| Rank | Team | Record | Next Opponent | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Alabama | 3-0, 0-0 | at Vanderbilt | 1 |
| 2 |  | Oklahoma | 3-0, 0-0 | at Baylor | 2 |
| 3 |  | Clemson | 3-0, 1-0 | Boston College | 3 |
| 4 |  | Penn State | 3-0, 0-0 | at Iowa | 5 |
| 5 |  | USC | 3-0, 1-0 | at California | 4 |
| 6 |  | Washington | 3-0, 0-0 | at Colorado | 9 |
| 7 |  | Michigan | 3-0, 0-0 | at Purdue | 8 |
| 8 |  | Oklahoma State | 3-0, 0-0 | TCU | 11 |
| 9 |  | Ohio State | 2-1, 1-0 | UNLV | 6 |
| 10 |  | Wisconsin | 3-0, 0-0 | bye | 12 |
| 11 |  | Florida State | 0-1, 0-0 | North Carolina State | 10 |
| 12 |  | Georgia | 3-0, 0-0 | Mississippi State | 13 |
| 13 |  | Auburn | 2-1, 0-0 | at Missouri | 15 |
| 14 |  | Virginia Tech | 3-0, 0-0 | Old Dominion | 19 |
| 15 |  | Miami (FL) | 1-0, 0-0 | Toledo | 16 |
| 16 |  | South Florida | 3-0, 0-0 | Temple | 18 |
| 17 |  | Louisville | 2-1, 1-1 | Kent State | 14 |
| 18 |  | Mississippi State | 3-0, 0-0 | at Georgia | NR |
| 19 |  | LSU | 2-1, 0-1 | Syracuse | 7 |
| 20 |  | San Diego State | 3-0, 0-0 | at Air Force | NR |
| 21 |  | Washington State | 3-0, 0-0 | Nevada | NR |
| 22 |  | TCU | 3-0, 0-0 | at Oklahoma State | 23 |
| 23 |  | Florida | 1-1, 1-0 | at Kentucky | 21 |
| 24 |  | Utah | 3-0, 0-0 | at Arizona | NR |
| 25 |  | Tennessee | 2-1, 0-1 | Massachusetts | 22 |
