| Rank | Trend | School (1st Place Votes) | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |
| 268 |
| 2 | 1 |  Penn State(2) | 256 |
| 3 | 5 |  LSU(1) | 253 |
| 4 | 1 | 233 |
| 5 | 5 | 215 |
| 6 | 1 | 203 |
| 7 | 6 | 197 |
| 8 | 4 | 177 |
| 9 | 4 | 170 |
| 10 | 1 | 164 |
| 11 | 2 | 158 |
| 12 | — | 129 |
| 13 | 1 | 111 |
| 14 | NR | 96 |
| 15 | 4 | 87 |
| 16 | 2 | 84 |
| 17 | 1 | 81 |
| 18 | 1 | 73 |
| T-19 | 3 | 72 |
| T-19 | 1 | 72 |
| 21 | 2 | 68 |
| 22 | 3 | 67 |
| 23 | NR | 53 |
| 24 | — | 36 |
| 25 | 16 | 35 |
Dropped Out of Top 25: Kansas State (15), Boise State (21)
Others receiving votes: Louisville 27, Tulane 26, BYU 25, Utah 23, South Florida 18, USC 16, TCU 10, Cal 7, Navy 7, Auburn 7, Kansas State 7, James Madison 6, Iowa 6, Mizzou 6, Kansas 6, Duke 5, Toledo 4, Memphis 4, Western Kentucky 3, Buffalo 3, Boise State 1
No longer receiving votes: Baylor, Syracuse, Southern Miss, Louisiana, Army, San Jose State, Liberty
Ohio State
Georgia
Miami
Oregon
Texas
Clemson
Notre Dame
Arizona State
South Carolina
Illinois
Michigan
Florida State
Florida
Ole Miss
SMU
Indiana
Iowa State
Texas A&M
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Texas Tech
Georgia Tech
Alabama