| Rank | Team | Record | Next Opponent | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Alabama | 8-0, 5-0 | at LSU | 1 |
| 2 |  | Clemson | 8-0, 5-0 | Syracuse | 2 |
| 3 |  | Michigan | 8-0, 5-0 | Maryland | 3 |
| 4 |  | Washington | 8-0, 5-0 | at California | 4 |
| 5 |  | Louisville | 7-1, 5-1 | at Boston College | 5 |
| 6 |  | Ohio State | 7-1, 4-1 | Nebraska | 6 |
| 7 |  | Florida | 6-1, 4-1 | at Arkansas | 9 |
| 8 |  | Texas A&M | 7-1, 4-1 | at Mississippi State | 10 |
| 9 |  | Wisconsin | 6-2, 3-2 | at Northwestern | 12 |
| 10 |  | Nebraska | 7-1, 4-1 | at Ohio State | 7 |
| 11 |  | Baylor | 6-1, 3-1 | TCU | 8 |
| 12 |  | Oklahoma | 6-2, 5-0 | at Iowa State | 14 |
| 13 |  | Auburn | 6-2, 4-1 | Vanderbilt | 22 |
| 14 |  | Western Michigan | 8-0, 4-0 | at Ball State | 18 |
| 15 |  | Houston | 7-2, 4-2 | bye | 19 |
| 16 |  | LSU | 5-2, 3-1 | Alabama | 20 |
| 17 |  | Florida State | 5-3, 2-3 | at North Carolina State | 13 |
| 18 |  | West Virginia | 6-1, 3-1 | Kansas | 17 |
| 19 |  | Colorado | 6-2, 4-1 | UCLA | 21 |
| 20 |  | Tennessee | 5-3, 2-3 | Tennessee Tech | 11 |
| 21 |  | Boise State | 7-1, 3-1 | San Jose State | 15 |
| 22 |  | Penn State | 6-2, 4-1 | Iowa | NR |
| 23 |  | Virginia Tech | 6-2, 4-1 | at Duke | 25 |
| 24 |  | North Carolina | 6-2, 4-1 | Georgia Tech | 23 |
| 25 |  | Utah | 7-2, 4-2 | bye | 16 |
| 8-0, 5-0 |
