The first week of the new college football season is over and we were spared a great number of big upsets. A few ranked teams lost, but it’s not like the teams they played were awful schools. A leapfrog at the top of the pool though had USC pounce up to the top spot over Georgia and Ohio State so the craziness is already beginning.
(First place votes in parentheses)
| Number | School | Record | Points | Previous |
| 1. | USC (21) | 1-0 | 1539 | 3 |
| 2. | Georgia (20) | 1-0 | 1506 | 1 |
| 3. | Ohio State (15) | 1-0 | 1497 | 2 |
| 4. | Oklahoma (2) | 1-0 | 1432 | 4 |
| 5. | Florida (5) | 1-0 | 1415 | 5 |
| 6. | Missouri (1) | 1-0 | 1301 | 6 |
| 7. | LSU (1) | 1-0 | 1207 | 7 |
| 8. | West Virginia | 1-0 | 1108 | 8 |
| 9. | Auburn | 1-0 | 1033 | 10 |
| 10. | Texas | 1-0 | 1028 | 11 |
| 11. | Wisconsin | 1-0 | 849 | 13 |
| 12. | Texas Tech | 1-0 | 842 | 12 |
| 13. | Alabama | 1-0 | 834 | 24 |
| 14. | Kansas | 1-0 | 738 | 14 |
| 15. | Arizona State | 1-0 | 672 | 15 |
| 15. | BYU | 1-0 | 672 | 16 |
| 17. | South Florida | 1-0 | 588 | 19 |
| 18. | Oregon | 1-0 | 508 | 21 |
| 19. | Penn State | 1-0 | 467 | 22 |
| 20. | Wake Forest | 1-0 | 414 | 23 |
| 21. | Fresno State | 1-0 | 242 | NR |
| 22. | Utah | 1-0 | 214 | NR |
| 23. | UCLA | 1-0 | 151 | NR |
| 24. | Illinois | 0-1 | 147 | 20 |
| 24. | South Carolina | 1-0 | 147 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes:
Clemson 143, East Carolina 108, California 91, Boston College 36, Florida State 36, Cincinnati 35, Tennessee 30, Boise State 19, Bowling Green 17, Virginia Tech 14, Connecticut 9, Rutgers 6, Kentucky 5, Nebraska 4, Oklahoma State 3, Arizona 2, TCU 2, Tulsa 1, North Carolina 1, Notre Dame 1, Miami (FL) 1
| Number | School | Record | Points | Previous |
| 1. | USC (23) | 1-0 | 1462 | 2 |
| 2. | Georgia (20) | 1-0 | 1442 | 1 |
| 3. | Ohio State (10) | 1-0 | 1385 | 3 |
| 4. | Oklahoma (2) | 1-0 | 1344 | 4 |
| 5. | Florida (3) | 1-0 | 1295 | 5 |
| 6. | LSU (3) | 1-0 | 1202 | 6 |
| 7. | Missouri | 1-0 | 1197 | 7 |
| 8. | West Virginia | 1-0 | 1035 | 8 |
| 9. | Texas | 1-0 | 1030 | 10 |
| 10. | Auburn | 1-0 | 962 | 11 |
| 11. | Wisconsin | 1-0 | 853 | 12 |
| 12. | Kansas | 1-0 | 820 | 13 |
| 13. | Texas Tech | 1-0 | 732 | 14 |
| 14. | Arizona State | 1-0 | 679 | 16 |
| 15. | BYU | 1-0 | 629 | 17 |
| 16. | Oregon | 1-0 | 566 | 20 |
| 17. | Alabama | 1-0 | 538 | NR |
| 18. | South Florida | 1-0 | 480 | 20 |
| 19. | Penn State | 1-0 | 450 | 22 |
| 20. | Wake Forest | 1-0 | 388 | 23 |
| 21. | Fresno State | 1-0 | 269 | 25 |
| 22. | Clemson | 1-0 | 186 | 9 |
| 23. | Utah | 1-0 | 158 | NR |
| 24. | South Carolina | 0-1 | 134 | NR |
| 25. | Illinois | 0-1 | 92 | 19 |
Others Receiving Votes:
UCLA 91, California 79, East Carolina 56, Tennessee 56, Boston College 36, Florida State 29, Virginia Tech 25, Boise State 24, Kentucky 20, TCU 15, Connecticut 13, Cincinnati 13, Nebraska 12, Arizona 8, Oklahoma State 5, Notre Dame 4, Colorado 3, Georgia Tech 2, Bowling Green 2, Miami (FL) 1, Stanford 1, Tulsa 1, UCF 1
