Clemson moved up in the latest Amway Coaches poll. The Tigers are ranked No. 3 with one week left in the regular season.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | 1ST PLACE VOTES | PREV | CHANGE | HI/LOW |
| 1 | Alabama | 11-0 | 1575 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 10-1 | 1482 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2/8 |
| 3 | Clemson | 10-1 | 1420 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2/5 |
| 4 | Michigan | 10-1 | 1404 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2/8 |
| 5 | Washington | 10-1 | 1297 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4/18 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 9-2 | 1279 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6/NR |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 9-2 | 1215 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3/NR |
| 8 | Penn State | 9-2 | 1077 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 10/NR |
| 9 | Colorado | 9-2 | 1052 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 12/NR |
| 10 | Oklahoma State | 9-2 | 947 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 13/NR |
| 11 | Louisville | 9-2 | 864 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 3/23 |
| 12 | Southern California | 8-3 | 774 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 17/NR |
| 13 | Florida | 8-2 | 744 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 9/25 |
| 14 | Florida State | 8-3 | 735 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2/21 |
| 15 | Nebraska | 9-2 | 719 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 6/NR |
| 16 | Auburn | 8-3 | 663 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8/NR |
| 17 | West Virginia | 8-2 | 489 | 0 | 9 | -8 | 9/NR |
| 18 | Western Michigan | 11-0 | 448 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 18/NR |
| 19 | Boise State | 10-1 | 414 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 13/NR |
| 20 | Utah | 8-3 | 374 | 0 | 11 | -9 | 11/NR |
| 21 | Houston | 9-2 | 349 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 5/NR |
| 22 | Texas A&M | 8-3 | 315 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 6/NR |
| 23 | Washington State | 8-3 | 132 | 0 | 20 | -3 | 20/NR |
| 24 | Tennessee | 8-3 | 129 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 9/NR |
| 25 | North Carolina | 8-3 | 118 | 0 | 24 | -1 | 13/NR |