| Rank | Team | Record | Next Opponent | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Alabama | 2-0, 0-0 | Colorado State | 1 |
| 2 |  | Oklahoma | 2-0, 0-0 | Tulane | 5 |
| 3 |  | Clemson | 2-0, 0-0 | at Louisville | 3 |
| 4 |  | USC | 2-0, 1-0 | Texas | 4 |
| 5 |  | Penn State | 2-0, 0-0 | Georgia State | 8 |
| 6 |  | Ohio State | 1-1, 1-0 | Army | 2 |
| 7 |  | LSU | 2-0, 0-0 | at Mississippi State | 7 |
| 8 |  | Michigan | 2-0, 0-0 | Air Force | 9 |
| 9 |  | Washington | 2-0, 0-0 | Fresno State | 10 |
| 10 |  | Florida State | 0-1, 0-0 | bye | 6 |
| 11 |  | Oklahoma State | 2-0, 0-0 | at Pittsburgh | 12 |
| 12 |  | Wisconsin | 2-0, 0-0 | at BYU | 14 |
| 13 |  | Georgia | 2-0, 0-0 | Samford | 15 |
| 14 |  | Louisville | 2-0, 0-0 | Clemson | 17 |
| 15 |  | Auburn | 1-1, 0-0 | Mercer | 11 |
| 16 |  | Miami (FL) | 1-0, 0-0 | bye | 16 |
| 17 |  | Stanford | 1-1, 0-1 | at San Diego State | 13 |
| 18 |  | South Florida | 2-0, 0-0 | Illinois | 18 |
| 19 |  | Virginia Tech | 2-0, 0-0 | at East Carolina | 19 |
| 20 |  | Kansas State | 2-0, 0-0 | at Vanderbilt | 22 |
| 21 |  | Florida | 0-1, 0-0 | Tennessee | 20 |
| 22 |  | Tennessee | 2-0, 0-0 | at Florida | 21 |
| 23 |  | TCU | 2-0, 0-0 | SMU | NR |
| 24 |  | UCLA | 1-0, 0-0 | at Memphis | 24 |
| 25 |  | West Virginia | 2-0, 0-0 | Oregon State | 25 |
