| AP Top 25 | Rec | Pts | Trend |
|---|
| 1. | Alabama (59) | 6-0 | 1547 | ↑1 |
| 2. | Notre Dame (2) | 7-0 | 1464 | ↑2 |
| 3. | Ohio State (1) | 3-0 | 1449 | – |
| 4. | Clemson | 7-1 | 1355 | ↓3 |
| 5. | Texas A&M | 5-1 | 1223 | ↑2 |
| 6. | Florida | 4-1 | 1213 | ↑2 |
| 7. | Cincinnati | 6-0 | 1208 | ↓1 |
| 8. | BYU | 8-0 | 1101 | ↑1 |
| 9. | Miami | 6-1 | 958 | ↑2 |
| 10. | Indiana | 3-0 | 956 | ↑3 |
| 11. | Oregon | 1-0 | 948 | ↑1 |
| 12. | Georgia | 4-2 | 861 | ↓7 |
| 13. | Wisconsin | 1-0 | 852 | ↓3 |
| 14. | Oklahoma State | 5-1 | 762 | – |
| 15. | Coastal Carolina | 7-0 | 551 | – |
| 16. | Marshall | 6-0 | 534 | – |
| 17. | Iowa State | 5-2 | 491 | – |
| 18. | Oklahoma | 5-2 | 467 | ↑1 |
| 19. | SMU | 7-1 | 456 | ↓1 |
| 20. | USC | 1-0 | 395 | – |
| 21. | Texas | 5-2 | 265 | ↑1 |
| 22. | Liberty | 7-0 | 260 | ↑3 |
| 23. | Northwestern | 3-0 | 250 | NR |
| 24. | Auburn | 4-2 | 184 | – |
| 25. | Louisiana | 6-1 | 118 | NR |
Others receiving votes: North Carolina 85, Army 54, Tulsa 47, Utah 33, Washington 21, Arizona State 11, Purdue 8, Wake Forest 6, Appalachian State 5, Boise State 5, Maryland 3, California 3, Nevada 1
Dropped out: No. 21 Boise State, No. 23 Michigan
| AFCA Coaches Poll | Rec | Pts | Trend |
|---|
| 1. | Alabama (55) | 6-0 | 1542 | ↑1 |
| 2. | Notre Dame (4) | 7-0 | 1461 | ↑2 |
| 3. | Ohio State (3) | 3-0 | 1443 | – |
| 4. | Clemson | 7-1 | 1340 | ↓3 |
| 5. | Florida | 4-1 | 1230 | ↑3 |
| 6. | Texas A&M | 5-1 | 1229 | ↑1 |
| 7. | Cincinnati | 6-0 | 1172 | ↓1 |
| 8. | BYU | 8-0 | 1112 | ↑1 |
| 9. | Miami | 6-1 | 995 | ↑1 |
| 10. | Indiana | 3-0 | 901 | ↑3 |
| 11. | Georgia | 4-2 | 840 | ↓6 |
| 12. | Oregon | 1-0 | 828 | ↑2 |
| 13. | Oklahoma State | 5-1 | 823 | ↓1 |
| 14. | Wisconsin | 1-0 | 778 | ↓3 |
| 15. | Marshall | 6-0 | 534 | – |
| 16. | Iowa State | 5-2 | 530 | ↑1 |
| 17. | Coastal Carolina | 7-0 | 495 | ↓1 |
| 18. | Oklahoma | 5-2 | 476 | ↑1 |
| 19. | SMU | 7-1 | 448 | ↓1 |
| 20. | USC | 1-0 | 334 | – |
| 21. | Auburn | 4-2 | 305 | – |
| 22. | Liberty | 7-0 | 234 | NR |
| 23. | Northwestern | 3-0 | 218 | NR |
| 24. | Texas | 5-2 | 187 | NR |
| 25. | Army | 6-1 | 181 | ↓3 |
Others receiving votes: North Carolina 174, Louisiana 81, Utah 45, Purdue 43, Appalachian State 25, Arkansas 23, Missouri 18, Wake Forest 15, Boston College 15, Memphis 12, Kentucky 12, Tulsa 11, Maryland 10, Tennessee 6, Nevada 5, Michigan 5, Kansas State 4, Boise State 4, San José State 4, Virginia Tech 2
Dropped out: No. 23 Boise State, No. 24 North Carolina, No. 25 Michigan