| Rank | Team | Record | Next Opponent | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Alabama | 11-0, 7-0 | at Auburn | 1 |
| 2 |  | Clemson | 10-1, 7-1 | at South Carolina | 2 |
| 3 |  | Oklahoma | 10-1, 7-1 | West Virginia | 4 |
| 4 |  | Wisconsin | 11-0, 8-0 | at Minnesota | 5 |
| 5 |  | Miami (FL) | 10-0, 7-0 | at Pittsburgh | 3 |
| 6 |  | Auburn | 9-2, 6-1 | Alabama | 6 |
| 7 |  | Georgia | 10-1, 7-1 | at Georgia Tech | 7 |
| 8 |  | Ohio State | 9-2, 7-1 | at Michigan | 8 |
| 9 |  | USC | 10-2, 8-1 | bye | 9 |
| 10 |  | Penn State | 9-2, 6-2 | at Maryland | 10 |
| 11 |  | UCF | 10-0, 7-0 | South Florida | 11 |
| 12 |  | TCU | 9-2, 6-2 | Baylor | 12 |
| 13 |  | Notre Dame | 9-2 | at Stanford | 14 |
| 14 |  | Stanford | 8-3, 7-2 | Notre Dame | 15 |
| 15 |  | Washington | 8-2, 5-2 | Washington State | 16 |
| 16 |  | Washington State | 9-2, 6-2 | at Washington | 17 |
| 17 |  | Memphis | 9-1, 6-1 | East Carolina | 18 |
| 18 |  | South Florida | 9-1, 6-1 | at UCF | 19 |
| 19 |  | LSU | 8-3, 5-2 | Texas A&M | 22 |
| 20 |  | Oklahoma State | 8-3, 5-3 | Kansas | 13 |
| 21 |  | Mississippi State | 8-3, 4-3 | Mississippi | 21 |
| 22 |  | Northwestern | 8-3, 6-2 | at Illinois | 23 |
| 23 |  | Virginia Tech | 8-3, 4-3 | at Virginia | 24 |
| 24 |  | Michigan State | 8-3, 6-2 | at Rutgers | 25 |
| 25 |  | Michigan | 8-3, 5-3 | Ohio State | 20 |
