| AP Top 25 | ||||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PVS |
| 1 | Florida (38) | 8-0 | 1448 | 1 |
| 2 | Texas (13) | 8-0 | 1408 | 3 |
| 3 | Alabama (8) | 8-0 | 1390 | 2 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 8-0 | 1212 | 5 |
| 5 | Boise State | 8-0 | 1211 | 6 |
| 6 | TCU | 8-0 | 1147 | 8 |
| 7 | Oregon | 7-1 | 1130 | 10 |
| 8 | Iowa | 9-0 | 1127 | 7 |
| 9 | LSU | 7-1 | 1036 | 9 |
| 10 | Georgia Tech | 8-1 | 949 | 11 |
| 11 | Penn State | 8-1 | 886 | 12 |
| 12 | USC | 6-2 | 741 | 4 |
| 13 | Houston | 7-1 | 707 | 15 |
| 14 | Pittsburgh | 7-1 | 690 | 16 |
| 15 | Ohio State | 7-2 | 636 | 17 |
| 16 | Miami (FL) | 6-2 | 602 | 18 |
| 17 | Utah | 7-1 | 552 | 19 |
| 18 | Oklahoma State | 6-2 | 361 | 13 |
| 19 | Notre Dame | 6-2 | 352 | 25 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | 5-3 | 348 | 22 |
| 21 | Arizona | 5-2 | 322 | 23 |
| 22 | Virginia Tech | 5-3 | 185 | 14 |
| 23 | California | 6-2 | 181 | NR |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 6-2 | 172 | NR |
| 25 | Brigham Young | 6-2 | 130 | NR |
