1. Alabama (11-0) (1544 points) (56 first-place votes)
2. Florida State (11-0) (1488) (6)
3. Ohio State (11-0) (1428)
4. Clemson (10-1) (1289)
5. Auburn (10-1) (1268)
6. Missouri (10-1) (1243)
7. Oklahoma State (10-1) (1225)
8. Baylor (9-1) (1009)
9. South Carolina (9-2) (1003)
10. Stanford (9-2) (981)
11. Michigan State (10-1) (962)
12. Oregon (9-2) (777)
13. Fresno State (10-0) (687)
14. Wisconsin (9-2) (661)
15. LSU (8-3) (646)
16. Louisville (10-1) (603)
17. Oklahoma (9-2) (581)
18. Arizona State (9-2) (574)
19. Central Florida (9-1) (512)
20. Northern Illinois (11-0) (459)
21. Texas A&M (8-3) (410)
22. UCLA (8-3) (257)
23. Southern California (9-3) (210)
24. Duke (9-2) (203)
25. Cincinnati (9-2) (47)
Dropped out: No. 23 Minnesota (8-3, lost to then No. 17 Wisconsin 20-7).
Others receiving votes: Notre Dame (8-3) 17; Minnesota (8-3) 12; Texas (7-3) 12; East Carolina (9-2) 11; Georgia (7-4) 8; Nebraska (8-3) 7; Louisiana-Lafayette (8-2) 6; Miami (Fla.) (8-3) 6; Arizona (7-4) 2; Vanderbilt (7-4) 2.