Illinois falls to #23
| 1. Ohio State (52) | 3-0 | 1 |
| 2. Miami (7) | 4-0 | 4 |
| 3. Penn State (5) | 3-0 | 2 |
| 4. LSU | 4-0 | 3 |
| 5. Georgia | 3-0 | 5 |
| 6. Oregon (1) | 4-0 | 6 |
| 7. Oklahoma (1) | 4-0 | 11 |
| 8. Florida State | 3-0 | 7 |
| 9. Texas A&M | 3-0 | 10 |
| 10. Texas | 3-1 | 8 |
| 11. Indiana | 4-0 | 19 |
| 12. Texas Tech | 4-0 | 17 |
| 13. Ole Miss | 4-0 | 13 |
| 14. Iowa State | 4-0 | 12 |
| 15. Tennessee | 3-1 | 15 |
| 16. Georgia Tech | 4-0 | 18 |
| 17. Alabama | 2-1 | 14 |
| 18. Vanderbilt | 4-0 | 20 |
| 19. Michigan | 3-1 | 21 |
| 20. Missouri | 4-0 | 23 |
| 21. USC | 4-0 | 25 |
| 22. Notre Dame | 1-2 | 24 |
| 23. Illinois | 3-1 | 9 |
| 24. TCU | 3-0 | NR |
| 25. BYU | 3-0 | NR |
Others receiving votes:
Auburn 122, Mississippi St. 102, South Florida 77, Utah 45, Arizona St. 30, Memphis 23, Louisville 23, Maryland 6, UNLV 3, UCF 3, North Texas 2.