| Rank | Team | Prior | |||
| 1 |  | Arkansas | 2 | ||
| 2 |  | Vanderbilt | 1 | ||
| 3 |  | Tennessee | 3 | ||
| 4 |  | Mississippi State | 8 | ||
| 5 |  | Ole Miss | 4 | ||
| 6 |  | Texas Tech | 5 | ||
| 7 |  | Texas | 11 | ||
| 8 |  | East Carolina | 6 | ||
| 9 |  | TCU | 7 | ||
| 10 |  | Oklahoma State | 14 | ||
| 11 |  | Florida | 10 | ||
| 12 |  | Louisville | 12 | ||
| 13 |  | Notre Dame | 18 | ||
| 14 |  | Oregon | 21 | ||
| 15 |  | Arizona | 19 | ||
| 16 |  | UCLA | 9 | ||
| 17 |  | South Carolina | 17 | ||
| 18 |  | Virginia Tech | 22 | ||
| 19 |  | Georgia Tech | 13 | ||
| 20 |  | UCSB | 20 | ||
| 21 |  | Oregon State | 15 | ||
| 22 |  | Pittsburgh | NR | ||
| 23 |  | Stanford | NR | ||
| 24 |  | Louisiana Tech | 25 | ||
| 25 |  | Miami (FL) | 16 | ||
