Clemson has moved up three spots to No. 9 in the latest Coaches Poll. Florida State moves up to No. 6. The Jackets are No. 16 in this week’s poll.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | 1st Place Votes | Prev | CHANGE | Hi/Low |
| 1 | Ohio State | 2-0 | 1574 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 |
| 2 | Alabama | 2-0 | 1472 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2/3 |
| 3 | Texas Christian | 2-0 | 1430 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2/3 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 2-0 | 1383 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6/6 |
| 5 | Baylor | 2-0 | 1324 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 4/4 |
| 6 | Florida State | 2-0 | 1119 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8/8 |
| 7 | Southern California | 2-0 | 1116 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 10/10 |
| 8 | Georgia | 2-0 | 1108 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9/9 |
| 9 | Clemson | 2-0 | 948 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 12/12 |
| 10 | Notre Dame | 2-0 | 903 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 11/11 |
| 11 | Mississippi | 2-0 | 851 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 14/15 |
| 12 | UCLA | 2-0 | 850 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 13/14 |
| 13 | Oregon | 1-1 | 847 | 0 | 5 | -8 | 5/5 |
| 14 | Louisiana State | 1-0 | 806 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 13/15 |
| 15 | Auburn | 2-0 | 784 | 0 | 7 | -8 | 7/7 |
| 16 | Georgia Tech | 2-0 | 731 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16/17 |
| 17 | Oklahoma | 2-0 | 664 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17/19 |
| 18 | Texas A&M | 2-0 | 590 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 19/NR |
| 19 | Arizona | 2-0 | 423 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 20/22 |
| 20 | Missouri | 2-0 | 320 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 21/23 |
| 21 | Utah | 2-0 | 279 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 25/NR |
| 22 | Brigham Young | 2-0 | 204 | 0 | 30 | 8 | – |
| 23 | Wisconsin | 1-1 | 202 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 18/24 |
| 24 | Northwestern | 2-0 | 95 | 0 | 29 | 5 | – |
| 25 | Oklahoma State | 2-0 | 71 | 0 | 28 | 3 | – |