Coaches’ Poll

No. 1 Alabama
No. 2 Ohio State
No. 3 Oregon
No. 4 Stanford
No. 5 Georgia
No. 6 Texas A&M
No. 7 South Carolina
No. 8 Clemson
No. 9 Louisville
No. 10 Florida
No. 11 Notre Dame
No. 12 Florida State
No. 13 LSU
No. 14 Oklahoma State
No. 15 Texas
No. 16 Oklahoma
No. 17 Michigan
No. 18 Nebraska
No. 19 Boise State
No. 20 TCU
No. 21 UCLA
No. 22 Northwestern
No. 23 Wisconsin
No. 24 USC
No. 25 Oregon State

Others Receiving Votes:
Kansas State 113
Miami (Fla.) 101
Michigan State 89
Baylor 80
Virginia Tech 65
Fresno State 62
Arizona State 51
Mississippi 32
Vanderbilt 29
Utah State 23
Brigham Young 20
North Carolina 19
Northern Illinois 19
Tulsa 9
Ohio 8
San Jose State 8
Arizona 5
Cincinnati 3
East Carolina 3
Kent State 3
Mississippi State 3
Washington 3
Central Florida 2
Arkansas 1
Arkansas State 1
Rutgers 1
Tennessee 1
Toledo 1