The latest Amway coaches poll has been released. Clemson remained at No. 2 in the rankings.
The Tigers received two first place votes.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | 1ST PLACE VOTES | PREV | CHANGE | HI/LOW |
| 1 | Alabama | 4-0 | 1597 | 61 | 1 | – | 1/1 |
| 2 | Clemson | 4-0 | 1497 | 2 | 2 | – | 2/2 |
| 3 | Georgia | 4-0 | 1473 | 0 | 3 | – | 3/4 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 4-0 | 1431 | 1 | 4 | – | 3/4 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 4-0 | 1300 | 0 | 5 | – | 5/5 |
| 6 | Louisiana State | 4-0 | 1234 | 0 | 6 | – | 6/24 |
| 7 | Stanford | 4-0 | 1206 | 0 | 7 | – | 7/13 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 4-0 | 1135 | 0 | 8 | – | 8/11 |
| 9 | Penn State | 4-0 | 1108 | 0 | 9 | – | 9/10 |
| 10 | Auburn | 3-1 | 997 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 7/11 |
| 11 | Washington | 3-1 | 959 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6/12 |
| 12 | West Virginia | 3-0 | 946 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 12/20 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 3-1 | 776 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 6/16 |
| 14 | Central Florida | 3-0 | 705 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 14/23 |
| 15 | Michigan | 3-1 | 603 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 14/22 |
| 16 | Miami | 3-1 | 554 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 8/21 |
| 17 | Kentucky | 4-0 | 531 | 0 | NR | 9 | 17/NR |
| 18 | Michigan State | 2-1 | 376 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 12/24 |
| 19 | Mississippi State | 3-1 | 311 | 0 | 14 | -5 | 14/19 |
| 20 | Oregon | 3-1 | 281 | 0 | 19 | -1 | 19/NR |
| 21 | Oklahoma State | 3-1 | 199 | 0 | 15 | -6 | 15/25 |
| 22 | Texas | 3-1 | 171 | 0 | NR | 19 | 21/NR |
| 23 | Duke | 4-0 | 170 | 0 | NR | 4 | 23/NR |
| 24 | Virginia Tech | 2-1 | 160 | 0 | 10 | -14 | 10/24 |
| 25 | Boise State | 2-1 | 145 | 0 | 24 | -1 | 17/25 |