| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Florida (55) | 3-0 | 1488 |
| 2 | Texas (2) | 3-0 | 1428 |
| 3 | Alabama (3) | 3-0 | 1390 |
| 4 | Mississippi | 2-0 | 1213 |
| 5 | Penn State | 3-0 | 1212 |
| 6 | California | 3-0 | 1169 |
| 7 | LSU | 3-0 | 1120 |
| 8 | Boise State | 3-0 | 1038 |
| 9 | Miami (FL) | 2-0 | 920 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 2-1 | 862 |
| 11 | Virginia Tech | 2-1 | 852 |
| 12 | USC | 2-1 | 825 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 2-1 | 810 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 3-0 | 739 |
| 15 | TCU | 2-0 | 674 |
| 16 | Oklahoma State | 2-1 | 478 |
| 17 | Houston | 2-0 | 455 |
| 18 | Florida State | 2-1 | 363 |
| 19 | Brigham Young | 2-1 | 349 |
| 20 | Kansas | 3-0 | 347 |
| 21 | Georgia | 2-1 | 318 |
| 22 | North Carolina | 3-0 | 271 |
| 23 | Michigan | 3-0 | 247 |
| 24 | Washington | 2-1 | 194 |
| 25 | Nebraska | 2-1 | 132 |
| USA Today Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Florida (59) | 3-0 | 1475 |
| 2 | Texas | 3-0 | 1412 |
| 3 | Alabama | 3-0 | 1355 |
| 4 | Penn State | 3-0 | 1274 |
| 5 | Mississippi | 2-0 | 1182 |
| 6 | California | 3-0 | 1149 |
| 7 | LSU | 3-0 | 1122 |
| 8 | Boise State | 3-0 | 976 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 2-1 | 917 |
| 10 | USC | 2-1 | 905 |
| 11 | Ohio State | 2-1 | 900 |
| 12 | Virginia Tech | 2-1 | 853 |
| 13 | Miami (FL) | 2-0 | 724 |
| 14 | TCU | 2-0 | 701 |
| 15 | Cincinnati | 3-0 | 580 |
| 16 | Oklahoma State | 2-1 | 576 |
| 17 | Georgia | 2-1 | 457 |
| 18 | North Carolina | 3-0 | 445 |
| 19 | Kansas | 3-0 | 381 |
| 20 | Brigham Young | 2-1 | 279 |
| 21 | Missouri | 3-0 | 214 |
| 22 | Michigan | 3-0 | 205 |
| 23 | Houston | 2-0 | 160 |
| 24 | Nebraska | 2-1 | 158 |
| 25 | Florida State | 2-1 | 154 |
| ESPN.com's Power Rankings | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Florida | 3-0 | 371 |
| 2 | Texas | 3-0 | 353 |
| 3 | Alabama | 3-0 | 352 |
| 4 | California | 3-0 | 303 |
| 5 | Penn State | 3-0 | 301 |
| 6 | Mississippi | 2-0 | 293 |
| 7 | LSU | 3-0 | 290 |
| 8 | Miami (FL) | 2-0 | 272 |
| 9 | Boise State | 3-0 | 265 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 2-1 | 209 |
| 11 | USC | 2-1 | 208 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 2-1 | 199 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | 2-1 | 193 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 3-0 | 187 |
| 15 | TCU | 2-0 | 178 |
| 16 | Houston | 2-0 | 132 |
| 17 | Oklahoma State | 2-1 | 119 |
| 18 | Florida State | 2-1 | 112 |
| 19 | Michigan | 3-0 | 94 |
| 20 | Brigham Young | 2-1 | 80 |
| 21 | Kansas | 3-0 | 78 |
| 22 | Georgia | 2-1 | 76 |
| 23 | North Carolina | 3-0 | 60 |
| 24 | Auburn | 3-0 | 32 |
| 25 | Nebraska | 2-1 | 20 |
