| Rank | Team | Rec |
| 1 | Ohio State (39) | (8-0) |
| 2 | Baylor (7) | (7-0) |
| 3 | Clemson (6) | (7-0) |
| 4 | LSU (5) | (7-0) |
| 5 | TCU (3) | (7-0) |
| 6 | Michigan State | (8-0) |
| 7 | Alabama (1) | (7-1) |
| 8 | Stanford | (6-1) |
| 9 | Notre Dame | (6-1) |
| 10 | Iowa | (7-0) |
| 11 | Florida | (6-1) |
| 12 | Oklahoma State | (7-0) |
| 13 | Utah | (6-1) |
| 14 | Oklahoma | (6-1) |
| 15 | Michigan | (5-2) |
| 16 | Memphis | (7-0) |
| 17 | Florida State | (6-1) |
| 18 | Houston | (7-0) |
| 19 | Ole Miss | (6-2) |
| 20 | Toledo | (7-0) |
| 21 | Temple | (7-0) |
| 22 | Duke | (6-1) |
| 23 | Pittsburgh | (6-1) |
| 24 | UCLA | (5-2) |
| 25 | Mississippi State | (6-2) |
Dropped from rankings: Texas A&M 15, California 20
Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 73, North Carolina 46, USC 33, BYU 18, Georgia 17, Wisconsin 15, Northwestern 10, Appalachian State 6, California 5, Washington State 2
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