| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Alabama (32) | SEC | 10-0 | 1238 | W 30-0 H Miami (FL) |
| 2 | < | 2 | Ohio State (18) | Big Ten | 11-0 | 1214 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Nebraska (4) | Big 8 | 10-0 | 1157 | |
| 4 | < | 4 | USC (10) | Pac-10 | 9-0-1 | 1151 | |
| 5 | < | 5 | Florida State | Ind | 10-0 | 1019 | |
| 6 | < | 6 | Texas (0.33) | Southwest | 8-1 | 959 | |
| 7 | < | 8 | Arkansas (0.33) | Southwest | 9-1 | 865 | |
| 8 | < | 7 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 9-1 | 848 | W 24-22 A Missouri |
| 9 | < | 9 | Houston (0.33) | Southwest | 8-1 | 811 | |
| 10 | < | 10 | BYU | WAC | 10-0 | 705 | |
| 11 | < | 11 | Pittsburgh | Ind | 9-1 | 652 | |
| 12 | < | 12 | Purdue | Big Ten | 9-2 | 598 | |
| 13 | < | 14 | Clemson | ACC | 8-2 | 487 | |
| 14 | < | 15 | Auburn | SEC | 8-2 | 376 | |
| 14 | < | 16 | Washington | Pac-10 | 7-2 | 376 | |
| 16 | < | 13 | Michigan | Big Ten | 8-3 | 357 | |
| 17 | < | 20 | Baylor | Southwest | 7-3 | 215 | |
| 18 | < | 20 | Tulane | Ind | 8-2 | 184 | DNP |
| 19 | < | NR | South Carolina | Ind | 7-3 | 124 | W 35-14 H Wake Forest |
| 20 | < | NR | Penn State | Ind | 7-3 | 93 | |
| NR | < | 17 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 18 | Temple | Ind | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 19 | Tennessee | SEC | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ind | 5 | 14.6 | 2072 |
| Southwest | 4 | 9.8 | 2850 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 10.0 | 2169 |
| Big 8 | 2 | 5.5 | 2005 |
| SEC | 2 | 7.5 | 1614 |
| Pac-10 | 2 | 9.0 | 1527 |
| WAC | 1 | 10.0 | 705 |
| ACC | 1 | 13.0 | 487 |