| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Oklahoma | 1 | |
| 2 |  | Florida State | 2 | |
| 3 |  | Florida | 3 | |
| 4 |  | Alabama | 4 | |
| 5 |  | Kentucky | 7 | |
| 6 |  | UCLA | 12 | |
| 7 |  | Auburn | 13 | |
| 8 |  | Stanford | 14 | |
| 9 |  | Duke | 8 | |
| 10 |  | Georgia | 10 | |
| 11 |  | Oregon | 6 | |
| 12 |  | Washington | 5 | |
| 13 |  | Virginia Tech | 16 | |
| 14 |  | Texas A&M | 9 | |
| 15 |  | North Carolina State | 20 | |
| 16 |  | Notre Dame | 23 | |
| 17 |  | LSU | 24 | |
| 18 |  | Arkansas | 15 | |
| 19 |  | Oklahoma State | 19 | |
| 20 |  | Arizona | 11 | |
| 21 |  | Missouri | 22 | |
| 22 |  | Louisiana | 17 | |
| 23 |  | Northwestern | 21 | |
| 24 |  | Tennessee | 18 | |
| 25 |  | Georgia Tech | NR | |
