| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Florida (56) | 2-0 | 1491 |
| 2 | Texas (1) | 2-0 | 1404 |
| 3 | USC (1) | 2-0 | 1396 |
| 4 | Alabama (2) | 2-0 | 1328 |
| 5 | Mississippi | 1-0 | 1145 |
| 5 | Penn State | 2-0 | 1145 |
| 7 | Brigham Young | 2-0 | 1122 |
| 8 | California | 2-0 | 1058 |
| 9 | LSU | 2-0 | 951 |
| 10 | Boise State | 2-0 | 945 |
| 11 | Ohio State | 1-1 | 840 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 1-1 | 835 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | 1-1 | 749 |
| 14 | Georgia Tech | 2-0 | 683 |
| 15 | TCU | 1-0 | 609 |
| 16 | Oklahoma State | 1-1 | 445 |
| 17 | Cincinnati | 2-0 | 407 |
| 18 | Utah | 2-0 | 405 |
| 19 | Nebraska | 2-0 | 365 |
| 20 | Miami (FL) | 1-0 | 364 |
| 21 | Houston | 2-0 | 341 |
| 22 | Kansas | 2-0 | 271 |
| 23 | Georgia | 1-1 | 260 |
| 24 | North Carolina | 2-0 | 250 |
| 25 | Michigan | 2-0 | 169 |
| USA Today Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Florida (56) | 2-0 | 1472 |
| 2 | Texas | 2-0 | 1399 |
| 3 | USC (3) | 2-0 | 1368 |
| 4 | Alabama | 2-0 | 1277 |
| 5 | Penn State | 2-0 | 1216 |
| 6 | Mississippi | 1-0 | 1060 |
| 7 | LSU | 2-0 | 1051 |
| 7 | California | 2-0 | 1051 |
| 9 | Brigham Young | 2-0 | 941 |
| 10 | Boise State | 2-0 | 913 |
| 11 | Ohio State | 1-1 | 855 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 1-1 | 794 |
| 13 | Georgia Tech | 2-0 | 771 |
| 14 | Virginia Tech | 1-1 | 709 |
| 15 | TCU | 1-0 | 648 |
| 16 | Utah | 2-0 | 533 |
| 17 | Oklahoma State | 1-1 | 485 |
| 18 | Nebraska | 2-0 | 471 |
| 19 | North Carolina | 2-0 | 341 |
| 20 | Georgia | 1-1 | 333 |
| 21 | Cincinnati | 2-0 | 328 |
| 22 | Miami (FL) | 1-0 | 291 |
| 23 | Kansas | 2-0 | 195 |
| 24 | Oregon State | 2-0 | 118 |
| 25 | Missouri | 2-0 | 104 |
| ESPN.com's Power Rankings | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Florida | 2-0 | 375 |
| 2 | Texas | 2-0 | 354 |
| 3 | USC | 2-0 | 349 |
| 4 | Alabama | 2-0 | 331 |
| 5 | Penn State | 2-0 | 294 |
| 6 | California | 2-0 | 284 |
| 7 | Mississippi | 1-0 | 280 |
| 8 | Brigham Young | 2-0 | 278 |
| 9 | Boise State | 2-0 | 244 |
| 10 | LSU | 2-0 | 241 |
| 11 | Ohio State | 1-1 | 206 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 1-1 | 197 |
| 13 | Georgia Tech | 2-0 | 187 |
| 14 | Virginia Tech | 1-1 | 181 |
| 15 | TCU | 1-0 | 167 |
| 16 | Miami (FL) | 1-0 | 143 |
| 17 | Cincinnati | 2-0 | 113 |
| 18 | Oklahoma State | 1-1 | 110 |
| 19 | Nebraska | 2-0 | 107 |
| 20 | Houston | 2-0 | 85 |
| 21 | Utah | 2-0 | 72 |
| 22 | Michigan | 2-0 | 65 |
| 23 | Georgia | 1-1 | 56 |
| 24 | Kansas | 2-0 | 44 |
| 25 | North Carolina | 2-0 | 31 |
