AP Top 25
| Rank | Team (First-Place Votes) | Record | Points |
| 1 | Georgia (49) | 9-0 | 1558 |
| 2 | Michigan (9) | 9-0 | 1485 |
| 3 | Ohio State (3) | 9-0 | 1453 |
| 4 | Florida State (2) | 9-0 | 1411 |
| 5 | Washington | 9-0 | 1333 |
| 6 | Oregon | 8-1 | 1240 |
| 7 | Texas | 8-1 | 1190 |
| 8 | Alabama | 8-1 | 1143 |
| 9 | Penn State | 8-1 | 1075 |
| 10 | Ole Miss | 8-1 | 1027 |
| 11 | Louisville | 8-1 | 926 |
| 12 | Oregon State | 7-2 | 772 |
| 13 | Utah | 7-2 | 734 |
| 14 | Tennessee | 7-2 | 703 |
| 15 | Oklahoma State | 7-2 | 660 |
| 16 | Missouri | 7-2 | 644 |
| 17 | Oklahoma | 7-2 | 547 |
| 18 | LSU | 6-3 | 532 |
| 19 | Kansas | 7-2 | 496 |
| 20 | Tulane | 8-1 | 351 |
| 21 | James Madison | 9-0 | 294 |
| 22 | Notre Dame | 7-3 | 270 |
| 23 | Arizona | 6-3 | 176 |
| 24 | North Carolina | 7-2 | 95 |
| 25 | Liberty | 9-0 | 85 |
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:
Fresno St. 73, Kansas St. 73, Southern Cal 46, Air Force 26, Toledo 25, UCLA 11, Iowa 6, SMU 5, Duke 4, West Virginia 3, Texas A&M 1, NC State 1, Clemson 1.