Rank | Team | Record | Next Opponent | Prior | |
1 | ![]() | Clemson | 11-0, 8-0 | at South Carolina | 2 |
2 | ![]() | Alabama | 10-1, 6-1 | at Auburn | 3 |
3 | ![]() | Notre Dame | 10-1 | at Stanford | 4 |
4 | ![]() | Michigan State | 10-1, 6-1 | Penn State | 6 |
5 | ![]() | Iowa | 11-0, 7-0 | at Nebraska | 7 |
6 | ![]() | Oklahoma | 10-1, 7-1 | at Oklahoma State | 8 |
7 | ![]() | Baylor | 9-1, 6-1 | at TCU | 9 |
8 | ![]() | Ohio State | 10-1, 6-1 | at Michigan | 1 |
9 | ![]() | Oklahoma State | 10-1, 7-1 | Oklahoma | 5 |
10 | ![]() | Florida | 10-1, 7-1 | Florida State | 11 |
11 | ![]() | Stanford | 9-2, 8-1 | Notre Dame | 13 |
12 | ![]() | North Carolina | 10-1, 7-0 | at North Carolina State | 15 |
13 | ![]() | Michigan | 9-2, 6-1 | Ohio State | 17 |
14 | ![]() | Florida State | 9-2, 6-2 | at Florida | 18 |
15 | ![]() | Navy | 9-1, 7-0 | at Houston | 21 |
16 | ![]() | TCU | 9-2, 6-2 | Baylor | 10 |
17 | ![]() | Mississippi | 8-3, 5-2 | at Mississippi State | 22 |
18 | ![]() | Northwestern | 8-2, 4-2 | at Illinois | 20 |
19 | ![]() | Houston | 10-1, 6-1 | Navy | 12 |
20 | ![]() | Mississippi State | 8-3, 4-3 | Mississippi | 23 |
21 | ![]() | UCLA | 8-3, 5-3 | at USC | 24 |
22 | ![]() | Oregon | 8-3, 6-2 | Oregon State | NR |
23 | ![]() | LSU | 7-3, 4-3 | Texas A&M | 14 |
24 | ![]() | Utah | 8-3, 5-3 | Colorado | 16 |
25 | ![]() | Toledo | 9-1, 6-1 | Western Michigan | NR |