| Rank | Team | Record | Next Opponent | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Alabama | 5-0, 2-0 | at Texas A&M | 1 |
| 2 |  | Clemson | 5-0, 3-0 | Wake Forest | 2 |
| 3 |  | Oklahoma | 4-0, 1-0 | Iowa State | 3 |
| 4 |  | Penn State | 5-0, 2-0 | at Northwester | 4 |
| 5 |  | Washington | 5-0, 2-0 | California | 6 |
| 6 |  | Georgia | 5-0, 2-0 | at Vanderbilt | 11 |
| 7 |  | Michigan | 4-0, 1-0 | Michigan State | 7 |
| 8 |  | Ohio State | 4-1, 2-0 | Maryland | 8 |
| 9 |  | Wisconsin | 4-0, 1-0 | at Nebraska | 9 |
| 10 |  | Washington State | 5-0, 2-0 | at Oregon | 18 |
| 11 |  | TCU | 4-0, 1-0 | West Virginia | 10 |
| 12 |  | Miami (FL) | 3-0, 1-0 | at Florida State | 13 |
| 13 |  | Auburn | 3-1, 1-0 | Mississippi | 14 |
| 14 |  | USC | 4-1, 2-1 | Oregon State | 5 |
| 15 |  | Oklahoma State | 4-1, 1-1 | bye | 15 |
| 16 |  | South Florida | 5-0, 2-0 | bye | 16 |
| 17 |  | Virginia Tech | 3-1, 0-1 | at Boston College | 12 |
| 18 |  | Louisville | 4-1, 1-1 | at North Carolina State | 17 |
| 19 |  | San Diego State | 4-0, 1-0 | at UNLV | 19 |
| 20 |  | Utah | 4-0, 1-0 | Stanford | 20 |
| 21 |  | Florida | 3-1, 2-0 | LSU | 21 |
| 22 |  | Notre Dame | 4-1 | at North Carolina | 24 |
| 23 |  | North Carolina State | 3-1, 2-0 | Louisville | NR |
| 24 |  | UCF | 3-1, 1-0 | at Cincinnati | NR |
| 25 |  | West Virginia | 3-1, 1-0 | at TCU | 25 |
