| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Miami (FL) (61) | Big East | 10-0 | 1549 | W 16-10 A #8 Syracuse |
| 2 | < | 2 | Alabama (1) | SEC | 10-0 | 1483 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Florida State | ACC | 9-1 | 1407 | |
| 4 | < | 4 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 11-0 | 1389 | |
| 5 | < | 7 | Notre Dame | Ind | 8-1-1 | 1289 | |
| 6 | < | 9 | Florida | SEC | 8-2 | 1166 | |
| 7 | < | 6 | Michigan | Big Ten | 8-0-3 | 1084 | |
| 8 | < | 8 | Syracuse | Big East | 9-2 | 1077 | |
| 9 | < | 10 | Georgia | SEC | 8-2 | 1030 | |
| 10 | < | 11 | Colorado | Big 8 | 9-1-1 | 976 | |
| 11 | < | 5 | Washington | Pac-10 | 9-2 | 928 | |
| 12 | < | 12 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 7-2 | 914 | |
| 13 | < | 13 | NC State | ACC | 9-2-1 | 856 | |
| 14 | < | 14 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 9-3 | 828 | |
| 15 | < | 17 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 8-2-1 | 653 | |
| 16 | < | 18 | Mississippi State | SEC | 7-3 | 575 | |
| 17 | < | 19 | Boston College | Big East | 8-2-1 | 516 | |
| 18 | < | 20 | Tennessee | SEC | 7-3 | 432 | |
| 19 | < | 15 | USC | Pac-10 | 6-3-1 | 357 | |
| 20 | < | 21 | North Carolina | ACC | 8-3 | 351 | |
| 21 | < | NR | Washington State | Pac-10 | 8-3 | 314 | W 42-23 H Washington |
| 22 | < | 23 | Penn State | Ind | 7-4 | 282 | |
| 23 | < | 16 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 6-4-1 | 257 | L 7-6 H Arizona State |
| 24 | < | 24 | Mississippi | SEC | 7-3 | 204 | |
| 25 | < | NR | BYU | WAC | 8-4 | 114 | |
| NR | < | 22 | Kansas | Big 8 | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 25 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 6 | 12.5 | 4890 |
| Pac-10 | 5 | 17.6 | 2684 |
| Big East | 3 | 8.7 | 3142 |
| ACC | 3 | 12.0 | 2614 |
| Big 8 | 2 | 11.0 | 1890 |
| Big Ten | 2 | 11.0 | 1737 |
| Ind | 2 | 13.5 | 1571 |
| Southwest | 1 | 4.0 | 1389 |
| WAC | 1 | 25.0 | 114 |