Consensus Poll:
| Rank | Team | Points | 
| 1 | TCU | 123 | 
| 2 | Ohio State | 116 | 
| 3 | Baylor | 115 | 
| 4 | LSU | 110 | 
| 5 | Clemson | 107 | 
| 6 | Michigan State | 100 | 
| 7 | Alabama | 96 | 
| 8 | Stanford | 90 | 
| 9 | Notre Dame | 76 | 
| 10 | Iowa | 72 | 
| 11 | Oklahoma State | 64 | 
| 12 | Florida | 62 | 
| 13- Tie | Utah | 61 | 
| 13- Tie | Oklahoma | 61 | 
| 15 | Memphis | 58 | 
| 16 | Michigan | 47 | 
| 17 | Toledo | 39 | 
| 18 | Houston | 38 | 
| 19 | Florida State | 37 | 
| 20 | Mississippi | 35 | 
| 21 | Duke | 21 | 
| 22 | Pittsburgh | 19 | 
| 23 | Temple | 16 | 
| 24 | North Carolina | 12 | 
| 25 | Mississippi State | 11 | 
Individual Polls:
| Chris | Andy | Kurt | Robert | Steve | |
| 1 | TCU | Ohio State | Ohio State | TCU | TCU | 
| 2 | Clemson | TCU | TCU | Baylor | Ohio State | 
| 3 | Baylor | LSU | Baylor | Ohio State | Baylor | 
| 4 | LSU | Baylor | LSU | LSU | Michigan State | 
| 5 | Michigan State | Clemson | Clemson | Clemson | LSU | 
| 6 | Alabama | Stanford | Alabama | Michigan State | Clemson | 
| 7 | Ohio State | Alabama | Florida | Stanford | Alabama | 
| 8 | Iowa | Michigan State | Notre Dame | Alabama | Notre Dame | 
| 9 | Stanford | Memphis | Michigan State | Memphis | Stanford | 
| 10 | Utah | Iowa | Stanford | Iowa | Oklahoma State | 
| 11 | Notre Dame | Oklahoma State | Utah | Oklahoma State | Florida | 
| 12 | Oklahoma | Notre Dame | Michigan | Oklahoma | Iowa | 
| 13 | Oklahoma State | Houston | Mississippi | Utah | Oklahoma | 
| 14 | Mississippi | Utah | Iowa | Florida | Memphis | 
| 15 | Florida | Toledo | Oklahoma State | Notre Dame | Houston | 
| 16 | Michigan | Florida | Oklahoma | Florida State | North Carolina | 
| 17 | Florida State | Michigan | Florida State | Michigan | Marshall | 
| 18 | Memphis | Oklahoma | Memphis | Toledo | Florida State | 
| 19 | Toledo | Mississippi | UCLA | Houston | Navy | 
| 20 | Houston | Florida State | Texas A&M | North Carolina | Utah | 
| 21 | Northwestern | Temple | Mississippi State | Temple | Penn State | 
| 22 | Mississippi State | North Carolina | USC | Mississippi | Boise State | 
| 23 | UCLA | Wisconsin | Houston | Marshall | Texas A&M | 
| 24 | North Carolina | UCLA | Toledo | Duke | Wisconsin | 
| 25 | Wisconsin | Texas A&M | Washington State | Wisconsin | Appalacian State |