The AFCA poll ranks the top 25 teams in the nation, indicating their records through Saturday. The rankings are based on 25 points for first place and one point for 25th. The number of points a team earns is determined by how many first-place votes they received.
| 1. Georgia (43) | (7-0) | 1550 | 2 |
| 2. Ohio State (17) | (6-0) | 1511 | 3 |
| 3. Michigan (1) | (7-0) | 1411 | 4 |
| 4. Tennessee (2) | (6-0) | 1408 | 8 |
| 5. Clemson | (7-0) | 1351 | 5 |
| 6. Alabama | (6-1) | 1236 | 1 |
| 7. Mississippi | (7-0) | 1210 | 9 |
| 8. Texas Christian | (6-0) | 1089 | 15 |
| 9. Oregon | (5-1) | 1000 | 11 |
| 10. UCLA | (6-0) | 995 | 12 |
| 11. Oklahoma State | (5-1) | 868 | 7 |
| 12. Southern California | (6-1) | 852 | 6 |
| 13. Wake Forest | (5-1) | 823 | 14 |
| 14. Syracuse | (6-0) | 738 | 18 |
| 15. Utah | (5-2) | 663 | 19 |
| 16. Penn State | (5-1) | 653 | 10 |
| 17. Kansas State | (5-1) | 637 | 16 |
| 18. Kentucky | (5-2) | 450 | 22 |
| 19. Cincinnati | (5-1) | 370 | 21 |
| 20. Illinois | (6-1) | 341 | NR |
| 21. Texas | (5-2) | 336 | 24 |
| 22. North Carolina | (6-1) | 236 | 25 |
| 23. North Carolina State | (5-2) | 232 | 13 |
| 24. Mississippi State | (5-2) | 212 | 17 |
| 25. Tulane | (6-1) | 83 | NR |
Dropped Out: No. 20 Kansas (5-2); No. 23 Baylor (3-3).
Others Receiving Votes: LSU (5-2) 51; Central Florida (5-1) 33; Kansas (5-2) 30; South Carolina (4-2) 24; Purdue (5-2) 23; Maryland (5-2) 15; Liberty (6-1) 12; Washington (5-2) 9; Baylor (3-3) 7; Coastal Carolina (6-1) 5; Pittsburgh (4-2) 4; Arkansas (4-3) 3; South Alabama (5-1) 3; Texas-San Antonio (5-2) 1.
