| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 2 | Notre Dame (37) | Ind | 0-0 | 1451 | DNP |
| 2 | < | 3 | Auburn (8) | SEC | 1-0 | 1385 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Florida State (11) | Ind | 1-0 | 1367 | |
| 4 | < | 5 | Michigan | Big Ten | 0-0 | 1230 | DNP |
| 5 | < | 16 | BYU (3) | WAC | 2-0 | 1171 | |
| 6 | < | 7 | USC | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 1126 | |
| 7 | < | 8 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-0-1 | 1108 | |
| 8 | < | 10 | Nebraska (1) | Big 8 | 2-0 | 1047 | |
| 9 | < | 6 | Colorado | Big 8 | 1-0-1 | 1041 | |
| 10 | < | 1 | Miami (FL) | Ind | 0-1 | 1013 | L 28-21 A #16 BYU |
| 11 | < | 14 | Virginia | ACC | 2-0 | 1005 | |
| 12 | < | 12 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 1-0 | 802 | |
| 13 | < | 17 | Pittsburgh | Ind | 2-0 | 673 | |
| 14 | < | 23 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 1-0 | 662 | W 34-14 A #19 UCLA |
| 15 | < | 15 | Arkansas | Southwest | 0-0 | 647 | DNP |
| 16 | < | 9 | Clemson | ACC | 1-1 | 471 | |
| 17 | < | 18 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 1-0 | 467 | |
| 18 | < | 24 | Houston | Southwest | 1-0 | 395 | |
| 19 | < | 22 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 0-0 | 382 | DNP |
| 20 | < | NR | Arizona | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 370 | W 28-16 H Illinois |
| 21 | < | 11 | Illinois | Big Ten | 0-1 | 365 | |
| 22 | < | 20 | Washington | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 345 | |
| 23 | < | NR | Texas | Southwest | 1-0 | 214 | |
| 24 | < | NR | Florida | SEC | 1-0 | 163 | |
| 25 | < | NR | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 113 | |
| RV | < | 13 | Alabama | SEC | 104 | ||
| RV | < | NR | Fresno State | Big West | 51 | ||
| RV | < | NR | Maryland | ACC | 42 | ||
| RV | < | NR | South Carolina | Ind | 40 | ||
| RV | < | 19 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 38 | ||
| RV | < | NR | Georgia Tech | ACC | 37 | ||
| RV | < | NR | Oregon | Pac-10 | 36 | ||
| RV | < | NR | Southern Miss | Ind | 31 | ||
| RV | < | 21 | Penn State | Ind | 25 | ||
| RV | < | NR | LSU | SEC | 25 | ||
| RV | < | NR | Wyoming | WAC | 16 | ||
| RV | < | 25 | West Virginia | Ind | 10 | ||
| RV | < | NR | Colorado State | WAC | 9 | ||
| RV | < | NR | Georgia | SEC | 7 | ||
| RV | < | NR | Louisville | Ind | 5 | ||
| RV | < | NR | Stanford | Pac-10 | 4 | ||
| RV | < | NR | Mississippi | SEC | 3 | ||
| RV | < | NR | Syracuse | Ind | 2 | ||
| RV | < | NR | Purdue | Big Ten | 1 | ||
| RV | < | NR | Rutgers | Ind | 1 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ind | 4 | 6.8 | 4504 |
| Big Ten | 4 | 15.3 | 2444 |
| Southwest | 4 | 17.0 | 2058 |
| Pac-10 | 4 | 18.3 | 1954 |
| Big 8 | 3 | 10.3 | 2750 |
| SEC | 3 | 11.0 | 2656 |
| ACC | 2 | 13.5 | 1476 |
| WAC | 1 | 5.0 | 1171 |