| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Florida (64) | 13-1 | 1624 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 12-1 | 1492 |
| 3 | LSU | 11-2 | 1452 |
| 4 | USC | 11-2 | 1389 |
| 5 | Boise State (1) | 13-0 | 1383 |
| 6 | Louisville | 12-1 | 1338 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 12-1 | 1288 |
| 8 | Michigan | 11-2 | 1145 |
| 9 | Auburn | 11-2 | 1112 |
| 10 | West Virginia | 11-2 | 1035 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 11-3 | 933 |
| 12 | Rutgers | 11-2 | 884 |
| 13 | Texas | 10-3 | 772 |
| 14 | California | 10-3 | 697 |
| 15 | Arkansas | 10-4 | 677 |
| 16 | Brigham Young | 11-2 | 673 |
| 17 | Notre Dame | 10-3 | 553 |
| 18 | Wake Forest | 11-3 | 551 |
| 19 | Virginia Tech | 10-3 | 407 |
| 20 | Boston College | 10-3 | 353 |
| 21 | Oregon State | 10-4 | 291 |
| 22 | TCU | 11-2 | 279 |
| 23 | Georgia | 9-4 | 204 |
| 24 | Penn State | 9-4 | 183 |
| 25 | Tennessee | 9-4 | 181 |
| USA Today Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Florida (63) | 13-1 | 1575 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 12-1 | 1435 |
| 3 | LSU | 11-2 | 1418 |
| 4 | USC | 11-2 | 1345 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 12-1 | 1328 |
| 6 | Boise State | 13-0 | 1275 |
| 7 | Louisville | 12-1 | 1270 |
| 8 | Auburn | 11-2 | 1119 |
| 9 | Michigan | 11-2 | 1092 |
| 10 | West Virginia | 11-2 | 1012 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 11-3 | 849 |
| 12 | Rutgers | 11-2 | 841 |
| 13 | Texas | 10-3 | 791 |
| 14 | California | 10-3 | 716 |
| 15 | Brigham Young | 11-2 | 615 |
| 16 | Arkansas | 10-4 | 592 |
| 17 | Wake Forest | 11-3 | 535 |
| 18 | Virginia Tech | 10-3 | 494 |
| 19 | Notre Dame | 10-3 | 485 |
| 20 | Boston College | 10-3 | 388 |
| 21 | TCU | 11-2 | 339 |
| 22 | Oregon State | 10-4 | 206 |
| 23 | Tennessee | 9-4 | 202 |
| 24 | Hawaii | 11-3 | 152 |
| 25 | Penn State | 9-4 | 142 |
