| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | USC (25) | 0-0 | 1445 |
| 2 | Alabama (17) | 0-0 | 1411 |
| 3 | LSU (16) | 0-0 | 1402 |
| 4 | Oklahoma (1) | 0-0 | 1286 |
| 5 | Oregon | 0-0 | 1274 |
| 6 | Georgia | 0-0 | 1107 |
| 7 | Florida State | 0-0 | 1093 |
| 8 | Michigan (1) | 0-0 | 1000 |
| 9 | South Carolina | 0-0 | 994 |
| 10 | Arkansas | 0-0 | 963 |
| 11 | West Virginia | 0-0 | 856 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 0-0 | 838 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 0-0 | 742 |
| 14 | Clemson | 0-0 | 615 |
| 15 | Texas | 0-0 | 569 |
| 16 | Virginia Tech | 0-0 | 548 |
| 17 | Nebraska | 0-0 | 485 |
| 18 | Ohio State | 0-0 | 474 |
| 19 | Oklahoma State | 0-0 | 430 |
| 20 | TCU | 0-0 | 397 |
| 21 | Stanford | 0-0 | 383 |
| 22 | Kansas State | 0-0 | 300 |
| 23 | Florida | 0-0 | 214 |
| 24 | Boise State | 0-0 | 212 |
| 25 | Louisville | 0-0 | 105 |
- Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 83, Washington 55, Auburn 53, North Carolina 32, Utah 30, Georgia Tech 25, Brigham Young 22, Tennessee 15, South Florida 11, Baylor 9, Texas A&M 5, UCF 4, Missouri 3, North Carolina State 3, Cincinnati 3, Houston 1, Louisiana Tech 1, Mississippi State 1, Northern Illinois 1
| USA Today Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | LSU (18) | 0-0 | 1403 |
| 2 | Alabama (20) | 0-0 | 1399 |
| 3 | USC (19) | 0-0 | 1388 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 0-0 | 1276 |
| 5 | Oregon | 0-0 | 1258 |
| 6 | Georgia | 0-0 | 1061 |
| 7 | Florida State | 0-0 | 1055 |
| 8 | Michigan | 0-0 | 1023 |
| 9 | South Carolina | 0-0 | 981 |
| 10 | Arkansas | 0-0 | 948 |
| 11 | West Virginia | 0-0 | 833 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 0-0 | 743 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 0-0 | 717 |
| 14 | Clemson | 0-0 | 598 |
| 15 | Texas | 0-0 | 549 |
| 16 | Nebraska | 0-0 | 501 |
| 17 | TCU | 0-0 | 499 |
| 18 | Stanford | 0-0 | 497 |
| 19 | Oklahoma State | 0-0 | 476 |
| 20 | Virginia Tech | 0-0 | 461 |
| 21 | Kansas State | 0-0 | 398 |
| 22 | Boise State | 0-0 | 271 |
| 23 | Florida | 0-0 | 250 |
| 24 | Notre Dame | 0-0 | 166 |
| 25 | Auburn | 0-0 | 66 |
- Others receiving votes: Washington 64, Louisville 46, Georgia Tech 35, Cincinnati 32, Texas A&M 28, Baylor 23, Utah 22, Mississippi State 21, SOUFLA 12, NCSTATE 11, Louisiana Tech 10, Brigham Young 10, Virginia 9, Houston 7, Southern Miss 6, Rutgers 5, UCF 5, Tennessee 3, Missouri 3, FLAINTL 3, Northern Illinois 2, TEXASTECH 1
| ESPN.com's Power Rankings | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | USC | 0-0 | 483 |
| 2 | LSU | 0-0 | 482 |
| 3 | Alabama | 0-0 | 463 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 0-0 | 423 |
| 5 | Oregon | 0-0 | 422 |
| 6 | Georgia | 0-0 | 382 |
| 7 | Florida State | 0-0 | 373 |
| 8 | Michigan | 0-0 | 326 |
| 9 | West Virginia | 0-0 | 320 |
| 10 | South Carolina | 0-0 | 312 |
| 11 | Arkansas | 0-0 | 286 |
| 12 | Michigan State | 0-0 | 281 |
| 13 | Stanford | 0-0 | 217 |
| 14 | Ohio State | 0-0 | 200 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 0-0 | 185 |
| 16 | Clemson | 0-0 | 167 |
| 17 | Texas | 0-0 | 163 |
| 18 | TCU | 0-0 | 163 |
| 19 | Virginia Tech | 0-0 | 142 |
| 20 | Kansas State | 0-0 | 141 |
| 21 | Nebraska | 0-0 | 135 |
| 22 | Oklahoma State | 0-0 | 116 |
| 23 | Florida | 0-0 | 92 |
| 24 | Boise State | 0-0 | 72 |
| 25 | Notre Dame | 0-0 | 36 |
- Others receiving votes: Louisville, Washington, Auburn, North Carolina State, Tennessee, South Florida, Utah, North Carolina, Georgia Tech, Cincinnati, Brigham Young, Texas A&M, Mississippi State, Rutgers
