| W-L | Previous | Change | ||
| 1 | Alabama (4) | 5-0 | 1 | – |
| 2 | Oregon | 5-0 | 2 | – |
| 3 | FSU | 5-0 | 3 | – |
| 4 | Georgia | 5-0 | 4 | – |
| 5 | South Carolina | 5-0 | 6 | +1 |
| 6 | LSU | 5-0 | 5 | -1 |
| 7 | Kansas State | 4-0 | 7 | – |
| 8 | West Virginia | 4-0 | 8 | – |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 4-0 | 9 | – |
| 10 | Florida | 4-0 | 10 | – |
| 11 | Texas | 4-0 | 13 | +2 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 5-0 | 14 | +2 |
| 13 | USC | 3-1 | 12 | -1 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 2-1 | 16 | +2 |
| 15 | Louisville | 5-0 | 17 | +2 |
| 16 | Clemson | 4-1 | 15 | -1 |
| 17 | Stanford | 3-1 | 11 | -6 |
| 18T | TCU | 4-0 | 19 | +1 |
| 18T | Oregon State | 3-0 | 21 | +3 |
| 20 | Miss State | 4-0 | 20 | – |
| 21 | Northwestern | 5-0 | 23 | +2 |
| 22 | Rutgers | 4-0 | 22 | – |
| 23 | Washington | 3-1 | – | +3 |
| 24 | UCLA | 4-1 | – | +2 |
| 25 | Nebraska | 4-1 | – | +1 |
| Dropped Out: Michigan St, Tennessee, Arizona | ||||
| Also receiving votes: Cincinatti, Texas Tech, Miami (FL) | ||||
| Boise State, Louisiana Tech, Ohio | ||||
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