1992 USA Today/CNN Rankings
| Final Poll For 1992 Season |
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Votes |
| 1992 USA Today/CNN |
| 1 | Alabama | 13-0-0 | | | 2 | Florida State | 11-1-0 | |
| 3 | Miami | 11-1-0 | | | 4 | Notre Dame | 10-1-1 | |
| 5 | Michigan | 9-0-3 | | | 6 | Texas A&M | 12-1-0 | |
| 7 | Syracuse | 10-2-0 | | | 8 | Georgia | 10-2-0 | |
| 9 | Stanford | 10-3-0 | | | 10 | Washington | 9-3-0 | |
| 11 | Florida | 9-4-0 | | | 12 | Tennessee | 9-3-0 | |
| 13 | Colorado | 9-2-1 | | | 14 | Nebraska | 9-3-0 | |
| 15 | North Carolina State | 9-3-1 | | | 16 | Mississippi | 9-3-0 | |
| 17 | Washington State | 9-3-0 | | | 18 | North Carolina | 9-3-0 | |
| 19 | Ohio State | 8-3-1 | | | 20 | Hawaii | 11-2-0 | |
| 21 | Boston College | 8-3-1 | | | 22 | Fresno State | 9-4-0 | |
| 23 | Kansas | 8-4-0 | | | 24 | Penn State | 7-5-0 | |
| 25 | Wake Forest | 8-4-0 | |
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