Rank | Team | Record | Next Opponent | Prior | |
1 | Clemson | 13-0, 8-0 | 1 | ||
2 | Alabama | 12-1, 7-1 | 2 | ||
3 | Michigan State | 12-1, 7-1 | 3 | ||
4 | Oklahoma | 11-1, 8-1 | 5 | ||
5 | Ohio State | 11-1, 7-1 | 6 | ||
6 | Stanford | 11-2, 8-1 | 7 | ||
7 | Iowa | 12-1, 8-0 | 4 | ||
8 | Notre Dame | 10-2 | 8 | ||
9 | Florida State | 10-2, 6-2 | 9 | ||
10 | Oklahoma State | 10-2, 7-2 | 11 | ||
11 | TCU | 10-2, 7-2 | 12 | ||
12 | Houston | 12-1, 8-1 | 15 | ||
13 | North Carolina | 11-2, 8-0 | 10 | ||
14 | Mississippi | 9-3, 6-2 | 16 | ||
15 | Northwestern | 10-2, 6-2 | 17 | ||
16 | Michigan | 9-3, 6-2 | 18 | ||
17 | Oregon | 9-3, 7-2 | 19 | ||
18 | Florida | 10-3, 7-1 | 14 | ||
19 | LSU | 8-3, 5-3 | 20 | ||
20 | Navy | 9-2, 7-1 | 21 | ||
21 | Utah | 9-3, 6-3 | 22 | ||
22 | Baylor | 9-3, 6-3 | 13 | ||
23 | Wisconsin | 9-3, 5-2 | 24 | ||
24 | Western Kentucky | 11-2, 8-0 | NR | ||
25 | Georgia | 9-3, 5-3 | 25 |