1. Michigan (6-0, W 31-13 vs Michigan State)
2. Ohio State (6-0, W 35-7 vs Bowling Green)
3. Florida (6-0, W 23-10 vs 9 LSU)
4. USC (5-0, W 26-20 vs Washington)
5. Tennessee (5-1, W 51-33 @ 21 Georgia)
6. Louisville (5-0, W 44-17 @ Middle Tennessee State)
7. West Virginia (5-0, W 42-14 @ Mississippi State)
8. Notre Dame (5-1, W 31-10 vs Stanford)
9. California (5-1, W 45-24 vs 11 Oregon)
10. Texas (5-1, W 28-10 @ 14 Oklahoma)
11. Arkansas (4-1, W 27-10 @ 2 Auburn)
12. Auburn (5-1, L 10-27 vs Arkansas)
13. LSU (5-2, L 10-17 @ 5 Florida)
14. Georgia Tech (5-1, W 27-23 vs Maryland)
15. Boise State (6-0, W 45-14 vs Louisiana Tech)
16. Virginia Tech (4-1, idle)
17. UCLA (3-1, idle)
18. Pittsburgh (5-1, W 21-11 @ Syracuse)
19. Rutgers (5-0, idle)
20. Missouri (6-0, W 38-21 @ 23 Texas Tech)
21. Oregon (4-1, L 24-45 @ 13 California)
22. Oklahoma (4-2, L 10-28 vs 16 Texas)
23. Clemson (5-1, W 27-17 @ Wake Forest
24. Nebraska (5-1, W 28-14 vs Iowa State)
25. South Carolina (4-2, W 24-17 @ Kentucky)

on the bubble: 5-1 Nebraska, 4-1 Tulsa, 5-1 Wisconsin, 5-1 Wake Forest

dropped out: 21 Georgia, 23 Texas Tech, 25 Purdue