The Amway Top 25 football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, final records, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, and previous ranking:
| Record | Pts | Pvs | |
| 1. Alabama (60) | 13-0 | 1500 | 1 |
| 2. Ohio State | 7-1 | 1432 | 3 |
| 3. Clemson | 10-2 | 1349 | 2 |
| 4. Texas A&M | 9-1 | 1317 | 5 |
| 5. Notre Dame | 10-2 | 1247 | 4 |
| 6. Oklahoma | 9-2 | 12 | 7 |
| 7. Georgia | 8-2 | 1219 | 9 |
| 8. Cincinnati | 9-1 | 1031 | 6 |
| 9. Iowa State | 9-3 | 997 | 12 |
| 10. Northwestern | 7-2 | 919 | 13 |
| 11. Brigham Young | 11-1 | 796 | 15 |
| 12. Florida | 8-4 | 766 | 10 |
| 13. Indiana | 6-2 | 762 | 8 |
| 14. Coastal Carolina | 11-1 | 649 | 11 |
| 15. Iowa | 6-2 | 606 | 16 |
| 16. Louisiana-Lafayette | 10-1 | 596 | 17 |
| 17. North Carolina | 8-4 | 538 | 14 |
| 18. Liberty | 10-1 | 476 | 23 |
| 19. Oklahoma State | 8-3 | 456 | 21 |
| 20. Texas | 7-3 | 402 | 24 |
| 21. Southern California | 5-1 | 400 | 19 |
| 22. Miami | 8-3 | 275 | 18 |
| 23. Ball State | 7-1 | 157 | NR |
| 24. San Jose State | 7-1 | 100 | 20 |
| 25. Buffalo | 6-1 | 51 | NR |
Dropped out: No. 22 North Carolina State (8-4); No. 25 Tulsa (6-3).
Others receiving votes: Wisconsin (4-3) 38; Oregon (4-3) 36; North Carolina State (8-4) 35; Army (9-3) 34; Tulsa (6-3) 30; Appalachian State (9-3) 30; Nevada (7-2) 17; Auburn (6-5) 17; Memphis (8-3) 14; Utah (3-2) 11; Mississippi (5-5) 10; West Virginia (6-4) 7; SMU (7-3) 7; Missouri (5-5) 6; Colorado (4-2) 6; Boise State (5-2) 6; Alabama-Birmingham (6-3) 4; Washington (3-1) 2; Marshall (7-3) 2; Kentucky (5-6) 1.
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