| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Miami (FL) (52) | Ind | 4-0 | 1115 | DNP |
| 2 | < | 2 | UCLA (1) | Pac-10 | 5-0 | 1051 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | USC (3) | Pac-10 | 5-0 | 1012 | |
| 4 | < | 5 | Notre Dame | Ind | 5-0 | 932 | |
| 5 | < | 6 | Florida State | Ind | 5-1 | 817 | |
| 6 | < | 7 | West Virginia | Ind | 6-0 | 811 | |
| 7 | < | 9 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 5-1 | 747 | |
| 8 | < | 8 | South Carolina | Ind | 6-0 | 704 | W 26-24 A Virginia Tech |
| 9 | < | 10 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 4-1 | 663 | W 28-13 N Texas |
| 10 | < | 13 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 4-0 | 599 | W 41-21 A Colorado |
| 11 | < | 11 | Clemson | ACC | 4-1 | 564 | |
| 12 | < | 4 | Auburn | SEC | 4-1 | 538 | |
| 13 | < | 15 | Georgia | SEC | 5-1 | 452 | |
| 14 | < | 16 | Wyoming | WAC | 6-0 | 323 | W 55-27 A San Diego State |
| 15 | < | 17 | Michigan | Big Ten | 3-2 | 298 | |
| 16 | < | 19 | Washington | Pac-10 | 4-1 | 257 | |
| 17 | < | 20 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-0 | 239 | |
| 18 | < | NR | Indiana | Big Ten | 4-0-1 | 147 | W 41-7 H Ohio State |
| 19 | < | NR | LSU | SEC | 3-2 | 130 | |
| 20 | < | 14 | Florida | SEC | 5-1 | 77 | |
| NR | < | 12 | Alabama | SEC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 18 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ind | 5 | 4.8 | 4379 |
| SEC | 4 | 16.0 | 1197 |
| Pac-10 | 3 | 7.0 | 2320 |
| Big 8 | 3 | 8.7 | 2009 |
| Big Ten | 2 | 16.5 | 445 |
| ACC | 1 | 11.0 | 564 |
| WAC | 1 | 14.0 | 323 |
| Southwest | 1 | 17.0 | 239 |