| Place | Team | Points | #1 Votes | Movement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | alabama | 117 | 2 | +3 |
| 2 | Miami (FL) | 114 | 0 | +1 |
| 3 | Texas | 110 | 3 | -2 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 104 | 0 | -2 |
| 5 | Georgia | 90 | 0 | - |
| 6 | Ohio State | 88 | 0 | +2 |
| 7 | Indiana | 84 | 0 | +2 |
| 8 | Pittsburgh | 65 | 0 | +8 |
| 9 | Texas Tech | 61 | 0 | +6 |
| T10 | Mississippi State | 59 | 0 | -3 |
| T10 | Oregon | 59 | 0 | +4 |
| 12 | BYU | 57 | 0 | +6 |
| 13 | Utah | 51 | 0 | -3 |
| 14 | LSU | 50 | 0 | -1 |
| 15 | Nebraska | 49 | 0 | +4 |
| 16 | UCLA | 44 | 0 | +1 |
| 17 | USC | 43 | 0 | +5 |
| 18 | florida | 39 | 0 | -12 |
| 19 | Ole Miss | 35 | 0 | -7 |
| 20 | Missouri | 32 | 0 | NR |
| T21 | Duke | 25 | 0 | -1 |
| T21 | Tennessee | 25 | 0 | +2 |
| 23 | Wake Forest | 24 | 0 | NR |
| 24 | James Madison | 23 | 0 | +1 |
| 25 | Boise State | 22 | 0 | NR |
Dropped Out: Iowa (10), Oklahoma State (21), SMU (24)
Others Receiving Votes: SMU (21), Iowa (18), Texas A&M (15), Wisconsin (10), Penn State (9), Houston (9), Oklahoma State (8), Michigan (8), Baylor (7), New Mexico (6), Arizona (6), Louisville (4), Minnesota (3), Auburn (1)
