| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Nebraska (51) | Big 8 | 2-0 | 1114 | W 56-20 H Wyoming |
| 2 | < | 2 | Oklahoma (2) | Big 8 | 1-0 | 1034 | W 27-14 A Stanford |
| 3 | < | 3 | Texas (2) | Southwest | 0-0 | 964 | DNP |
| 4 | < | 5 | Notre Dame | Ind | 1-0 | 909 | |
| 5 | < | 4 | Auburn (1) | SEC | 1-0 | 903 | |
| 6 | < | 7 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 1-0 | 756 | |
| 7 | < | 11 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 2-0 | 667 | W 38-0 H Utah |
| 8 | < | 6 | Michigan | Big Ten | 1-0 | 624 | |
| 9 | < | 12 | Florida State | Ind | 2-0 | 623 | |
| 10 | < | 8 | North Carolina | ACC | 2-0 | 622 | |
| 11 | < | 10 | Georgia | SEC | 1-0 | 568 | |
| 12 | < | 14 | Alabama | SEC | 1-0 | 452 | |
| 13 | < | 16 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1-0 | 427 | |
| 14 | < | 9 | USC | Pac-10 | 0-0-1 | 353 | |
| 15 | < | 18 | Florida | SEC | 1-0-1 | 319 | |
| 16 | < | 19 | Washington | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 236 | |
| 17 | < | 17 | Maryland | ACC | 1-0 | 211 | |
| 18 | < | 15 | SMU | Southwest | 2-0 | 196 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Pittsburgh | Ind | 2-0 | 193 | |
| 20 | < | NR | West Virginia | Ind | 2-0 | 180 | |
| NR | < | 13 | LSU | SEC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 20 | Penn State | Ind | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 4 | 10.8 | 2242 |
| Ind | 4 | 13.0 | 1905 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 9.0 | 1807 |
| Pac-10 | 3 | 12.3 | 1256 |
| Big 8 | 2 | 1.5 | 2148 |
| Southwest | 2 | 10.5 | 1160 |
| ACC | 2 | 13.5 | 833 |