AP Top 25
| Rank | School | Record | Points |
| 1 | Georgia (58) | 1-0 | 1,569 |
| 2 | Michigan (2) | 1-0 | 1,485 |
| 3 | Alabama | 1-0 | 1,424 |
| 4 | Florida State (3) | 1-0 | 1,384 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 1-0 | 1,308 |
| 6 | Southern California | 2-0 | 1,255 |
| 7 | Penn State | 1-0 | 1,212 |
| 8 | Washington | 1-0 | 1,107 |
| 9 | Tennessee | 1-0 | 975 |
| 10 | Notre Dame | 2-0 | 967 |
| 11 | Texas | 1-0 | 935 |
| 12 | Utah | 1-0 | 919 |
| 13 | Oregon | 1-0 | 823 |
| 14 | LSU | 0-1 | 706 |
| 15 | Kansas State | 1-0 | 579 |
| 16 | Oregon State | 1-0 | 558 |
| 17 | North Carolina | 1-0 | 551 |
| 18 | Oklahoma | 1-0 | 426 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 1-0 | 407 |
| 20 | Mississippi | 1-0 | 379 |
| 21 | Duke | 1-0 | 343 |
| 22 | Colorado | 1-0 | 269 |
| 23 | Texas A&M | 1-0 | 267 |
| 24 | Tulane | 1-0 | 241 |
| 25 | Clemson | 0-1 | 141 |
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:
Iowa 73, UCLA 55, Arkansas 28, TCU 27, Kentucky 15, Pittsburgh 8, Mississippi St. 5, Miami 4, NC State 4, Auburn 3, Troy 3, Fresno St. 3, Minnesota 3, Wyoming 3, Iowa St. 2, Texas St. 2, Texas Tech 1, Louisville 1, Washington St. 1, Illinois 1, Houston 1, UCF 1, James Madison 1.