1984 USA Today/CNN Rankings
| Final Poll For 1984 Season |
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Votes |
| 1984 USA Today/CNN |
| 1 | Brigham Young | 13-0-0 | | | 2 | Washington | 11-1-0 | |
| 3 | Florida | 9-1-1 | | | 4 | Nebraska | 10-2-0 | |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 9-2-1 | | | 6 | Boston College | 10-2-0 | |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 10-2-0 | | | 8 | Southern Methodist | 10-2-0 | |
| 9 | Maryland | 9-3-0 | | | 10 | South Carolina | 10-2-0 | |
| 11 | Southern California | 9-3-0 | | | 12 | UCLA | 9-3-0 | |
| 13 | Louisiana State | 8-3-1 | | | 14 | Ohio State | 9-3-0 | |
| 15 | Auburn | 9-4-0 | | | 16 | Miami | 8-5-0 | |
| 17 | Florida State | 7-3-2 | | | 18 | Virginia | 8-2-2 | |
| 19 | Kentucky | 9-3-0 | | | 20 | Iowa | 8-4-1 | |
| 21 | West Virginia | 8-4-0 | | | 22 | Army | 8-3-1 | |
| 23 | Georgia | 7-4-1 | | | 24 | Air Force | 8-4-0 | |
| 25 | Notre Dame | 7-5-0 | |
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