- Michigan
- Washington
- Texas
- Georgia (+2)
- Alabama
- (T-6) Oregon (+2)
- (T-6) Florida State (-2)
- Missouri (+1)
- Ole Miss (+2)
- Ohio State (-3)
- Arizona (+3)
- LSU (+1)
- Penn State (-3)
- Notre Dame (+1)
- oklahoma (-3)
- Oklahoma State (+6)
- Tennessee (+8)
- Kansas State (new)
- Louisville (-3)
- Clemson (new)
- North Carolina State (-2)
- SMU (-5)
- Kansas (new)
- Iowa (-4)
- Liberty (-7)
Others receiving votes: Oregon State, West Virginia, Tulane, JMU, USC, Memphis, Utah, Troy, Air Force, Toledo, Duke, Kentucky, UCLA, Miami (OH), UTSA, Wyoming, Northwestern, Ohio
Dropped out: Oregon State, Tulane, JMU
It’s weird to me that Alabama played Michigan and went to overtime and they are 4 spots below the team that Michigan beat in the final. How can they place Georgia and to an extent Texas above them. Weird.