AP Polls
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Final | 1 | Ohio State | 1 | 204 | Big Ten | |
| 12 | Final | 2 | UCLA | 2 | 133 | PCC | |
| 12 | Final | 3 | Oklahoma | 3 | 35 | Big 7 | |
| 12 | Final | 4 | Notre Dame | 4 | 9 | Ind | |
| 12 | Final | 5 | Navy | 6 | 1 | 4 | Ind |
| 12 | Final | 6 | Ole Miss | 7 | 1 | 6 | SEC |
| 12 | Final | 7 | Army | 5 | 2 | Ind | |
| 12 | Final | 8 | Maryland | 10 | 2 | 4 | ACC |
| 12 | Final | 9 | Wisconsin | 8 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 12 | Final | 10 | Arkansas | 13 | 3 | 4 | SWC |
| 12 | Final | 11 | Miami (FL) | 11 | 7 | Ind | |
| 12 | Final | 12 | West Virginia | 12 | 2 | Southern | |
| 12 | Final | 13 | Auburn | 15 | 2 | 1 | SEC |
| 12 | Final | 14 | Duke | 20 | 6 | ACC | |
| 12 | Final | 15 | Michigan | 14 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 12 | Final | 16 | Virginia Tech | 16 | Southern | ||
| 12 | Final | 17 | USC | 17 | PCC | ||
| 12 | Final | 18 | Baylor | 9 | 9 | SWC | |
| 12 | Final | 19 | Rice | SWC | |||
| 12 | Final | 20 | Penn State | 19 | 1 | Ind | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 11 | 1954-11-22 | 1 | Ohio State (9-0-0) | 1 | 115 | Big Ten | |
| 11 | 1954-11-22 | 2 | UCLA (9-0-0) | 2 | 85 | PCC | |
| 11 | 1954-11-22 | 3 | Oklahoma (9-0-0) | 3 | 31 | Big 7 | |
| 11 | 1954-11-22 | 4 | Notre Dame (7-1-0) | 4 | 4 | Ind | |
| 11 | 1954-11-22 | 5 | Army (7-1-0) | 5 | Ind | ||
| 11 | 1954-11-22 | 6 | Navy (6-2-0) | 7 | 1 | 2 | Ind |
| 11 | 1954-11-22 | 7 | Ole Miss (8-1-0) | 6 | 1 | 6 | SEC |
| 11 | 1954-11-22 | 8 | Wisconsin (7-2-0) | 17 | 9 | Big Ten | |
| 11 | 1954-11-22 | 9 | Baylor (7-2-0) | 20 | 11 | SWC | |
| 11 | 1954-11-22 | 10 | Maryland (6-2-1) | 13 | 3 | ACC | |
| 11 | 1954-11-22 | 11 | Miami (FL) (7-1-0) | 16 | 5 | 2 | Ind |
| 11 | 1954-11-22 | 12 | West Virginia (7-1-0) | 14 | 2 | 3 | Southern |
| 11 | 1954-11-22 | 13 | Arkansas (7-2-0) | 9 | 4 | 2 | SWC |
| 11 | 1954-11-22 | 14 | Michigan (6-3-0) | 12 | 2 | Big Ten | |
| 11 | 1954-11-22 | 15 | Auburn (6-3-0) | 18 | 3 | SEC | |
| 11 | 1954-11-22 | 16 | Virginia Tech (7-0-1) | 15 | 1 | Southern | |
| 11 | 1954-11-22 | 17 | USC (8-2-0) | 7 | 10 | PCC | |
| 11 | 1954-11-22 | 18 | Kentucky (7-3-0) | SEC | |||
| 11 | 1954-11-22 | 19 | Penn State (7-2-0) | Ind | |||
| 11 | 1954-11-22 | 20 | Duke (6-2-1) | ACC | |||
| 11 | 1954-11-22 | 20 | Minnesota (7-2-0) | 10 | 10 | Big Ten | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 10 | 1954-11-15 | 1 | Ohio State (8-0-0) | 2 | 1 | 87 | Big Ten |
| 10 | 1954-11-15 | 2 | UCLA (8-0-0) | 1 | 1 | 92 | PCC |
| 10 | 1954-11-15 | 3 | Oklahoma (8-0-0) | 3 | 28 | Big 7 | |
| 10 | 1954-11-15 | 4 | Notre Dame (6-1-0) | 5 | 1 | 2 | Ind |
| 10 | 1954-11-15 | 5 | Army (7-1-0) | 6 | 1 | Ind | |
| 10 | 1954-11-15 | 6 | Ole Miss (8-1-0) | 7 | 1 | 7 | SEC |
| 10 | 1954-11-15 | 7 | Navy (6-2-0) | 10 | 3 | Ind | |
| 10 | 1954-11-15 | 7 | USC (8-1-0) | 8 | 1 | PCC | |
| 10 | 1954-11-15 | 9 | Arkansas (7-1-0) | 4 | 5 | 5 | SWC |
| 10 | 1954-11-15 | 10 | Minnesota (7-1-0) | 13 | 3 | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 1954-11-15 | 11 | SMU (5-1-1) | 19 | 8 | SWC | |
| 10 | 1954-11-15 | 12 | Michigan (6-2-0) | Big Ten | |||
| 10 | 1954-11-15 | 13 | Maryland (5-2-1) | 17 | 4 | ACC | |
| 10 | 1954-11-15 | 14 | West Virginia (6-1-0) | 16 | 2 | Southern | |
| 10 | 1954-11-15 | 15 | Virginia Tech (7-0-1) | 15 | Southern | ||
| 10 | 1954-11-15 | 16 | Miami (FL) (6-1-0) | 11 | 5 | Ind | |
| 10 | 1954-11-15 | 17 | Wisconsin (6-2-0) | 14 | 3 | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 1954-11-15 | 18 | Auburn (5-3-0) | SEC | |||
| 10 | 1954-11-15 | 19 | Iowa (5-3-0) | 9 | 10 | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 1954-11-15 | 20 | Baylor (6-2-0) | 18 | 2 | SWC | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 9 | 1954-11-08 | 1 | UCLA (8-0-0) | 1 | 117 | PCC | |
| 9 | 1954-11-08 | 2 | Ohio State (7-0-0) | 2 | 80 | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 1954-11-08 | 3 | Oklahoma (7-0-0) | 3 | 44 | Big 7 | |
| 9 | 1954-11-08 | 4 | Arkansas (7-0-0) | 4 | 43 | SWC | |
| 9 | 1954-11-08 | 5 | Notre Dame (5-1-0) | 5 | 3 | Ind | |
| 9 | 1954-11-08 | 6 | Army (6-1-0) | 7 | 1 | 4 | Ind |
| 9 | 1954-11-08 | 7 | Ole Miss (7-1-0) | 9 | 2 | 5 | SEC |
| 9 | 1954-11-08 | 8 | USC (7-1-0) | 10 | 2 | PCC | |
| 9 | 1954-11-08 | 9 | Iowa (5-2-0) | 12 | 3 | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 1954-11-08 | 10 | Navy (5-2-0) | 19 | 9 | Ind | |
| 9 | 1954-11-08 | 11 | Miami (FL) (6-1-0) | 6 | 5 | Ind | |
| 9 | 1954-11-08 | 12 | Cincinnati (8-0-0) | 13 | 1 | Ind | |
| 9 | 1954-11-08 | 13 | Minnesota (6-1-0) | 14 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 1954-11-08 | 14 | Wisconsin (5-2-0) | 16 | 2 | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 1954-11-08 | 15 | Virginia Tech (6-0-1) | 18 | 3 | Southern | |
| 9 | 1954-11-08 | 16 | West Virginia (5-1-0) | 17 | 1 | 2 | Southern |
| 9 | 1954-11-08 | 17 | Maryland (4-2-1) | ACC | |||
| 9 | 1954-11-08 | 18 | Baylor (6-2-0) | 20 | 2 | SWC | |
| 9 | 1954-11-08 | 19 | SMU (4-1-1) | SWC | |||
| 9 | 1954-11-08 | 20 | Georgia (6-1-1) | SEC | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 8 | 1954-11-01 | 1 | UCLA (7-0-0) | 3 | 2 | 72 | PCC |
| 8 | 1954-11-01 | 2 | Ohio State (6-0-0) | 1 | 1 | 69 | Big Ten |
| 8 | 1954-11-01 | 3 | Oklahoma (6-0-0) | 2 | 1 | 42 | Big 7 |
| 8 | 1954-11-01 | 4 | Arkansas (6-0-0) | 4 | 16 | SWC | |
| 8 | 1954-11-01 | 5 | Notre Dame (4-1-0) | 6 | 1 | 4 | Ind |
| 8 | 1954-11-01 | 6 | Miami (FL) (6-0-0) | 10 | 4 | 14 | Ind |
| 8 | 1954-11-01 | 7 | Army (5-1-0) | 5 | 2 | 1 | Ind |
| 8 | 1954-11-01 | 8 | Purdue (4-1-1) | 9 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 1954-11-01 | 9 | Ole Miss (6-1-0) | 12 | 3 | 2 | SEC |
| 8 | 1954-11-01 | 10 | USC (6-1-0) | 13 | 3 | PCC | |
| 8 | 1954-11-01 | 11 | Duke (4-1-1) | 16 | 5 | ACC | |
| 8 | 1954-11-01 | 12 | Iowa (4-2-0) | Big Ten | |||
| 8 | 1954-11-01 | 13 | Cincinnati (7-0-0) | 20 | 7 | Ind | |
| 8 | 1954-11-01 | 14 | Minnesota (5-1-0) | Big Ten | |||
| 8 | 1954-11-01 | 15 | Rice (4-2-0) | 19 | 4 | SWC | |
| 8 | 1954-11-01 | 16 | Wisconsin (4-2-0) | 8 | 8 | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 1954-11-01 | 17 | West Virginia (4-1-0) | 7 | 10 | 1 | Southern |
| 8 | 1954-11-01 | 18 | Virginia Tech (5-0-1) | 14 | 4 | Southern | |
| 8 | 1954-11-01 | 19 | Navy (4-2-0) | 15 | 4 | Ind | |
| 8 | 1954-11-01 | 20 | Baylor (5-2-0) | SWC | |||
| 8 | 1954-11-01 | 20 | Nebraska (4-2-0) | Big 7 | |||
| 8 | 1954-11-01 | 20 | Pitt (3-3-0) | Ind | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 7 | 1954-10-25 | 1 | Ohio State (5-0-0) | 4 | 3 | 64 | Big Ten |
| 7 | 1954-10-25 | 2 | Oklahoma (5-0-0) | 1 | 1 | 74 | Big 7 |
| 7 | 1954-10-25 | 3 | UCLA (6-0-0) | 3 | 45 | PCC | |
| 7 | 1954-10-25 | 4 | Arkansas (5-0-0) | 7 | 3 | 16 | SWC |
| 7 | 1954-10-25 | 5 | Army (4-1-0) | 9 | 4 | 1 | Ind |
| 7 | 1954-10-25 | 6 | Notre Dame (3-1-0) | 6 | 1 | Ind | |
| 7 | 1954-10-25 | 7 | West Virginia (4-0-0) | 10 | 3 | 6 | Southern |
| 7 | 1954-10-25 | 8 | Wisconsin (4-1-0) | 2 | 6 | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 1954-10-25 | 9 | Purdue (3-1-1) | 13 | 4 | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 1954-10-25 | 10 | Miami (FL) (5-0-0) | 16 | 6 | 6 | Ind |
| 7 | 1954-10-25 | 11 | Michigan (4-1-0) | Big Ten | |||
| 7 | 1954-10-25 | 12 | Ole Miss (5-1-0) | 5 | 7 | SEC | |
| 7 | 1954-10-25 | 13 | USC (5-1-0) | 17 | 4 | PCC | |
| 7 | 1954-10-25 | 14 | Virginia Tech (5-0-0) | 14 | 1 | Southern | |
| 7 | 1954-10-25 | 15 | Navy (4-1-0) | Ind | |||
| 7 | 1954-10-25 | 16 | Duke (3-1-1) | 19 | 3 | ACC | |
| 7 | 1954-10-25 | 17 | Texas Christian (4-2-0) | 20 | 3 | SWC | |
| 7 | 1954-10-25 | 18 | SMU (3-1-0) | SWC | |||
| 7 | 1954-10-25 | 19 | Rice (3-2-0) | SWC | |||
| 7 | 1954-10-25 | 20 | Cincinnati (6-0-0) | Ind | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 6 | 1954-10-18 | 1 | Oklahoma (4-0-0) | 1 | 115 | Big 7 | |
| 6 | 1954-10-18 | 2 | Wisconsin (4-0-0) | 2 | 42 | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 1954-10-18 | 3 | UCLA (5-0-0) | 3 | 23 | PCC | |
| 6 | 1954-10-18 | 4 | Ohio State (4-0-0) | 4 | 8 | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 1954-10-18 | 5 | Ole Miss (5-0-0) | 7 | 2 | 9 | SEC |
| 6 | 1954-10-18 | 6 | Notre Dame (3-1-0) | 8 | 2 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1954-10-18 | 7 | Arkansas (4-0-0) | 12 | 5 | 4 | SWC |
| 6 | 1954-10-18 | 8 | Minnesota (4-0-0) | 11 | 3 | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 1954-10-18 | 9 | Army (3-1-0) | 18 | 9 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1954-10-18 | 10 | West Virginia (3-0-0) | 14 | 4 | 9 | Southern |
| 6 | 1954-10-18 | 11 | Colorado (5-0-0) | 17 | 6 | 2 | Big 7 |
| 6 | 1954-10-18 | 12 | Alabama (4-1-0) | SEC | |||
| 6 | 1954-10-18 | 13 | Purdue (2-1-1) | 5 | 8 | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 1954-10-18 | 14 | Virginia Tech (4-0-0) | 16 | 2 | Southern | |
| 6 | 1954-10-18 | 15 | Georgia Tech (4-1-0) | 19 | 4 | SEC | |
| 6 | 1954-10-18 | 16 | Miami (FL) (4-0-0) | Ind | |||
| 6 | 1954-10-18 | 17 | USC (4-1-0) | PCC | |||
| 6 | 1954-10-18 | 18 | Florida (3-2-0) | SEC | |||
| 6 | 1954-10-18 | 19 | Duke (2-1-1) | 6 | 13 | ACC | |
| 6 | 1954-10-18 | 20 | Texas Christian (3-2-0) | SWC | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 5 | 1954-10-11 | 1 | Oklahoma (3-0-0) | 1 | 118 | Big 7 | |
| 5 | 1954-10-11 | 2 | Wisconsin (3-0-0) | 3 | 1 | 21 | Big Ten |
| 5 | 1954-10-11 | 3 | UCLA (4-0-0) | 2 | 1 | 10 | PCC |
| 5 | 1954-10-11 | 4 | Ohio State (3-0-0) | 10 | 6 | 14 | Big Ten |
| 5 | 1954-10-11 | 5 | Purdue (2-0-1) | 5 | 3 | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 1954-10-11 | 6 | Duke (2-0-1) | 6 | 7 | ACC | |
| 5 | 1954-10-11 | 7 | Ole Miss (4-0-0) | 7 | 11 | SEC | |
| 5 | 1954-10-11 | 8 | Notre Dame (2-1-0) | 8 | 2 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1954-10-11 | 9 | Navy (3-0-0) | 19 | 10 | 1 | Ind |
| 5 | 1954-10-11 | 9 | Penn State (3-0-0) | 12 | 3 | 3 | Ind |
| 5 | 1954-10-11 | 11 | Minnesota (3-0-0) | 18 | 7 | 2 | Big Ten |
| 5 | 1954-10-11 | 12 | Arkansas (3-0-0) | 1 | SWC | ||
| 5 | 1954-10-11 | 13 | Iowa (2-1-0) | 4 | 9 | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 1954-10-11 | 14 | West Virginia (2-0-0) | 16 | 2 | 6 | Southern |
| 5 | 1954-10-11 | 15 | Rice (2-1-0) | 11 | 4 | SWC | |
| 5 | 1954-10-11 | 16 | Virginia Tech (3-0-0) | 19 | 3 | Southern | |
| 5 | 1954-10-11 | 17 | Colorado (4-0-0) | 1 | Big 7 | ||
| 5 | 1954-10-11 | 18 | Army (2-1-0) | Ind | |||
| 5 | 1954-10-11 | 19 | Georgia Tech (3-1-0) | SEC | |||
| 5 | 1954-10-11 | 20 | Texas Tech (3-0-1) | BIAA | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 4 | 1954-10-04 | 1 | Oklahoma (2-0-0) | 2 | 1 | 77 | Big 7 |
| 4 | 1954-10-04 | 2 | UCLA (3-0-0) | 4 | 2 | 20 | PCC |
| 4 | 1954-10-04 | 3 | Wisconsin (2-0-0) | 5 | 2 | 17 | Big Ten |
| 4 | 1954-10-04 | 4 | Iowa (2-0-0) | 3 | 1 | 15 | Big Ten |
| 4 | 1954-10-04 | 5 | Purdue (2-0-0) | 19 | 14 | 22 | Big Ten |
| 4 | 1954-10-04 | 6 | Duke (2-0-0) | 7 | 1 | 3 | ACC |
| 4 | 1954-10-04 | 7 | Ole Miss (3-0-0) | 8 | 1 | 12 | SEC |
| 4 | 1954-10-04 | 8 | Notre Dame (1-1-0) | 1 | 7 | Ind | |
| 4 | 1954-10-04 | 9 | USC (3-0-0) | 9 | PCC | ||
| 4 | 1954-10-04 | 10 | Ohio State (2-0-0) | 14 | 4 | 1 | Big Ten |
| 4 | 1954-10-04 | 11 | Rice (2-0-0) | 16 | 5 | SWC | |
| 4 | 1954-10-04 | 12 | Penn State (2-0-0) | 10 | 2 | Ind | |
| 4 | 1954-10-04 | 13 | Maryland (1-1-0) | 6 | 7 | ACC | |
| 4 | 1954-10-04 | 14 | Florida (2-1-0) | 20 | 6 | 1 | SEC |
| 4 | 1954-10-04 | 15 | Texas (2-1-0) | 12 | 3 | SWC | |
| 4 | 1954-10-04 | 16 | West Virginia (1-0-0) | 5 | Southern | ||
| 4 | 1954-10-04 | 17 | Stanford (3-0-0) | PCC | |||
| 4 | 1954-10-04 | 18 | Minnesota (2-0-0) | Big Ten | |||
| 4 | 1954-10-04 | 19 | Navy (2-0-0) | Ind | |||
| 4 | 1954-10-04 | 19 | Virginia Tech (3-0-0) | Southern | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 3 | 1954-09-27 | 1 | Notre Dame (1-0-0) | 2 | 1 | 94 | Ind |
| 3 | 1954-09-27 | 2 | Oklahoma (2-0-0) | 1 | 1 | 24 | Big 7 |
| 3 | 1954-09-27 | 3 | Iowa (1-0-0) | 12 | 9 | 11 | Big Ten |
| 3 | 1954-09-27 | 4 | UCLA (2-0-0) | 8 | 4 | 3 | PCC |
| 3 | 1954-09-27 | 5 | Wisconsin (1-0-0) | 10 | 5 | 7 | Big Ten |
| 3 | 1954-09-27 | 6 | Maryland (1-0-0) | 3 | 3 | 3 | ACC |
| 3 | 1954-09-27 | 7 | Duke (1-0-0) | 19 | 12 | 7 | ACC |
| 3 | 1954-09-27 | 8 | Ole Miss (2-0-0) | 9 | 1 | 3 | SEC |
| 3 | 1954-09-27 | 9 | USC (2-0-0) | 15 | 6 | PCC | |
| 3 | 1954-09-27 | 10 | Penn State (1-0-0) | Ind | |||
| 3 | 1954-09-27 | 11 | Baylor (2-0-0) | 10 | 1 | SWC | |
| 3 | 1954-09-27 | 12 | Texas (1-1-0) | 4 | 8 | SWC | |
| 3 | 1954-09-27 | 13 | Michigan State (0-1-0) | 7 | 6 | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 1954-09-27 | 14 | Ohio State (1-0-0) | 1 | Big Ten | ||
| 3 | 1954-09-27 | 15 | South Carolina (1-0-0) | 1 | ACC | ||
| 3 | 1954-09-27 | 16 | Rice (1-0-0) | 13 | 3 | SWC | |
| 3 | 1954-09-27 | 17 | Texas Tech (2-0-0) | 14 | 3 | BIAA | |
| 3 | 1954-09-27 | 18 | California (1-1-0) | 17 | 1 | PCC | |
| 3 | 1954-09-27 | 19 | Purdue (1-0-0) | Big Ten | |||
| 3 | 1954-09-27 | 20 | Florida (1-1-0) | SEC | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 2 | 1954-09-20 | 1 | Oklahoma (1-0-0) | 2 | 1 | 56 | Big 7 |
| 2 | 1954-09-20 | 2 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 11 | Ind |
| 2 | 1954-09-20 | 3 | Maryland (1-0-0) | 3 | 9 | ACC | |
| 2 | 1954-09-20 | 4 | Texas (1-0-0) | 4 | 3 | SWC | |
| 2 | 1954-09-20 | 5 | Georgia Tech (1-0-0) | 7 | 2 | 2 | SEC |
| 2 | 1954-09-20 | 6 | Illinois | 5 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 1954-09-20 | 7 | Michigan State | 6 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 1954-09-20 | 8 | UCLA (1-0-0) | 8 | 2 | PCC | |
| 2 | 1954-09-20 | 9 | Ole Miss (1-0-0) | 10 | 1 | 1 | SEC |
| 2 | 1954-09-20 | 10 | Baylor (1-0-0) | SWC | |||
| 2 | 1954-09-20 | 10 | Wisconsin | 9 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 1954-09-20 | 12 | Iowa | 11 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 1954-09-20 | 13 | Rice (1-0-0) | 16 | 3 | SWC | |
| 2 | 1954-09-20 | 14 | Texas Tech (1-0-0) | 19 | 5 | 1 | BIAA |
| 2 | 1954-09-20 | 15 | USC (1-0-0) | 17 | 2 | PCC | |
| 2 | 1954-09-20 | 16 | Oregon (1-0-0) | 18 | 2 | PCC | |
| 2 | 1954-09-20 | 17 | California (0-1-0) | 12 | 5 | PCC | |
| 2 | 1954-09-20 | 18 | Army | 13 | 5 | Ind | |
| 2 | 1954-09-20 | 19 | Duke | 15 | 4 | ACC | |
| 2 | 1954-09-20 | 20 | Texas Christian (1-0-0) | SWC | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 1 | Preseason | 1 | Notre Dame | NA | — | 52 | Ind |
| 1 | Preseason | 2 | Oklahoma | NA | — | 74 | Big 7 |
| 1 | Preseason | 3 | Maryland | NA | — | 13 | ACC |
| 1 | Preseason | 4 | Texas | NA | — | 10 | SWC |
| 1 | Preseason | 5 | Illinois | NA | — | 2 | Big Ten |
| 1 | Preseason | 6 | Michigan State | NA | — | 7 | Big Ten |
| 1 | Preseason | 7 | Georgia Tech | NA | — | 5 | SEC |
| 1 | Preseason | 8 | UCLA | NA | — | 1 | PCC |
| 1 | Preseason | 9 | Wisconsin | NA | — | 1 | Big Ten |
| 1 | Preseason | 10 | Ole Miss | NA | — | 2 | SEC |
| 1 | Preseason | 11 | Iowa | NA | — | 1 | Big Ten |
| 1 | Preseason | 12 | California | NA | — | PCC | |
| 1 | Preseason | 13 | Army | NA | — | Ind | |
| 1 | Preseason | 14 | Alabama | NA | — | SEC | |
| 1 | Preseason | 15 | Duke | NA | — | 2 | ACC |
| 1 | Preseason | 16 | Rice | NA | — | SWC | |
| 1 | Preseason | 17 | USC | NA | — | PCC | |
| 1 | Preseason | 18 | Oregon | NA | — | PCC | |
| 1 | Preseason | 19 | Texas Tech | NA | — | BIAA | |
| 1 | Preseason | 20 | Ohio State | NA | — | 1 | Big Ten |
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