| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Alabama (48) | 2-0 | 1486 |
| 2 | USC (8) | 2-0 | 1414 |
| 3 | LSU (4) | 2-0 | 1404 |
| 4 | Oregon | 2-0 | 1299 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 2-0 | 1160 |
| 5 | Florida State | 2-0 | 1160 |
| 7 | Georgia | 2-0 | 1155 |
| 8 | South Carolina | 2-0 | 1025 |
| 9 | West Virginia | 1-0 | 1017 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 2-0 | 995 |
| 11 | Clemson | 2-0 | 868 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 2-0 | 772 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | 2-0 | 734 |
| 14 | Texas | 2-0 | 716 |
| 15 | Kansas State | 2-0 | 714 |
| 16 | TCU | 1-0 | 542 |
| 17 | Michigan | 1-1 | 429 |
| 18 | Florida | 2-0 | 427 |
| 19 | Louisville | 2-0 | 316 |
| 20 | Notre Dame | 2-0 | 310 |
| 21 | Stanford | 2-0 | 260 |
| 22 | UCLA | 2-0 | 250 |
| 23 | Tennessee | 2-0 | 177 |
| 24 | Arizona | 2-0 | 149 |
| 25 | Brigham Young | 2-0 | 110 |
| USA Today Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Alabama (42) | 2-0 | 1455 |
| 2 | LSU (5) | 2-0 | 1380 |
| 3 | USC (11) | 2-0 | 1363 |
| 4 | Oregon (1) | 2-0 | 1292 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 2-0 | 1203 |
| 6 | Florida State | 2-0 | 1153 |
| 7 | Georgia | 2-0 | 1120 |
| 8 | West Virginia | 1-0 | 1024 |
| 9 | South Carolina | 2-0 | 1008 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 2-0 | 950 |
| 11 | Clemson | 2-0 | 904 |
| 12 | Texas | 2-0 | 730 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | 2-0 | 704 |
| 14 | Kansas State | 2-0 | 696 |
| 15 | TCU | 1-0 | 649 |
| 16 | Stanford | 2-0 | 455 |
| 17 | Florida | 2-0 | 452 |
| 18 | Michigan | 1-1 | 440 |
| 19 | Notre Dame | 2-0 | 398 |
| 20 | Louisville | 2-0 | 280 |
| 21 | Arkansas | 1-1 | 246 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | 1-1 | 151 |
| 23 | UCLA | 2-0 | 147 |
| 24 | Nebraska | 1-1 | 135 |
| 25 | Arizona | 2-0 | 120 |
| ESPN.com's Power Rankings | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Alabama | 2-0 | 496 |
| 2 | USC | 2-0 | 473 |
| 3 | LSU | 2-0 | 463 |
| 4 | Oregon | 2-0 | 441 |
| 5 | Georgia | 2-0 | 395 |
| 6 | Florida State | 2-0 | 391 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 2-0 | 379 |
| 8 | West Virginia | 1-0 | 365 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 2-0 | 333 |
| 10 | South Carolina | 2-0 | 314 |
| 11 | Ohio State | 2-0 | 284 |
| 12 | Clemson | 2-0 | 279 |
| 13 | Kansas State | 2-0 | 252 |
| 14 | Texas | 2-0 | 234 |
| 15 | Virginia Tech | 2-0 | 228 |
| 16 | TCU | 1-0 | 162 |
| 17 | Michigan | 1-1 | 146 |
| 18 | Florida | 2-0 | 145 |
| 19 | Notre Dame | 2-0 | 124 |
| 20 | UCLA | 2-0 | 107 |
| 21 | Stanford | 2-0 | 100 |
| 22 | Tennessee | 2-0 | 99 |
| 23 | Louisville | 2-0 | 80 |
| 24 | Arizona | 2-0 | 46 |
| 25 | Brigham Young | 2-0 | 41 |
| ESPNU Fan Rankings | |
| RK | TEAM |
| 1 | Alabama |
| 2 | LSU |
| 3 | Oregon |
| 4 | Florida State |
| 5 | Georgia |
| 6 | South Carolina |
| 7 | West Virginia |
| 8 | USC |
| 9 | Oklahoma |
| 10 | Kansas State |
| 11 | Ohio State |
| 12 | Clemson |
| 13 | Michigan State |
| 14 | Texas |
| 15 | Notre Dame |
| 16 | Florida |
| 17 | Stanford |
| 18 | TCU |
| 19 | Virginia Tech |
| 20 | Louisville |
| 21 | Tennessee |
| 22 | Michigan |
| 23 | UCLA |
| 24 | Oregon State |
| 25 | Nebraska |
