| RANK | SCHOOL | PREVIOUS GAME | RECORD | PREVIOUS RANKING |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | W Ole Miss 62-7 | 3-0 | 1 |
| T-2 | Penn State | W Kent State 63-10 | 3-0 | 6 |
| T-2 | LSU | W #4 Auburn 22-21 | 3-0 | 16 |
| 4 | Ohio State | W #10 TCU 40-28 | 3-0 | 24 |
| 5 | Clemson | W Georgia Southern 38-7 | 3-0 | 5 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | W Iowa State 37-27 | 3-0 | 2 |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | W #14 Boise State 44-21 | 3-0 | 13 |
| 8 | Army | W #8 Hawaii 28-21 | 2-1 | NR |
| 9 | Georgia | W Middle Tennessee 49-7 | 3-0 | 7 |
| 10 | Notre Dame | W Vanderbilt 22-17 | 3-0 | 9 |
| 11 | UCF | 2-0 | 3 | |
| 12 | Auburn | L #16 LSU 21-22 | 2-1 | 4 |
| 13 | Duke | W Baylor 40-27 | 3-0 | 12 |
| 14 | Stanford | W UC Davis 30-10 | 3-0 | 11 |
| 15 | West Virginia | 2-0 | 15 | |
| 16 | BYU | W #17 Wisconsin 24-21 | 2-1 | NR |
| 17 | Miami | W Toledo 49-21 | 2-1 | 18 |
| 18 | Mississippi State | W ULL 56-10 | 3-0 | 21 |
| 19 | Texas | W USC 37-14 | 2-1 | NR |
| 20 | Hawaii | L Army 21-28 | 3-1 | 8 |
| 21 | South Florida | W Illinois 25-19 | 3-0 | 19 |
| 22 | Syracuse | W Florida State 30-7 | 3-0 | NR |
| 23 | Texas A&M | W La Monroe 48-10 | 2-1 | 25 |
| 24 | North Texas | W Arkansas 44-17 | 3-0 | NR |
| 25 | Oregon | W San Jose State 35-22 | 3-0 | NR |
Considered ranking: Washington, Washington State, Appalachian State
Photo by: Penn State
