| Rank | Trend | School (1st Place Votes) | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — |
| 293 |
| 2 | — |  Penn State(1) | 271 |
| 3 | — | 266 |
| T-4 | 1 |  Miami(2) | 262 |
| T-4 | 2 | 262 |
| 6 | 2 | 251 |
| 7 | 1 | 216 |
| 8 | — | 192 |
| 9 | 3 | 185 |
| 10 | 3 | 182 |
| 11 | 7 | 169 |
| 12 | 2 | 154 |
| 13 | 7 | 123 |
| T-14 | 7 | 109 |
| T-14 | 9 | 109 |
| 16 | 1 | 105 |
| 17 | 2 | 99 |
| 18 | 3 | 87 |
| 19 | NR | 84 |
| 20 | 2 | 81 |
| 21 | NR | 55 |
| 22 | NR | 51 |
| 23 | NR | 48 |
| 24 | NR | 41 |
| 25 | NR | 30 |
Dropped Out of Top 25: Notre Dame (10), South Carolina (11), Clemson (13), South Florida (16), BYU (24), Louisville (25)
Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 27, Louisville 27, South Florida 20, Cal 15, BYU 14, South Carolina 13, SMU 9, Toledo 9, Mississippi State 8, TCU 7, Clemson 6, Buffalo 5, Memphis 4, Boise State 4, Navy 2, Iowa 2, Nebraska 1, North Texas 1, Ohio 1
No longer receiving votes: Florida, Arizona State
Ohio State
LSU
Georgia
Oregon
Florida State
Illinois
Oklahoma
Texas
Texas A&M
Ole Miss
Texas Tech
Utah
Georgia Tech
Iowa State
Indiana
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Alabama
Michigan
Tulane
Auburn
Mizzou
USC