1 Clemson (5-0)

2 Alabama (4-0)

3 Notre Dame (4-0)

4 Georgia (3-1)

5 Ohio State

6 Oklahoma State (3-0)

7 Texas A&M (3-1)

8 Penn State

9 Cincinnati (3-0)

10 Florida (2-1)

11 Miami (4-1)

12 BYU (5-0)

13 Oregon

14 North Carolina (3-1)

15 Wisconsin

16 SMU (5-0)

17 Iowa State (3-1)

18 Michigan

19 Virginia Tech (3-1)

20 Kansas State (3-1)

21 Minnesota

22 Marshall (4-0)

23 NC State (4-1)

24 USC

25 Coastal Carolina (4-0