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