| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Alabama (34) | SEC | 9-0 | 1262 | W 3-0 A LSU |
| 2 | < | 3 | Ohio State (14) | Big Ten | 10-0 | 1218 | |
| 3 | < | 2 | Nebraska (5) | Big 8 | 9-0 | 1209 | |
| 4 | < | 4 | USC (12) | Pac-10 | 9-0-1 | 1164 | |
| 5 | < | 7 | Florida State | Ind | 9-0 | 983 | |
| 6 | < | 8 | Texas (0.33) | Southwest | 7-1 | 981 | |
| 7 | < | 6 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 8-1 | 960 | W 38-0 H Kansas |
| 8 | < | 9 | Arkansas (0.33) | Southwest | 8-1 | 859 | |
| 9 | < | 5 | Houston (0.33) | Southwest | 8-1 | 788 | |
| 10 | < | 11 | BYU | WAC | 9-0 | 705 | |
| 11 | < | 12 | Pittsburgh | Ind | 8-1 | 661 | |
| 12 | < | 14 | Purdue | Big Ten | 8-2 | 614 | |
| 13 | < | 10 | Michigan | Big Ten | 8-2 | 464 | |
| 14 | < | 18 | Clemson | ACC | 7-2 | 359 | |
| 15 | < | 16 | Auburn | SEC | 7-2 | 338 | |
| 16 | < | 15 | Washington | Pac-10 | 6-2 | 295 | |
| 17 | < | 20 | Wake Forest | ACC | 8-2 | 214 | W 17-14 H Duke |
| 18 | < | NR | Temple | Ind | 8-2 | 162 | W 42-6 H Akron |
| 19 | < | NR | Tennessee | SEC | 5-3 | 123 | |
| 20 | < | 17 | Baylor | Southwest | 6-3 | 99 | |
| 20 | < | NR | Tulane | Ind | 8-2 | 99 | W 49-15 H Mississippi |
| NR | < | 13 | Notre Dame | Ind | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 19 | South Carolina | Ind | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest | 4 | 10.8 | 2727 |
| Ind | 4 | 13.5 | 1905 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 9.0 | 2296 |
| SEC | 3 | 11.7 | 1723 |
| Big 8 | 2 | 5.0 | 2169 |
| Pac-10 | 2 | 10.0 | 1459 |
| ACC | 2 | 15.5 | 573 |
| WAC | 1 | 10.0 | 705 |