AP poll
| Ranking | Team | Record | Points (No. 1 votes) |
| 1 | Georgia | 4-0 | 1,562 (55) |
| 2 | Michigan | 4-0 | 1,445 (1) |
| 3 | Texas | 4-0 | 1,401 (2) |
| 4 | Ohio State | 4-0 | 1,370 (1) |
| 5 | Florida State | 4-0 | 1,351 (3) |
| 6 | Penn State | 4-0 | 1,244 |
| 7 | Washington | 4-0 | 1,228 (1) |
| 8 | USC | 4-0 | 1,169 |
| 9 | Oregon | 4-0 | 1,076 |
| 10 | Utah | 4-0 | 981 |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 4-1 | 904 |
| 12 | Alabama | 3-1 | 862 |
| 13 | LSU | 3-1 | 813 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 4-0 | 716 |
| 15 | North Carolina | 4-0 | 659 |
| 16 | Washington State | 4-0 | 652 |
| 17 | Duke | 4-0 | 648 |
| 18 | Miami | 4-0 | 523 |
| 19 | Oregon State | 3-1 | 366 |
| 20 | Mississippi | 3-1 | 349 |
| 21 | Tennessee | 3-1 | 260 |
| 22 | Florida | 3-1 | 235 |
| 23 | Missouri | 4-0 | 197 |
| 24 | Kansas | 4-0 | 132 |
| 25 | Fresno State | 4-0 | 64 |
Coaches poll
| Ranking | Team | Record | Points (No. 1 votes) |
| 1 | Georgia | 4-0 | 1,592 (61) |
| 2 | Michigan | 4-0 | 1,495 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 4-0 | 1,414 (2) |
| 4 | Florida State | 4-0 | 1,390 |
| 5 | Texas | 4-0 | 1,336 |
| 6 | USC | 4-0 | 1,288 |
| 7 | Penn State | 4-0 | 1,225 |
| 8 | Washington | 4-0 | 1,194 (1) |
| 9 | Oregon | 4-0 | 1,071 |
| 10 | Utah | 4-0 | 1,010 |
| 11 | Alabama | 3-1 | 930 |
| 12 | LSU | 3-1 | 844 |
| 13 | Notre Dame | 4-1 | 837 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 4-0 | 784 |
| 15 | North Carolina | 4-0 | 698 |
| 16 | Duke | 4-0 | 605 |
| 17 | Washington State | 4-0 | 555 |
| 18 | Miami | 4-0 | 485 |
| 19 | Tennessee | 3-1 | 404 |
| 20 | Mississippi | 3-1 | 305 |
| 21 | Oregon State | 3-1 | 293 |
| 22 | Missouri | 4-0 | 140 |
| 23 | Florida | 3-1 | 134 |
| 24 | Kansas | 4-0 | 120 |
| 25 | Kansas State | 3-1 | 109 |
