Clemson was almost a unanimous No. 1 in the latest Amway Coaches Poll.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | 1st Place Votes | Prev | CHANGE | Hi/Low |
| 1 | Clemson | 11-0 | 1590 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 1/12 |
| 2 | Alabama | 10-1 | 1531 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2/13 |
| 3 | Iowa | 11-0 | 1419 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6/NR |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 10-1 | 1373 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5/15 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 10-1 | 1364 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7/19 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 10-1 | 1302 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2/14 |
| 7 | Baylor | 9-1 | 1201 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2/10 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 10-1 | 1138 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 1/2 |
| 9 | Florida | 10-1 | 1047 | 0 | 8 | -1 | 8/NR |
| 10 | Oklahoma State | 10-1 | 956 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 4/NR |
| 11 | North Carolina | 10-1 | 929 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 12/NR |
| 12 | Stanford | 9-2 | 881 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 7/NR |
| 12 | Michigan | 9-2 | 881 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 13/NR |
| 14 | Florida State | 9-2 | 783 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 6/18 |
| 15 | Navy | 9-1 | 674 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 19/NR |
| 16 | Texas Christian | 9-2 | 626 | 0 | 11 | -5 | 2/12 |
| 17 | Northwestern | 9-2 | 569 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 14/NR |
| 18 | Oregon | 8-3 | 482 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 5/NR |
| 19 | Mississippi | 8-3 | 383 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 5/NR |
| 21 | Houston | 10-1 | 256 | 0 | 14 | -7 | 14/NR |
| 22 | Mississippi State | 8-3 | 230 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 20/NR |
| 23 | UCLA | 8-3 | 224 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 10/NR |
| 24 | Temple | 9-2 | 116 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 21/NR |
| 25 | Utah | 8-3 | 101 | 0 | 18 | -7 | 7/NR |