USC At 3-0 Falls To No. 20
AP Poll
| No. | School | Record | Points | Prev | |
| 1 | Alabama (53) | 3-0 | 1492 | 1 | |
| 2 | Ohio State (5) | 3-0 | 1435 | 2 | |
| 3 | Boise State (1) | 2-0 | 1333 | 3 | |
| 4 | TCU | 3-0 | 1280 | 4 | |
| 5 | Oregon | 3-0 | 1238 | 5 | |
| 6 | Nebraska | 3-0 | 1175 | 8 | |
| 7 | Texas (1) | 3-0 | 1164 | 6 | |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 3-0 | 1114 | 7 | |
| 9 | Florida | 3-0 | 1044 | 10 | |
| 10 | Arkansas | 3-0 | 903 | 12 | |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 3-0 | 803 | 11 | |
| 12 | South Carolina | 3-0 | 739 | 13 | |
| 13 | Utah | 3-0 | 703 | 14 | |
| 14 | Arizona | 3-0 | 663 | 24 | |
| 15 | LSU | 3-0 | 654 | 15 | |
| 16 | Stanford | 3-0 | 606 | 19 | |
| 17 | Auburn | 3-0 | 600 | 16 | |
| 18 | Iowa | 2-1 | 482 | 9 | |
| 19 | Miami (Fla.) | 1-1 | 472 | 17 | |
| 20 | Southern California | 3-0 | 414 | 18 | |
| 21 | Michigan | 3-0 | 291 | 20 | |
| 22 | West Virginia | 3-0 | 258 | 21 | |
| 23 | Penn State | 2-1 | 198 | 22 | |
| 24 | Oregon State | 1-1 | 75 | 25 | |
| 25 | Michigan State | 3-0 | 45 | 38 | |
| Others Receiving Votes: Air Force(2-1) 44; Nevada(3-0) 41; Florida State(2-1) 40; Pittsburgh(1-1) 40; Fresno State(2-0) 35; Missouri(3-0) 30; Oklahoma State(3-0) 22; Clemson(2-1) 14; Georgia Tech(2-1) 14; North Carolina State(3-0) 14; JMU(2-0) 8; Kansas State(3-0) 4; Northwestern(3-0) 3; Arizona State(2-1) 3; California(2-1) 3; Temple(3-0) 1; Houston(2-1) 1; Texas A&M(3-0) 1; Notre Dame(1-2) 1 | |||||
