Rank | Team | Record | Next Opponent | Prior | |
1 | Alabama | 2-0, 0-0 | Colorado State | 1 | |
2 | Oklahoma | 2-0, 0-0 | Tulane | 5 | |
3 | Clemson | 2-0, 0-0 | at Louisville | 3 | |
4 | USC | 2-0, 1-0 | Texas | 4 | |
5 | Penn State | 2-0, 0-0 | Georgia State | 8 | |
6 | Ohio State | 1-1, 1-0 | Army | 2 | |
7 | LSU | 2-0, 0-0 | at Mississippi State | 7 | |
8 | Michigan | 2-0, 0-0 | Air Force | 9 | |
9 | Washington | 2-0, 0-0 | Fresno State | 10 | |
10 | Florida State | 0-1, 0-0 | bye | 6 | |
11 | Oklahoma State | 2-0, 0-0 | at Pittsburgh | 12 | |
12 | Wisconsin | 2-0, 0-0 | at BYU | 14 | |
13 | Georgia | 2-0, 0-0 | Samford | 15 | |
14 | Louisville | 2-0, 0-0 | Clemson | 17 | |
15 | Auburn | 1-1, 0-0 | Mercer | 11 | |
16 | Miami (FL) | 1-0, 0-0 | bye | 16 | |
17 | Stanford | 1-1, 0-1 | at San Diego State | 13 | |
18 | South Florida | 2-0, 0-0 | Illinois | 18 | |
19 | Virginia Tech | 2-0, 0-0 | at East Carolina | 19 | |
20 | Kansas State | 2-0, 0-0 | at Vanderbilt | 22 | |
21 | Florida | 0-1, 0-0 | Tennessee | 20 | |
22 | Tennessee | 2-0, 0-0 | at Florida | 21 | |
23 | TCU | 2-0, 0-0 | SMU | NR | |
24 | UCLA | 1-0, 0-0 | at Memphis | 24 | |
25 | West Virginia | 2-0, 0-0 | Oregon State | 25 |