| USA Today Coaches' Poll | ||||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PVS |
| 1 | Florida (47) | 11-0 | 1459 | 1 |
| 2 | Texas (4) | 11-0 | 1398 | 2 |
| 3 | Alabama (8) | 11-0 | 1388 | 3 |
| 4 | TCU | 11-0 | 1279 | 4 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 10-0 | 1224 | 5 |
| 6 | Boise State | 11-0 | 1181 | 6 |
| 7 | Georgia Tech | 10-1 | 1125 | 7 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 10-2 | 1031 | 8 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | 9-1 | 1021 | 9 |
| 10 | Oregon | 9-2 | 941 | 11 |
| 11 | Penn State | 10-2 | 843 | 12 |
| 12 | Oklahoma State | 9-2 | 815 | 13 |
| 13 | Iowa | 10-2 | 714 | 15 |
| 14 | Virginia Tech | 8-3 | 656 | 16 |
| 15 | Brigham Young | 9-2 | 510 | 18 |
| 16 | Clemson | 8-3 | 467 | 19 |
| 17 | LSU | 8-3 | 463 | 10 |
| 18 | Oregon State | 8-3 | 450 | 20 |
| 19 | Utah | 9-2 | 318 | 23 |
| 20 | Houston | 9-2 | 305 | 22 |
| 21 | Miami (FL) | 8-3 | 266 | 24 |
| 22 | USC | 7-3 | 261 | 21 |
| 23 | Nebraska | 8-3 | 191 | 25 |
| 24 | North Carolina | 8-3 | 167 | 25 |
| 25 | Mississippi | 8-3 | 165 | NR |
