| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Alabama (55) | 4-0 | 1495 |
| 2 | Oregon (5) | 4-0 | 1422 |
| 3 | Clemson | 4-0 | 1354 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 5-0 | 1305 |
| 5 | Stanford | 4-0 | 1280 |
| 6 | Georgia | 3-1 | 1171 |
| 7 | Louisville | 4-0 | 1091 |
| 8 | Florida State | 4-0 | 1069 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 4-1 | 1012 |
| 10 | LSU | 4-1 | 979 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 4-0 | 838 |
| 12 | UCLA | 3-0 | 834 |
| 13 | South Carolina | 3-1 | 812 |
| 14 | Miami (FL) | 4-0 | 753 |
| 15 | Washington | 4-0 | 665 |
| 16 | Northwestern | 4-0 | 550 |
| 17 | Baylor | 3-0 | 536 |
| 18 | Florida | 3-1 | 481 |
| 19 | Michigan | 4-0 | 471 |
| 20 | Texas Tech | 4-0 | 264 |
| 21 | Oklahoma State | 3-1 | 230 |
| 22 | Arizona State | 3-1 | 192 |
| 23 | Fresno State | 4-0 | 187 |
| 24 | Ole Miss | 3-1 | 132 |
| 25 | Maryland | 4-0 | 119 |
| USA Today Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Alabama (59) | 4-0 | 1546 |
| 2 | Oregon (2) | 4-0 | 1479 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 5-0 | 1397 |
| 4 | Clemson (1) | 4-0 | 1352 |
| 5 | Stanford | 4-0 | 1325 |
| 6 | Georgia | 3-1 | 1148 |
| 7 | Louisville | 4-0 | 1147 |
| 8 | Florida State | 4-0 | 1129 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 4-1 | 1072 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 4-0 | 964 |
| 11 | LSU | 4-1 | 931 |
| 12 | South Carolina | 3-1 | 860 |
| 13 | UCLA | 3-0 | 812 |
| 14 | Miami (FL) | 4-0 | 727 |
| 15 | Northwestern | 4-0 | 620 |
| 16 | Baylor | 3-0 | 573 |
| 17 | Michigan | 4-0 | 546 |
| 18 | Washington | 4-0 | 545 |
| 19 | Florida | 3-1 | 515 |
| 20 | Oklahoma State | 3-1 | 330 |
| 21 | Fresno State | 4-0 | 270 |
| 22 | Texas Tech | 4-0 | 231 |
| 23 | Northern Illinois | 4-0 | 131 |
| 24 | Arizona State | 3-1 | 118 |
| 25 | Nebraska | 3-1 | 71 |
| ESPN.com's Power Rankings | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Alabama | 4-0 | 494 |
| 2 | Oregon | 4-0 | 484 |
| 3 | Clemson | 4-0 | 446 |
| 4 | Stanford | 4-0 | 442 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 5-0 | 428 |
| 6 | Georgia | 3-1 | 399 |
| 7 | Florida State | 4-0 | 366 |
| 8 | LSU | 4-1 | 336 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 4-1 | 335 |
| 10 | Louisville | 4-0 | 333 |
| 11 | UCLA | 3-0 | 282 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 4-0 | 269 |
| 13 | South Carolina | 3-1 | 257 |
| 14 | Miami (FL) | 4-0 | 253 |
| 15 | Washington | 4-0 | 232 |
| 16 | Baylor | 3-0 | 207 |
| 17 | Northwestern | 4-0 | 183 |
| 18 | Florida | 3-1 | 163 |
| 19 | Michigan | 4-0 | 137 |
| 20 | Texas Tech | 4-0 | 92 |
| 21 | Arizona State | 3-1 | 73 |
| 22 | Oklahoma State | 3-1 | 59 |
| 23 | Maryland | 4-0 | 57 |
| 24 | Fresno State | 4-0 | 51 |
| 25 | Ole Miss | 3-1 | 47 |
