| AP Top 25 | Rec | Pts | Trend |
|---|
| 1. | Alabama (58) | 4-0 | 1546 | – |
| 2. | Georgia (4) | 4-0 | 1492 | – |
| 3. | Oregon | 4-0 | 1411 | – |
| 4. | Penn State | 4-0 | 1283 | ↑2 |
| 5. | Iowa | 4-0 | 1277 | – |
| 6. | Oklahoma | 4-0 | 1212 | ↓2 |
| 7. | Cincinnati | 3-0 | 1154 | ↑1 |
| 8. | Arkansas | 4-0 | 1094 | ↑8 |
| 9. | Notre Dame | 4-0 | 1076 | ↑3 |
| 10. | Florida | 3-1 | 1019 | ↑1 |
| 11. | Ohio State | 3-1 | 1005 | ↓1 |
| 12. | Ole Miss | 3-0 | 852 | ↑1 |
| 13. | BYU | 4-0 | 748 | ↑2 |
| 14. | Michigan | 4-0 | 677 | ↑5 |
| 15. | Texas A&M | 3-1 | 651 | ↓8 |
| 16. | Coastal Carolina | 4-0 | 613 | ↑1 |
| 17. | Michigan State | 4-0 | 581 | ↑3 |
| 18. | Fresno State | 4-1 | 415 | ↑4 |
| 19. | Oklahoma State | 4-0 | 341 | NR |
| 20. | UCLA | 3-1 | 316 | ↑4 |
| 21. | Baylor | 4-0 | 233 | NR |
| 22. | Auburn | 3-1 | 197 | ↑1 |
| 23. | NC State | 3-1 | 145 | NR |
| 24. | Wake Forest | 4-0 | 142 | NR |
| 25. | Clemson | 2-2 | 138 | ↓16 |
Others receiving votes: Texas 131, Maryland 91, San Diego State 57, Boston College 55, SMU 44, Kentucky 26, Iowa State 25, LSU 24, Arizona State 23, Virginia Tech 20, Wisconsin 13, Rutgers 6, Kansas State 5, UTSA 4, Oregon State 4, Louisville 3, North Carolina 1
Dropped out: No. 14 Iowa State, No. 18 Wisconsin, No. 21 North Carolina, No. 25 Kansas State
| AFCA Coaches Poll | Rec | Pts | Trend |
|---|
| 1. | Alabama (64) | 4-0 | 1624 | – |
| 2. | Georgia (1) | 4-0 | 1558 | – |
| 3. | Oregon | 4-0 | 1467 | ↑1 |
| 4. | Oklahoma | 4-0 | 1395 | ↓1 |
| 5. | Iowa | 4-0 | 1319 | ↑1 |
| 6. | Penn State | 4-0 | 1286 | ↑2 |
| 7. | Notre Dame | 4-0 | 1187 | ↑3 |
| 8. | Cincinnati | 3-0 | 1185 | ↑1 |
| 9. | Florida | 3-1 | 1101 | ↑2 |
| 10. | Ohio State | 3-1 | 1030 | ↑2 |
| 11. | Arkansas | 4-0 | 1016 | ↑7 |
| 12. | Ole Miss | 3-0 | 916 | ↑1 |
| 13. | Texas A&M | 3-1 | 744 | ↓8 |
| 14. | Michigan | 4-0 | 674 | ↑5 |
| 15. | BYU | 4-0 | 670 | ↑1 |
| 16. | Michigan State | 4-0 | 583 | ↑5 |
| 16. | Coastal Carolina | 4-0 | 583 | ↑1 |
| 18. | Oklahoma State | 4-0 | 459 | ↑4 |
| 19. | Clemson | 2-2 | 389 | ↓12 |
| 20. | UCLA | 3-1 | 312 | ↑4 |
| 21. | Fresno State | 4-1 | 251 | ↑4 |
| 22. | Auburn | 3-1 | 244 | ↑1 |
| 23. | Kentucky | 4-0 | 179 | NR |
| 24. | Baylor | 4-0 | 134 | NR |
| 25. | Wake Forest | 4-0 | 119 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Texas 101, Boston College 91, NC State 70, San Diego State 69, Maryland 59, Wisconsin 56, SMU 54, Virginia Tech 39, LSU 36, Iowa State 31, Army 23, Arizona State 12, UTSA 11, Liberty 11, North Carolina 10, UCF 9, Oregon State 7, Appalachian State 3, Louisiana 3, Louisville 2, Indiana 2, Wyoming 1
Dropped out: No. 14 Iowa State, No. 15 Wisconsin, No. 20 North Carolina