| AP Top 25 | Rec | Pts | Trend |
|---|
| 1. | Alabama (62) | 8-0 | 1550 | – |
| 2. | Notre Dame | 9-0 | 1481 | – |
| 3. | Ohio State | 4-0 | 1403 | – |
| 4. | Clemson | 8-1 | 1392 | – |
| 5. | Texas A&M | 6-1 | 1262 | – |
| 6. | Florida | 7-1 | 1226 | – |
| 7. | Cincinnati | 8-0 | 1204 | – |
| 8. | BYU | 9-0 | 1113 | – |
| 9. | Miami | 7-1 | 991 | ↑1 |
| 10. | Indiana | 5-1 | 984 | ↑2 |
| 11. | Georgia | 6-2 | 919 | ↑2 |
| 12. | Iowa State | 7-2 | 873 | ↑3 |
| 13. | Oklahoma | 6-2 | 815 | ↑1 |
| 14. | Coastal Carolina | 9-0 | 694 | ↑2 |
| 15. | Marshall | 7-0 | 600 | ↑2 |
| 16. | Northwestern | 5-1 | 577 | ↓5 |
| 17. | USC | 3-0 | 540 | ↑2 |
| 18. | Wisconsin | 2-1 | 531 | – |
| 19. | Oklahoma State | 6-2 | 426 | ↑2 |
| 20. | Louisiana | 8-1 | 352 | ↑3 |
| 21. | Oregon | 3-1 | 326 | ↓12 |
| 22. | Tulsa | 5-1 | 244 | ↑2 |
| 23. | Washington | 3-0 | 218 | NR |
| 24. | Iowa | 4-2 | 119 | NR |
| 25. | Liberty | 9-1 | 67 | NR |
Others receiving votes: North Carolina 65, Buffalo 56, Texas 39, Auburn 25, Colorado 21, NC State 11, SMU 8, Boise State 8, San José State 8, UCF 1, Oregon State 1
Dropped out: No. 20 Texas, No. 22 Auburn, No. 25 North Carolina
| AFCA Coaches Poll | Rec | Pts | Trend |
|---|
| 1. | Alabama (59) | 8-0 | 1547 | – |
| 2. | Notre Dame (2) | 9-0 | 1479 | – |
| 3. | Clemson | 8-1 | 1391 | ↑1 |
| 4. | Ohio State (1) | 4-0 | 1382 | ↓1 |
| 5. | Florida | 7-1 | 1255 | – |
| 6. | Texas A&M | 6-1 | 1254 | – |
| 7. | Cincinnati | 8-0 | 1177 | – |
| 8. | BYU | 9-0 | 1073 | – |
| 9. | Miami | 7-1 | 1026 | – |
| 10. | Georgia | 6-2 | 972 | – |
| 11. | Indiana | 5-1 | 934 | ↑1 |
| 12. | Iowa State | 7-2 | 855 | ↑3 |
| 13. | Oklahoma | 6-2 | 816 | ↑1 |
| 14. | Coastal Carolina | 9-0 | 625 | ↑3 |
| 15. | Marshall | 7-0 | 615 | ↑1 |
| 16. | USC | 3-0 | 581 | ↑2 |
| 17. | Northwestern | 5-1 | 535 | ↓4 |
| 18. | Oklahoma State | 6-2 | 469 | ↑4 |
| 19. | Wisconsin | 2-1 | 459 | ↑1 |
| 20. | Oregon | 3-1 | 343 | ↓9 |
| 21. | Louisiana | 8-1 | 293 | ↑3 |
| 22. | Tulsa | 5-1 | 228 | ↑3 |
| 23. | Washington | 3-0 | 186 | NR |
| 24. | Iowa | 4-2 | 125 | NR |
| 25. | Liberty | 9-1 | 87 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Auburn 75, North Carolina 68, Missouri 43, Texas 40, NC State 40, Appalachian State 33, Buffalo 29, Colorado 27, San José State 19, Memphis 17, Boise State 15, Nevada 14, Boston College 10, Army 6, Ole Miss 3, West Virginia 2, Florida Atlantic 1, UCF 1
Dropped out: No. 19 Auburn, No. 21 Texas, No. 23 North Carolina