AP Top 25

  1. Florida
  2. Alabama
  3. Texas
  4. TCU
  5. Cincinnati
  6. Boise State
  7. Georgia Tech
  8. Pittsburgh
  9. Ohio State
  10. LSU
  11. Oregon
  12. Oklahoma State
  13. Penn State
  14. Stanford
  15. Iowa
  16. Virginia Tech
  17. Wisconsin
  18. Clemson
  19. Brigham Young
  20. Oregon State
  21. Miami (FL)
  22. USC
  23. Utah
  24. Houston
  25. Rutgers

USA Today Top 25

  1. Florida
  2. Texas
  3. Alabama
  4. TCU
  5. Cincinnati
  6. Boise State
  7. Georgia Tech
  8. Ohio State
  9. Pittsburgh
  10. LSU
  11. Oregon
  12. Penn State
  13. Oklahoma State
  14. Wisconsin
  15. Iowa
  16. Virginia Tech
  17. Stanford
  18. Brigham Young
  19. Clemson
  20. Oregon State
  21. USC
  22. Houston
  23. Utah
  24. Miami (FL)
  25. Nebraska