| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 2 | Texas (51) | Southwest | 2-0 | 1183 | W 28-3 N #4 Penn State |
| 2 | < | 3 | Ohio State (5) | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1113 | |
| 3 | < | 6 | Washington (1) | Pac-10 | 4-0 | 1008 | |
| 4 | < | 5 | Boston College (2) | Ind | 3-0 | 1005 | |
| 5 | < | 7 | Oklahoma (1) | Big 8 | 4-0 | 959 | W 24-6 H Kansas State |
| 6 | < | 9 | Florida State | Ind | 4-0 | 846 | |
| 7 | < | 8 | BYU | WAC | 4-0 | 836 | |
| 8 | < | 1 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 3-1 | 794 | L 17-9 A Syracuse |
| 9 | < | 10 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 4-0 | 751 | W 31-7 A Tulsa |
| 10 | < | 11 | SMU | Southwest | 3-0 | 691 | |
| 11 | < | 4 | Penn State | Ind | 3-1 | 502 | |
| 12 | < | 18 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 3-0 | 474 | |
| 13 | < | 14 | Michigan | Big Ten | 3-1 | 462 | |
| 14 | < | 16 | Miami (FL) | Ind | 4-2 | 382 | |
| 15 | < | NR | LSU | SEC | 3-0-1 | 319 | |
| 16 | < | 19 | Notre Dame | Ind | 3-1 | 206 | |
| 17 | < | 17 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 3-1 | 198 | |
| 18 | < | 20 | Auburn | SEC | 2-2 | 179 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Vanderbilt | SEC | 4-0 | 134 | W 30-21 A Alabama |
| 20 | < | 12 | Georgia | SEC | 2-1 | 97 | |
| NR | < | 13 | Clemson | ACC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 15 | USC | Pac-10 | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ind | 5 | 10.2 | 2941 |
| SEC | 4 | 18.0 | 729 |
| Big 8 | 3 | 7.3 | 2504 |
| Southwest | 2 | 5.5 | 1874 |
| Big Ten | 2 | 7.5 | 1575 |
| Pac-10 | 2 | 10.0 | 1206 |
| WAC | 1 | 7.0 | 836 |
| ACC | 1 | 12.0 | 474 |