Associated Press (Writers)
 1. Alabama (62) 13-0-0 .... 1,550
 2. Florida St. 11-1-0 ..... 1,470
 3. Miami (Fla.) 11-1-0 .... 1,410
 4. Notre Dame 10-1-1 ...... 1,375
 5. Michigan 9-0-3 ......... 1,266
 6. Syracuse 10-2-0 ........ 1,209
 7. Texas A&M 12-1-0 ....... 1,167
 8. Georgia 10-2-0 ......... 1,159
 9. Stanford 10-3-0 ........ 1,058
10. Florida 9-4-0 ..........   931
11. Washington 9-3-0 .......   892
12. Tennessee 9-3-0 ........   819
13. Colorado 9-2-1 .........   810
14. Nebraska 9-3-0 .........   771
15. Washington St. 9-3-0 ...   618
16. Mississippi 9-3-0 ......   583
17. N. Carolina St. 9-3-1 ..   582
18. Ohio St. 8-3-1 .........   493
19. North Carolina 9-3-0 ...   491
20. Hawaii 11-2-0 ..........   354
21. Boston College 8-3-1 ...   314
22. Kansas 8-4-0 ...........   183
23. Miss. State 7-5-0 ......   167
24. Fresno St. 9-4-0 .......   124
25. Wake Forest 8-4-0 ......   107

USA Today/CNN (Coaches)
 1. Alabama (60) 13-0-0 .... 1,500
 2. Florida St. 11-1-0 ..... 1,422
 3. Miami (Fla.) 11-1-0 .... 1,358
 4. Notre Dame 10-1-1 ...... 1,326
 5. Michigan 9-0-3  ........ 1,233
 6. Texas A&M 12-1-0 ....... 1,152
 7. Syracuse 10-2-0 ........ 1,138
 8. Georgia 10-2-0 ......... 1,129
 9. Stanford 10-3-0 ........   986
10. Washington 9-3-0 .......   855
11. Florida 9-4-0 ..........   844
12. Tennessee 9-3-0 ........   810
13. Colorado 9-2-1 .........   801
14. Nebraska 9-3-0 .........   749
15. N. Carolina St. 9-3-1 ..   572
16. Mississippi 9-3-0 ......   537
17. Washington St. 9-3-0 ...   501
18. Ohio St. 8-3-1 .........   470
19. Hawaii 11-2-0 ..........   444
20. North Carolina 8-3-0 ...   365
21. Boston College 8-3-1 ...   315
22. Fresno St. 9-4-0 .......   239
23. Kansas 8-4-0 ...........   201
24. Miss. State 7-5-0 ......   152
25. Penn St. 7-5-0 .........   119