| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 1-0 | 1624 | 64 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| 2 | Georgia | 1-0 | 1537 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2/5 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 1-0 | 1491 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3/4 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 1-0 | 1397 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 3/4 |
| 5 | Texas A&M | 1-0 | 1334 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5/6 |
| 6 | Clemson | 0-1 | 1239 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 2/6 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 1-0 | 1197 | 0 | 7 | — | 7/7 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 1-0 | 1113 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8/10 |
| 9 | Florida | 1-0 | 1058 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9/11 |
| 10 | Iowa State | 1-0 | 1057 | 0 | 8 | -2 | 8/10 |
| 11 | Oregon | 1-0 | 920 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 11/12 |
| 12 | Iowa | 1-0 | 914 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 12/18 |
| 13 | Penn State | 1-0 | 872 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 13/20 |
| 14 | Southern California | 1-0 | 828 | 0 | 14 | — | 14/14 |
| 15 | Texas | 1-0 | 653 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 15/19 |
| 16 | UCLA | 2-0 | 538 | 0 | NR | 26 | 16/NR |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 0-1 | 359 | 0 | 15 | -2 | 15/17 |
| 18 | Utah | 1-0 | 294 | 0 | NR | 8 | 18/NR |
| 19 | Coastal Carolina | 1-0 | 289 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 19/24 |
| 20 | Mississippi | 1-0 | 285 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 20/25 |
| 21 | Virginia Tech | 1-0 | 274 | 0 | NR | 19 | 21/NR |
| 22 | North Carolina | 0-1 | 252 | 0 | 9 | -13 | 9/22 |
| 23 | Oklahoma State | 1-0 | 243 | 0 | 22 | -1 | 22/23 |
| 24 | Miami | 0-1 | 186 | 0 | 16 | -8 | 16/24 |
| 25 | Arizona State | 1-0 | 181 | 0 | NR | 3 | 25/NR |
Schools Dropped Out — No. 13 Louisiana State; No. 17 Indiana; No. 21 Washington; No. 23 UL Lafayette.
Others Receiving Votes — Auburn 123; Michigan 99; Louisiana State 95; NC State 81; Liberty 78; Brigham Young 65; Indiana 58; Texas Christian 49; Central Florida 48; Florida State 34; Michigan State 33; Kentucky 28; Pittsburgh 20; UL Lafayette 19; Kansas State 19; Boston College 19; Appalachian State 15; Southern Methodist 14; Rutgers 11; Arkansas 11; Maryland 9; Tennessee 7; Nevada 7; Fresno State 7; Army 7; Tulane 6; Virginia 5; San Jose State 5; Missouri 5; Ball State 5; Marshall 3; UAB 2; Air Force 2; Charlotte 1.