Consensus:
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1- Tie | Ohio State | 121 |
| 1- Tie | Clemson | 121 |
| 3 | Alabama | 118 |
| 4- Tie | Notre Dame | 103 |
| 4- Tie | Oklahoma State | 103 |
| 6 | Iowa | 99 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 93 |
| 8 | Florida | 86 |
| 9- Tie | Baylor | 81 |
| 9- Tie | Michigan State | 81 |
| 11 | TCU | 79 |
| 12 | Michigan | 71 |
| 13 | Houston | 57 |
| 14 | Stanford | 54 |
| 15 | Utah | 47 |
| 16 | Navy | 45 |
| 17 | LSU | 44 |
| 18 | North Carolina | 42 |
| 19 | Florida State | 38 |
| 20 | Northwestern | 35 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 29 |
| 22- Tie | Washington State | 22 |
| 22- Tie | Oregon | 22 |
| 24- Tie | Toledo | 8 |
| 24- Tie | USC | 8 |
Individual Polls:
| Chris | Andy | Kurt | Robert | Steve | |
| 1 | Clemson | Ohio State | Alabama | Clemson | Ohio State |
| 2 | Alabama | Clemson | Ohio State | Ohio State | Clemson |
| 3 | Ohio State | Alabama | Clemson | Alabama | Alabama |
| 4 | Iowa | Oklahoma State | Notre Dame | Oklahoma State | Notre Dame |
| 5 | Notre Dame | Iowa | Florida | Iowa | Iowa |
| 6 | Oklahoma State | Notre Dame | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma | Oklahoma |
| 7 | Oklahoma | TCU | Oklahoma | Michigan State | Oklahoma State |
| 8 | Michigan | Houston | Baylor | Notre Dame | Florida |
| 9 | Michigan State | Baylor | LSU | Florida | TCU |
| 10 | TCU | Florida | MIchigan State | North Carolina | Baylor |
| 11 | Baylor | Oklahoma | Michigan | Baylor | Michigan State |
| 12 | Florida | Michigan State | Iowa | TCU | Michigan |
| 13 | Houston | North Carolina | TCU | Michigan | Stanford |
| 14 | LSU | Stanford | Utah | Houston | Northwestern |
| 15 | Stanford | Michigan | Oregon | Navy | Navy |
| 16 | Utah | Utah | Florida State | Stanford | Houston |
| 17 | Northwestern | Navy | Navy | Florida State | Utah |
| 18 | North Carolina | Wisconsin | Stanford | Wisconsin | LSU |
| 19 | Wisconsin | Northwestern | Washington State | Northwestern | Florida State |
| 20 | Florida State | Florida State | USC | Utah | Wisconsin |
| 21 | Navy | Washington State | Arkansas | Toledo | North Carolina |
| 22 | Washington State | Oregon | Houston | LSU | Oregon |
| 23 | Oregon | LSU | Memphis | Washington State | Washington State |
| 24 | Mississippi | UCLA | Mississippi | USC | Toledo |
| 25 | Toledo | Memphis | Mississippi State | Memphis | Northern Illinois |