | bye | 24 | |
22 | Utah | 8-3, 5-3 | at Colorado | 19 | |
23 | Virginia Tech | 8-3, 6-2 | Virginia | 25 | |
24 | Tennessee | 8-3, 4-3 | at Vanderbilt | NR | |
25 | North Carolina | 8-3, 5-2 | North Carolina State | NR |