| Ranking | School | Record | LW | Next Game |
| 1 | Alabama | 1-0 | 1 | September 14 @ 5 Texas A&M |
| 2 | Texas | 1-0 | 2 | September 7 @ BYU |
| 3 | Ohio State | 1-0 | 4 | September 7 vs. San Diego State |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 1-0 | 5 | September 7 @ 16 Michigan |
| 5 | Texas A&M | 1-0 | 6 | September 7 vs. Sam Houston State |
| 6 | Louisville | 1-0 | 7 | September 7 vs. Eastern Kentucky |
| 7 | LSU | 1-0 | 9 | September 7 vs. UAB |
| 8 | Clemson | 1-0 | 12 | September 7 vs. South Carolina State |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | 1-0 | 8 | September 7 @ UTSA |
| 10 | Oregon | 1-0 | 10 | September 7 @ Virginia |
| 11 | Florida State | 1-0 | 13 | September 14 vs. Nevada |
| 12 | Georgia | 0-1 | 3 | September 7 vs. 15 South Carolina |
| 13 | Florida | 1-0 | 11 | September 7 @ 18 Miami |
| 14 | Ole Miss | 1-0 | 15 | September 7 vs. SE Missouri State |
| 15 | South Carolina | 1-0 | 16 | September 7 @ 12 Georgia |
| 16 | Michigan | 1-0 | 17 | September 7 vs. 4 Notre Dame |
| 17 | Stanford | 0-0 | 19 | September 7 vs. San Jose State |
| 18 | Miami | 1-0 | 20 | September 7 vs. 13 Florida |
| 19 | Oklahoma | 1-0 | 22 | September 7 vs. West Virginia |
| 20 | Nebraska | 1-0 | 21 | September 7 vs. Southern Miss |
| 21 | Washington | 1-0 | 25 | September 14 @ Illinois |
| 22 | TCU | 0-1 | 18 | September 7 vs. SE Louisiana |
| 23 | Northwestern | 1-0 | 24 | September 7 vs. Syracuse |
| 24 | Oregon State | 0-1 | 14 | September 7 vs. Hawaii |
| 25 | USC | 1-0 | NR | September 7 vs. Washington State |
| Next Five: Baylor, Arizona State, Virginia Tech, Arizona, Vanderbilt | ||||