| Rank | Team | Record | Next Opponent | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Alabama | 6-0, 3-0 | Arkansas | 1 |
| 2 |  | Clemson | 6-0, 4-0 | at Syracuse | 2 |
| 3 |  | Penn State | 6-0, 3-0 | at Northwestern | 4 |
| 4 |  | Georgia | 6-0, 3-0 | Missouri | 6 |
| 5 |  | Washington | 5-0, 2-0 | at Arizona State | 5 |
| 6 |  | Wisconsin | 5-0, 2-0 | Purdue | 9 |
| 7 |  | Ohio State | 5-1, 3-0 | at Nebraska | 8 |
| 8 |  | Washington State | 6-0, 3-0 | at California | 10 |
| 9 |  | TCU | 5-0, 2-0 | at Kansas State | 11 |
| 10 |  | Miami (FL) | 4-0, 2-0 | Georgia Tech | 12 |
| 11 |  | Auburn | 4-1, 2-0 | at LSU | 13 |
| 12 |  | USC | 5-1, 3-1 | Utah | 14 |
| 13 |  | Michigan | 4-1, 1-1 | at Indiana | 7 |
| 14 |  | Oklahoma State | 4-1, 1-1 | Baylor | 15 |
| 15 |  | Oklahoma | 4-1, 1-1 | vs Texas | 3 |
| 16 |  | South Florida | 5-0, 2-0 | Cincinnati | 16 |
| 17 |  | Virginia Tech | 4-1, 1-1 | bye | 17 |
| 18 |  | San Diego State | 6-0, 2-0 | Boise State | 19 |
| 19 |  | North Carolina State | 5-1, 3-0 | at Pittsburgh | 23 |
| 20 |  | Notre Dame | 5-1 | bye | 22 |
| 21 |  | UCF | 4-0, 2-0 | East Carolina | 24 |
| 22 |  | Navy | 5-0, 3-0 | at Memphis | NR |
| 23 |  | Michigan State | 4-1, 2-0 | at Minnesota | NR |
| 24 |  | Texas Tech | 4-1, 1-1 | at West Virginia | NR |
| 25 |  | Stanford | 3-2, 2-1 | Oregon | NR |
