1070 total polls
| Team | APP | PCT | 1. | Ohio State | 821 | 76.7% | 2. | Michigan | 795 | 74.3% | 3. | Oklahoma | 753 | 70.4% | 4. | Notre Dame | 739 | 69.1% | 5. | USC | 723 | 67.6% | 6. | Alabama | 710 | 66.4% | 7. | Nebraska | 702 | 65.6% | Texas | 702 | 65.6% | 9. | Penn State | 590 | 55.1% | 10. | Tennessee | 565 | 52.8% | 11. | Florida | 555 | 51.9% | 12. | LSU | 548 | 51.2% | 13. | Georgia | 519 | 48.5% | 14. | Auburn | 513 | 47.9% | 15. | Florida State | 506 | 47.3% | 16. | UCLA | 503 | 47.0% | 17. | Miami (FL) | 460 | 43.0% | 18. | Arkansas | 409 | 38.2% | 19. | Texas A&M | 408 | 38.1% | 20. | Washington | 399 | 37.3% | 21. | Clemson | 358 | 33.5% | 22. | Michigan State | 342 | 32.0% | 23. | Wisconsin | 314 | 29.3% | 24. | Iowa | 297 | 27.8% | 25. | Georgia Tech | 295 | 27.6% | 26. | Colorado | 293 | 27.4% | 27. | Pittsburgh | 292 | 27.3% | 28. | Virginia Tech | 273 | 25.5% | 29. | West Virginia | 268 | 25.0% | 30. | Arizona State | 263 | 24.6% | 31. | Oregon | 251 | 23.5% | Stanford | 251 | 23.5% | 33. | Mississippi | 249 | 23.3% | 34. | Missouri | 237 | 22.1% | 35. | Purdue | 236 | 22.1% | BYU | 236 | 22.1% | 37. | North Carolina | 230 | 21.5% | 38. | Syracuse | 196 | 18.3% | 39. | California | 193 | 18.0% | Oklahoma State | 193 | 18.0% | 41. | Maryland | 192 | 17.9% | TCU | 192 | 17.9% | 43. | Kansas State | 191 | 17.9% | 44. | Illinois | 181 | 16.9% | South Carolina | 181 | 16.9% | 46. | Houston | 174 | 16.3% | 47. | Virginia | 167 | 15.6% | 48. | Duke | 164 | 15.3% | 49. | SMU | 161 | 15.0% | Northwestern | 161 | 15.0% | Mississippi State | 161 | 15.0% | 52. | Minnesota | 159 | 14.9% | 53. | Baylor | 156 | 14.6% | 54. | Arizona | 152 | 14.2% | 55. | NC State | 149 | 13.9% | 56. | Army (NY) | 140 | 13.1% | Boston College | 140 | 13.1% | 58. | Texas Tech | 139 | 13.0% | 59. | Washington State | 127 | 11.9% | 60. | Navy (MD) | 122 | 11.4% | 61. | Boise State | 119 | 11.1% | 62. | Louisville | 113 | 10.6% | 63. | Kansas | 109 | 10.2% | 64. | Oregon State | 95 | 8.9% | 65. | Penn | 89 | 8.3% | 66. | Kentucky | 78 | 7.3% | Air Force | 78 | 7.3% | 68. | Utah | 77 | 7.2% | 69. | Rice (TX) | 69 | 6.4% | 70. | Tulane (LA) | 59 | 5.5% | 71. | Wyoming | 56 | 5.2% | Southern Miss | 56 | 5.2% | 73. | Indiana | 55 | 5.1% | 74. | Fresno State | 53 | 5.0% | 75. | Cornell (NY) | 47 | 4.4% | 76. | Santa Clara (CA) | 43 | 4.0% | 77. | Miami (OH) | 42 | 3.9% | Tulsa | 42 | 3.9% | Wake Forest (NC) | 42 | 3.9% | 80. | Cincinnati | 41 | 3.8% | 81. | Fordham (NY) | 40 | 3.7% | Iowa State | 40 | 3.7% | Colorado State | 40 | 3.7% | 84. | Holy Cross (MA) | 39 | 3.6% | Toledo (OH) | 39 | 3.6% | 86. | Dartmouth (NH) | 37 | 3.5% | Rutgers (NJ) | 37 | 3.5% | 88. | Vanderbilt | 31 | 2.9% | 89. | Yale (CT) | 30 | 2.8% | 90. | Princeton (NJ) | 29 | 2.7% | 91. | East Carolina | 28 | 2.6% | Hawaii | 28 | 2.6% | 93. | South Florida | 26 | 2.4% | 94. | Villanova (PA) | 25 | 2.3% | 95. | Northern Illinois | 23 | 2.1% | 96. | Marshall (WV) | 21 | 2.0% | 97. | Duquesne (PA) | 20 | 1.9% | 98. | Iowa Pre-Flight | 18 | 1.7% | 99. | William & Mary (VA) | 16 | 1.5% | Columbia (NY) | 16 | 1.5% | Nevada | 16 | 1.5% | Bowling Green (OH) | 16 | 1.5% | 103. | March Field/4th AF (CA) | 15 | 1.4% | 104. | Pacific (CA) | 14 | 1.3% | San Diego State | 14 | 1.3% | 106. | St. Mary's (CA) | 13 | 1.2% | Great Lakes Naval (IL) | 13 | 1.2% | 108. | Bainbridge Naval (MD) | 12 | 1.1% | 109. | Georgetown (DC) | 11 | 1.0% | UCF | 11 | 1.0% | 111. | Randolph Field (TX) | 10 | 0.9% | Ball State | 10 | 0.9% | 113. | Carnegie Mellon (PA) | 9 | 0.8% | Del Monte Pre-Flight (CA) | 9 | 0.8% | Ohio | 9 | 0.8% | 116. | San Francisco | 8 | 0.7% | Temple (PA) | 8 | 0.7% | 118. | North Carolina Pre-Flight | 7 | 0.7% | Marquette (WI) | 7 | 0.7% | George Washington (DC) | 7 | 0.7% | Utah State | 7 | 0.7% | 122. | New Mexico State | 6 | 0.6% | 2nd Air Force | 6 | 0.6% | Connecticut | 6 | 0.6% | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 0.6% | 126. | Norman Pre-Flight (OK) | 5 | 0.5% | El Toro Marines (CA) | 5 | 0.5% | Colorado College | 5 | 0.5% | VMI | 5 | 0.5% | Harvard (MA) | 5 | 0.5% | San Jose State (CA) | 5 | 0.5% | Kent State (OH) | 5 | 0.5% | UTEP | 5 | 0.5% | 134. | Hardin-Simmons (TX) | 4 | 0.4% | 135. | Southwestern (TX) | 3 | 0.3% | Memphis Naval | 3 | 0.3% | Boston | 3 | 0.3% | Delaware | 3 | 0.3% | New York | 3 | 0.3% | Lafayette (PA) | 3 | 0.3% | 141. | Colgate (NY) | 2 | 0.2% | Louisiana | 2 | 0.2% | Camp Peary (VA) | 2 | 0.2% | Detroit | 2 | 0.2% | North Texas | 2 | 0.2% | San Diego Naval | 2 | 0.2% | Washington & Lee (VA) | 2 | 0.2% | Central Michigan | 2 | 0.2% | 149. | Arkansas-Monticello | 1 | 0.1% | Fort Pierce Naval (FL) | 1 | 0.1% | 3rd Air Force | 1 | 0.1% | Lehigh (PA) | 1 | 0.1% | Muhlenberg (PA) | 1 | 0.1% | St. Mary's Pre-Flight (CA) | 1 | 0.1% | Bucknell (PA) | 1 | 0.1% | Camp Grant (IL) | 1 | 0.1% | Catawba (NC) | 1 | 0.1% | Loyola Marymount (CA) | 1 | 0.1% | Richmond (VA) | 1 | 0.1% | Williams (MA) | 1 | 0.1% | Memphis | 1 | 0.1% |
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