| RANKINGS | RESUME RANKS | FPI* | |||||
| TEAM | RECORD | AP POLL | SOS | SOR | GC | RAT | RK |
| Ohio State | 0-0 | 1 | 11 | -- | -- | 28.7 | 1 |
| Oregon | 0-0 | 2 | 28 | -- | -- | 25.3 | 4 |
| Georgia | 0-0 | 3 | 20 | -- | -- | 24.8 | 5 |
| Notre Dame | 0-0 | 4 | 55 | -- | -- | 25.9 | 3 |
| Texas | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | -- | -- | 26.9 | 2 |
| Indiana | 0-0 | 6 | 36 | -- | -- | 23.1 | 6 |
| Miami | 0-0 | 7 | 44 | -- | -- | 21.8 | 7 |
| Texas A&M | 0-0 | 8 | 8 | -- | -- | 20.0 | 11 |
| Ole Miss | 0-0 | 9 | 6 | -- | -- | 16.0 | 13 |
| Oklahoma | 0-0 | 10 | 3 | -- | -- | 17.8 | 12 |
| LSU | 0-0 | 11 | 10 | -- | -- | 20.0 | 9 |
| Texas Tech | 0-0 | 12 | 71 | -- | -- | 20.0 | 10 |
| Alabama | 0-0 | 13 | 15 | -- | -- | 20.1 | 8 |
| USC | 0-0 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 13.6 | 18 |
| BYU | 0-0 | 14 | 56 | -- | -- | 13.1 | 20 |
| Michigan | 0-0 | 16 | 16 | -- | -- | 15.9 | 14 |
| Washington | 0-0 | 17 | 27 | -- | -- | 9.9 | 27 |
| Penn State | 0-0 | 18 | 62 | -- | -- | 13.7 | 16 |
| SMU | 0-0 | 19 | 49 | -- | -- | 11.1 | 24 |
| Tennessee | 0-0 | 20 | 13 | -- | -- | 15.1 | 15 |
| Utah | 0-0 | 21 | 65 | -- | -- | 8.5 | 31 |
| Iowa | 0-0 | 22 | 38 | -- | -- | 10.6 | 25 |
| Houston | 0-0 | 23 | 59 | -- | -- | 7.1 | 35 |
| Louisville | 0-0 | 24 | 58 | -- | -- | 9.5 | 28 |
| Missouri | 0-0 | 25 | 12 | -- | -- | 12.2 | 21 |