| Ranking | School | Record | LW | Next Game |
| 1 | Alabama | 1-0 | 1 | September 14 @ 3 Texas A&M |
| 2 | Ohio State | 2-0 | 3 | September 14 @ California |
| 3 | Texas A&M | 2-0 | 5 | September 14 vs. 1 Alabama |
| 4 | Oregon | 2-0 | 10 | September 14 vs. Tennessee |
| 5 | Louisville | 2-0 | 6 | September 14 @ Kentucky |
| 6 | LSU | 2-0 | 7 | September 14 vs. Kent State |
| 7 | Clemson | 2-0 | 8 | September 19 @ NC State |
| 8 | Oklahoma State | 2-0 | 9 | September 14 vs. Lamar |
| 9 | Georgia | 1-1 | 12 | September 21 vs. North Texas |
| 10 | Florida State | 1-0 | 11 | September 14 vs. Nevada |
| 11 | Michigan | 2-0 | 16 | September 14 vs. Akron |
| 12 | Notre Dame | 1-1 | 4 | September 14 @ Purdue |
| 13 | Miami | 2-0 | 18 | September 21 vs. Savannah State |
| 14 | Texas | 1-1 | 2 | September 14 vs. 15 Ole Miss |
| 15 | Ole Miss | 2-0 | 14 | September 14 @ 14 Texas |
| 16 | Stanford | 1-0 | 17 | September 14 @ Army |
| 17 | Oklahoma | 2-0 | 19 | September 14 vs. Tulsa |
| 18 | South Carolina | 1-1 | 15 | September 14 vs. Vanderbilt |
| 19 | Nebraska | 2-0 | 20 | September 14 vs. UCLA |
| 20 | Florida | 1-1 | 13 | September 21 vs. Tennessee |
| 21 | Washington | 1-0 | 21 | September 14 @ Illinois |
| 22 | TCU | 1-1 | 22 | September 12 @ Texas Tech |
| 23 | Northwestern | 2-0 | 23 | September 14 vs. Western Michigan |
| 24 | Baylor | 2-0 | NR | September 21 vs. Louisiana-Monroe |
| 25 | Oregon State | 1-1 | 24 | September 14 @ Utah |
| Next Five: Arizona State, Arizona, Virginia Tech, Vanderbilt, UCLA | ||||