AP COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLL
| RANK | SCHOOL | VOTES | PREV |
| 1 | GEORGIA (12-0) | 1550 (62) | 1 |
| 2 | MICHIGAN (11-1) | 1449 | 6 |
| 3 | CINCINNATI (12-0) | 1422 | 4 |
| 4 | ALABAMA (11-1) | 1388 | 3 |
| 5 | OKLAHOMA STATE (11-1) | 1291 | 7 |
| 6 | NOTRE DAME (11-1) | 1264 | 5 |
| 7 | OHIO STATE (10-2) | 1147 | 2 |
| 8 | OLE MISS (10-2) | 1105 | 8 |
| 9 | BAYLOR (10-2) | 1066 | 9 |
| 10 | OREGON (10-2) | 932 | 11 |
| 11 | MICHIGAN STATE (10-2) | 877 | 12 |
| 12 | BYU (10-2) | 839 | 13 |
| 13 | OKLAHOMA (10-2) | 837 | 10 |
| 14 | UTAH (9-3) | 667 | 16 |
| 15 | IOWA (10-2) | 662 | 17 |
| 16 | HOUSTON (11-1) | 603 | 19 |
| 17 | PITTSBURGH (10-2) | 589 | 20 |
| 18 | WAKE FOREST (10-2) | 485 | 21 |
| 19 | SAN DIEGO STATE (11-1) | 416 | 22 |
| 20 | LOUISIANA (11-1) | 317 | 23 |
| 21 | NORTH CAROLINA STATE (9-3) | 310 | 24 |
| 22 | CLEMSON (9-3) | 269 | NR |
| 23 | ARKANSAS (8-4) | 214 | 25 |
| 24 | TEXAS A&M (8-4) | 117 | 14 |
| 25 | KENTUCKY (9-3) | 82 | NR |
OTHERS: WISCONSIN (68) , UTSA (58) , APPALACHIAN STATE (50) , MINNESOTA (37) , PURDUE (21) , MISSISSIPPI STATE (7) , PENN STATE (5) , ARMY WEST POINT (5) , FRESNO STATE (1)
COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACHES POLL
| RANK | SCHOOL | VOTES | PREV |
| 1 | GEORGIA (12-0) | 1550 (62) | 1 |
| 2 | ALABAMA (11-1) | 1440 | 2 |
| 3 | MICHIGAN (11-1) | 1408 | 6 |
| 4 | CINCINNATI (12-0) | 1399 | 4 |
| 5 | OKLAHOMA STATE (11-1) | 1285 | 7 |
| 6 | NOTRE DAME (11-1) | 1250 | 5 |
| 7 | OHIO STATE (10-2) | 1133 | 3 |
| 8 | OLE MISS (10-2) | 1097 | 8 |
| 9 | BAYLOR (10-2) | 1046 | 10 |
| 10 | OREGON (10-2) | 932 | 11 |
| 11 | OKLAHOMA (10-2) | 851 | 9 |
| 12 | IOWA (10-2) | 845 | 12 |
| 13 | MICHIGAN STATE (10-2) | 840 | 13 |
| 14 | BYU (10-2) | 741 | 15 |
| 15 | PITTSBURGH (10-2) | 640 | 17 |
| 16 | HOUSTON (11-1) | 607 | 16 |
| 17 | UTAH (9-3) | 596 | 19 |
| 18 | WAKE FOREST (10-2) | 531 | 21 |
| 19 | SAN DIEGO STATE (11-1) | 396 | 22 |
| 20 | NORTH CAROLINA STATE (9-3) | 334 | 24 |
| 21 | LOUISIANA (11-1) | 268 | 23 |
| 22 | KENTUCKY (9-3) | 226 | 25 |
| 23 | TEXAS A&M (8-4) | 202 | 14 |
| 24 | CLEMSON (9-3) | 170 | NR |
| 25 | ARKANSAS (8-4) | 128 | NR |
OTHERS: WISCONSIN (100) , UTSA (36) , APPALACHIAN STATE (30) , AIR FORCE (16) , MINNESOTA (13) , PURDUE (11) , UTAH STATE (8) , COASTAL CAROLINA (8) , PENN STATE (5) , UCLA (3) , FRESNO STATE (3) , MISSISSIPPI STATE (2)