| Rank | Team | Record | Next Opponent | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Alabama | 8-0, 5-0 | LSU | 1 |
| 2 |  | Georgia | 8-0, 5-0 | South Carolina | 2 |
| 3 |  | Ohio State | 7-1, 5-0 | at Iowa | 6 |
| 4 |  | Wisconsin | 8-0, 5-0 | at Indiana | 4 |
| 5 |  | Clemson | 7-1, 5-1 | at North Carolina State | 7 |
| 6 |  | Notre Dame | 7-1, 0-0 | Wake Forest | 8 |
| 7 |  | Penn State | 7-1, 4-1 | at Michigan State | 3 |
| 8 |  | Miami (FL) | 7-0, 5-0 | Virginia Tech | 9 |
| 9 |  | Oklahoma State | 7-1, 4-1 | Oklahoma | 10 |
| 10 |  | Oklahoma | 6-1, 3-1 | at Oklahoma State | 11 |
| 11 |  | Virginia Tech | 7-1, 3-1 | at Miami | 13 |
| 12 |  | TCU | 7-1, 4-1 | Texas | 5 |
| 13 |  | Washington | 7-1, 4-1 | Oregon | 20 |
| 14 |  | Auburn | 6-2, 3-1 | at Texas A&M | 14 |
| 15 |  | Iowa State | 6-2, 4-1 | at West Virginia | NR |
| 16 |  | UCF | 7-0, 4-0 | at SMU | 16 |
| 17 |  | USC | 7-2, 5-1 | Arizona | 18 |
| 18 |  | North Carolina State | 6-2, 4-0 | Clemson | 15 |
| 19 |  | Stanford | 6-2, 5-1 | at Washington State | 17 |
| 20 |  | Memphis | 7-1, 4-1 | at Tulsa | 24 |
| 21 |  | Arizona | 6-2, 4-1 | at USC | NR |
| 22 |  | LSU | 6-2, 3-1 | at Alabama | 22 |
| 23 |  | Mississippi State | 6-2, 3-2 | Massachusetts | NR |
| 24 |  | Michigan | 6-2, 3-2 | Minnesota | 25 |
| 25 |  | South Carolina | 6-2, 4-2 | at Georgia | NR |
