# 1992 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Two human polls comprised the 1992 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-A football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.

## Legend

| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| | National champion |
| (#–#) | Win–loss record |
| (Italics) | Number of first place votes |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |

## AP Poll

| | Preseason Aug 24 | Week 1 Sep 1 | Week 2 Sep 8 | Week 3 Sep 15 | Week 4 Sep 22 | Week 5 Sep 29 | Week 6 Oct 6 | Week 7 Oct 13 | Week 8 Oct 20 | Week 9 Oct 27 | Week 10 Nov 3 | Week 11 Nov 10 | Week 12 Nov 17 | Week 13 Nov 24 | Week 14 Dec 1 | Week 15 Dec 8 | Week 16 (Final) Jan 3 | |
| 1. | Miami (FL) (40) | Miami (FL) (0–0) (43) | Miami (FL) (1–0) (45) | Miami (FL) (1–0) (47) | Miami (FL) (2–0) (43) | Washington (3–0) (44) | Washington (4–0) (42) | Washington (5–0) (30 ½) | Miami (FL) (6–0) (31) т | Miami (FL) (7–0) (32) | Washington (8–0) (33 ½) | Miami (FL) (8–0) (61) | Miami (FL) (9–0) (61) | Miami (FL) (10–0) (61) | Miami (FL) (11–0) (61) | Miami (FL) (11–0) (61) | Alabama (13–0) (62) | 1. |
| 2. | Washington (12) | Washington (0–0) (9) | Washington (1–0) (9) | Washington (2–0) (11) | Washington (3–0) (15) | Miami (FL) (3–0) (12) | Miami (FL) (4–0) (16) | Miami (FL) (5–0) (30 ½) | Washington (6–0) (30) т | Washington (7–0) (29) | Miami (FL) (8–0) (27 ½) | Alabama (9–0) (1) | Alabama (10–0) (1) | Alabama (10–0) (1) | Alabama (11–0) (1) | Alabama (12–0) (1) | Florida State (11–1) | 2. |
| 3. | Notre Dame (6) | Notre Dame (0–0) (5) | Notre Dame (1–0) (4) | Florida State (2–0) (2) | Florida State (3–0) (2) | Florida State (4–0) (4) | Michigan (3–0–1) (1) | Michigan (4–0–1) | Michigan (5–0–1) | Michigan (6–0–1) | Alabama (8–0) (1) | Michigan (8–0–1) | Florida State (9–1) | Florida State (9–1) | Florida State (10–1) | Florida State (10–1) | Miami (FL) (11–1) | 3. |
| 4. | Florida | Florida State (0–0) (1) | Florida (0–0) | Florida (1–0) | Michigan (1–0–1) | Michigan (2–0–1) | Tennessee (5–0) (2) | Alabama (6–0) (1) | Alabama (7–0) (1) | Alabama (8–0) (1) | Michigan (7–0–1) | Texas A&M (9–0) | Texas A&M (10–0) | Texas A&M (11–0) | Texas A&M (12–0) | Texas A&M (12–0) | Notre Dame (10–1–1) | 4. |
| 5. | Florida State (1) | Michigan (0–0) (1) | Florida State (1–0) (1) | Texas A&M (3–0) (1) | Texas A&M (4–0) (1) | Texas A&M (4–0) (1) | Texas A&M (5–0) | Texas A&M (5–0) | Texas A&M (6–0) | Texas A&M (7–0) | Texas A&M (8–0) | Florida State (8–1) | Washington (9–1) | Notre Dame (8–1–1) | Notre Dame (9–1–1) | Notre Dame (9–1–1) | Michigan (9–0–3) | 5. |
| 6. | Michigan (1) | Florida (0–0) | Michigan (0–0) (1) | Michigan (0–0–1) | Notre Dame (2–0–1) | Notre Dame (3–0–1) | Alabama (5–0) (1) | Florida State (5–1) | Florida State (6–1) | Florida State (6–1) | Florida State (7–1) | Washington (8–1) | Michigan (8–0–2) | Florida (8–2) | Syracuse (9–2) | Syracuse (9–2) | Syracuse (10–2) | 6. |
| 7. | Texas A&M (1) | Texas A&M (1–0) (1) | Texas A&M (2–0) (1) | Notre Dame (1–0–1) | Alabama (3–0) (1) | Tennessee (4–0) | Penn State (5–0) | Colorado (5–0) | Georgia (6–1) | Georgia (7–1) | Nebraska (6–1) | Nebraska (7–1) | Notre Dame (8–1–1) | Michigan (8–0–3) | Michigan (8–0–3) | Michigan (8–0–3) | Texas A&M (12–1) | 7. |
| 8. | Penn State | Penn State (0–0) (1) | Alabama (1–0) (1) | Syracuse (2–0) | Tennessee (3–0) | Penn State (4–0) | Florida State (4–1) | Stanford (5–1) | Nebraska (4–1) | Colorado (6–0–1) т | Notre Dame (6–1–1) | Notre Dame (7–1–1) | Syracuse (9–1) | Syracuse (9–2) | Georgia (9–2) | Georgia (9–2) | Georgia (10–2) | 8. |
| 9. | Alabama (1) | Alabama (0–0) (1) | Syracuse (1–0) | Alabama (2–0) (1) | Penn State (3–0) | Alabama (4–0) (1) | Colorado (4–0) | Penn State (5–1) | Colorado (5–0–1) | Nebraska (5–1) т | Boston College (7–0–1) | Arizona (6–2–1) | Florida (7–2) | Georgia (8–2) | Colorado (9–1–1) | Washington (9–2) | Stanford (10–3) | 9. |
| 10. | Syracuse | Syracuse (0–0) | Penn State (1–0) | Penn State (2–0) | Colorado (3–0) | Colorado (4–0) | Virginia (5–0) | Georgia (5–1) | Notre Dame (4–1–1) | Notre Dame (5–1–1) | Syracuse (7–1) | Syracuse (8–1) | Georgia (8–2) | Colorado (9–1–1) | Washington (9–2) | Colorado (9–1–1) | Florida (9–4) | 10. |
| 11. | Nebraska | Nebraska (0–0) | Nebraska (1–0) | Colorado (2–0) | UCLA (2–0) | UCLA (3–0) | Stanford (4–1) | Nebraska (4–1) | Boston College (5–0–1) | Boston College (6–0–1) | USC (5–1–1) | Florida (6–2) | Colorado (8–1–1) | Washington (9–2) | Nebraska (8–2) | Nebraska (9–2) | Washington (9–3) | 11. |
| 12. | Colorado | Colorado (0–0) | Colorado (1–0) | Nebraska (2–0) | Ohio State (3–0) | Ohio State (3–0) | Georgia (4–1) | Notre Dame (4–1–1) | Syracuse (5–1) | Syracuse (6–1) | Arizona (5–2–1) | Georgia (7–2) | Nebraska (7–2) | Nebraska (7–2) | Florida (8–3) | NC State (9–2–1) | Tennessee (9–3) | 12. |
| 13. | Clemson | Clemson (0–0) | Oklahoma (1–0) | Oklahoma (2–0) | Florida (1–1) | Florida (1–1) | Notre Dame (3–1–1) | Tennessee (5–1) | Washington State (6–0) | USC (4–1–1) | Kansas (7–1) | Colorado (7–1–1) | NC State (8–2–1) | NC State (9–2–1) | NC State (9–2–1) | Stanford (9–3) | Colorado (9–2–1) | 13. |
| 14. | Georgia | Georgia (0–0) | Georgia (1–0) | Tennessee (2–0) | Virginia (3–0) | Virginia (4–0) | Nebraska (3–1) | Syracuse (4–1) | Penn State (5–2) | Penn State (6–2) | Florida (5–2) | NC State (7–2–1) | Stanford (8–3) | Stanford (9–3) | Stanford (9–3) | Florida (8–4) | Nebraska (9–3) | 14. |
| 15. | Oklahoma | Oklahoma (0–0) | Clemson (1–0) | UCLA (1–0) | Nebraska (2–1) | Nebraska (3–1) | Syracuse (3–1) | Mississippi State (4–1) | USC (3–1–1) | Stanford (6–2) | Georgia (7–2) | Stanford (7–3) | USC (6–2–1) | Ohio State (8–2–1) | Ohio State (8–2–1) | Ohio State (8–2–1) | Washington State (9–3) | 15. |
| 16. | Iowa | UCLA (0–0) | UCLA (0–0) | NC State (3–0) | Clemson (1–1) | Georgia (3–1) | Oklahoma (3–1) | Georgia Tech (4–1) | Stanford (5–2) | Tennessee (5–2) | Colorado (6–1–1) | Mississippi State (7–2) | Arizona (6–3–1) | Mississippi State (7–3) | Boston College (8–2–1) | Boston College (8–2–1) | Ole Miss (9–3) | 16. |
| 17. | Stanford | Ohio State (0–0) | California (1–0) | Clemson (1–1) | Syracuse (2–1) | Syracuse (2–1) | Georgia Tech (3–1) | Virginia (5–1) | Tennessee (5–2) | Arizona (4–2–1) | NC State (6–2–1) | Boston College (7–1–1) | Ohio State (8–2) | Boston College (8–2–1) | Tennessee (8–3) | Tennessee (8–3) | NC State (9–3–1) | 17. |
| 18. | UCLA | NC State (1–0) | Mississippi State (1–0) | Stanford (1–1) | Georgia (2–1) | Stanford (3–1) | Mississippi State (3–1) | USC (2–1–1) | Clemson (4–2) | Kansas (6–1) | North Carolina (7–2) | USC (5–2–1) | Mississippi State (7–3) | Tennessee (7–3) | Washington State (8–3) | Washington State (8–3) | Ohio State (8–3–1) | 18. |
| 19. | Ohio State | California (0–0) | NC State (2–0) | Georgia (1–1) | Stanford (2–1) | Oklahoma (2–1) | UCLA (3–1) | Clemson (3–2) | Georgia Tech (4–2) | Washington State (6–1) | Mississippi State (6–2) | Ohio State (7–2) | Boston College (7–2–1) | USC (6–3–1) | Ole Miss (8–3) | North Carolina (8–3) | North Carolina (9–3) | 19. |
| 20. | California | Stanford (0–1) | Tennessee (1–0) | Virginia (2–0) | Oklahoma (2–1) | USC (1–0–1) | USC (1–1–1) | Boston College (4–0–1) | Florida (3–2) | Florida (4–2) | Texas (5–2) | Kansas (7–2) | Tennessee (6–3) | North Carolina (8–3) | North Carolina (8–3) | Ole Miss (8–3) | Hawaii (11–2) | 20. |
| 21. | Tennessee | Mississippi State (0–0) | Stanford (0–1) | Ohio State (2–0) | San Diego State (1–0–1) | NC State (4–1) | Boston College (4–0–1) т | NC State (5–2) | Arizona (3–2–1) | NC State (6–2–1) | Stanford (6–3) | Washington State (7–2) | North Carolina (7–3) | Washington State (8–3) | Penn State (7–4) | Penn State (7–4) | Boston College (8–3–1) | 21. |
| 22. | Mississippi State | Tennessee (0–0) | Ohio State (1–0) | Georgia Tech (1–0) | USC (1–0–1) | Boston College (4–0) | Ohio State (3–1) т | Washington State (5–0) | Kansas (5–1) | North Carolina (6–2) | Ohio State (6–2) | Penn State (6–3) | Kansas (7–3) | Penn State (7–4) | Arizona (6–4–1) | Arizona (6–4–1) | Kansas (8–4) | 22. |
| 23. | Georgia Tech | Iowa (0–1) | Virginia (1–0) | San Diego State (1–0–1) | NC State (3–1) | Georgia Tech (2–1) | Florida (1–2) | Florida (2–2) | NC State (5–2–1) | Virginia (6–2) | Penn State (6–3) | Tennessee (5–3) | Penn State (6–4) | Arizona (6–4–1) | USC (6–4–1) | USC (6–4–1) | Mississippi State (7–5) | 23. |
| 24. | BYU | Georgia Tech (0–0) | Georgia Tech (0–0) | Mississippi State (1–1) | Kansas (3–0) | Mississippi State (2–1) | California (3–1) | West Virginia (3–0–2) | Virginia (5–2) | Mississippi State (5–2) | Tennessee (5–3) | Hawaii (7–1) | Ole Miss (7–3) | Ole Miss (7–3) | Mississippi State (7–4) | Mississippi State (7–4) | Fresno State (9–4) | 24. |
| 25. | Texas | Virginia (0–0) | BYU (1–0) | Ole Miss (2–0) | Boston College (3–0) | Clemson (1–2) | Clemson (2–2) тNC State (4–2) т | Kansas (4–1) | Mississippi State (4–2) | Texas (4–2) | Washington State (6–2) | North Carolina (7–3) | Wake Forest (7–3) | BYU (8–4) | BYU (8–4) | BYU (8–4) | Wake Forest (8–4) | 25. |
| | Preseason Aug 24 | Week 1 Sep 1 | Week 2 Sep 8 | Week 3 Sep 15 | Week 4 Sep 22 | Week 5 Sep 29 | Week 6 Oct 6 | Week 7 Oct 13 | Week 8 Oct 20 | Week 9 Oct 27 | Week 10 Nov 3 | Week 11 Nov 10 | Week 12 Nov 17 | Week 13 Nov 24 | Week 14 Dec 1 | Week 15 Dec 8 | Week 16 (Final) Jan 3 | |
| | | Dropped: BYUTexas | Dropped: Iowa | Dropped: BYUCalifornia | Dropped: Georgia TechOle MissMississippi State | Dropped: KansasSan Diego State | None | Dropped: CaliforniaOhio StateOklahomaUCLA | Dropped: West Virginia | Dropped: ClemsonGeorgia Tech | Dropped: Virginia | Dropped: Texas | Dropped: HawaiiWashington State | Dropped: KansasWake Forest | None | None | Dropped: Penn StateArizonaUSCBYU | |

## Coaches Poll

| | Preseason Aug 17 | Week 1 Aug 31 | Week 2 Sep 8 | Week 3 Sep 14 | Week 4 Sep 21 | Week 5 Sep 28 | Week 6 Oct 5 | Week 7 Oct 12 | Week 8 Oct 19 | Week 9 Oct 26 | Week 10 Nov 2 | Week 11 Nov 9 | Week 12 Nov 16 | Week 13 Nov 23 | Week 14 Nov 30 | Week 15 Dec 7 | Week 16 (Final) Jan 4 | |
| 1. | Miami (FL) (40) | Miami (FL) (0–0) (43) | Miami (FL) (1–0) (45) | Miami (FL) (1–0) (47) | Miami (FL) (2–0) (45) | Washington (3–0) (43) | Washington (4–0) (38) | Miami (FL) (5–0) (31) | Miami (FL) (6–0) (31) | Miami (FL) (7–0) (37) | Miami (FL) (8–0) (30) | Miami (FL) (8–0) (59) | Miami (FL) (9–0) (59) | Miami (FL) (10–0) (60) | Miami (FL) (11–0) (59) | Miami (FL) (11–0) (59) | Alabama (13–0) (60) | 1. |
| 2. | Washington (14) | Washington (0–0) (12) | Washington (1–0) (13) | Washington (2–0) (13) | Washington (3–0) (15) | Miami (FL) (3–0) (16) | Miami (FL) (4–0) (22) | Washington (5–0) (29) | Washington (6–0) (29) | Washington (7–0) (22) | Washington (8–0) (30) | Alabama (9–0) (1) | Alabama (10–0) (1) | Alabama (10–0) | Alabama (11–0) | Alabama (12–0) | Florida State (11–1) | 2. |
| 3. | Notre Dame (3) | Notre Dame (0–0) (3) | Notre Dame (1–0) (2) | Florida State (2–0) | Florida State (3–0) | Florida State (4–0) (1) | Michigan (3–0–1) | Michigan (4–0–1) | Michigan (5–0–1) | Michigan (6–0–1) (1) | Alabama (8–0) | Michigan (8–0–1) | Texas A&M (10–0) | Texas A&M (11–0) | Texas A&M (12–0) (1) | Texas A&M (12–0) (1) | Miami (FL) (11–1) | 3. |
| 4. | Florida State | Florida State (0–0) | Florida State (1–0) | Florida (1–0) | Texas A&M (4–0) | Michigan (2–0–1) | Texas A&M (5–0) | Texas A&M (5–0) | Alabama (7–0) | Alabama (8–0) | Michigan (7–0–1) (1) | Texas A&M (9–0) | Florida State (9–1) | Florida State (9–1) | Florida State (10–1) | Florida State (10–1) | Notre Dame (10–1–1) | 4. |
| 5. | Michigan | Florida (0–0) | Michigan (0–0) | Texas A&M (3–0) | Michigan (1–0–1) | Texas A&M (4–0) | Penn State (5–0) | Alabama (6–0) | Texas A&M (6–0) | Texas A&M (7–0) | Texas A&M (8–0) | Florida State (8–1) т | Washington (9–1) | Notre Dame (8–1–1) | Notre Dame (9–1–1) | Notre Dame (9–1–1) | Michigan (9–0–3) | 5. |
| 6. | Florida (1) | Michigan (0–0) | Florida (0–0) | Michigan (0–0–1) | Notre Dame (2–0–1) | Penn State (4–0) | Tennessee (5–0) | Florida State (5–1) | Florida State (6–1) | Florida State (6–1) | Florida State (7–1) | Nebraska (7–1) т | Notre Dame (8–1–1) | Colorado (9–1–1) | Colorado (9–1–1) | Colorado (9–1–1) | Texas A&M (12–1) | 6. |
| 7. | Texas A&M | Penn State (0–0) (2) | Texas A&M (2–0) | Notre Dame (1–0–1) | Penn State (3–0) | Notre Dame (3–0–1) | Alabama (5–0) | Colorado (5–0) | Nebraska (4–1) | Nebraska (5–1) | Nebraska (6–1) | Washington (8–1) | Syracuse (9–1) | Georgia (8–2) | Michigan (8–0–3) | Michigan (8–0–3) | Syracuse (10–2) | 7. |
| 8. | Penn State (2) | Texas A&M (1–0) | Alabama (1–0) | Penn State (2–0) | Alabama (3–0) | Tennessee (4–0) | Florida State (4–1) | Nebraska (4–1) | Georgia (6–1) | Georgia (7–1) | Notre Dame (6–1–1) | Notre Dame (7–1–1) | Michigan (8–0–2) | Michigan (8–0–3) | Georgia (9–2) | Georgia (9–2) | Georgia (10–2) | 8. |
| 9. | Alabama | Alabama (0–0) | Syracuse (1–0) | Alabama (2–0) | Tennessee (3–0) | Alabama (4–0) | Colorado (5–0) | Penn State (5–1) | Colorado (5–0–1) | Colorado (6–0–1) | Boston College (7–0–1) т | Syracuse (8–1) | Colorado (8–1–1) | Syracuse (9–2) | Syracuse (9–2) | Syracuse (9–2) | Stanford (10–3) | 9. |
| 10. | Syracuse | Syracuse (0–0) | Penn State (1–0) | Syracuse (2–0) | Colorado (3–0) | Colorado (4–0) | Virginia (5–0) | Stanford (5–1) | Notre Dame (4–1–1) | Notre Dame (5–1–1) | Syracuse (7–1) т | Arizona (6–2–1) | Georgia (8–2) | Florida (8–2) | Nebraska (8–2) | Nebraska (9–2) | Washington (9–3) | 10. |
| 11. | Nebraska | Nebraska (0–0) | Nebraska (1–0) | Nebraska (2–0) | Ohio State (3–0) | UCLA (3–0) | Nebraska (3–1) | Georgia (5–1) | Syracuse (5–1) | Syracuse (6–1) | USC (5–1–1) | Colorado (7–1–1) | Florida (7–2) | NC State (9–2–1) | Washington (9–2) | Washington (9–2) | Florida (9–4) | 11. |
| 12. | Oklahoma | Oklahoma (0–0) | Oklahoma (1–0) | Oklahoma (2–0) | UCLA (2–0) | Ohio State (3–0) | Stanford (4–1) | Notre Dame (4–1–1) | Boston College (5–0–1) | Boston College (6–0–1) | Kansas (7–1) | Georgia (7–2) | Nebraska (7–2) | Nebraska (7–2) | NC State (9–2–1) | NC State (9–2–1) | Tennessee (9–3) | 12. |
| 13. | Clemson | Colorado (0–0) | Colorado (1–0) | Colorado (2–0) | Florida (1–1) | Virginia (4–0) | Georgia (4–1) | Tennessee (5–1) | Washington State (6–0) | Penn State (6–2) | Georgia (7–2) | Florida (6–2) | NC State (8–2–1) | Washington (9–2) | Stanford (9–3) | Stanford (9–3) | Colorado (9–2–1) | 13. |
| 14. | Colorado | Clemson (0–0) | Clemson (1–0) | Tennessee (2–0) | Virginia (3–0) | Nebraska (3–1) | Notre Dame (3–1–1) | Syracuse (4–1) | Penn State (5–2) | USC (4–1–1) | Florida (5–2) | NC State (7–2–1) | USC (6–2–1) | Stanford (9–3) | Ohio State (8–2–1) | Ohio State (8–2–1) | Nebraska (9–3) | 14. |
| 15. | Iowa | Georgia (0–0) | Georgia (1–0) | NC State (3–0) | Nebraska (2–1) | Florida (1–1) | Syracuse (3–1) | Georgia Tech (4–1) | Clemson (4–2) | Tennessee (5–2) | Arizona (5–2–1) | Boston College (7–1–1) | Stanford (8–3) | Ohio State (8–2–1) | Florida (8–3) | Florida (8–4) | NC State (9–3–1) | 15. |
| 16. | Georgia | UCLA (0–0) | NC State (2–0) | UCLA (1–0) | Clemson (1–1) | Georgia (3–1) | Oklahoma (3–1) | Virginia (5–1) | Tennessee (5–2) | Kansas (6–1) т | Colorado (6–1–1) | Mississippi State (7–2) | Ohio State (8–2) | Boston College (8–2–1) | Boston College (8–2–1) | Boston College (8–2–1) | Ole Miss (9–3) | 16. |
| 17. | UCLA | NC State (1–0) | Tennessee (1–0) | Clemson (1–1) | Syracuse (2–1) | Syracuse (2–1) | Georgia Tech (3–1) | Mississippi State (4–1) | Stanford (5–2) | Stanford (6–2) т | NC State (6–2–1) | Stanford (7–3) | Arizona (6–3–1) | Mississippi State (7–3) | Tennessee (8–3) | Tennessee (8–3) | Washington State (9–3) | 17. |
| 18. | Ohio State | Ohio State (0–0) | UCLA (0–0) | Ohio State (2–0) | Georgia (2–1) | NC State (4–1) | UCLA (3–1) | Boston College (4–0–1) | USC (3–1–1) | Washington State (6–1) | North Carolina (7–2) | Ohio State (7–2) | Mississippi State (7–3) | Tennessee (7–3) | North Carolina (8–3) | Washington State (8–3) | North Carolina (9–3) | 18. |
| 19. | Tennessee | Tennessee (0–0) | Mississippi State (1–0) | Virginia (2–0) | Stanford (2–1) | Stanford (3–1) | Mississippi State (3–1) | Clemson (3–2) | Georgia Tech (4–2) | Arizona (4–2–1) | Mississippi State (6–2) | Kansas (7–2) | Boston College (7–2–1) | North Carolina (8–3) | Washington State (8–3) | Ole Miss (8–3) | Ohio State (8–3–1) | 19. |
| 20. | Stanford | Iowa (0–1) | California (1–0) | Georgia Tech (1–0) | Oklahoma (2–1) | Oklahoma (2–1) | Ohio State (3–1) | NC State (5–2) | Florida (3–2) | Florida (4–2) | Texas (5–2) | USC (5–2–1) | Tennessee (6–3) | Washington State (8–3) | Ole Miss (8–3) | North Carolina (8–3) | Hawaii (11–2) | 20. |
| 21. | BYU | BYU (0–0) | Ohio State (1–0) | San Diego State (1–0–1) | San Diego State (1–0–1) | USC (1–0–1) | Boston College (4–0–1) | Washington State (5–0) | Kansas (5–1) | NC State (6–2–1) | Penn State (6–3) | Penn State (6–3) | Kansas (7–3) | Penn State (7–4) | Penn State (7–4) | Penn State (7–4) | Boston College (8–3–1) | 21. |
| 22. | California | Stanford (0–1) | BYU (1–0) | Stanford (1–1) | USC (1–0–1) | Boston College (4–0) | Clemson (2–2) | USC (2–1–1) | Arizona (3–2–1) | Virginia (6–2) | Stanford (6–3) | Washington State (7–2) | North Carolina (7–3) | Arizona (6–4–1) | Arizona (6–4–1) | Arizona (6–4–1) | Fresno State (9–4) | 22. |
| 23. | Georgia Tech т | Texas (0–0) | Virginia (1–0) | Georgia (1–1) | NC State (3–1) | Georgia Tech (2–1) | California (3–1) | Florida (2–2) | NC State (5–2–1) | North Carolina (6–2) | Ohio State (6–2) | Hawaii (7–1) | Penn State (6–4) | USC (6–3–1) | BYU (8–4) | BYU (8–4) | Kansas (8–4) | 23. |
| 24. | Texas т | Georgia Tech (0–0) | Georgia Tech (0–0) | Ole Miss (2–0) | Kansas (3–0) | Clemson (1–2) | Florida (1–2) т | West Virginia (3–0–2) | Virginia (5–2) | Mississippi State (5–2) | Washington State (6–2) | Tennessee (5–3) | Ole Miss (7–3) | Ole Miss (7–3) | USC (6–4–1) | Hawaii (10–2) | Penn State (7–5) | 24. |
| 25. | USC | California (0–0) | Stanford (0–1) | Illinois (2–0) | North Carolina (3–0) | West Virginia (3–0–1) | West Virginia (3–0–2) т | Kansas (4–1) | Oklahoma (3–2–1) | Clemson (4–3) | Hawaii (6–1) тTennessee (5–3) т | North Carolina (7–3) | Hawaii (7–2) тWashington State (7–3) т | BYU (8–4) | Hawaii (9–2) | USC (6–4–1) | Wake Forest (8–4) | 25. |
| | Preseason Aug 17 | Week 1 Aug 31 | Week 2 Sep 8 | Week 3 Sep 14 | Week 4 Sep 21 | Week 5 Sep 28 | Week 6 Oct 5 | Week 7 Oct 12 | Week 8 Oct 19 | Week 9 Oct 26 | Week 10 Nov 2 | Week 11 Nov 9 | Week 12 Nov 16 | Week 13 Nov 23 | Week 14 Nov 30 | Week 15 Dec 7 | Week 16 (Final) Jan 4 | |
| | | Dropped: USC | Dropped: IowaTexas | Dropped: Mississippi StateCaliforniaBYU | Dropped: Georgia TechOle MissIllinois | Dropped: San Diego StateKansasNorth Carolina | Dropped: NC StateUSC | Dropped: OklahomaUCLAOhio StateCalifornia | Dropped: Mississippi StateWest Virginia | Dropped: Georgia TechOklahoma | Dropped: VirginiaClemson | Dropped: Texas | None | Dropped: KansasHawaii | Dropped: Mississippi State | None | Dropped: ArizonaBYUUSC | |