| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | USC (53) | Pac-10 | 5-0 | 1285 | W 50-21 H Washington State |
| 2 | < | 2 | Alabama (11) | SEC | 4-0 | 1248 | W 38-0 H Wichita State |
| 3 | < | 3 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 4-0 | 1126 | W 49-24 H Colorado |
| 4 | < | 4 | Texas (1) | Southwest | 3-0 | 1101 | W 26-9 H Rice |
| 5 | < | 5 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 4-0 | 1059 | W 57-0 H New Mexico State |
| 6 | < | 7 | Washington | Pac-10 | 5-0 | 889 | W 41-0 H Oregon State |
| 7 | < | 6 | Houston | Southwest | 4-0 | 884 | W 13-10 H Baylor |
| 8 | < | 8 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 5-0 | 781 | W 16-7 H Northwestern |
| 9 | < | 9 | Florida State | Ind | 5-0 | 756 | W 27-0 A Louisville |
| 10 | < | 10 | Notre Dame | Ind | 3-1 | 664 | W 21-13 H Georgia Tech |
| 11 | < | 11 | Michigan | Big Ten | 4-1 | 648 | W 21-7 A #16 Michigan State |
| 12 | < | 13 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-0 | 629 | W 16-13 A TCU |
| 13 | < | 17 | LSU | SEC | 3-1 | 504 | W 20-3 H Florida |
| 14 | < | 18 | North Carolina | ACC | 4-0 | 455 | W 35-14 H Cincinnati |
| 15 | < | 15 | Missouri | Big 8 | 3-1 | 414 | DNP |
| 16 | < | 20 | BYU | WAC | 4-0 | 323 | W 38-15 H Hawaii |
| 17 | < | 14 | NC State | ACC | 4-1 | 100 | L 44-31 A Auburn |
| 18 | < | NR | Auburn | SEC | 3-1 | 98 | W 44-31 H #14 NC State |
| 19 | < | 16 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3-2 | 77 | L 21-7 H #11 Michigan |
| 20 | < | 12 | Purdue | Big Ten | 3-2 | 62 | L 31-14 A Minnesota |
| NR | < | 19 | Tennessee | SEC | 3-1 | 0 | L 28-9 N Mississippi State |
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten | 4 | 14.5 | 1568 |
| Big 8 | 3 | 7.7 | 2599 |
| Southwest | 3 | 7.7 | 2614 |
| SEC | 3 | 11.0 | 1850 |
| Pac-10 | 2 | 3.5 | 2174 |
| Ind | 2 | 9.5 | 1420 |
| ACC | 2 | 15.5 | 555 |
| WAC | 1 | 16.0 | 323 |