| AP Poll | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Record | Pts | Prev | |
| 1 |
Georgia
(31)
|
15-0 | 1530 | 1 | |
| 2 |
Ohio State
(17)
|
11-2 | 1509 | 2 | |
| 3 |
Tennessee
(15)
|
11-2 | 1474 | 6 | |
| 4 | 13-1 | 1384 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 11-3 | 1336 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 11-2 | 1232 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 8-5 | 1173 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 13-2 | 1166 | 13 | ||
| 9 | 9-4 | 1048 | 11 | ||
| 10 | 10-3 | 953 | 12 | ||
| 11 | 7-6 | 913 | 8 | ||
| 12 | 11-3 | 861 | 7 | ||
| 13 | 8-5 | 790 | 14 | ||
| 14 | 7-6 | 751 | 18 | ||
| 15 | 10-4 | 715 | 20 | ||
| 16 | 11-2 | 629 | 10 | ||
| 17 | 10-4 | 599 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 8-5 | 433 | 24 | ||
| 19 | 7-6 | 414 | 22 | ||
| 20 | 8-5 | 368 | 22 | ||
| 21 | 9-4 | 321 | 21 | ||
| 22 | 9-5 | 210 | 26 | ||
| 23 | 8-5 | 155 | 15 | ||
| 24 | 9-4 | 150 | 16 | ||
| 25 | 12-2 | 115 | 32 | ||
| Rank | Team | Record | Pts | Prev | |
| 26 | 8-6 | 95 | 33 | ||
| 27 | 10-4 | 87 | 38 | ||
| 28 | 9-5 | 13 | NR | ||
| 28 | 8-5 | 13 | 35 | ||
| 30 | 6-7 | 12 | 19 | ||
| 31 | 10-3 | 6 | NR | ||
| 31 | 8-3 | 6 | 25 | ||
| 33 | 8-5 | 5 | 38 | ||
| 34 | 10-3 | 4 | NR | ||
| 35 | 8-5 | 2 | NR | ||
| 36 | 9-4 | 1 | 37 | ||
| 36 | 10-3 | 1 | 34 | ||
| 36 | 7-6 | 1 | NR | ||
| Coaches Poll | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Record | Pts | Prev | |
| 1 |
Georgia
(43)
|
15-0 | 1550 | 2 | |
| 2 |
Ohio State
(17)
|
11-2 | 1511 | 3 | |
| 3 |
Michigan
(1)
|
13-1 | 1411 | 4 | |
| 4 |
Tennessee
(2)
|
11-2 | 1408 | 8 | |
| 5 | 11-3 | 1351 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 11-2 | 1236 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 8-5 | 1210 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 13-2 | 1089 | 15 | ||
| 9 | 10-3 | 1000 | 11 | ||
| 10 | 9-4 | 995 | 12 | ||
| 11 | 7-6 | 868 | 7 | ||
| 12 | 11-3 | 852 | 6 | ||
| 13 | 8-5 | 823 | 14 | ||
| 14 | 7-6 | 738 | 18 | ||
| 15 | 10-4 | 663 | 19 | ||
| 16 | 11-2 | 653 | 10 | ||
| 17 | 10-4 | 637 | 16 | ||
| 18 | 7-6 | 450 | 22 | ||
| 19 | 9-4 | 370 | 21 | ||
| 20 | 8-5 | 341 | 27 | ||
| 21 | 8-5 | 336 | 24 | ||
| 22 | 9-5 | 236 | 25 | ||
| 23 | 8-5 | 232 | 13 | ||
| 24 | 9-4 | 212 | 17 | ||
| 25 | 12-2 | 83 | 31 | ||
| Rank | Team | Record | Pts | Prev | |
| 26 | 10-4 | 51 | 41 | ||
| 27 | 9-5 | 33 | 35 | ||
| 28 | 6-7 | 30 | 20 | ||
| 29 | 8-5 | 24 | 32 | ||
| 30 | 8-6 | 23 | 37 | ||
| 31 | 8-5 | 15 | 36 | ||
| 32 | 8-5 | 12 | 41 | ||
| 33 | 11-2 | 9 | 37 | ||
| 34 | 6-7 | 7 | 23 | ||
| 35 | 9-4 | 5 | 29 | ||
| 36 | 9-4 | 4 | 44 | ||
| 37 | 10-3 | 3 | NR | ||
| 37 | 7-6 | 3 | NR | ||
| 39 | 11-3 | 1 | NR | ||