| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | CP | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Miami (FL) (53) | Ind | 11-0 | 1155 | *1 | W 36-10 H East Carolina |
| 2 | < | 2 | Penn State (5) | Ind | 11-0 | 1092 | *2 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 10-1 | 1053 | 3 | DNP |
| 4 | < | 4 | Michigan | Big Ten | 10-1 | 984 | 4 | |
| 5 | < | 5 | LSU | SEC | 9-2 | 877 | 6 | |
| 6 | < | 6 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 9-2 | 861 | 5 | |
| 7 | < | 8 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 9-1-1 | 777 | 8 | |
| 8 | < | 10 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 9-2 | 710 | 7 | |
| 9 | < | 9 | Arkansas | Southwest | 9-2 | 692 | 10 | |
| 10 | < | 14 | Auburn | SEC | 9-2 | 631 | 9 | |
| 11 | < | 11 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 9-3 | 578 | 12 | |
| 12 | < | 13 | Washington | Pac-10 | 8-2-1 | 561 | 11 | |
| 13 | < | 7 | Alabama | SEC | 9-3 | 452 | 14 | |
| 14 | < | 16 | Baylor | Southwest | 8-3 | 337 | 16 | |
| 15 | < | 15 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 7-3-1 | 316 | 15 | |
| 16 | < | 12 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 8-3 | 307 | 13 | L 29-24 N Stanford (Coco-Cola Classic) |
| 17 | < | 18 | Georgia | SEC | 8-3 | 234 | RV | |
| 18 | < | 19 | NC State | ACC | 8-2-1 | 135.5 | RV | |
| 19 | < | 20 | Iowa | Big Ten | 8-3 | 127 | RV | |
| 20 | < | NR | Stanford | Pac-10 | 8-3 | 125 | 17 | |
| RV | < | NR | Clemson | ACC | 47 | 18 | ||
| RV | < | NR | Boston College | Ind | 27 | RV | ||
| RV | < | NR | Virginia Tech | Ind | 24 | 20 | ||
| RV | < | NR | San Jose State | Big West | 20 | 19 | ||
| RV | < | NR | San Diego State | WAC | 15 | |||
| RV | < | 17 | USC | Pac-10 | 14.5 | |||
| RV | < | NR | Florida State | Ind | 7 | |||
| RV | < | NR | Miami (OH) | MAC | 7 | |||
| RV | < | NR | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5 | |||
| RV | < | NR | Mississippi | SEC | 4 | |||
| RV | < | NR | North Carolina | ACC | 2 | RV | ||
| RV | < | NR | Colorado | Big 8 | 1 | |||
| RV | < | NR | Fresno State | Big West | 1 | |||
| RV | < | NR | Texas Tech | Southwest | 1 | |||
| NR | < | NR | Air Force | WAC | 0 | RV | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pac-10 | 5 | 14.0 | 2086 |
| SEC | 4 | 11.3 | 2194 |
| Southwest | 3 | 10.3 | 1739 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 11.3 | 1689 |
| Ind | 2 | 1.5 | 2247 |
| Big 8 | 2 | 4.5 | 1914 |
| ACC | 1 | 18.0 | 135.5 |