| USA Today Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Alabama (59) | 3-0 | 1547 |
| 2 | Oregon (3) | 3-0 | 1480 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 4-0 | 1399 |
| 4 | Clemson | 3-0 | 1332 |
| 5 | Stanford | 3-0 | 1312 |
| 6 | LSU | 4-0 | 1161 |
| 7 | Louisville | 4-0 | 1140 |
| 8 | Florida State | 3-0 | 1121 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 3-1 | 1044 |
| 10 | Georgia | 2-1 | 1020 |
| 11 | Oklahoma State | 3-0 | 909 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 3-0 | 863 |
| 13 | South Carolina | 2-1 | 825 |
| 14 | UCLA | 3-0 | 731 |
| 15 | Miami (FL) | 3-0 | 613 |
| 16 | Northwestern | 4-0 | 560 |
| 17 | Michigan | 4-0 | 534 |
| 18 | Baylor | 3-0 | 465 |
| 19 | Florida | 2-1 | 449 |
| 20 | Washington | 3-0 | 427 |
| 21 | Ole Miss | 3-0 | 331 |
| 22 | Notre Dame | 3-1 | 317 |
| 23 | Fresno State | 3-0 | 156 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 3-1 | 98 |
| 25 | Texas Tech | 4-0 | 92 |
- Dropped from rankings: Arizona State 23, Michigan State 24
- Others receiving votes: Georgia Tech 47, UCF 35, Nebraska 34, Arizona 33, Northern Illinois 21, Arizona State 19, Maryland 11, Michigan State 8, Rutgers 5, Texas 4, Virginia Tech 3, Missouri 2, Utah 1, Minnesota 1
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Alabama (56) | 3-0 | 1496 |
| 2 | Oregon (4) | 3-0 | 1418 |
| 3 | Clemson | 3-0 | 1340 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 4-0 | 1320 |
| 5 | Stanford | 3-0 | 1270 |
| 6 | LSU | 4-0 | 1167 |
| 7 | Louisville | 4-0 | 1088 |
| 8 | Florida State | 3-0 | 1049 |
| 9 | Georgia | 2-1 | 1029 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 3-1 | 1011 |
| 11 | Oklahoma State | 3-0 | 849 |
| 12 | South Carolina | 2-1 | 828 |
| 13 | UCLA | 3-0 | 798 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 3-0 | 689 |
| 15 | Miami (FL) | 3-0 | 687 |
| 16 | Washington | 3-0 | 559 |
| 17 | Northwestern | 4-0 | 477 |
| 18 | Michigan | 4-0 | 450 |
| 19 | Baylor | 3-0 | 441 |
| 20 | Florida | 2-1 | 414 |
| 21 | Ole Miss | 3-0 | 342 |
| 22 | Notre Dame | 3-1 | 256 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | 3-1 | 130 |
| 24 | Texas Tech | 4-0 | 127 |
| 25 | Fresno State | 3-0 | 110 |
- Dropped from rankings: Arizona State 23
- Others receiving votes: Arizona State 41, Georgia Tech 30, Maryland 24, UCF 19, Nebraska 13, Northern Illinois 9, Arizona 8, Virginia Tech 4, Michigan State 3, Missouri 2, Navy 1, Rutgers 1
