| Coaches Poll |
| |
Team |
Record |
Pts |
Prev |
|
| 1 |
USC
(56)
|
12-1 |
1544 |
1 |
| 2 |
Texas
(6)
|
13-0 |
1494 |
2 |
| 3 |
Alabama
|
10-2 |
1398 |
4 |
| 4 |
Miami
|
9-3 |
1385 |
5 |
| 5 |
LSU
|
11-2 |
1283 |
6 |
| 6 |
Penn State
|
11-1 |
1139 |
11 |
| 7 |
Notre Dame
|
9-3 |
1124 |
9 |
| 8 |
Virginia Tech
|
11-2 |
1116 |
3 |
| 9 |
Georgia
|
10-3 |
1093 |
10 |
| 10 |
Ohio State
|
10-2 |
962 |
12 |
| 11 |
Oregon
|
10-2 |
919 |
13 |
| 12 |
Florida
|
9-3 |
754 |
15 |
| 13 |
Texas Tech
|
9-3 |
745 |
17 |
| 14 |
UCLA
|
10-2 |
744 |
7 |
| 15 |
West Virginia
|
11-1 |
710 |
16 |
| 16 |
Florida State
|
8-5 |
667 |
8 |
| 17 |
Auburn
|
9-3 |
619 |
18 |
| 18 |
TCU
|
11-1 |
491 |
20 |
| 19 |
Wisconsin
|
10-3 |
385 |
14 |
| 20 |
Fresno State
|
8-5 |
360 |
22 |
| 21 |
Colorado
|
7-6 |
302 |
24 |
| 22 |
Michigan
|
7-5 |
275 |
23 |
| 23 |
Louisville
|
9-3 |
242 |
25 |
| 24 |
Georgia Tech
|
7-5 |
117 |
26 |
| 25 |
Boston College
|
9-3 |
56 |
19 |
| Other Teams Receiving Votes |
| |
Team |
Record |
Pts |
Prev |
|
| 26 |
California
|
8-4 |
55 |
21 |
| 27 |
UTEP
|
8-4 |
52 |
27 |
| 28 |
Northwestern
|
7-5 |
43 |
30 |
| 29 |
Boise State
|
9-4 |
31 |
30 |
| 30 |
South Carolina
|
7-5 |
18 |
33 |
| 31 |
Minnesota
|
7-5 |
17 |
28 |
| 32 |
Oklahoma
|
8-4 |
8 |
30 |
| 33 |
Clemson
|
8-4 |
1 |
NR |
| 33 |
Iowa State
|
7-5 |
1 |
NR |
|
|
|
| AP Poll |
| |
Team |
Record |
Pts |
Prev |
|
| 1 |
USC
(57)
|
12-1 |
1617 |
1 |
| 2 |
Texas
(8)
|
13-0 |
1568 |
2 |
| 3 |
Miami
|
9-3 |
1452 |
5 |
| 4 |
Alabama
|
10-2 |
1450 |
4 |
| 5 |
LSU
|
11-2 |
1328 |
6 |
| 6 |
Penn State
|
11-1 |
1271 |
10 |
| 7 |
Notre Dame
|
9-3 |
1201 |
8 |
| 8 |
Virginia Tech
|
11-2 |
1147 |
3 |
| 9 |
Georgia
|
10-3 |
1097 |
11 |
| 10 |
Ohio State
|
10-2 |
1076 |
12 |
| 11 |
Oregon
|
10-2 |
943 |
15 |
| 12 |
Florida
|
9-3 |
905 |
13 |
| 13 |
Texas Tech
|
9-3 |
753 |
16 |
| 14 |
UCLA
|
10-2 |
693 |
7 |
| 15 |
Auburn
|
9-3 |
680 |
17 |
| 16 |
West Virginia
|
11-1 |
677 |
18 |
| 17 |
Florida State
|
8-5 |
605 |
9 |
| 18 |
TCU
|
11-1 |
536 |
20 |
| 19 |
Wisconsin
|
10-3 |
438 |
14 |
| 20 |
Fresno State
|
8-5 |
410 |
21 |
| 21 |
Michigan
|
7-5 |
372 |
22 |
| 22 |
Colorado
|
7-6 |
312 |
25 |
| 23 |
Louisville
|
9-3 |
242 |
24 |
| 24 |
Georgia Tech
|
7-5 |
109 |
26 |
| 25 |
Northwestern
|
7-5 |
82 |
27 |
| Other Teams Receiving Votes |
| |
Team |
Record |
Pts |
Prev |
|
| 26 |
California
|
8-4 |
38 |
23 |
| 27 |
UTEP
|
8-4 |
27 |
31 |
| 28 |
Boston College
|
9-3 |
24 |
19 |
| 29 |
Boise State
|
9-4 |
23 |
32 |
| 30 |
Oklahoma
|
8-4 |
16 |
29 |
| 31 |
South Carolina
|
7-5 |
14 |
35 |
| 32 |
Minnesota
|
7-5 |
12 |
30 |
| 33 |
Iowa State
|
7-5 |
5 |
33 |
| 34 |
Iowa
|
7-5 |
1 |
34 |
| 34 |
South Florida
|
6-6 |
1 |
NR |
|
|
