| Rank | Team | Record | Next Opponent | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Alabama | 4-0, 1-0 | Ole Miss | 1 |
| 2 |  | Clemson | 4-0, 2-0 | at Virginia Tech | 3 |
| 3 |  | Oklahoma | 4-0, 1-0 | bye | 2 |
| 4 |  | Penn State | 4-0, 1-0 | Indiana | 4 |
| 5 |  | USC | 4-0, 2-0 | at Washington State | 5 |
| 6 |  | Washington | 4-0, 1-0 | at Oregon State | 6 |
| 7 |  | Michigan | 4-0, 1-0 | bye | 7 |
| 8 |  | Ohio State | 3-1, 1-0 | at Rutgers | 9 |
| 9 |  | Wisconsin | 3-0, 0-0 | Northwestern | 10 |
| 10 |  | TCU | 4-0, 1-0 | bye | 22 |
| 11 |  | Georgia | 4-0, 1-0 | at Tennessee | 12 |
| 12 |  | Virginia Tech | 3-0, 0-0 | Clemson | 14 |
| 13 |  | Miami (FL) | 2-0, 0-0 | at Duke | 15 |
| 14 |  | Auburn | 3-1, 1-0 | Mississippi State | 13 |
| 15 |  | Oklahoma State | 3-1, 0-1 | at Texas Tech | 8 |
| 16 |  | South Florida | 4-0, 1-0 | at East Carolina | 16 |
| 17 |  | Louisville | 3-1, 1-1 | Murray State | 17 |
| 18 |  | Washington State | 4-0, 1-0 | USC | 21 |
| 19 |  | San Diego State | 4-0, 1-0 | Northern Illinois | 20 |
| 20 |  | Utah | 4-0, 1-0 | bye | 24 |
| 21 |  | Florida | 2-1, 2-0 | Vanderbilt | 23 |
| 22 |  | Mississippi State | 3-1, 1-1 | at Auburn | 18 |
| 23 |  | LSU | 3-1, 0-1 | Troy | 19 |
| 24 |  | Notre Dame | 3-1 | Miami (OH) | NR |
| 25 |  | West Virginia | 3-1, 1-0 | bye | NR |
