| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | LSU (60) | 12-2 | 1620 |
| 2 | Georgia (3) | 11-2 | 1515 |
| 3 | USC (1) | 11-2 | 1500 |
| 4 | Missouri | 12-2 | 1347 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 11-2 | 1346 |
| 6 | West Virginia | 11-2 | 1342 |
| 7 | Kansas (1) | 12-1 | 1303 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 11-3 | 1139 |
| 9 | Virginia Tech | 11-3 | 1096 |
| 10 | Texas | 10-3 | 962 |
| 10 | Boston College | 11-3 | 962 |
| 12 | Tennessee | 10-4 | 904 |
| 13 | Florida | 9-4 | 685 |
| 14 | Brigham Young | 11-2 | 654 |
| 15 | Auburn | 9-4 | 648 |
| 16 | Arizona State | 10-3 | 587 |
| 17 | Cincinnati | 10-3 | 566 |
| 18 | Michigan | 9-4 | 508 |
| 19 | Hawaii | 12-1 | 460 |
| 20 | Illinois | 9-4 | 443 |
| 21 | Clemson | 9-4 | 353 |
| 22 | Texas Tech | 9-4 | 308 |
| 23 | Oregon | 9-4 | 253 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 9-4 | 202 |
| 25 | Oregon State | 9-4 | 110 |
| USA Today Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | LSU (60) | 12-2 | 1500 |
| 2 | USC | 11-2 | 1380 |
| 3 | Georgia | 11-2 | 1370 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 11-2 | 1287 |
| 5 | Missouri | 12-2 | 1241 |
| 6 | West Virginia | 11-2 | 1239 |
| 7 | Kansas | 12-1 | 1217 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 11-3 | 1016 |
| 9 | Virginia Tech | 11-3 | 979 |
| 10 | Texas | 10-3 | 924 |
| 11 | Boston College | 11-3 | 898 |
| 12 | Tennessee | 10-4 | 826 |
| 13 | Arizona State | 10-3 | 635 |
| 14 | Auburn | 9-4 | 624 |
| 14 | Brigham Young | 11-2 | 624 |
| 16 | Florida | 9-4 | 567 |
| 17 | Hawaii | 12-1 | 427 |
| 18 | Illinois | 9-4 | 416 |
| 19 | Michigan | 9-4 | 413 |
| 20 | Cincinnati | 10-3 | 376 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 9-4 | 333 |
| 22 | Clemson | 9-4 | 319 |
| 23 | Texas Tech | 9-4 | 242 |
| 24 | Oregon | 9-4 | 192 |
| 25 | Penn State | 9-4 | 127 |
