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| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | |
| 2 | Florida | |
| 3 | Texas |
 1 |
| 4 | Iowa |
 1 |
| 5 | TCU |
3 |
| 6 | Cincinnati |
1 |
| 7 | Oregon |
1 |
| 8 | Boise State |
3 |
| 9 | LSU |
2 |
| 10 | Georgia Tech |
2 |
| 11 | Southern Cal |
2 |
| 12 | Virginia Tech |
3 |
| 13 | Pittsburgh |
3 |
| 14 | Miami (Florida) |
4 |
| 15 | Oklahoma State |
1 |
| 16 | Houston |
1 |
| 17 | Penn State |
1 |
| 18 | Ohio State | |
| 19 | South Carolina | |
| 20 | Clemson | |
| 21 | Mississippi | |
| 22 | Oklahoma | |
| 23 | Arizona | |
| 24 | California | |
| 25 | Notre Dame | |
| Last week's ballot | ||
Dropped Out: Texas Tech (#17), Boston College (#20), Nebraska (#21), Michigan (#22), Central Michigan (#23), Brigham Young (#25).
Ties broken: Florida-Texas, Oregon-Boise State, Houston-Penn State, Ohio State-South Carolina and Cal-Notre Dame-Utah.