Consensus Poll:
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Ohio State | 125 |
| 2 | TCU | 118 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 112 |
| 4 | Baylor | 104 |
| 5 | Mississippi | 103 |
| 6 | LSU | 97 |
| 7 | UCLA | 92 |
| 8 | Georgia | 92 |
| 9 | Utah | 87 |
| 10 | Notre Dame | 82 |
| 11 | Florida State | 79 |
| 12 | Clemson | 70 |
| 13 | Alabama | 57 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 55 |
| 15 | USC | 51 |
| 16 | Texas A&M | 47 |
| 17 | Northwestern | 44 |
| 18 | Stanford | 41 |
| 19 | Mississippi State | 27 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 26 |
| 21 | Michigan | 21 |
| 22 | Oklahoma State | 18 |
| 23 | California | 17 |
| 24 | Auburn | 13 |
| 25 | Arizona | 7 |
Individual Polls:
| Chris | Andy | Kurt | Robert | Steve | |
| 1 | Ohio State | Ohio State | Ohio State | Ohio State | Ohio State |
| 2 | TCU | TCU | Michigan State | TCU | TCU |
| 3 | UCLA | LSU | Mississippi | Michigan State | Michigan State |
| 4 | Baylor | Michigan State | TCU | Mississippi | Baylor |
| 5 | Utah | Baylor | Georgia | Baylor | LSU |
| 6 | Michigan State | Mississippi | LSU | Georgia | Ole Miss |
| 7 | Georgia | UCLA | Alabama | Utah | Florida State |
| 8 | Mississippi | Utah | Baylor | UCLA | Notre Dame |
| 9 | Notre Dame | Georgia | Notre Dame | LSU | Clemson |
| 10 | LSU | Florida State | UCLA | Florida State | UCLA |
| 11 | Clemson | Notre Dame | Utah | Notre Dame | Georgia |
| 12 | Florida State | Alabama | Florida State | Oklahoma | Utah |
| 13 | Alabama | Clemson | Clemson | USC | Auburn |
| 14 | Oklahoma | Stanford | Texas A&M | Clemson | Texas A&M |
| 15 | USC | USC | Oklahoma | Alabama | Northwestern |
| 16 | Northwestern | Texas A&M | Wisconsin | Stanford | USC |
| 17 | Wisconsin | Oklahoma | Michigan | Texas A&M | Oklahoma |
| 18 | Mississippi State | Boise State | Northwestern | Northwestern | Oklahoma State |
| 19 | California | Northwestern | Stanford | Michigan | Arizona |
| 20 | Stanford | Mississippi State | USC | Duke | Stanford |
| 21 | Oklahoma State | Michigan | Oregon | Mississippi State | Mississippi State |
| 22 | Texas A&M | Wisconsin | Georgia Tech | California | California |
| 23 | West Virginia | Kansas State | Mississippi State | Oklahoma State | Wisconsin |
| 24 | Toledo | Toledo | Oklahoma State | Florida | Boise State |
| 25 | Houston | California | California | Texas Tech | Temple |