| AP Top 25 | Rec | Pts | Trend |
|---|
| 1. | Alabama (44) | 1-0 | 1552 | – |
| 2. | Georgia (17) | 1-0 | 1511 | ↑1 |
| 3. | Ohio State (2) | 1-0 | 1471 | ↓1 |
| 4. | Michigan | 1-0 | 1299 | ↑4 |
| 5. | Clemson | 1-0 | 1280 | ↓1 |
| 6. | Texas A&M | 1-0 | 1241 | – |
| 7. | Oklahoma | 1-0 | 1130 | ↑2 |
| 8. | Notre Dame | 0-1 | 1085 | ↓3 |
| 9. | Baylor | 1-0 | 1057 | ↑1 |
| 10. | USC | 1-0 | 898 | ↑4 |
| 11. | Oklahoma State | 1-0 | 818 | ↑1 |
| 12. | Florida | 1-0 | 763 | NR |
| 13. | Utah | 0-1 | 717 | ↓6 |
| 14. | Michigan State | 1-0 | 690 | ↑1 |
| 15. | Miami | 1-0 | 679 | ↑1 |
| 16. | Arkansas | 1-0 | 678 | ↑3 |
| 17. | Pittsburgh | 1-0 | 535 | – |
| 18. | NC State | 1-0 | 513 | ↓5 |
| 19. | Wisconsin | 1-0 | 476 | ↓1 |
| 20. | Kentucky | 1-0 | 373 | – |
| 21. | BYU | 1-0 | 266 | ↑4 |
| 22. | Ole Miss | 1-0 | 254 | ↓1 |
| 23. | Wake Forest | 1-0 | 246 | ↓1 |
| 24. | Tennessee | 1-0 | 194 | NR |
| 25. | Houston | 1-0 | 143 | ↓1 |
Others receiving votes: Oregon 131, Penn State 122, Texas 118, Cincinnati 63, Florida State 42, UCF 22, Fresno State 22, Minnesota 22, Kansas State 18, Auburn 15, Mississippi State 10, Air Force 8, Oregon State 5, North Carolina 3, South Carolina 2, Purdue 1, UCLA 1, Arizona 1
Dropped out: No. 11 Oregon, No. 23 Cincinnati
| AFCA Coaches Poll | Rec | Pts | Trend |
|---|
| 1. | Alabama (57) | 1-0 | 1615 | – |
| 2. | Georgia (6) | 1-0 | 1542 | ↑1 |
| 3. | Ohio State (2) | 1-0 | 1520 | ↓1 |
| 4. | Clemson | 1-0 | 1380 | – |
| 5. | Michigan | 1-0 | 1333 | ↑1 |
| 6. | Texas A&M | 1-0 | 1268 | ↑1 |
| 7. | Oklahoma | 1-0 | 1160 | ↑2 |
| 8. | Baylor | 1-0 | 1103 | ↑2 |
| 9. | Notre Dame | 0-1 | 1077 | ↓4 |
| 10. | Oklahoma State | 1-0 | 938 | ↑1 |
| 11. | Michigan State | 1-0 | 860 | ↑3 |
| 12. | USC | 1-0 | 849 | ↑3 |
| 13. | NC State | 1-0 | 642 | – |
| 14. | Pittsburgh | 1-0 | 624 | ↑2 |
| 15. | Utah | 0-1 | 605 | ↓7 |
| 16. | Miami | 1-0 | 591 | ↑1 |
| 17. | Arkansas | 1-0 | 554 | ↑6 |
| 18. | Wisconsin | 1-0 | 495 | ↑2 |
| 19. | Florida | 1-0 | 469 | NR |
| 20. | Kentucky | 1-0 | 421 | ↑1 |
| 21. | Wake Forest | 1-0 | 353 | ↓2 |
| 22. | Texas | 1-0 | 351 | ↓4 |
| 23. | Ole Miss | 1-0 | 292 | ↑1 |
| 24. | Oregon | 0-1 | 206 | ↓12 |
| 25. | BYU | 1-0 | 170 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Tennessee 143, Penn State 138, Houston 137, Cincinnati 61, Iowa 44, Mississippi State 34, Florida State 33, UCF 23, Fresno State 21, Air Force 18, Auburn 15, TCU 7, South Carolina 6, UCLA 6, Utah State 5, Minnesota 5, Syracuse 4, Oregon State 3, Texas Tech 1, Louisiana 1, North Carolina 1, Northwestern 1
Dropped out: No. 22 Cincinnati, No. 25 Houston