| Ranking | School | Record | LW | Next Game |
| 1 | Alabama | 4-0 | 1 | October 5 vs. Georgia State |
| 2 | Oregon | 4-0 | 2 | October 5 @ Colorado |
| 3 | Ohio State | 5-0 | 3 | October 5 @ 20 Northwestern |
| 4 | Clemson | 4-0 | 6 | October 5 @ Syracuse |
| 5 | Louisville | 4-0 | 4 | October 5 @ Temple |
| 6 | Florida State | 4-0 | 8 | October 5 vs. Maryland |
| 7 | Georgia | 3-1 | 9 | October 5 @ Tennessee |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 4-0 | 16 | October 5 vs. TCU |
| 9 | Stanford | 4-0 | 15 | October 5 vs. 14 Washington |
| 10 | LSU | 4-1 | 5 | October 5 @ Mississippi State |
| 11 | Michigan | 4-0 | 12 | October 5 vs. Minnesota |
| 12 | Texas A&M | 4-1 | 11 | October 12 @ 15 Ole Miss |
| 13 | Miami | 4-0 | 13 | October 5 vs. Georgia Tech |
| 14 | Washington | 4-0 | 20 | October 5 @ 9 Stanford |
| 15 | Ole Miss | 3-1 | 10 | October 5 @ Auburn |
| 16 | Baylor | 3-0 | 17 | October 5 vs. West Virginia |
| 17 | South Carolina | 3-1 | 18 | October 5 vs. Kentucky |
| 18 | Oklahoma State | 3-1 | 7 | October 5 vs. Kansas State |
| 19 | Florida | 3-1 | 19 | October 5 vs. Arkansas |
| 20 | Northwestern | 4-0 | 21 | October 5 vs. 3 Ohio State |
| 21 | UCLA | 3-0 | 22 | October 3 @ Utah |
| 22 | Notre Dame | 3-2 | 14 | October 5 vs. Arizona State in Arlington |
| 23 | Oregon State | 4-1 | 23 | October 12 @ Washington State |
| 24 | Virginia Tech | 4-1 | 25 | October 5 vs. North Carolina |
| 25 | Texas Tech | 4-0 | NR | October 5 @ Kansas |
| Next Five: Arizona State, Nebraska, TCU, Arizona, Texas | ||||