| AP Top 25 | Rec | Pts | Trend |
|---|
| 1. | Georgia (32) | 6-0 | 1535 | ↑1 |
| 2. | Ohio State (20) | 6-0 | 1507 | ↑1 |
| 3. | Alabama (11) | 6-0 | 1489 | ↓2 |
| 4. | Clemson | 6-0 | 1348 | ↑1 |
| 5. | Michigan | 6-0 | 1319 | ↓1 |
| 6. | Tennessee | 5-0 | 1232 | ↑2 |
| 7. | USC | 6-0 | 1214 | ↓1 |
| 8. | Oklahoma State | 5-0 | 1150 | ↓1 |
| 9. | Ole Miss | 6-0 | 1061 | – |
| 10. | Penn State | 5-0 | 974 | – |
| 11. | UCLA | 6-0 | 907 | ↑7 |
| 12. | Oregon | 5-1 | 893 | – |
| 13. | TCU | 5-0 | 819 | ↑4 |
| 14. | Wake Forest | 5-1 | 748 | ↑1 |
| 15. | NC State | 5-1 | 746 | ↓1 |
| 16. | Mississippi State | 5-1 | 589 | ↑7 |
| 17. | Kansas State | 5-1 | 559 | ↑3 |
| 18. | Syracuse | 5-0 | 393 | ↑4 |
| 19. | Kansas | 5-1 | 330 | – |
| 20. | Utah | 4-2 | 328 | ↓9 |
| 21. | Cincinnati | 5-1 | 257 | ↑3 |
| 22. | Kentucky | 4-2 | 150 | ↓9 |
| 22. | Texas | 4-2 | 150 | NR |
| 24. | Illinois | 5-1 | 117 | NR |
| 25. | James Madison | 5-0 | 105 | NR |
Others receiving votes: North Carolina 98, Baylor 91, Coastal Carolina 61, BYU 61, Notre Dame 58, Florida 56, Tulane 42, Purdue 34, Florida State 18, South Carolina 12, Washington State 10, Minnesota 5, Maryland 4, LSU 4, San José State 1
Dropped out: No. 16 BYU, No. 21 Washington, No. 25 LSU
| AFCA Coaches Poll | Rec | Pts | Trend |
|---|
| 1. | Alabama (35) | 6-0 | 1540 | – |
| 2. | Georgia (18) | 6-0 | 1516 | – |
| 3. | Ohio State (10) | 6-0 | 1477 | – |
| 4. | Michigan | 6-0 | 1354 | – |
| 5. | Clemson | 6-0 | 1328 | – |
| 6. | USC | 6-0 | 1219 | – |
| 7. | Oklahoma State | 5-0 | 1197 | – |
| 8. | Tennessee | 5-0 | 1168 | – |
| 9. | Ole Miss | 6-0 | 1075 | – |
| 10. | Penn State | 5-0 | 992 | – |
| 11. | Oregon | 5-1 | 885 | ↑1 |
| 12. | UCLA | 6-0 | 815 | ↑7 |
| 13. | NC State | 5-1 | 808 | ↑1 |
| 14. | Wake Forest | 5-1 | 776 | ↑1 |
| 15. | TCU | 5-0 | 765 | ↑3 |
| 16. | Kansas State | 5-1 | 539 | ↑4 |
| 17. | Mississippi State | 5-1 | 533 | ↑6 |
| 18. | Syracuse | 5-0 | 424 | ↑3 |
| 19. | Utah | 4-2 | 364 | ↓8 |
| 20. | Kansas | 5-1 | 290 | ↓3 |
| 21. | Cincinnati | 5-1 | 248 | NR |
| 22. | Kentucky | 4-2 | 219 | ↓9 |
| 23. | Baylor | 3-2 | 210 | ↓1 |
| 24. | Texas | 4-2 | 155 | NR |
| 25. | North Carolina | 5-1 | 99 | NR |
Others receiving votes: BYU 82, Illinois 77, James Madison 70, Coastal Carolina 55, Florida 52, Tulane 32, South Carolina 21, Minnesota 14, Notre Dame 13, UCF 10, Maryland 8, Purdue 7, Washington State 7, Washington 7, Texas A&M 7, Liberty 5, LSU 5, Florida State 4, Pittsburgh 2, San José State 1
Dropped out: No. 16 BYU, No. 24 Washington, No. 25 Arkansas