Consensus:
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Clemson (3) | 99 |
| 2 | Alabama (1) | 97 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 86 |
| 4-Tie | Michigan State | 84 |
| 4-Tie | Notre Dame | 84 |
| 6 | Iowa | 83 |
| 7 | Baylor | 78 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 74 |
| 9 | Florida | 66 |
| 10 | Oklahoma State | 63 |
| 11 | Michigan | 56 |
| 12-Tie | North Carolina | 53 |
| 12-Tie | Stanford | 53 |
| 14-Tie | TCU | 46 |
| 14-Tie | Florida State | 46 |
| 16 | Navy | 44 |
| 17 | Oregon | 36 |
| 18-Tie | Northwestern | 24 |
| 18-Tie | Washington State | 24 |
| 20 | Mississippi | 21 |
| 21 | Houston | 17 |
| 22-Tie | Toledo | 13 |
| 22-Tie | UCLA | 13 |
| 24 | Utah | 10 |
| 25 | Temple | 7 |
| Others: LSU 5, USC 3, Mississippi State 2, Wisconsin 1 |
Individual Polls:
| Andy | Kirk | Robert | Steve | |
| 1 | Clemson | Alabama | Clemson | Clemson |
| 2 | Alabama | Clemson | Alabama | Alabama |
| 3 | Iowa | Oklahoma | Iowa | Notre Dame |
| 4 | Michigan State | Baylor | Michigan State | Iowa |
| 5 | Oklahoma | Notre Dame | Oklahoma | Oklahoma |
| 6 | Notre Dame | Michigan State | Notre Dame | Michigan State |
| 7 | Baylor | Ohio State | Ohio State | Baylor |
| 8 | Ohio State | Florida | Baylor | Ohio State |
| 9 | Florida | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Florida |
| 10 | Oklahoma State | Michigan | North Carolina | Stanford |
| 11 | North Carolina | Iowa | Stanford | Michigan |
| 12 | Stanford | TCU | Florida | Florida State |
| 13 | TCU | Oregon | Michigan | Oklahoma State |
| 14 | Michigan | Florida State | Navy | Navy |
| 15 | Navy | North Carolina | Florida State | North Carolina |
| 16 | Northwestern | LSU | Northwestern | TCU |
| 17 | Florida State | Navy | TCU | Mississppi |
| 18 | Houston | Stanford | Oregon | Oregon |
| 19 | Oregon | Washington State | UCLA | Washington State |
| 20 | Washington State | Mississippi | Houston | Toledo |
| 21 | UCLA | Utah | Toledo | LSU |
| 22 | Temple | Northwestern | Washington State | Utah |
| 23 | Mississippi | USC | Mississippi | Temple |
| 24 | Toledo | Mississippi State | Temple | Houston |
| 25 | Utah | Houston | Wisconsin | UCLA |