1985 USA Today/CNN Rankings
| Final Poll For 1985 Season |
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Votes |
| 1985 USA Today/CNN |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 11-1-0 | | | 2 | Penn State | 11-1-0 | |
| 3 | Michigan | 10-1-1 | | | 4 | Tennessee | 9-1-2 | |
| 5 | Florida | 9-1-1 | | | 6 | Miami | 10-2-0 | |
| 7 | Air Force | 12-1-0 | | | 8 | Texas A&M | 10-2-0 | |
| 9 | UCLA | 9-2-1 | | | 10 | Iowa | 10-2-0 | |
| 11 | Nebraska | 9-3-0 | | | 12 | Alabama | 9-2-1 | |
| 13 | Ohio State | 9-3-0 | | | 14 | Florida State | 9-3-0 | |
| 15 | Arkansas | 10-2-0 | | | 16 | Brigham Young | 11-3-0 | |
| 17 | Maryland | 9-3-0 | | | 18 | Georgia Tech | 9-2-1 | |
| 19 | Baylor | 9-3-0 | | | 20 | Auburn | 8-4-0 | |
| 21 | Louisiana State | 9-2-1 | | | 22 | Army | 9-3-0 | |
| 23 | Fresno State | 11-0-1 | | | 24 | Georgia | 7-3-2 | |
| 25 | Oklahoma State | 8-4-0 | |
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