| RK | TEAM | RECORD | |
| 1 | Florida (36) | 11-0 | |
| 2 | Alabama (13) | 11-0 | |
| 3 | Texas (11) | 11-0 | |
| 4 | TCU | 11-0 | |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 10-0 | |
| 6 | Boise State | 11-0 | |
| 7 | Georgia Tech | 10-1 | |
| 8 | Pittsburgh | 9-1 | |
| 9 | Ohio State | 10-2 | |
| 10 | Oregon | 9-2 | |
| 11 | Oklahoma State | 9-2 | |
| 12 | Penn State | 10-2 | |
| 13 | Iowa | 10-2 | |
| 14 | Virginia Tech | 8-3 | |
| 15 | Clemson | 8-3 | |
| 16 | Oregon State | 8-3 | |
| 17 | LSU | 8-3 | |
| 18 | Brigham Young | 9-2 | |
| 19 | Miami (FL) | 8-3 | |
| 20 | Mississippi | 8-3 | |
| 21 | California | 8-3 | |
| 22 | Utah | 9-2 | |
| 23 | North Carolina | 8-3 | |
| 24 | USC | 7-3 | |
| 25 | Houston | 9-2 |
