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COACHES POLL
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | 1ST | PREV |
| 1 | Alabama | 6-0 | 1617 | 57 | 1 |
| 2 | Clemson | 6-0 | 1568 | 8 | 2 |
| 3 | Penn State | 6-0 | 1454 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Washington | 6-0 | 1404 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Georgia | 6-0 | 1380 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 5-0 | 1243 | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | TCU | 5-0 | 1229 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 5-1 | 1146 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | Washington State | 6-0 | 1117 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Miami | 4-0 | 1003 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | Auburn | 5-1 | 941 | 0 | 13 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 4-1 | 919 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | USC | 5-1 | 818 | 0 | 15 |
| 14 | Oklahoma State | 4-1 | 788 | 0 | 14 |
| 15 | South Florida | 5-0 | 622 | 0 | 16 |
| 16 | Michigan | 4-1 | 612 | 0 | 7 |
| 17 | Virginia Tech | 5-1 | 599 | 0 | 19 |
| 18 | San Diego State | 6-0 | 516 | 0 | 21 |
| 19 | Notre Dame | 5-1 | 498 | 0 | 22 |
| 20 | NC State | 5-1 | 455 | 0 | 24 |
| 21 | Central Florida | 4-0 | 273 | 0 | 25 |
| 22 | Michigan State | 4-1 | 261 | 0 | 36 |
| 23 | Utah | 4-1 | 122 | 0 | 18 |
| 24 | Navy | 5-0 | 110 | 0 | 29 |
| 25 | Stanford | 4-2 | 107 | 0 | 31 |
A
Schools Dropped Out
No.