Rank | Team | Record | Next Opponent | Prior | |
1 | Alabama | 8-0, 5-0 | LSU | 1 | |
2 | Georgia | 8-0, 5-0 | South Carolina | 2 | |
3 | Ohio State | 7-1, 5-0 | at Iowa | 6 | |
4 | Wisconsin | 8-0, 5-0 | at Indiana | 4 | |
5 | Clemson | 7-1, 5-1 | at North Carolina State | 7 | |
6 | Notre Dame | 7-1, 0-0 | Wake Forest | 8 | |
7 | Penn State | 7-1, 4-1 | at Michigan State | 3 | |
8 | Miami (FL) | 7-0, 5-0 | Virginia Tech | 9 | |
9 | Oklahoma State | 7-1, 4-1 | Oklahoma | 10 | |
10 | Oklahoma | 6-1, 3-1 | at Oklahoma State | 11 | |
11 | Virginia Tech | 7-1, 3-1 | at Miami | 13 | |
12 | TCU | 7-1, 4-1 | Texas | 5 | |
13 | Washington | 7-1, 4-1 | Oregon | 20 | |
14 | Auburn | 6-2, 3-1 | at Texas A&M | 14 | |
15 | Iowa State | 6-2, 4-1 | at West Virginia | NR | |
16 | UCF | 7-0, 4-0 | at SMU | 16 | |
17 | USC | 7-2, 5-1 | Arizona | 18 | |
18 | North Carolina State | 6-2, 4-0 | Clemson | 15 | |
19 | Stanford | 6-2, 5-1 | at Washington State | 17 | |
20 | Memphis | 7-1, 4-1 | at Tulsa | 24 | |
21 | Arizona | 6-2, 4-1 | at USC | NR | |
22 | LSU | 6-2, 3-1 | at Alabama | 22 | |
23 | Mississippi State | 6-2, 3-2 | Massachusetts | NR | |
24 | Michigan | 6-2, 3-2 | Minnesota | 25 | |
25 | South Carolina | 6-2, 4-2 | at Georgia | NR |