| W-L | Previous | Change | ||
| 1 | Alabama (4) | 4-0 | 1 | – |
| 2 | Oregon | 4-0 | 2 (tie) | – |
| 3 | FSU | 4-0 | 6 | +3 |
| 4 | Georgia | 4-0 | 4 | – |
| 5 | LSU | 4-0 | 2 (tie) | -3 |
| 6 | South Carolina | 4-0 | 5 | -1 |
| 7 | Kansas State | 4-0 | 14 | +7 |
| 8 | West Virginia | 3-0 | 9 | +1 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 4-0 | 10 | +1 |
| 10 | Florida | 4-0 | 11 | +1 |
| 11 | Stanford | 3-0 | 12 | +1 |
| 12 | USC | 3-1 | 16 | +4 |
| 13 | Texas | 3-0 | 15 | +2 |
| 14 | Ohio State | 4-0 | 13 | -1 |
| 15 | Clemson | 3-1 | 8 | -7 |
| 16 | Oklahoma | 2-1 | 7 | _9 |
| 17 | Louisville | 4-0 | 17 | – |
| 18 | Michigan State | 3-1 | 20 | +2 |
| 19 | TCU | 3-0 | 18 (tie) | -1 |
| 20 | Miss State | 4-0 | – | +6 |
| 21 | Oregon State | 2-0 | – | +5 |
| 22 | Rutgers | 4-0 | – | +4 |
| 23 | Northwestern | 4-0 | – | +3 |
| 24 | Tennessee | 3-1 | 23 | -1 |
| 25 | UCLA | 3-1 | 21 | -4 |
| Dropped Out: Arizona, Michigan, Oklahoma State, Missouri | ||||
| Also Receiving Votes: Arizona, Iowa St, Oklahoma St, Cincinatti | ||||
| Louisiana Tech, Nebraska, Ohio, Minnesota, Baylor | ||||
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