| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Florida (50) | 5-0 | 1490 |
| 2 | Alabama (10) | 6-0 | 1430 |
| 3 | Texas | 5-0 | 1395 |
| 4 | Virginia Tech | 5-1 | 1283 |
| 5 | Boise State | 5-0 | 1199 |
| 6 | USC | 4-1 | 1161 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 5-1 | 1048 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 5-0 | 1038 |
| 9 | Miami (FL) | 4-1 | 970 |
| 10 | LSU | 5-1 | 947 |
| 11 | Iowa | 6-0 | 919 |
| 12 | TCU | 5-0 | 917 |
| 13 | Oregon | 5-1 | 776 |
| 14 | Penn State | 5-1 | 597 |
| 15 | Nebraska | 4-1 | 576 |
| 16 | Oklahoma State | 4-1 | 559 |
| 17 | Kansas | 5-0 | 551 |
| 18 | Brigham Young | 5-1 | 490 |
| 19 | Georgia Tech | 5-1 | 453 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | 3-2 | 432 |
| 21 | South Florida | 5-0 | 330 |
| 22 | South Carolina | 5-1 | 319 |
| 23 | Houston | 4-1 | 192 |
| 24 | Utah | 4-1 | 76 |
| 25 | Notre Dame | 4-1 | 75 |
| USA Today Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Florida (53) | 5-0 | 1468 |
| 2 | Texas (1) | 5-0 | 1402 |
| 3 | Alabama (5) | 6-0 | 1378 |
| 4 | Virginia Tech | 5-1 | 1241 |
| 5 | USC | 4-1 | 1175 |
| 6 | Boise State | 5-0 | 1170 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 5-1 | 1122 |
| 8 | TCU | 5-0 | 979 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 5-0 | 973 |
| 10 | LSU | 5-1 | 944 |
| 11 | Miami (FL) | 4-1 | 847 |
| 12 | Iowa | 6-0 | 785 |
| 13 | Penn State | 5-1 | 782 |
| 14 | Oklahoma State | 4-1 | 676 |
| 15 | Kansas | 5-0 | 640 |
| 16 | Oregon | 5-1 | 620 |
| 17 | Nebraska | 4-1 | 491 |
| 18 | Oklahoma | 3-2 | 447 |
| 19 | Brigham Young | 5-1 | 441 |
| 20 | Georgia Tech | 5-1 | 420 |
| 21 | South Florida | 5-0 | 305 |
| 22 | South Carolina | 5-1 | 279 |
| 23 | Houston | 4-1 | 96 |
| 24 | Missouri | 4-1 | 90 |
| 25 | Notre Dame | 4-1 | 76 |
| ESPN.com's Power Rankings | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Florida | 6-0 | 370 |
| 2 | Alabama | 7-0 | 364 |
| 3 | Texas | 6-0 | 343 |
| 4 | Virginia Tech | 5-2 | 329 |
| 5 | USC | 5-1 | 300 |
| 6 | Boise State | 6-0 | 294 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 5-2 | 268 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 6-0 | 259 |
| 9 | Miami (FL) | 5-1 | 251 |
| 10 | Iowa | 7-0 | 250 |
| 11 | TCU | 6-0 | 229 |
| 12 | LSU | 5-1 | 223 |
| 13 | Oregon | 5-1 | 206 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 4-2 | 166 |
| 15 | Penn State | 6-1 | 156 |
| 16 | Oklahoma | 3-3 | 120 |
| 17 | Kansas | 5-1 | 118 |
| 18 | Oklahoma State | 5-1 | 110 |
| 19 | Brigham Young | 6-1 | 109 |
| 20 | Georgia Tech | 6-1 | 108 |
| 21 | South Florida | 5-1 | 90 |
| 22 | South Carolina | 5-2 | 56 |
| 23 | Houston | 5-1 | 54 |
| 24 | Notre Dame | 4-2 | 47 |
| 25 | Pittsburgh | 6-1 | 16 |
