USA Today Poll USA Today Top-25 College Football Poll |
| Team | 1st Place | W | L | Points | Prev. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Oregon Ducks | 46 | 11 | 0 | 1,459 | 1 |
| 2. | Auburn Tigers | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1,419 | 2 |
| 3. | TCU Horned Frogs | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1,343 | 4 |
| 4. | Wisconsin Badgers | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1,282 | 5 |
| 5. | Stanford Cardinal | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1,233 | 8 |
| 6. | Ohio St. Buckeyes | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1,213 | 7 |
| 7. | Michigan St. Spartans | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1,083 | 10 |
| 8. | Arkansas Razorbacks | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1,012 | 12 |
| 9. | Oklahoma Sooners | 0 | 10 | 2 | 943 | 13 |
| 10. | Boise St. Broncos | 0 | 10 | 1 | 869 | 3 |
| 11. | Virginia Tech Hokies | 0 | 10 | 2 | 843 | 14 |
| 12. | LSU Tigers | 0 | 10 | 2 | 796 | 6 |
| 13. | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 0 | 10 | 2 | 773 | 15 |
| 14. | Missouri Tigers | 0 | 10 | 2 | 666 | 16 |
| 15. | Oklahoma St. Cowboys | 0 | 10 | 2 | 661 | 9 |
| 16. | South Carolina Gamecocks | 0 | 9 | 3 | 626 | 17 |
| 17. | Nevada Wolf Pack | 0 | 11 | 1 | 621 | 19 |
| 18. | Texas A&M Aggies | 0 | 9 | 3 | 503 | 18 |
| 19. | Alabama Crimson Tide | 0 | 9 | 3 | 501 | 11 |
| 20. | Florida St. Seminoles | 0 | 9 | 3 | 353 | 21 |
| 21. | Utah Utes | 0 | 10 | 2 | 291 | 22 |
| 22. | Mississippi State Bulldogs | 0 | 8 | 4 | 223 | 25 |
| 23. | Northern Illinois Huskies | 0 | 10 | 2 | 130 | NR |
| 24. | West Virginia Mountaineers | 0 | 8 | 3 | 110 | NR |
| 25. | Central Florida Knights | 0 | 9 | 3 | 62 | NR |