| Team | 2-Dec | Computer Polls | ||||||||
| KM | JS | MS | DI | RB | DR | NY | ST | Ave | ||
| 1 | Florida St. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.29 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1.86 |
| 3 | Miami Fla | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2.57 |
| 4 | Washington | 5 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5.43 |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5.14 |
| 6 | Oregon St. | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8.5 | 5 | 6.50 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 6 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7.00 |
| 8 | Florida | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5.71 |
| 9 | Kansas St. | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10.14 |
| 10 | Texas | 9 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 9.86 |
| 11 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 9.86 |
| 12 | Oregon | 14 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 11.86 |
| 13 | Notre Dame | 15 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 8.5 | 10 | 12.07 |
| 14 | TCU | 12 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 13.71 |
| 15 | Michigan | 16 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15.00 |
| 16 | Clemson | 13 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 14.43 |
| 17 | Texas A&M | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 19.29 |
| 18 | Purdue | 19 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18.14 |
| 19 | Ohio St. | 18 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 16 | 18.43 |
| 20 | Auburn | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 14 | 21.29 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 20.00 |
| 22 | Northwestern | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 31 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 19.71 |
| 23 | Tennessee | 25 | 25 | 29 | 14 | 17 | 30 | 16 | 23 | 21.29 |
| 24 | Toledo | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 41 | 32 | 13 | 36 | 24.43 |
| 25 | Georgia | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 24.14 |
| 26 | Louisville | 26 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 26.71 |
| 27 | Iowa St. | 24 | 30 | 26 | 46 | 38 | 25 | 31 | 24 | 28.29 |
| 28 | South Carolina | 30 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 33 | 47 | 31 | 29.14 |
| 29 | Mississippi St. | 31 | 26 | 33 | 36 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 27 | 30.43 |
| 30 | Stanford | 36 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 36 | 26 | 43 | 33 | 32.00 |
| 31 | LSU | 41 | 45 | 35 | 34 | 26 | 38 | 32 | 29 | 33.57 |
| 32 | Arizona | 42 | 31 | 32 | 66 | 43 | 27 | - | 39 | 35.67 |
| 33 | Western Mich | 38 | 36 | 46 | 58 | 69 | 53 | 35 | 53 | 45.57 |
| 34 | UCLA | 33 | 29 | 22 | 54 | 55 | 22 | 50 | 22 | 33.14 |
| 35 | Colorado St. | 29 | 33 | 34 | 55 | 49 | 39 | 21 | 32 | 33.86 |
| 36 | Texas El Paso | 28 | 32 | 36 | 43 | 66 | 29 | 36 | 38 | 34.57 |
| 37 | Texas Tech | 35 | 42 | 47 | 26 | 30 | 36 | - | 46 | 35.83 |
| 38 | Arizona St. | 39 | 37 | 27 | 49 | 35 | 31 | - | 34 | 33.83 |
| 39 | Pittsburgh | 34 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 40 | 35 | 35.43 |
| 40 | Syracuse | 43 | 38 | 44 | 31 | 39 | 43 | 30 | 40 | 37.71 |
| 41 | Mississippi | 46 | 53 | 39 | 28 | 25 | 47 | 41.5 | 37 | 37.64 |
| 42 | West Virginia | 45 | 46 | 40 | 64 | 53 | 37 | 38 | 30 | 41.29 |
| 43 | Arkansas | 49 | 55 | 48 | 32 | 23 | 50 | 44.5 | 45 | 41.64 |
| 44 | Boise St. | 32 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 59 | 56 | 29 | 55 | 41.43 |
| 45 | North Carolina | 54 | 57 | 51 | 38 | 32 | 42 | 37 | 44 | 42.57 |
| 46 | Virginia | 48 | 49 | 45 | 61 | 34 | 41 | 47 | 43 | 43.86 |
| 47 | Southern Miss | 44 | 40 | 50 | 63 | 57 | 55 | - | 47 | 48.83 |
| 48 | Fresno St. | 40 | 41 | 42 | 48 | 73 | 45 | 47 | 54 | 45.29 |
| 49 | Air Force | 50 | 54 | 52 | 44 | 40 | 59 | 28 | 52 | 45.71 |
| 50 | USC | 55 | 51 | 43 | 53 | 50 | 40 | - | 49 | 47.67 |
| 51 | Minnesota | 51 | 50 | 53 | 37 | 48 | 46 | - | 57 | 47.50 |
| 52 | East Carolina | 47 | 44 | 41 | 50 | 56 | 48 | - | 42 | 45.33 |
| 53 | No Carolina St. | 37 | 43 | 49 | 62 | 47 | 49 | - | 41 | 44.33 |
| 54 | Boston College | 52 | 47 | 54 | 42 | 46 | 52 | - | 50 | 48.17 |
| 55 | Michigan St. | 53 | 48 | 56 | 52 | 52 | 44 | - | 51 | 50.00 |
| 56 | Cincinnati | 56 | 61 | 57 | 51 | 44 | 63 | 44.5 | 48 | 51.64 |
| 57 | Penn St. | 65 | 63 | 62 | 30 | 42 | 60 | - | 63 | 53.33 |
| 58 | Colorado | 58 | 52 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 51 | - | 65 | 54.83 |
| 59 | Illinois | 59 | 56 | 60 | 59 | 45 | 58 | - | 62 | 56.17 |
| 60 | California | 67 | 59 | 59 | 40 | 58 | 57 | - | 67 | 56.67 |
| 61 | Maryland | 63 | 62 | 61 | 57 | 37 | 62 | - | 58 | 56.17 |
| 62 | Washington St. | 61 | 58 | 55 | 65 | 61 | 54 | - | 59 | 58.00 |
| 63 | BYU | 64 | 66 | 64 | 47 | 75 | 67 | 34 | 60 | 57.43 |
| 64 | Alabama | 72 | 67 | 69 | 39 | 51 | 68 | - | 69 | 60.50 |
| 65 | San Jose St. | 57 | 60 | 63 | 84 | 78 | 61 | - | 61 | 63.33 |
| 66 | UAB | 60 | 68 | 65 | 67 | 64 | 66 | - | 56 | 63.00 |
| 67 | Iowa | 73 | 70 | 70 | 41 | 67 | 64 | - | 74 | 64.17 |
| 68 | UCF | 66 | 71 | 73 | 70 | 79 | 39 | 68 | 64.50 | |
| 69 | UNLV | 62 | 64 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 41.5 | 66 | 63.21 |
| 70 | Northern Ill | 70 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 93 | 50 | 72 | 65.33 | |
| 71 | Kansas | 71 | 73 | 71 | 79 | 60 | 65 | - | 64 | 67.33 |
| 72 | Ohio | 68 | 69 | 68 | 75 | 83 | 74 | 50 | 75 | 68.43 |
| 73 | Indiana | 74 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 62 | 69 | - | 78 | 71.50 |
| 74 | Tulane | 79 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 70 | - | 70 | 73.40 | |
| 75 | Utah | 78 | 75 | 76 | 68 | 76 | 72 | - | 87 | 74.17 |
| 76 | Missouri | 77 | 77 | 75 | 77 | 71 | 71 | - | 76 | 74.50 |
| 77 | Vanderbilt | 88 | 84 | 82 | 60 | 63 | - | 83 | 74.40 | |
| 78 | Oklahoma St. | 80 | 78 | 78 | 73 | 65 | - | 84 | 74.80 | |
| 79 | Temple | 82 | 79 | 79 | 82 | 74 | - | 71 | 77.00 | |
| 80 | New Mexico | 75 | 76 | 80 | 89 | 82 | - | 80 | 78.60 | |
| 81 | Marshall | 69 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 81 | 73 | - | 73 | 71.83 |
| 82 | Middle Tenn | 81 | 83 | 87 | 78 | 86 | - | 77 | 81.00 | |
| 83 | Kentucky | 89 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 68 | - | 90 | 81.80 | |
| 84 | Idaho | 76 | 81 | 83 | 92 | 91 | - | 79 | 82.00 | |
| 85 | San Diego St. | 85 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 77 | - | 89 | 82.80 | |
| 86 | Akron | 86 | 86 | 81 | 80 | 96 | - | 85 | 83.60 | |
| 87 | Memphis | 90 | 88 | 92 | 87 | 80 | - | 88 | 86.60 | |
| 88 | Tulsa | 83 | 87 | 88 | 86 | 95 | - | 91 | 87.00 | |
| 89 | Miami Ohio | 84 | 89 | 86 | 98 | 92 | - | 81 | 86.40 | |
| 90 | Utah St. | 87 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 87 | - | 92 | 89.20 | |
| 91 | Rutgers | 95 | 95 | 93 | 97 | 88 | - | 82 | 90.60 | |
| 92 | Houston | 93 | 94 | 95 | 93 | 84 | - | 93 | 91.40 | |
| 93 | Ball St. | 91 | 93 | 89 | 103 | 107 | - | 86 | 92.40 | |
| 94 | Rice | 92 | 91 | 90 | 94 | 101 | - | 95 | 92.40 | |
| 95 | Hawaii | 98 | 96 | 97 | 81 | 90 | - | 99 | 92.40 | |
| 96 | Wake Forest | 99 | 99 | 96 | 90 | 85 | - | 96 | 93.20 | |
| 97 | New Mexico St. | 94 | 92 | 98 | 95 | 106 | - | 98 | 95.40 | |
| 98 | Baylor | 96 | 97 | 94 | 110 | 98 | - | 94 | 95.80 | |
| 99 | SMU | 97 | 98 | 99 | 105 | 102 | - | 97 | 98.60 | |
| 100 | Arkansas St. | 102 | 100 | 100 | 88 | 100 | - | 110 | 98.00 | |
| 101 | Army | 107 | 105 | 107 | 102 | 99 | - | 108 | 104.00 | |
| 102 | Louisiana Tech | 104 | 104 | 108 | 96 | 97 | - | 101 | 100.40 | |
| 103 | Duke | 108 | 103 | 101 | 99 | 89 | - | 105 | 99.40 | |
| 104 | Eastern Mich | 100 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 109 | - | 100 | 101.80 | |
| 105 | North Texas | 101 | 106 | 102 | 100 | 104 | - | 102 | 101.80 | |
| 106 | Nevada | 103 | 107 | 105 | 108 | 105 | - | 103 | 104.60 | |
| 107 | Bowling Green | 105 | 101 | 106 | 101 | 110 | - | 107 | 104.00 | |
| 108 | Navy | 109 | 108 | 104 | 106 | 94 | - | 104 | 103.20 | |
| 109 | Wyoming | 111 | 110 | 109 | 109 | 103 | - | 109 | 108.00 | |
| 110 | Central Mich | 106 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 112 | - | 106 | 108.40 | |
| 111 | Connecticut | 110 | 110 | 111 | 113 | 108 | - | 111 | 110.00 | |
| 112 | Buffalo | 112 | 112 | 112 | 113 | 114 | - | 112 | 112.20 | |
| 113 | Kent St. | 113 | 111 | 113 | 114 | 115 | - | 113 | 112.80 | |
| 114 | UL Lafayette | 114 | 113 | 114 | 112 | 111 | - | 115 | 112.80 | |
| 115 | UL Monroe | 115 | 114 | 115 | 116 | 113 | - | 114 | 114.20 | |
| Kennth Massey | Dunkel Index | New York Times | ||||||||
| Jeff Sagarin | Richard Billingsly | Seattle Times | ||||||||
| Matthew's/S.H. | David Rothman | |||||||||