| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Miami (FL) (73) | 5-0 | 1849 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 5-0 | 1707 |
| 3 | Texas (1) | 5-0 | 1698 |
| 4 | Virginia Tech | 5-0 | 1632 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 6-0 | 1552 |
| 6 | Georgia | 5-0 | 1485 |
| 7 | Oregon | 5-0 | 1390 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 5-0 | 1349 |
| 9 | Florida State | 5-1 | 1182 |
| 10 | Tennessee | 4-1 | 1132 |
| 11 | Iowa State | 5-1 | 1000 |
| 12 | Washington State | 5-1 | 998 |
| 13 | Michigan | 4-1 | 986 |
| 14 | North Carolina State | 6-0 | 877 |
| 15 | Penn State | 4-1 | 710 |
| 16 | Florida | 4-2 | 687 |
| 17 | Iowa | 5-1 | 582 |
| 18 | LSU | 4-1 | 569 |
| 19 | Kansas State | 4-1 | 435 |
| 20 | USC | 3-2 | 301 |
| 21 | Air Force | 5-0 | 298 |
| 22 | Washington | 3-2 | 293 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | 5-1 | 223 |
| 24 | Auburn | 4-1 | 222 |
| 25 | Ole Miss | 4-1 | 173 |
| USA Today Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Miami (FL) (60) | 5-0 | 1524 |
| 2 | Texas (1) | 5-0 | 1423 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 5-0 | 1405 |
| 4 | Virginia Tech | 5-0 | 1346 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 6-0 | 1260 |
| 6 | Georgia | 5-0 | 1220 |
| 7 | Oregon | 5-0 | 1147 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 5-0 | 1116 |
| 9 | Tennessee | 4-1 | 974 |
| 10 | Michigan | 4-1 | 891 |
| 11 | North Carolina State | 6-0 | 828 |
| 12 | Florida State | 5-1 | 816 |
| 13 | Washington State | 5-1 | 763 |
| 14 | Iowa State | 5-1 | 727 |
| 15 | LSU | 4-1 | 655 |
| 16 | Florida | 4-2 | 542 |
| 17 | Penn State | 4-1 | 541 |
| 18 | Washington | 3-2 | 349 |
| 19 | Air Force | 5-0 | 328 |
| 20 | Iowa | 5-1 | 317 |
| 21 | Auburn | 4-1 | 305 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | 5-1 | 285 |
| 23 | Kansas State | 4-1 | 267 |
| 24 | USC | 3-2 | 154 |
| 25 | UCLA | 4-1 | 129 |
