Rank Team (first-place votes) Record Points Last week
1. Southern California (44) 2-0
2. LSU (8) 3-0 1,
3. Florida (7) 3-0
4. Oklahoma (1) 3-0
5. West Virginia 3-0
6. Texas 3-0
7. Wisconsin 3-0
8. California 3-0
9. Ohio State 3-0
10. Penn State 3-0
11. Rutgers 3-0
12. Boston College 3-0
13. Oregon 3-0
14. (tie) South Carolina 3-0
14. (tie) Clemson 3-0
16. Texas A&M 3-0
17. Virginia Tech 2-1
18. Hawaii 3-0
19. Louisville 2-1
20. Alabama 3-0
21. Georgia 2-1
22. Nebraska 2-1
23. Kentucky 3-0
24. South Florida 2-0
25. Missouri 3-0
Dropped out
Dropped out: No. 11 UCLA (2-1, lost to Utah 44-6), No. 15 Georgia Tech (2-1, lost to then-No. 19 Boston College 24-10), No. 16 Arkansas (1-1, lost to then-unranked Alabama 41-38), No. 24 Tennessee (1-2, lost to No. 3 Florida 59-20).
Others receiving votes
Others receiving votes: Arkansas 143; Georgia Tech 143; Texas Tech 142; UCLA 122; Arizona State 67; Purdue 40; Michigan State 21; Cincinnati 20; Boise State 14; Florida State 7; Air Force 6; Tennessee 4; Washington 4.