| Rank | Team | Record | Next Opponent | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Alabama | 9-0, 6-0 | at Mississippi State | 1 |
| 2 |  | Georgia | 9-0, 6-0 | at Auburn | 2 |
| 3 |  | Clemson | 8-1, 6-1 | Florida State | 5 |
| 4 |  | Notre Dame | 8-1 | at Miami | 6 |
| 5 |  | Miami (FL) | 8-0, 6-0 | Notre Dame | 8 |
| 6 |  | Oklahoma | 8-1, 5-1 | TCU | 10 |
| 7 |  | Wisconsin | 9-0, 6-0 | Iowa | 4 |
| 8 |  | Washington | 8-1, 5-1 | at Stanford | 13 |
| 9 |  | Auburn | 7-2, 5-1 | Georgia | 14 |
| 10 |  | TCU | 8-1, 5-1 | at Oklahoma | 12 |
| 11 |  | UCF | 8-0, 5-0 | Connecticut | 16 |
| 12 |  | Ohio State | 7-2, 5-1 | Michigan State | 3 |
| 13 |  | Michigan State | 7-2, 5-1 | at Ohio State | 25 |
| 14 |  | USC | 8-2, 6-1 | at Colorado | 17 |
| 15 |  | Penn State | 7-2, 4-2 | Rutgers | 7 |
| 16 |  | Oklahoma State | 7-2, 4-2 | at Iowa State | 9 |
| 17 |  | Virginia Tech | 7-2, 3-2 | at Georgia Tech | 11 |
| 18 |  | Memphis | 8-1, 5-1 | bye | 21 |
| 19 |  | South Florida | 8-1, 5-1 | bye | NR |
| 20 |  | Mississippi State | 7-2, 3-2 | Alabama | 23 |
| 21 |  | Washington State | 8-2, 5-2 | at Utah | NR |
| 22 |  | Iowa State | 6-3, 4-2 | Oklahoma State | 15 |
| 23 |  | LSU | 6-3, 3-2 | Arkansas | 22 |
| 24 |  | Michigan | 7-2, 4-2 | at Maryland | 24 |
| 25 |  | Iowa | 6-3, 3-3 | at Wisconsin | NR |
