(First place votes in parentheses)
| Number | School | Record | Points | Previous |
| 1. | USC (40) | 1-0 | 1594 | 1 |
| 2. | LSU (25) | 2-0 | 1582 | 2 |
| 3. | Oklahoma (1) | 2-0 | 1418 | 5 |
| 4. | West Virginia | 2-0 | 1408 | 3 |
| 5. | Florida | 2-0 | 1370 | 4 |
| 6. | Texas | 2-0 | 1290 | 7 |
| 7. | Wisconsin | 2-0 | 1171 | 4 |
| 8. | California | 2-0 | 1097 | 10 |
| 9. | Louisville | 2-0 | 962 | 8 |
| 10. | Ohio State | 2-0 | 1080 | 12 |
| 11. | UCLA | 2-0 | 910 | 13 |
| 12. | Penn State | 2-0 | 896 | 14 |
| 13. | Rutgers | 2-0 | 820 | 15 |
| 14. | Nebraska | 2-0 | 693 | 16 |
| 15. | Georgia Tech | 2-0 | 590 | 21 |
| 16. | Arkansas | 2-0 | 537 | 18 |
| 17. | South Carolina | 2-0 | 477 | NR |
| 18. | Virginia Tech | 2-1 | 382 | 9 |
| 19. | Oregon | 2-0 | 367 | NR |
| 20. | Clemson | 2-0 | 349 | 25 |
| 21. | Boston College | 2-0 | 323 | NR |
| 22. | Tennessee | 1-1 | 284 | 24 |
| 23. | Georgia | 1-1 | 261 | 11 |
| 24. | Hawaii | 2-0 | 247 | 20 |
| 25. | Texas A&M | 2-0 | 243 | 23 |
Others Receiving Votes:
South Florida (2-0) 220; Missouri (2-0) 144; Alabama (2-0) 116; Washington (2-0) 95; TCU (1-1) 66; Arizona State (2-0) 28; Auburn (1-1) 23; Appalachian State (2-0) 19; Cincinnati (2-0) 12; Florida State (1-1) 2; Kansas (2-0) 1; Iowa (2-0) 1; Purdue (2-0) 1
| Number | School | Record | Points | Previous |
| 1. | USC (42) | 1-0 | 1476 | 1 |
| 2. | LSU (11) | 2-0 | 1437 | 2 |
| 3. | Florida (7) | 2-0 | 1353 | 3 |
| 4. | West Virginia | 2-0 | 1269 | 4 |
| 5. | Oklahoma | 2-0 | 1264 | 6 |
| 6. | Texas | 2-0 | 1156 | 7 |
| 7. | Wisconsin | 2-0 | 1141 | 5 |
| 8. | California | 2-0 | 1038 | 10 |
| 9. | Louisville | 2-0 | 1020 | 8 |
| 10. | Ohio State | 2-0 | 972 | 11 |
| 11. | UCLA | 1-0 | 837 | 14 |
| 12. | Penn State | 2-0 | 804 | 15 |
| 13. | Rutgers | 2-0 | 699 | 16 |
| 14. | Nebraska | 2-0 | 677 | 17 |
| 15. | Georgia Tech | 2-0 | 582 | 21 |
| 16. | Arkansas | 2-0 | 493 | 18 |
| 17. | Virginia Tech | 1-2 | 371 | 9 |
| 18. | Texas A&M | 2-0 | 325 | 23 |
| 19. | Boston College | 2-0 | 315 | 25 |
| 20. | Clemson | 2-0 | 311 | NR |
| 21. | Oregon Tech | 2-0 | 309 | NR |
| 22. | Hawaii | 2-0 | 308 | 22 |
| 23. | South Carolina | 2-0 | 294 | NR |
| 24. | Tennessee | 1-1 | 237 | 24 |
| 25. | Georgia | 1-1 | 12 | |
Others Receiving Votes:
Auburn (1-1) 131; South Florida (2-0) 115; Missouri (2-0) 65; Washington (2-0) 60; Texas Tech (2-0) 53; Boise State (1-1) 47; TCU (1-1) 41; Alabama (2-0) 34; Iowa (2-0) 19; Arizona State (2-0) 18; Brigham Young (1-1) 10; Kentucky (2-0) 9; Miami (Fla.) (1-1) 3; Wyoming (2-0) 3; Maryland(2-0) 2; Cincinnati (2-0) 2; Purdue (2-0) 1
