(First place votes in parentheses)
| Number | School | Record | Points | Previous |
| 1. | USC (59) | 1-0 | 1619 | 1 |
| 2. | LSU (5) | 1-0 | 1542 | 2 |
| 3. | West Virginia (1) | 1-0 | 1449 | 3 |
| 4. | Florida | 1-0 | 1346 | 6 |
| 5. | Oklahoma | 1-0 | 1275 | 8 |
| 5. | Wisconsin | 1-0 | 1275 | 7 |
| 7. | Texas | 1-0 | 1221 | 4 |
| 8. | Louisville | 1-0 | 1152 | 10 |
| 9. | Virginia Tech | 1-0 | 1085 | 9 |
| 10. | California | 1-0 | 1080 | 12 |
| 11. | Georgia | 1-0 | 959 | 13 |
| 12. | Ohio State | 1-0 | 940 | 11 |
| 13. | UCLA | 1-0 | 736 | 14 |
| 14. | Penn State | 1-0 | 662 | 17 |
| 15. | Rutgers | 1-0 | 659 | 16 |
| 16. | Nebraska | 1-0 | 541 | 20 |
| 17. | Auburn | 1-0 | 519 | 18 |
| 18. | Arkansas | 1-0 | 450 | 21 |
| 19. | TCU | 1-0 | 384 | 22 |
| 20. | Hawaii | 1-0 | 335 | 23 |
| 21. | Georgia Tech | 1-0 | 278 | NR |
| 22. | Boise State | 1-0 | 267 | 14 |
| 23. | Texas A&M | 1-0 | 217 | 25 |
| 24. | Tennessee | 0-1 | 210 | 15 |
| 25. | Clemson | 1-0 | 195 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes:
Boston College (1-0) 126; Missouri (1-0) 116; Miami, FL (1-0) 91; Oregon (1-0) 90; Alabama (1-0) 74; Oregon State (1-0) 41; Michigan (0-1) 39; South Carolina (1-0) 39; BYU (1-0) 27; South Florida (1-0) 27, Florida State (0-1) 22, Arizona State (1-0) 19; Southern Miss (1-0) 9; Wake Forest (0-1) 7; Kansas (1-0) 1, Washington (1-0) 1
| Number | School | Record | Points | Previous |
| 1. | USC (49) | 1-0 | 1486 | 1 |
| 2. | LSU (4) | 1-0 | 1417 | 2 |
| 3. | Florida (7) | 1-0 | 1341 | 3 |
| 4. | West Virginia | 1-0 | 1275 | 6 |
| 5. | Wisconsin | 1-0 | 1183 | 7 |
| 6. | Oklahoma | 1-0 | 1146 | 8 |
| 7. | Texas | 1-0 | 1136 | 4 |
| 8. | Louisville | 1-0 | 995 | 11 |
| 9. | Virginia Tech | 1-0 | 988 | 9 |
| 10. | California | 1-0 | 985 | 12 |
| 11. | Ohio State | 1-0 | 977 | 10 |
| 12. | Georgia | 1-0 | 796 | 13 |
| 13. | Auburn | 1-0 | 644 | 14 |
| 14. | UCLA | 1-0 | 607 | 17 |
| 15. | Penn State | 1-0 | 585 | 18 |
| 16. | Rutgers | 1-0 | 576 | 16 |
| 17. | Nebraska | 1-0 | 512 | 19 |
| 18. | Arkansas | 1-0 | 455 | 20 |
| 19. | TCU | 1-0 | 351 | 22 |
| 20. | Boise State | 1-0 | 315 | 23 |
| 21. | Georgia Tech | 1-0 | 311 | NR |
| 22. | Hawaii | 1-0 | 269 | 24 |
| 23. | Texas A&M | 1-0 | 214 | 25 |
| 24. | Tennessee | 0-1 | 162 | 15 |
| 25. | Boston College | 1-0 | 153 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes:
Clemson (1-0) 145; Michigan (0-1) 132; Miami (1-0) 61; BYU (1-0) 49; Oregon (1-0) 41; South Carolina (1-0) 34; Missouri (1-0) 29; Texas Tech (1-0) 25; Alabama (1-0) 21; South Florida (1-0) 20; Southern Miss. (1-0) 16; Florida State (0-1) 14; Kentucky (1-0) 4; Arizona State (1-0) 3; Wake Forest (0-1) 1; Iowa (1-0) 1; Washington (1-0) 1
