Rank | Team | Record | Next Opponent | Prior | |
1 | Alabama | 10-0, 7-0 | Mercer | 1 | |
2 | Clemson | 9-1, 7-1 | Citadel | 3 | |
3 | Miami (FL) | 9-0, 6-0 | Virginia | 5 | |
4 | Oklahoma | 9-1, 6-1 | at Kansas | 6 | |
5 | Wisconsin | 10-0, 7-0 | Michigan | 7 | |
6 | Auburn | 8-2, 6-1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 9 | |
7 | Georgia | 9-1, 6-1 | Kentucky | 2 | |
8 | Ohio State | 8-2, 6-1 | Illinois | 12 | |
9 | USC | 9-2, 7-1 | UCLA | 14 | |
10 | Penn State | 8-2, 5-2 | Nebraska | 15 | |
11 | UCF | 9-0, 6-0 | at Temple | 11 | |
12 | TCU | 8-2, 5-2 | at Texas Tech | 10 | |
13 | Oklahoma State | 8-2, 5-2 | Kansas State | 16 | |
14 | Notre Dame | 8-2, 0-0 | Navy | 4 | |
15 | Stanford | 7-3, 6-2 | California | NR | |
16 | Washington | 8-2, 5-2 | Utah | 8 | |
17 | Washington State | 9-2, 6-2 | Bye | 21 | |
18 | Memphis | 8-1, 5-1 | SMU | 18 | |
19 | South Florida | 8-1, 5-1 | Tulsa | 19 | |
20 | Michigan | 8-2, 5-2 | at Wisconsin | 24 | |
21 | Mississippi State | 7-3, 3-3 | at Arkansas | 20 | |
22 | LSU | 7-3, 4-2 | at Tennessee | 23 | |
23 | Northwestern | 7-3, 5-2 | Minnesota | NR | |
24 | Virginia Tech | 7-3, 3-3 | Pittsburgh | 17 | |
25 | Michigan State | 7-3, 5-2 | Maryland | 13 |