| Rank | Teams | Schedules/Results | Points | Prev |
| 1 | LSUOverall: 13-0 Conference: 9-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
11/25 defeated Arkansas 41-17 12/03 defeated Georgia 42-10 |
1500 | 1 |
| 2 | AlabamaOverall: 11-1 Conference: 7-1 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
11/19 defeated Georgia Southern 45-21 11/26 defeated Auburn 42-14 |
1418 | 2 |
| 3 | Oklahoma StateOverall: 11-1 Conference: 8-1 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
11/18 lost to Iowa State 31-37 12/03 defeated Oklahoma 44-10 |
1400 | 3 |
| 4 | StanfordOverall: 11-1 Conference: 8-1 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
11/19 defeated California 31-28 11/26 defeated Notre Dame 28-14 |
1283 | 4 |
| 5 | Southern CaliforniaOverall: 10-2 Conference: 7-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
11/19 defeated Oregon 38-35 11/26 defeated UCLA 50-0 |
1179 | 9 |
| 6 | OregonOverall: 11-2 Conference: 9-1 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
11/26 defeated Oregon State 49-21 12/02 defeated UCLA 49-31 |
1170 | 8 |
| 7 | ArkansasOverall: 10-2 Conference: 6-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
11/19 defeated Mississippi State 44-17 11/25 lost to LSU 17-41 |
1148 | 6 |
| 8 | Boise StateOverall: 11-1 Conference: 6-1 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
11/26 defeated Wyoming 36-14 12/03 defeated New Mexico 45-0 |
1107 | 9 |
| 9 | WisconsinOverall: 11-2 Conference: 7-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
11/26 defeated Penn State 45-7 12/03 defeated Michigan State 42-39 |
1038 | 15 |
| 10 | South CarolinaOverall: 10-2 Conference: 6-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
11/19 defeated The Citadel 41-20 11/26 defeated Clemson 34-13 |
946 | 14 |
| 11 | Kansas StateOverall: 10-2 Conference: 7-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
11/19 defeated Texas 17-13 12/03 defeated Iowa State 30-23 |
829 | 16 |
| 12 | Michigan StateOverall: 10-3 Conference: 7-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
11/26 defeated Northwestern 31-17 12/03 lost to Wisconsin 39-42 |
733 | 11 |
| 13 | MichiganOverall: 10-2 Conference: 6-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
11/19 defeated Nebraska 45-17 11/26 defeated Ohio State 40-34 |
707 | 17 |
| 14 | ClemsonOverall: 10-3 Conference: 7-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
11/26 lost to South Carolina 13-34 12/03 defeated Virginia Tech 38-10 |
663 | 21 |
| 15 | BaylorOverall: 9-3 Conference: 6-3 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
11/26 defeated Texas Tech 66-42 12/03 defeated Texas 48-24 |
656 | 19 |
| 16 | TCUOverall: 10-2 Conference: 7-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
11/19 defeated Colorado State 34-10 12/03 defeated UNLV 56-9 |
632 | 18 |
| 17 | Virginia TechOverall: 11-2 Conference: 7-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
11/26 defeated Virginia 38-0 12/03 lost to Clemson 10-38 |
591 | 5 |
| 18 | GeorgiaOverall: 10-3 Conference: 7-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
11/26 defeated Georgia Tech 31-17 12/03 lost to LSU 10-42 |
566 | 12 |
| 19 | OklahomaOverall: 9-3 Conference: 6-3 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
11/26 defeated Iowa State 26-6 12/03 lost to Oklahoma State 10-44 |
386 | 13 |
| 20 | HoustonOverall: 12-1 Conference: 8-1 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
11/25 defeated Tulsa 48-16 12/03 lost to Southern Mississippi 28-49 |
370 | 7 |
| 21 | NebraskaOverall: 9-3 Conference: 5-3 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
11/19 lost to Michigan 17-45 11/25 defeated Iowa 20-7 |
363 | 20 |
| 22 | Southern MississippiOverall: 11-2 Conference: 7-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
11/26 defeated Memphis 44-7 12/03 defeated Houston 49-28 |
336 | 24 |
| 23 | West VirginiaOverall: 9-3 Conference: 5-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
11/25 defeated Pittsburgh 21-20 12/01 defeated South Florida 30-27 |
199 | 22 |
| 24 | Penn StateOverall: 9-3 Conference: 6-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
11/19 defeated Ohio State 20-14 11/26 lost to Wisconsin 7-45 |
129 | 23 |
| 25 | Florida StateOverall: 8-4 Conference: 5-3 Statistics | Schedule | Roster |
11/19 lost to Virginia 13-14 11/26 defeated Florida 21-7 |
49 | 25 |
| Others Receiving Votes: Notre Dame (8-4) 23; Cincinnati (9-3) 22; Arkansas State (10-2) 18; Brigham Young (9-3) 12; Georgia Tech (8-4) 7; Northern Illinois (10-3) 7; Virginia (8-4) 5; Missouri (7-5) 5; Tulsa (8-4) 2; Louisville (7-5) 1 | ||||
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