| Week | Team | Rank |
| 16 | ||
| Alabama | 1 | |
| Oregon | 2 | |
| Notre Dame | 3 | |
| Stanford | 4 | |
| Texas A&M | 5 | |
| Georgia | 6 | |
| South Carolina | 7 | |
| Florida St. | 8 | |
| Ohio St. | 9 | |
| Kansas St. | 10 | |
| Clemson | 11 | |
| Louisville | 12 | |
| Florida | 13 | |
| LSU | 14 | |
| Northwestern | 15 | |
| Nebraska | 16 | |
| Oklahoma | 17 | |
| Texas | 18 | |
| Boise St. | 19 | |
| Cincinnati | 20 | |
| Oregon St. | 21 | |
| San Jose St. | 22 | |
| Baylor | 23 | |
| Vanderbilt | 24 | |
| N. Illinois | 25 | |
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