The Top 25 teams in the Harris Interactive College Football Poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 2, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote:
| No. |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Previous |
| 1. |
Ohio State (114) |
12-0 |
2,824 |
1 |
| 2. |
Florida |
12-1 |
2,670 |
4 |
| 3. |
Michigan |
11-1 |
2,632 |
3 |
| 4. |
LSU |
10-2 |
2,372 |
5 |
| 5. |
Louisville |
11-1 |
2,272 |
7 |
| 6. |
Wisconsin |
11-1 |
2,229 |
6 |
| 7. |
USC |
10-2 |
2,173 |
2 |
| 8. |
Oklahoma |
11-2 |
1,977 |
11 |
| 9. |
Boise State |
12-0 |
1,950 |
9 |
| T10. |
Auburn |
10-2 |
1,725 |
12 |
| T10. |
Notre Dame |
10-2 |
1,725 |
10 |
| 12. |
West Virginia |
10-2 |
1,485 |
15 |
| 13. |
Arkansas |
10-3 |
1,483 |
8 |
| 14. |
Wake Forest |
11-2 |
1,366 |
16 |
| 15. |
Virginia Tech |
10-2 |
1,358 |
14 |
| 16. |
Rutgers |
10-2 |
1,083 |
13 |
| 17. |
Texas |
9-3 |
952 |
17 |
| 18. |
Tennessee |
9-3 |
940 |
18 |
| 19. |
BYU |
10-2 |
838 |
19 |
| 20. |
California |
9-3 |
736 |
21 |
| 21. |
Texas A&M |
9-3 |
551 |
24 |
| 22. |
Nebraska |
9-4 |
352 |
20 |
| 23. |
Boston College |
9-3 |
318 |
25 |
| 24. |
TCU |
10-2 |
232 |
NR |
| 25. |
Georgia Tech |
9-4 |
145 |
22 |
Others receiving votes: Oregon State 127, Hawaii 72, Houston 31, Penn State 28, Georgia 28, Clemson 17, Navy 11, UCLA 10, Central Michigan 5, Missouri 4, South Florida 2, South Carolina 1, Rice 1.