Consensus Poll:
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Clemson | 120 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 119 |
| 3 | Baylor | 117 |
| 4 | Alabama | 114 |
| 5 | Stanford | 98 |
| 6 | Oklahoma State | 92 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 91 |
| 8- tie | LSU | 88 |
| 8- Tie | Iowa | 88 |
| 10 | Utah | 76 |
| 11 | TCU | 74 |
| 12 | Florida | 72 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 71 |
| 14 | Michigan State | 67 |
| 15 | Michigan | 58 |
| 16 | Houston | 45 |
| 17 | UCLA | 38 |
| 18- Tie | North Carolina | 27 |
| 18- Tie | Navy | 27 |
| 20 | Florida State | 25 |
| 21 | Mississippi State | 23 |
| 22 | Northwestern | 21 |
| 23 | Temple | 18 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 17 |
| 25 | Memphis | 14 |
Individual Polls:
| Chris | Andy | Kurt | Robert | Steve | |
| 1 | Clemson | Ohio State | Alabama | Clemson | Ohio State |
| 2 | Baylor | Clemson | Ohio State | Baylor | Baylor |
| 3 | Alabama | Baylor | Clemson | Ohio State | Clemson |
| 4 | Ohio State | Alabama | Baylor | Alabama | Alabama |
| 5 | Iowa | Stanford | LSU | Oklahoma State | Notre Dame |
| 6 | Stanford | LSU | Notre Dame | Stanford | Stanford |
| 7 | LSU | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Iowa | Oklahoma State |
| 8 | Utah | Iowa | Florida | Michigan State | Iowa |
| 9 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | Stanford | Oklahoma | Florida |
| 10 | TCU | Utah | TCU | Notre Dame | Oklahoma |
| 11 | Oklahoma | TCU | Utah | Utah | TCU |
| 12 | Oklahoma State | Houston | Michigan State | LSU | LSU |
| 13 | Michigan State | Florida | Michigan | Florida | Michigan State |
| 14 | Michigan | Oklahoma | Iowa | TCU | Utah |
| 15 | Florida | Michigan | Oklahoma | Michigan | Michigan |
| 16 | Houston | UCLA | Florida State | Houston | Northwestern |
| 17 | Northwestern | Michigan State | UCLA | North Carolina | Navy |
| 18 | Mississippi State | Temple | Mississippi | Navy | UCLA |
| 19 | UCLA | North Carolina | Mississippi State | Memphis | Houston |
| 20 | North Carolina | Mississippi State | USC | Temple | Wisconsin |
| 21 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Navy | Toledo | North Carolina |
| 22 | Florida State | Florida State | Houston | UCLA | Florida State |
| 23 | Memphis | Navy | Memphis | Florida State | BYU |
| 24 | Navy | Northwestern | Washington State | Mississippi State | Temple |
| 25 | Temple | Memphis | Temple | Wisconsin | Western Kentucky |