| #1 | Texas A&M | (8,0) |
| #2 | Indiana | (9,0) |
| #3 | Ohio St | (8,0) |
| #4 | BYU | (8,0) |
| #5 | Alabama | (7,1) |
| #6 | Georgia | (7,1) |
| #7 | Mississippi | (8,1) |
| #8 | Virginia | (8,1) |
| #9 | Georgia Tech | (8,1) |
| #10 | Louisville | (7,1) |
| #11 | Oklahoma | (7,2) |
| #12 | Utah | (7,2) |
| #13 | Oregon | (7,1) |
| #14 | Michigan | (7,2) |
| #15 | Miami FL | (6,2) |
| #16 | Washington | (6,2) |
| #17 | Notre Dame | (6,2) |
| #18 | USC | (6,2) |
| #19 | North Texas | (8,1) |
| #20 | Texas Tech | (8,1) |
| #21 | Vanderbilt | (7,2) |
| #22 | Texas | (7,2) |
| #23 | Arizona St | (6,3) |
| #24 | Illinois | (6,3) |
| #25 | Tulane | (6,2) |
| #32 | Memphis | lost to | #122 | UAB | 24 | to | 31 |
| #5 | Alabama | lost to | #53 | Florida St | 17 | to | 31 |
| #28 | Houston | lost to | #97 | West Virginia | 35 | to | 45 |
| #35 | Pittsburgh | lost to | #97 | West Virginia | 24 | to | 31 |
| #87 | Ohio | lost to | #165 | Ball St | 14 | to | 20 |
| #5 | Alabama | beat | #6 | Georgia | 24 | to | 21 |
| #6 | Georgia | beat | #7 | Mississippi | 43 | to | 35 |
| #8 | Virginia | beat | #10 | Louisville | 30 | to | 27 |
| #7 | Mississippi | beat | #11 | Oklahoma | 34 | to | 26 |
| #4 | BYU | beat | #12 | Utah | 24 | to | 21 |
| #4 | BYU | plays at | #20 | Texas Tech |
| #5 | Alabama | plays | #27 | LSU |
| #25 | Tulane | plays at | #32 | Memphis |
| #29 | TCU | plays | #38 | Iowa St |
| #8 | Virginia | plays | #39 | Wake Forest |