The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, final records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
| No. |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Previous |
| 1. |
Florida (64) |
13-1 |
1,624 |
2 |
| 2. |
Ohio State |
12-1 |
1,492 |
1 |
| 3. |
LSU |
11-2 |
1,452 |
4 |
| 4. |
Southern Cal |
11-2 |
1,389 |
8 |
| 5. |
Boise State (1) |
13-0 |
1,383 |
9 |
| 6. |
Louisville |
12-1 |
1,338 |
5 |
| 7. |
Wisconsin |
12-1 |
1,288 |
6 |
| 8. |
Michigan |
11-2 |
1,145 |
3 |
| 9. |
Auburn |
11-2 |
1,112 |
10 |
| 10. |
West Virginia |
11-2 |
1,035 |
13 |
| 11. |
Oklahoma |
11-3 |
933 |
7 |
| 12. |
Rutgers |
11-2 |
884 |
16 |
| 13. |
Texas |
10-3 |
772 |
18 |
| 14. |
California |
10-3 |
697 |
20 |
| 15. |
Arkansas |
10-4 |
677 |
12 |
| 16. |
BYU |
11-2 |
673 |
19 |
| 17. |
Notre Dame |
10-3 |
553 |
11 |
| 18. |
Wake Forest |
11-3 |
551 |
15 |
| 19. |
Virginia Tech |
10-3 |
407 |
14 |
| 20. |
Boston College |
10-3 |
353 |
23 |
| 21. |
Oregon State |
10-4 |
291 |
24 |
| 22. |
TCU |
11-2 |
279 |
25 |
| 23. |
Georgia |
9-4 |
204 |
NR |
| 24. |
Penn State |
9-4 |
183 |
NR |
| 25. |
Tennessee |
9-4 |
181 |
17 |
Others receiving votes: Hawaii 110, Nebraska 58, Maryland 24, South Florida 17, Texas A&M 10, Georgia Tech 8, Kentucky 1, San Jose St. 1.