These are the other site's final rankings: At least top 11
| 1 | Iowa Western C.C. | Council Bluffs | IA | 11-0 | 1 |
| Outplayed No. 5 Butler for the NJCAA national title (27-7) |
| 2 | Butte C.C. | Oroville | CA | 10-1 | 2 |
| Got it done against No. 23 Fresno City in State Center Bowl (31-17) |
| 3 | Snow College | Ephraim | UT | 10-1 | 4 |
| Blew out No. 8 ASA in Carrier Dome Bowl (47-21) to finish strong |
| 4 | Bakersfield C.C. | Bakersfield | CA | 11-2 | 6 |
| Beats No. 9 San Francisco (35-14) for California title and ninth straight win |
| 5 | Butler County C.C. | El Dorado | KS | 10-1 | 5 |
| Couldn't get it going against No. 1 Iowa Western in NJCAA title game (7-27) |
| 6 | Mt. San Antonio C.C. | Walnut | Ca | 11-1 | 7 |
| Falls to red hot No. 4 Bakersfield in the SoCal finals (21-30) to end the season |
| 7 | Navarro J.C. | Corsicana | TX | 9-2 | 8 |
| Got by Georgia Military in C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl (30-23) |
| 8 | ASA College | Brooklyn | NY | 6-1 | 9 |
| Over-matched by No. 3 Snow in Carrier Dome Bowl (21-47) |
| 9 | City College of San Francisco | San Francisco | CA | 10-2 | 3 |
| Couldn't overcome slow start in loss to No. 4 Bakersfield in California finals (14-35) |
| 10 | Riverside C.C. | Riverside | CA | 9-2 | 10 |
| Settled for ho-hum win over No. 40 LA Harbor in bowl game (34-23) to finish the season on a high note |
| 11 | Ventura C.C. | Ventura | CA | 10-1 | 11 |
| Falls hard to No. 4 Bakersfield in SoCal semifinals (8-48) |
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