| Rank | Team | Record | Next Opponent | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Alabama | 1-0, 0-0 | Fresno State | 1 |
| 2 |  | Ohio State | 1-0, 1-0 | Oklahoma | 2 |
| 3 |  | Clemson | 1-0, 0-0 | Auburn | 6 |
| 4 |  | USC | 1-0, 0-0 | Stanford | 3 |
| 5 |  | Oklahoma | 1-0, 0-0 | at Ohio State | 5 |
| 6 |  | Florida State | 0-1, 0-0 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 |
| 7 |  | LSU | 1-0, 0-0 | Chattanooga | 7 |
| 8 |  | Penn State | 1-0, 0-0 | Pittsburgh | 8 |
| 9 |  | Michigan | 1-0, 0-0 | Cincinnati | 10 |
| 10 |  | Washington | 1-0, 0-0 | Montana | 9 |
| 11 |  | Auburn | 1-0, 0-0 | at Clemson | 11 |
| 12 |  | Oklahoma State | 1-0, 0-0 | at South Alabama | 12 |
| 13 |  | Stanford | 1-0, 0-0 | at USC | 13 |
| 14 |  | Wisconsin | 1-0, 0-0 | Florida Atlantic | 15 |
| 15 |  | Georgia | 1-0, 0-0 | at Notre Dame | 14 |
| 16 |  | Miami (FL) | 1-0, 0-0 | at Arkansas State | 21 |
| 17 |  | Louisville | 1-0, 0-0 | at North Carolina | 18 |
| 18 |  | South Florida | 2-0, 0-0 | at Connecticut | 19 |
| 19 |  | Virginia Tech | 1-0, 0-0 | Delaware | 22 |
| 20 |  | Florida | 0-1, 0-0 | Northern Colorado | 17 |
| 21 |  | Tennessee | 1-0, 0-0 | Indiana State | 20 |
| 22 |  | Kansas State | 1-0, 0-0 | Charlotte | 23 |
| 23 |  | Washington State | 1-0, 0-0 | Boise State | NR |
| 24 |  | UCLA | 1-0, 0-0 | Hawaii | 25 |
| 25 |  | West Virginia | 0-1, 0-0 | East Carolina | 24 |
