No. 20 Virginia (9-4, lost to then-unranked Texas Tech 31-28 in Gator Bowl), No. 22 Boise State (10-3, lost to East Carolina 41-38 in Hawaii Bowl), No. 24 Arkansas (8-5, lost to then-No. 7 Missouri 38-7 in Cotton Bowl), No. 25 South Florida (9-4, lost to then-unranked Oregon 56-21 in Sun Bowl).
Others receiving votes
Oregon State (9-4) 108; Virginia (9-4) 71; Wake Forest (9-4) 53; Boise State (10-3) 33; Fresno State (9-4) 11; Kentucky (8-5) 11; California (7-6) 8; Connecticut (9-4) 8; Mississippi State (8-5) 7; South Florida (9-4) 6; Tulsa (10-4) 5; Central Florida (10-4) 4; Utah (9-4) 2; Arkansas (8-5) 1.
RANK
TEAM
RECORD
PTS
PREV
1
LSU
(60)
12-2
1620
2
2
Georgia
(3)
11-2
1515
4
3
Southern Cal
(1)
11-2
1500
6
4
Missouri
12-2
1347
7
5
Ohio St.
11-2
1346
1
6
West Virginia
11-2
1342
11
7
Kansas
(1)
12-1
1303
8
8
Oklahoma
11-3
1139
3
9
Virginia Tech
11-3
1096
5
10
Boston College
11-3
962
14
10
Texas
10-3
962
17
12
Tennessee
10-4
904
16
13
Florida
9-4
685
9
14
BYU
11-2
654
19
15
Auburn
9-4
648
22
16
Arizona St.
10-3
587
12
17
Cincinnati
10-3
566
20
18
Michigan
9-4
508
NR
19
Hawaii
12-1
460
10
20
Illinois
9-4
443
13
21
Clemson
9-4
353
15
22
Texas Tech
9-4
308
NR
23
Oregon
9-4
253
NR
24
Wisconsin
9-4
202
18
25
Oregon St.
9-4
110
NR
Others receiving votes: Virginia 66, Penn St. 61, Kentucky 57, Wake Forest
53, Boise St. 25, Arkansas 13, Utah 9, Mississippi St. 7, Appalachian St. 5,
South Florida 5, Tulsa 4, Connecticut 3, Air Force 2, Rutgers 2.
