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The Mountaineers are still not ranked, but just barely. In the coaches poll, WVU sits at #26 with 49 votes (22 points behind #25 Oklahoma St.). Then over at the AP Poll, WVU sits at #27 with 37 votes (1 point behind #26 Temple and 11 points behind Oklahoma St.).
| AP | Coaches | Massey | |
| 1 | Ohio State (59) | Ohio State (62) | Ohio State |
| 2 | Alabama | Alabama (1) | Alabama |
| 3 | TCU | TCU | TCU |
| 4 | Michigan State (2) | Michigan State | Georgia |
| 5 | Baylor | Baylor | Baylor |
| 6 | UCLA | Florida State | Oregon |
| 7 | Georgia | USC | Florida State |
| 8 | Notre Dame | Georgia | Michigan State |
| 9 | Florida State | Clemson | Ole Miss |
| 10 | USC | Notre Dame | Georgia Tech |
| 11 | Clemson | Ole Miss | USC |
| 12 | Oregon | UCLA | Clemson |
| 13 | LSU | Oregon | UCLA |
| 14 | Georgia Tech | LSU | Auburn |
| 15 | Ole Miss | Auburn | LSU |
| 16 | Oklahoma | Georgia Tech | Oklahoma |
| 17 | Texas A&M | Oklahoma | Notre Dame |
| 18 | Auburn | Texas A&M | Texas A&M |
| 19 | BYU | Arizona | Missouri |
| 20 | Arizona | Missouri | Wisconsin |
| 21 | Utah | Utah | Kansas State |
| 22 | Missouri | BYU | Mississippi State |
| 23 | Northwestern | Wisconsin | Arkansas |
| 24 | Wisconsin | Northwestern | Utah |
| 25 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Arizona |