| AP Top 25 | Rec | Pts | Trend |
|---|
| 1. | Alabama (25) | 5-0 | 1523 | ↑1 |
| 2. | Georgia (28) | 5-0 | 1521 | ↓1 |
| 3. | Ohio State (10) | 5-0 | 1488 | – |
| 4. | Michigan | 5-0 | 1348 | – |
| 5. | Clemson | 5-0 | 1345 | – |
| 6. | USC | 5-0 | 1233 | – |
| 7. | Oklahoma State | 4-0 | 1182 | ↑2 |
| 8. | Tennessee | 4-0 | 1129 | – |
| 9. | Ole Miss | 5-0 | 1068 | ↑5 |
| 10. | Penn State | 5-0 | 959 | ↑1 |
| 11. | Utah | 4-1 | 884 | ↑1 |
| 12. | Oregon | 4-1 | 872 | ↑1 |
| 13. | Kentucky | 4-1 | 832 | ↓6 |
| 14. | NC State | 4-1 | 691 | ↓4 |
| 15. | Wake Forest | 4-1 | 627 | ↑7 |
| 16. | BYU | 4-1 | 604 | ↑3 |
| 17. | TCU | 4-0 | 514 | NR |
| 18. | UCLA | 5-0 | 510 | NR |
| 19. | Kansas | 5-0 | 476 | NR |
| 20. | Kansas State | 4-1 | 417 | ↑5 |
| 21. | Washington | 4-1 | 180 | ↓6 |
| 22. | Syracuse | 5-0 | 173 | NR |
| 23. | Mississippi State | 4-1 | 164 | NR |
| 24. | Cincinnati | 4-1 | 134 | NR |
| 25. | LSU | 4-1 | 108 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Washington State 91, Baylor 88, Florida State 78, Arkansas 76, James Madison 39, Florida 37, Maryland 25, Coastal Carolina 17, Minnesota 14, Tulane 9, Illinois 6, North Carolina 5, Texas A&M 4, Purdue 2, Oklahoma 2
Dropped out: No. 16 Baylor, No. 17 Texas A&M, No. 18 Oklahoma, No. 20 Arkansas, No. 21 Minnesota, No. 23 Florida State, No. 24 Pittsburgh
| AFCA Coaches Poll | Rec | Pts | Trend |
|---|
| 1. | Alabama (34) | 5-0 | 1568 | ↑1 |
| 2. | Georgia (23) | 5-0 | 1545 | ↓1 |
| 3. | Ohio State (7) | 5-0 | 1492 | – |
| 4. | Michigan | 5-0 | 1374 | – |
| 5. | Clemson | 5-0 | 1352 | – |
| 6. | USC | 5-0 | 1247 | – |
| 7. | Oklahoma State | 4-0 | 1225 | – |
| 8. | Tennessee | 4-0 | 1142 | ↑1 |
| 9. | Ole Miss | 5-0 | 1082 | ↑2 |
| 10. | Penn State | 5-0 | 990 | ↑2 |
| 11. | Utah | 4-1 | 919 | ↑2 |
| 12. | Oregon | 4-1 | 823 | ↑3 |
| 13. | Kentucky | 4-1 | 811 | ↓5 |
| 14. | NC State | 4-1 | 732 | ↓4 |
| 15. | Wake Forest | 4-1 | 668 | ↑6 |
| 16. | BYU | 4-1 | 594 | ↑4 |
| 17. | Kansas | 5-0 | 433 | NR |
| 18. | TCU | 4-0 | 425 | NR |
| 19. | UCLA | 5-0 | 421 | NR |
| 20. | Kansas State | 4-1 | 324 | NR |
| 21. | Syracuse | 5-0 | 306 | ↑4 |
| 22. | Baylor | 3-2 | 230 | ↓8 |
| 23. | Mississippi State | 4-1 | 194 | NR |
| 24. | Washington | 4-1 | 161 | ↓6 |
| 25. | Arkansas | 3-2 | 141 | ↓6 |
Others receiving votes: Cincinnati 140, LSU 89, Florida State 74, Florida 41, Washington State 38, Maryland 37, James Madison 30, Minnesota 23, Texas 22, Air Force 20, Texas A&M 20, Oklahoma 19, Coastal Carolina 11, Purdue 10, North Carolina 9, Tulane 6, Notre Dame 5, Illinois 3, UCF 2, Pittsburgh 1, Duke 1
Dropped out: No. 16 Oklahoma, No. 17 Texas A&M, No. 22 Florida State, No. 23 Minnesota, No. 24 Pittsburgh