| AP Top 25 |
| | W-L | PTS | PVS |
| 1 |
Alabama (55) |
12-1 |
1,495 |
2 |
| 2 |
Louisiana State (1) |
13-1 |
1,425 |
1 |
| 3 |
Oklahoma State (4) |
12-1 |
1,399 |
3 |
| 4 |
Oregon |
12-2 |
1,250 |
6 |
| 5 |
Arkansas |
11-2 |
1,198 |
7 |
| 6 |
Southern Cal |
10-2 |
1,181 |
5 |
| 7 |
Stanford |
11-2 |
1,167 |
4 |
| 8 |
Boise State |
12-1 |
1,127 |
8 |
| 9 |
South Carolina |
11-2 |
1,013 |
10 |
| 10 |
Wisconsin |
11-3 |
905 |
9 |
| 11 |
Michigan State |
11-3 |
873 |
12 |
| 12 |
Michigan |
11-2 |
839 |
13 |
| 13 |
Baylor |
10-3 |
780 |
15 |
| 14 |
Texas Christian |
11-2 |
653 |
16 |
| 15 |
Kansas State |
10-3 |
621 |
11 |
| 16 |
Oklahoma |
10-3 |
572 |
19 |
| 17 |
West Virginia |
10-3 |
547 |
23 |
| 18 |
Houston |
13-1 |
518 |
20 |
| 19 |
Georgia |
10-4 |
439 |
18 |
| 20 |
Southern Mississippi |
12-2 |
411 |
22 |
| 21 |
Virginia Tech |
11-3 |
329 |
17 |
| 22 |
Clemson |
10-4 |
188 |
14 |
| 23 |
Florida State |
9-4 |
154 |
25 |
| 24 |
Nebraska |
9-4 |
143 |
21 |
| 25 |
Cincinnati |
10-3 |
103 |
NR |
| Others receiving votes: BYU 51, Auburn 40, Northern Illinois 33, Missouri 23, Texas 15, Rutgers 3, North Dakota State 2, Penn State 2, Virginia 1.
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| USA Today Coaches Poll |
| | W-L | PTS | PVS |
| 1 |
Alabama (59) |
12-1 |
1,475 |
2 |
| 2 |
Louisiana State |
13-1 |
1,404 |
1 |
| 3 |
Oklahoma State |
12-1 |
1,367 |
3 |
| 4 |
Oregon |
12-2 |
1,290 |
5 |
| 5 |
Arkansas |
11-2 |
1,188 |
7 |
| 6 |
Boise State |
12-1 |
1,162 |
6 |
| 7 |
Stanford |
11-2 |
1,106 |
4 |
| 8 |
South Carolina |
11-2 |
1,084 |
9 |
| 9 |
Michigan |
11-2 |
925 |
12 |
| 10 |
Michigan State |
11-3 |
912 |
13 |
| 11 |
Wisconsin |
11-3 |
911 |
8 |
| 12 |
Baylor |
10-3 |
775 |
16 |
| 13 |
Texas Christian |
11-2 |
710 |
15 |
| 14 |
Houston |
13-1 |
673 |
17 |
| 15 |
Oklahoma |
10-3 |
610 |
19 |
| 16 |
Kansas State |
10-3 |
602 |
10 |
| 17 |
Virginia Tech |
11-3 |
574 |
11 |
| 18 |
West Virginia |
10-3 |
554 |
22 |
| 19 |
Southern Mississippi |
12-2 |
429 |
21 |
| 20 |
Georgia |
10-4 |
345 |
18 |
| 21 |
Cincinnati |
10-3 |
248 |
24 |
| 22 |
Clemson |
10-4 |
237 |
14 |
| 23 |
Florida State |
9-4 |
205 |
25 |
| 24 |
Nebraska |
9-4 |
144 |
20 |
| 25 |
Brigham Young |
10-3 |
79 |
NR |
| Others receiving votes: Northern Illinois 36; Missouri 33; Texas 29; Auburn 28; Rutgers 11; Penn State 10; Texas A&M 5; Virginia 4; Temple 2; Washington 2; Arkansas State 1; Florida 1; Louisiana-Lafayette 1; Mississippi State 1; Notre Dame 1; Ohio 1.
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