The world of College Football had another improbable finish, as Georiga Tech blocked an Florida State field goal attempt, and ran it back for a 22-16 win. Utah saw their chances to make the playoffs diminish when they were taken to the woodshed by USC.
Consensus Poll:
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | TCU | 123 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 116 |
| 3 | Baylor | 115 |
| 4 | LSU | 110 |
| 5 | Clemson | 107 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 100 |
| 7 | Alabama | 96 |
| 8 | Stanford | 90 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 76 |
| 10 | Iowa | 72 |
| 11 | Oklahoma State | 64 |
| 12 | Florida | 62 |
| 13- Tie | Utah | 61 |
| 13- Tie | Oklahoma | 61 |
| 15 | Memphis | 58 |
| 16 | Michigan | 47 |
| 17 | Toledo | 39 |
| 18 | Houston | 38 |
| 19 | Florida State | 37 |
| 20 | Mississippi | 35 |
| 21 | Duke | 21 |
| 22 | Pittsburgh | 19 |
| 23 | Temple | 16 |
| 24 | North Carolina | 12 |
| 25 | Mississippi State | 11 |
Individual Polls:
| Chris | Andy | Kurt | Robert | Steve | |
| 1 | TCU | Ohio State | Ohio State | TCU | TCU |
| 2 | Clemson | TCU | TCU | Baylor | Ohio State |
| 3 | Baylor | LSU | Baylor | Ohio State | Baylor |
| 4 | LSU | Baylor | LSU | LSU | Michigan State |
| 5 | Michigan State | Clemson | Clemson | Clemson | LSU |
| 6 | Alabama | Stanford | Alabama | Michigan State | Clemson |
| 7 | Ohio State | Alabama | Michigan State | Stanford | Alabama |
| 8 | Stanford | Michigan State | Michigan | Alabama | Notre Dame |
| 9 | Utah | Memphis | Notre Dame | Utah | Stanford |
| 10 | Iowa | Iowa | Stanford | Oklahoma | Oklahoma State |
| 11 | Notre Dame | Oklahoma State | Utah | Memphis | Florida |
| 12 | Oklahoma | Notre Dame | Florida | Iowa | Iowa |
| 13 | Oklahoma State | Toledo | Mississippi | Florida | Oklahoma |
| 14 | Mississippi | Houston | Iowa | Notre Dame | Memphis |
| 15 | Florida | Utah | Oklahoma | Florida State | Houston |
| 16 | Michigan | Michigan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Toledo |
| 17 | Florida State | Florida | Florida State | Michigan | Duke |
| 18 | Memphis | Pittsburgh | Georgia | Toledo | North Carolina |
| 19 | Toledo | Oklahoma | UCLA | Houston | Marshall |
| 20 | Houston | Temple | Memphis | Duke | Pittsburgh |
| 21 | Temple | Duke | Texas A&M | Temple | Mississippi State |
| 22 | Northwestern | Florida State | Mississippi State | Mississippi | Florida State |
| 23 | Pittsburgh | Mississippi | California | North Carolina | Mississippi |
| 24 | Mississippi State | Wisconsin | Houston | Pittsburgh | Navy |
| 25 | Duke | North Carolina | Toledo | Marshall | Utah |