| Rank | Trend | School (1st Place Votes) | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — |
| 273 |
| 2 | 2 |  Miami(1) | 242 |
| 3 | 1 | 240 |
| 4 | 2 |  Penn State(1) | 239 |
| 5 | 1 | 229 |
| 6 | 3 | 228 |
| 7 | — | 197 |
| 8 | 9 | 191 |
| 9 | — | 186 |
| 10 | 1 | 172 |
| 11 | 1 | 168 |
| T-12 | 1 | 152 |
| T-12 | 2 | 152 |
| 14 | — | 110 |
| 15 | 1 | 105 |
| 16 | 2 | 98 |
| 17 | 2 | 93 |
| 18 | 6 | 81 |
| 19 | 2 | 76 |
| 20 | — | 75 |
| 21 | 4 | 58 |
| 22 | NR | 39 |
| 23 | NR | 29 |
| 24 | NR | 28 |
| 25 | NR | 26 |
Dropped Out of Top 25: Illinois (8), Utah (14), Tulane (22), Auburn (23)
Others receiving votes: Memphis 20, Utah 13, Mississippi State 12, South Florida 11, Illinois 9, Auburn 7, Navy 5, North Texas 5, Washington 4, Maryland 1, Arizona State 1
No longer receiving votes: Cal, South Carolina, SMU, Toledo, Clemson, Buffalo, Boise State, Iowa, Nebraska, Ohio
Ohio State
Georgia
Oregon
LSU
Florida State
Indiana
Oklahoma
Texas A&M
Ole Miss
Texas Tech
Texas
Georgia Tech
Iowa State
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Mizzou
Michigan
Alabama
USC
Notre Dame
BYU
Louisville
TCU