Alabama atop Harris poll
| Rk. | Team (1st-place votes) Rec. | Pts. | Prv. |
| 1. | Alabama (105) 13-0 | 2,841 | 3 |
| 2. | Texas (6) 13-0 | 2,721 | 2 |
| 3. | Texas Christian (3) 12-0 | 2,579 | 4 |
| 4. | Cincinnati 12-0 | 2,467 | 5 |
| 5. | Florida 12-1 | 2,395 | 1 |
| 6. | Boise State 13-0 | 2,358 | 6 |
| 7. | Oregon 10-2 | 2,130 | 8 |
| 8. | Ohio State 10-2 | 2,081 | 7 |
| 9. | Penn State 10-2 | 1,800 | 9 |
| 10. | Georgia Tech 11-2 | 1,787 | 11 |
| 11. | Iowa 10-2 | 1,772 | 10 |
| 12. | Virginia Tech 9-3 | 1,569 | 12 |
| 13. | Louisiana State 9-3 | 1,384 | 14 |
| 14. | Brigham Young 10-2 | 1,349 | 13 |
| 15. | Miami 9-3 | 1,173 | 17 |
| 16. | Pittsburgh 9-3 | 995 | 15 |
| 17. | Oklahoma State 9-3 | 839 | 20 |
| 18. | West Virginia 9-3 | 730 | 25 |
| 19. | Oregon State 8-4 | 722 | 16 |
| 20. | Nebraska 9-4 | 631 | 22 |
| 21. | Stanford 8-4 | 625 | 23 |
| 22. | Utah 9-3 | 511 | 24 |
| 23. | Wisconsin 9-3 | 409 | 26 |
| 24. | Arizona 8-4 | 381 | 29 |
| 25. | Houston 10-3 | 216 | 18 |
| * Others receiving votes: USC 124, Central Michigan 120, East Carolina 87, California 77, Clemson 58, Mississippi 26, North Carolina 22, Northwestern 18, Texas Tech 14, Oklahoma 10, Missouri 9, Tennessee 7, Troy 5, Middle Tennessee 3, Connecticut 3, Temple 2 |
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