| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 2 | Auburn (16) | SEC | 1-0 | 1118 | W 49-7 H Louisiana-Lafayette |
| 2 | < | 1 | Oklahoma (28) | Big 8 | 0-0 | 1116 | DNP |
| 3 | < | 5 | Florida (3) | SEC | 1-0 | 974 | |
| 4 | < | 6 | USC (6) | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 970 | |
| 5 | < | 4 | Iowa (5) | Big Ten | 0-0 | 911 | DNP |
| 6 | < | 3 | SMU (2) | Southwest | 1-0 | 908 | |
| 7 | < | 17 | Florida State | Ind | 2-0 | 755 | |
| 8 | < | 16 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 1-0 | 741 | W 31-17 A Washington |
| 9 | < | 9 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 0-0 | 686 | DNP |
| 10 | < | 20 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 612 | |
| 11 | < | 19 | Penn State | Ind | 1-0 | 516 | |
| 12 | < | 13 | LSU | SEC | 0-0 | 476 | DNP |
| 13 | < | 14 | Notre Dame | Ind | 0-0 | 456 | DNP |
| 14 | < | 15 | Arkansas | Southwest | 0-0 | 439 | DNP |
| 15 | < | 18 | South Carolina | Ind | 2-0 | 329 | W 20-13 H Appalachian State |
| 16 | < | 8 | BYU | WAC | 1-1 | 294 | |
| 17 | < | 7 | Maryland | ACC | 0-1 | 251 | |
| 18 | < | 10 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 0-1 | 240 | |
| 19 | < | 11 | Illinois | Big Ten | 0-1 | 198 | |
| 20 | < | NR | Alabama | SEC | 1-0 | 175 | |
| NR | < | 12 | Washington | Pac-10 | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 4 | 9.0 | 2743 |
| Ind | 4 | 11.5 | 2056 |
| Big 8 | 3 | 9.3 | 2097 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 11.0 | 1795 |
| Pac-10 | 2 | 7.0 | 1582 |
| Southwest | 2 | 10.0 | 1347 |
| WAC | 1 | 16.0 | 294 |
| ACC | 1 | 17.0 | 251 |