Clemson remained at No. 12 in the latest coaches poll.
| 1 | Ohio State | 1-0 | 1599 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 |
| 2 | Alabama | 1-0 | 1485 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2/3 |
| 3 | Texas Christian | 1-0 | 1464 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2/3 |
| 4 | Baylor | 1-0 | 1349 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4/4 |
| 5 | Oregon | 1-0 | 1279 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5/5 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 1-0 | 1252 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6/6 |
| 7 | Auburn | 1-0 | 1190 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7/7 |
| 8 | Florida State | 1-0 | 1090 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8/8 |
| 9 | Georgia | 1-0 | 1075 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9/9 |
| 10 | Southern California | 1-0 | 1035 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10/10 |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 1-0 | 994 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11/11 |
| 12 | Clemson | 1-0 | 870 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12/12 |
| 13 | UCLA | 1-0 | 801 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 13/14 |
| 14 | Mississippi | 1-0 | 735 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 14/15 |
| 15 | Louisiana State | 0-0 | 734 | 0 | 13 | -2 | 13/15 |
| 16 | Georgia Tech | 1-0 | 651 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 16/17 |
| 17 | Oklahoma | 1-0 | 541 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 17/19 |
| 18 | Arkansas | 1-0 | 495 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 18/20 |
| 19 | Texas A&M | 1-0 | 418 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 19/NR |
| 20 | Arizona | 1-0 | 336 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 20/22 |
| 21 | Missouri | 1-0 | 301 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 21/23 |
| 22 | Boise State | 1-0 | 277 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 22/24 |
| 23 | Tennessee | 1-0 | 212 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 23/25 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 0-1 | 108 | 0 | 18 | -6 | 18/24 |
| 25 | Utah | 1-0 | 106 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 25/NR |