Six SEC teams, three Big Ten teams, three ACC teams, three Big 12 teams, six Pac-12 teams, one American Athletic Conference team, one Mountain West Team, one Sun Belt team, and one Independent make up the final group of 25.
Final AP Top 25 poll
- Georgia Bulldogs
- TCU Horned Frogs
- Michigan Wolverines
- Ohio State Buckeyes
- Alabama Crimson Tide
- Tennessee Volunteers
- Penn State Nittany Lions
- Washington Huskies
- Tulane Green Wave
- Utah Utes
- Florida State Seminoles
- USC Trojans
- Clemson Tigers
- Kansas State Wildcats
- Oregon Ducks
- LSU Tigers
- Oregon State Beavers
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- Troy Trojans
- Mississippi State Bulldogs
- UCLA Bruins
- Pittsburgh Panthers
- South Carolina Gamecocks
- Fresno State Bulldogs
- Texas Longhorns