1. Texas
  2. Georgia
  3. Ohio State
  4. Alabama
  5. Tennessee (+1)
  6. Ole Miss (-1)
  7. Miami (+1)
  8. Oregon (+1)
  9. Penn State (+1)
  10. Utah (+2)
  11. Missouri (-4)
  12. Michigan (+6)
  13. USC (-2)
  14. LSU (+2)
  15. Louisville (+4)
  16. Notre Dame (+1)
  17. Clemson (+4)
  18. Iowa State (+2)
  19. Illinois (+5)
  20. Oklahoma State (-6)
  21. oklahoma (-6)
  22. BYU (new)
  23. Kansas State (-10)
  24. Texas A&M (+1)
  25. Boise State (new)

Others receiving votes: Washington State, Indiana, Boston College, UNLV, Pitt, Nebraska, Iowa, JMU, South Carolina, Liberty, Arkansas, UCF, Arizona, SMU, Navy

Dropped out: Nebraska, Northern Illinois