| USA Today Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Oklahoma (43) | 1-0 | 1454 |
| 2 | Alabama (9) | 1-0 | 1412 |
| 3 | LSU (7) | 1-0 | 1366 |
| 4 | Florida State | 1-0 | 1198 |
| 5 | Boise State | 1-0 | 1197 |
| 6 | Stanford | 1-0 | 1180 |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 1-0 | 1038 |
| 8 | Texas A&M | 1-0 | 997 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 1-0 | 988 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 1-0 | 910 |
| 11 | Virginia Tech | 1-0 | 863 |
| 12 | South Carolina | 1-0 | 827 |
| 13 | Arkansas | 1-0 | 786 |
| 14 | Oregon | 0-1 | 752 |
| 15 | Ohio State | 1-0 | 686 |
| 16 | Michigan State | 1-0 | 584 |
| 17 | Mississippi State | 1-0 | 497 |
| 18 | Florida | 1-0 | 375 |
| 19 | Missouri | 1-0 | 309 |
| 20 | Penn State | 1-0 | 247 |
| 21 | Texas | 1-0 | 231 |
| 22 | Auburn | 1-0 | 197 |
| 23 | Arizona State | 1-0 | 189 |
| 24 | West Virginia | 1-0 | 185 |
| 25 | TCU | 0-1 | 140 |
