Week (weak?) 11
| Oregon (6) | 1 | 220 |
| Auburn (2) | 2 | 211 |
| Boise State | 3 | 210 |
| TCU (1) | 4 | 205 |
| Wisconsin | 5 | 179 |
| Stanford | 6 | 177 |
| LSU | 7 | 174 |
| Ohio State | 8 | 161 |
| Nebraska (tie) | 8 | 161 |
| Oklahoma State | 10 | 139 |
| Alabama | 11 | 132 |
| Michigan State | 12 | 121 |
| Arkansas | 13 | 112 |
| Virginia Tech | 14 | 104 |
| Missouri | 15 | 99 |
| Oklahoma | 16 | 93 |
| Nevada | 17 | 81 |
| South Carolina | 18 | 80 |
| Texas A&M | 19 | 65 |
| Iowa | 20 | 40 |
| Mississippi State | 21 | 34 |
| Arizona | 22 | 21 |
| Miami | 23 | 20 |
| Utah | 24 | 19 |
| USC | 25 | 18 |
Others receiving votes – Florida State (11), Northwestern (8), UCF (7), NC State (6), Hawai’i (4), San Diego State (3), Kansas State (1)