AP Top 25
| Rank | Team (First-Place Votes) | Record | Points |
| 1 | Ohio State (50) | 6-0 | 1631 |
| 2 | Miami (Fla.) (13) | 5-0 | 1582 |
| 3 | Indiana (3) | 6-0 | 1531 |
| 4 | Texas A&M | 6-0 | 1433 |
| 5 | Ole Miss | 6-0 | 1331 |
| 6 | Alabama | 5-1 | 1315 |
| 7 | Texas Tech | 6-0 | 1266 |
| 8 | Oregon | 5-1 | 1175 |
| 9 | Georgia | 5-1 | 1148 |
| 10 | LSU | 5-1 | 1012 |
| 11 | Tennessee | 5-1 | 939 |
| 12 | Georgia Tech | 6-0 | 904 |
| 13 | Notre Dame | 4-2 | 793 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 5-1 | 786 |
| 15 | BYU | 6-0 | 655 |
| 16 | Missouri | 5-1 | 649 |
| 17 | Vanderbilt | 5-1 | 547 |
| 18 | Virginia | 5-1 | 521 |
| 19 | South Florida | 5-1 | 398 |
| 20 | USC | 5-1 | 361 |
| 21 | Texas | 4-2 | 319 |
| 22 | Memphis | 6-0 | 285 |
| 23 | Utah | 5-1 | 261 |
| 24 | Cincinnati | 5-1 | 184 |
| 25 | Nebraska | 5-1 | 149 |
Others receiving votes:
Illinois 113, Michigan 73, Washington 36, UNLV 30, Navy 11, Mississippi St. 8, Tulane 2, San Diego St. 2.