Top 5 SEC. 8 in top 15, 12 in top 25, with UK and Auburn receiving votes.
| 1 | Texas (17) | 31-2 | 617 | 2 | ||||
| 2 | Oklahoma (8) | 29-1 | 605 | 1 | ||||
| 3 | LSU | 29-2 | 563 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Florida | 30-4 | 554 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Texas A&M | 26-5 | 504 | 6 | ||||
| 6 | Oregon | 29-3 | 472 | 8 | ||||
| 7 | UCLA | 28-5 | 469 | 5 | ||||
| 8 | Florida State | 29-5 | 467 | 9 | ||||
| 9 | Arizona | 29-5 | 399 | T10 | ||||
| 10 | Tennessee | 26-6 | 397 | 7 | ||||
| 11 | South Carolina | 24-6 | 389 | T10 | ||||
| 12 | Virginia Tech | 25-5 | 333 | 14 | ||||
| 13 | Texas Tech | 24-9 | 315 | 12 | ||||
| 14 | Arkansas | 23-6 | 312 | 16 | ||||
| 15 | Oklahoma State | 19-7 | 289 | 13 | ||||
| 16 | Stanford | 23-3 | 256 | 17 | ||||
| 17 | Georgia | 23-8 | 248 | 15 | ||||
| 18 | Mississippi State | 27-6 | 189 | 19 | ||||
| 19 | Duke | 21-12 | 140 | 18 | ||||
| 20 | Nebraska | 23-8 | 129 | 21 | ||||
| 21 | Ole Miss | 26-6 | 122 | 20 | ||||
| 22 | Virginia | 24-8 | 97 | 23 | ||||
| 23 | Ohio State | 25-6-1 | 84 | 25 | ||||
| 24 | Liberty | 27-6 | 65 | 22 | ||||
| 25 | Alabama | 22-12 | 39 | 24 |
