| 1 | Georgia Bulldogs53 first-place votes | 8-1 | ▲ 1 |
| 2 | Utah Utes12 first-place votes | 9-0 | ▲ 1 |
| 3 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish5 first-place votes | 8-1 | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | UCLA Bruins | 9-0 | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | Miami Hurricanes | 8-1 | ▼ 4 |
| 6 | Indiana Hoosiers | 8-1 | |
| 7 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 7-2 | ▲ 2 |
| 8 | Texas Longhorns | 7-2 | ▲ 2 |
| 9 | Tennessee Volunteers | 7-2 | ▲ 7 |
| 10 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 8-1 | ▲ 3 |
| 11 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 8-1 | ▲ 3 |
| 12 | BYU Cougars | 7-2 | ▼ 5 |
| 13 | Kentucky Wildcats | 7-2 | ▼ 5 |
| 14 | Houston Cougars | 7-2 | ▲ 3 |
| 15 | USC Trojans | 7-2 | ▲ 3 |
| 16 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 7-2 | ▲ 5 |
| 17 | Boise State Broncos | 8-1 | ▲ 3 |
| 18 | Oregon Ducks | 6-3 | new |
| 19 | Ole Miss Rebels | 6-3 | ▼ 7 |
| 20 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 6-3 | ▲ 3 |
| 21 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 6-3 | ▼ 10 |
| 22 | Arizona Wildcats | 7-2 | ▲ 2 |
| 23 | New Mexico Lobos | 8-1 | ▼ 1 |
| 24 | LSU Tigers | 6-3 | ▼ 9 |
| 25 | SMU Mustangs | 7-2 | new |
