RANK TEAM RECORD 1 Alabama 9-0 (63 first-place votes) 2 Clemson 9-0 (1) 3 Notre Dame 9-0 4 Michigan 8-1 5 Georgia 8-1 6 Oklahoma 8-1 7 Ohio State 8-1 8 West Virginia 7-1 9 Washington State 8-1 10 Louisiana State 7-2 11 Central Florida 8-0 12 Kentucky 7-2 13 Syracuse 7-2 14 Boston College 7-2 15 Mississippi State 6-3 16 Utah State 8-1 17 Fresno State 8-1 18 Washington 7-3 19 Texas 6-3 20 Penn State 6-3 21 Florida 6-3 22 NC State 6-2 23 Cincinnati 8-1 24 Utah 6-3 25 Iowa State 5-3
Schools Dropped Out No. 17 Houston, No. 18 Iowa.
Others Receiving Votes Michigan State 144; Auburn 106; Iowa 87; Wisconsin 64; UAB 64; Oregon 51; Houston 41; Army 34; Buffalo 22; Texas A&M 16; San Diego State 15; Purdue 13; Boise State 12; Duke 11; Pittsburgh 10; South Florida 10; South Carolina 7; Missouri 2; Appalachian State 2; Northwestern 1; North Texas 1.
