Trojans Fall In Latest Top 25
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PVS |
| 1 | Alabama (47) | 1-0 | 1484 | 1 |
| 2 | Ohio State (4) | 1-0 | 1412 | 2 |
| 3 | Boise State (8) | 1-0 | 1399 | 3 |
| 4 | TCU | 1-0 | 1256 | 6 |
| 5 | Texas (1) | 1-0 | 1192 | 5 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 1-0 | 1105 | 8 |
| 7 | Oregon | 1-0 | 1077 | 11 |
| 8 | Florida | 1-0 | 1065 | 4 |
| 9 | Iowa | 1-0 | 1044 | 9 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 1-0 | 917 | 7 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 1-0 | 881 | 12 |
| 12 | Miami (FL) | 1-0 | 877 | 13 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | 0-1 | 782 | 10 |
| 14 | Arkansas | 1-0 | 572 | 17 |
| 15 | Georgia Tech | 1-0 | 555 | 16 |
| 16 | USC | 1-0 | 520 | 14 |
| 17 | Florida State | 1-0 | 504 | 20 |
| 18 | Penn State | 1-0 | 418 | 19 |
| 19 | LSU | 1-0 | 384 | 21 |
| 20 | Utah | 1-0 | 365 | NR |
| 21 | Auburn | 1-0 | 362 | 22 |
| 22 | Georgia | 1-0 | 353 | 23 |
| 23 | West Virginia | 1-0 | 226 | 25 |
| 24 | South Carolina | 1-0 | 164 | NR |
| 25 | Stanford | 1-0 | 96 | NR |
- Dropped from rankings: Pittsburgh 15, North Carolina 18
- Others receiving votes: Michigan 71, Houston 60, Pittsburgh 59, Oregon State 58, North Carolina 45, Notre Dame 38, Arizona 30, Brigham Young 30, Missouri 25, Fresno State 24, Kansas State 12, Clemson 11, Texas A&M 10, Oklahoma State 7, Cincinnati 4, Texas Tech 3, Michigan State 2, East Carolina 1
