| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 1-0 | 1647 | 63 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| 2 | Michigan | 1-0 | 1534 | 1 | 2 | — | 2/2 |
| 3 | Alabama | 1-0 | 1515 | 2 | 3 | — | 3/3 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 1-0 | 1422 | 0 | 4 | — | 4/4 |
| 5 | Florida State | 1-0 | 1388 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5/8 |
| 6 | Southern California | 2-0 | 1283 | 0 | 6 | — | 6/6 |
| 7 | Penn State | 1-0 | 1216 | 0 | 7 | — | 7/7 |
| 8 | Washington | 1-0 | 1115 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8/11 |
| 9 | Tennessee | 1-0 | 1099 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9/10 |
| 10 | Texas | 1-0 | 957 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 10/12 |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 2-0 | 950 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 11/13 |
| 12 | Utah | 1-0 | 924 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 12/14 |
| 13 | Oregon | 1-0 | 904 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 13/15 |
| 14 | Louisiana State | 0-1 | 738 | 0 | 5 | -9 | 5/14 |
| 15 | Kansas State | 1-0 | 630 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 15/17 |
| 16 | North Carolina | 1-0 | 546 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 16/20 |
| 17 | Oklahoma | 1-0 | 543 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 17/19 |
| 18 | Oregon State | 1-0 | 499 | 0 | 18 | — | 18/18 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 1-0 | 445 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 19/21 |
| 20 | Mississippi | 1-0 | 411 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 20/22 |
| 21 | Clemson | 0-1 | 287 | 0 | 9 | -12 | 9/21 |
| 22 | Tulane | 1-0 | 255 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 22/23 |
| 23 | Texas A&M | 1-0 | 236 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 23/25 |
| 24 | Duke | 1-0 | 222 | 0 | NR | 30 | 24/NR |
| 25 | Colorado | 1-0 | 161 | 0 | NR | — | 25/NR |
Dropped out
No. 16 Texas Christian; No. 24 Texas Tech.
Others receiving votes:
Iowa 111; Pittsburgh 53; Kentucky 50; UCLA 44; Texas Christian 40; Fresno State 30; Miami 22; Auburn 22; Arkansas 18; Maryland 14; Missouri 13; Troy 11; Oklahoma State 11; NC State 10; Illinois 9; Wyoming 8; Washington State 7; Wake Forest 7; Air Force 7; Minnesota 6; Mississippi State 5; South Carolina 4; Kansas 4; Texas Tech 3; Southern Methodist 3; Central Florida 3; Houston 2; Texas-San Antonio 1; Michigan State 1; Memphis 1; Louisville 1; James Madison 1; Arizona 1.
