1984 season · final
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- FBS Independents4
- SEC4
- Big 83
- Other9
- 1–BYUWestern Athletic13–0
- 2▲2WashingtonPac-1011–1
- 3–FloridaSEC9–1
- 4▲1NebraskaBig 810–2
- 5▲3Boston CollegeFBS Independents10–2
- 6▼4OklahomaBig 89–2
- 7▲2Oklahoma StateBig 810–2
- 8▲2SMUSouthwest10–2
- 9▲5UCLAPac-109–3
- 10▲8USCPac-109–3
- 11▼4South CarolinaFBS Independents10–2
- 12–MarylandACC9–3
- 13▼7Ohio StateBig Ten9–3
- 14▲2AuburnSEC9–4
- 15▼4LSUSEC8–3
- 16NewIowaBig Ten8–4
- 17▼2Florida StateFBS Independents7–3
- 18▼5MiamiFBS Independents8–5
- 19NewKentuckySEC9–3
- 20NewVirginiaACC8–2