| Rank | Consensus | CBS (Dodd) (5/12) | Fox (Mandel) (1/13) | ESPN (5/20) | SI (5/14) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 1 | Ohio State | Ohio State | Ohio State | Ohio State |
| 2 | TCU | 3.25 | TCU | TCU | Alabama | Baylor |
| 3 | Baylor | 3.75 | Oregon | Baylor | TCU | Auburn |
| 4 | Alabama | 4,25 | Alabama | Oregon | LSU | Alabama |
| 5 | Oregon | 5.75 | Baylor | Florida State | Baylor | Michigan State |
| 6 | Auburn | 8.5 | Michigan State | Auburn | Oregon | TCU |
| 7 | Michigan State | 8.75 | Auburn | Alabama | Notre Dame | Notre Dame |
| 8 | Florida State | 11 | USC | Michigan State | Ole Miss | UCLA |
| 9 | USC | 11 | Florida State | USC | Georgia | Florida State |
| 10 | Notre Dame | 11.25 | Georgia | Notre Dame | Arkansas | Oregon |
| 11 | Georgia | 13 | Clemson | Ole Miss | Texas A&M | Stanford |
| 12 | Ole Miss | 13.25 | Wisconsin | Arizona State | UCLA | Ole Miss |
| 13 | LSU | 13.5 | LSU | LSU | USC | Arizona |
| 14 | UCLA | 13.5 | Miss. State | UCLA | Tennesse | USC |
| 15 | Clemson | 16.5 | Missouri | Georgia | Oklahoma | Boise State |
| 16 | Arizona State | 17.5 | Boise State | Boise State | Michigan State | Clemson |
| 17 | Stanford | 18.25 | Georgia Tech | Arizona | Stanford | Missouri |
| 18 | Boise State | 18.25 | Arizona | Georgia Tech | Auburn | Georgia |
| 19 | Arizona | 18.5 | Arizona State | Stanford | Clemson | Arizona State |
| 20 | Missouri | 19.5 | UCLA | Clemson | Arizona State | Wisconsin |
| 21 | Georgia Tech | 19.75 | Notre Dame | Texas A&M | Florida State | Georgia Tech |
| 22 | Arkansas | 20.5 | Ole Miss | Missouri | Miss. State | Oklahoma |
| 23 | Texas A&M | 21 | Arkansas | Arkansas | Georgia Tech | BYU |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 21 | Tennesse | Tennesse | Missouri | LSU |
| 25 | Miss. State | 22 | Louisville | N.C State | Michigan | Okla. State |
