Alabama No. 1 for record-setting 106th time; Tech drops to 13th
| 1 | Alabama (54) | 1517 | 2-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Clemson (6) | 1430 | 2-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Georgia | 1407 | 2-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 1288 | 2-0 | 4 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 1263 | 2-0 | 6 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 1227 | 2-0 | 5 |
| 7 | Auburn | 1224 | 2-0 | 7 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 1022 | 2-0 | 8 |
| 9 | Stanford | 992 | 2-0 | 10 |
| 10 | Washington | 884 | 2-0 | 9 |
| 11 | Penn State | 836 | 2-0 | 13 |
| 12 | LSU | 830 | 2-0 | 11 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | 794 | 2-0 | 12 |
| 14 | West Virginia | 793 | 2-0 | 14 |
| 15 | TCU | 678 | 2-0 | 16 |
| 16 | Mississippi State | 654 | 2-0 | 18 |
| 17 | Boise State | 500 | 2-0 | 20 |
| 18 | UCF | 494 | 2-0 | 19 |
| 19 | Michigan | 385 | 1-1 | 21 |
| 20 | Oregon | 301 | 2-0 | 23 |
| 21 | Miami (FL) | 299 | 1-1 | 22 |
| 22 | Southern California | 250 | 1-1 | 17 |
| 23 | Arizona State | 139 | 2-0 | NR |
| 24 | Oklahoma State | 119 | 2-0 | NR |
| 25 | Michigan State | 104 | 1-1 | 15 |
Others receiving votes: Utah 92, Texas A&M 90, Boston College 45, Houston 32, Maryland 30, Colorado 25, Iowa 23, Kentucky 19, Duke 10, NC State 9, Mississippi 5, Hawaii 5, Washington St. 4, South Florida 3, South Carolina 2, Florida St. 1.