| Rank |
Team (First-Place Votes) |
Record |
Points |
Previous |
| 1 |
Georgia (61) |
6-0 |
1597 |
1 |
| 2 |
Michigan |
6-0 |
1512 |
2 |
| 3 |
Ohio State (2) |
5-0 |
1443 |
3 |
| 4 |
Florida State |
5-0 |
1411 |
5 |
| 5 |
Penn State |
5-0 |
1300 |
6 |
| 6 |
Washington (1) |
5-0 |
1246 |
8 |
| 7 |
Oklahoma |
6-0 |
1200 |
12 |
| 8 |
Oregon |
5-0 |
1168 |
9 |
| 9 |
Southern California |
6-0 |
1121 |
7 |
| 10 |
Alabama |
5-1 |
1025 |
10 |
| 11 |
Texas |
5-1 |
982 |
4 |
| 12 |
North Carolina |
5-0 |
912 |
13 |
| 13 |
Mississippi |
5-1 |
764 |
15 |
| 14 |
Oregon State |
5-1 |
713 |
16 |
| 15 |
Louisville |
6-0 |
651 |
25 |
| 16 |
Utah |
4-1 |
600 |
19 |
| 17 |
Tennessee |
4-1 |
587 |
18 |
| 18 |
Duke |
4-1 |
451 |
21 |
| 19 |
Washington State |
4-1 |
370 |
14 |
| 20 |
LSU |
4-2 |
355 |
23 |
| 21 |
Notre Dame |
5-2 |
324 |
11 |
| 22 |
UCLA |
4-1 |
276 |
NR |
| 23 |
Kentucky |
5-1 |
159 |
20 |
| 24 |
Kansas |
5-1 |
120 |
NR |
| 25 |
Missouri |
5-1 |
78 |
22 |
Dropped Out
No. 17 Miami; No. 24 Fresno State.
Others Receiving Votes
Miami 74; Wyoming 60; Air Force 58; Iowa 57; Maryland 37; Clemson 33; West Virginia 24; Wisconsin 23; Texas A&M 22; Tulane 18; James Madison 9; Brigham Young 9; Fresno State 4; Ohio 2; Memphis 2; Florida 2; Liberty 1.
