| RANK | TEAM | Game | RECORD | Previous Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | Beat LA-Lafayette 56-14 | 5-0 | 1 |
| 2 | LSU | Beat Ole Miss 45-16 | 5-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Ohio State | Beat Penn State 27-26 | 5-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Georgia | Beat Tennessee 38-12 | 5-0 | 4 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | Beat Stanford 38-17 | 5-0 | 8 |
| 6 | Clemson | Beat Syracuse 27-23 | 5-0 | 6 |
| 7 | Kentucky | Beat South Carolina 24-10 | 5-0 | 9 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | Beat Baylor 66-33 | 5-0 | 11 |
| 9 | Penn State | Lost to Ohio State 26-27 | 4-1 | 5 |
| 10 | Auburn | Beat Southern Miss 24-13 | 4-1 | 12 |
| 11 | Washington | Beat BYU 35-7 | 4-1 | 15 |
| 12 | UCF | Beat Pittsburgh 45-14 | 4-0 | 14 |
| 13 | West Virginia | Beat Texas Tech 42-34 | 4-0 | 13 |
| 14 | Stanford | Lost to Notre Dame 17-38 | 4-1 | 7 |
| 15 | Miami | Beat North Carolina 47-10 | 4-1 | 20 |
| 16 | Florida | Beat Mississippi State 13-6 | 4-1 | 23 |
| 17 | Oregon | Beat California 42-24 | 4-1 | NR |
| 18 | Texas | Beat Kansas State 19-14 | 4-1 | 19 |
| 19 | Colorado | Beat UCLA 38-16 | 4-0 | NR |
| 20 | South Florida | Bye Week | 4-0 | 22 |
| 21 | NC State | Beat Virginia 35-21 | 4-0 | NR |
| 22 | Wisconsin | Bye Week | 3-1 | 24 |
| 23 | Maryland | Bye Week | 4-1 | 25 |
| 24 | Syracuse | Lost to Clemson 23-27 | 4-1 | 10 |
| 25 | LA Tech | Beat North Texas 29-27 | 3-1 | NR |
Teams that fell of my rankings: 16 Texas Tech (Lost to West Virginia 34-42), 17 Duke (Lost to Virginia Tech 14-31), 18 BYU (Lost to Washington 7-35), 21 Buffalo (Lost to Army 13-42)
