| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Nebraska (54) | Big 8 | 8-0 | 1156 | W 69-19 H Colorado |
| 2 | < | 2 | Texas (4) | Southwest | 6-0 | 1106 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | North Carolina | ACC | 7-0 | 1010 | |
| 4 | < | 5 | Auburn | SEC | 6-1 | 944 | |
| 5 | < | 6 | Florida | SEC | 6-0-1 | 892 | |
| 6 | < | 7 | Georgia | SEC | 6-0-1 | 883 | |
| 7 | < | 8 | Miami (FL) | Ind | 7-1 | 792 | |
| 8 | < | 10 | Michigan | Big Ten | 6-1 | 743 | |
| 9 | < | 11 | Illinois | Big Ten | 6-1 | 688 | |
| 10 | < | 9 | SMU | Southwest | 5-1 | 602 | |
| 11 | < | 14 | Washington | Pac-10 | 6-1 | 545 | |
| 12 | < | 4 | West Virginia | Ind | 6-1 | 513 | |
| 13 | < | 15 | Maryland | ACC | 6-1 | 452 | |
| 14 | < | 16 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 5-2 | 370 | W 49-11 H Iowa State |
| 15 | < | 18 | BYU | WAC | 6-1 | 350 | |
| 16 | < | 17 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 5-2 | 309 | |
| 17 | < | 12 | Iowa | Big Ten | 5-2 | 283 | |
| 18 | < | 20 | Alabama | SEC | 4-2 | 92 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Boston College | Ind | 5-1 | 79 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Notre Dame | Ind | 5-2 | 79 | |
| NR | < | 13 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 19 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 5-2-1 | 0 | L 31-22 A Stanford |
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 4 | 8.3 | 2811 |
| Big Ten | 4 | 12.5 | 2023 |
| Ind | 4 | 14.3 | 1463 |
| Southwest | 2 | 6.0 | 1708 |
| Big 8 | 2 | 7.5 | 1526 |
| ACC | 2 | 8.0 | 1462 |
| Pac-10 | 1 | 11.0 | 545 |
| WAC | 1 | 15.0 | 350 |