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