| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Miami (FL) (61) | Big East | 11-0 | 1549 | W 63-17 A San Diego State | 
| 2 | < | 2 | Alabama (1) | SEC | 11-0 | 1479 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Florida State | ACC | 10-1 | 1417 | |
| 4 | < | 4 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 12-0 | 1382 | |
| 5 | < | 5 | Notre Dame | Ind | 9-1-1 | 1291 | |
| 6 | < | 8 | Syracuse | Big East | 9-2 | 1151 | |
| 7 | < | 7 | Michigan | Big Ten | 8-0-3 | 1149 | |
| 8 | < | 9 | Georgia | SEC | 9-2 | 1089 | |
| 9 | < | 10 | Colorado | Big 8 | 9-1-1 | 996 | |
| 10 | < | 11 | Washington | Pac-10 | 9-2 | 988 | |
| 11 | < | 12 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 8-2 | 943 | |
| 12 | < | 6 | Florida | SEC | 8-3 | 860 | |
| 13 | < | 13 | NC State | ACC | 9-2-1 | 859 | |
| 14 | < | 14 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 9-3 | 819 | |
| 15 | < | 15 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 8-2-1 | 702 | |
| 16 | < | 17 | Boston College | Big East | 8-2-1 | 570 | |
| 17 | < | 18 | Tennessee | SEC | 8-3 | 514 | |
| 18 | < | 21 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 8-3 | 415 | DNP | 
| 19 | < | 24 | Mississippi | SEC | 8-3 | 398 | |
| 20 | < | 20 | North Carolina | ACC | 8-3 | 396 | |
| 21 | < | 22 | Penn State | Ind | 7-4 | 293 | |
| 22 | < | 23 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 6-4-1 | 230 | DNP | 
| 23 | < | 19 | USC | Pac-10 | 6-4-1 | 203 | |
| 24 | < | 16 | Mississippi State | SEC | 7-4 | 199 | |
| 25 | < | 25 | BYU | WAC | 8-4 | 138 | |
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points | 
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 6 | 13.7 | 4539 | 
| Pac-10 | 5 | 17.4 | 2655 | 
| Big East | 3 | 7.7 | 3270 | 
| ACC | 3 | 12.0 | 2672 | 
| Big 8 | 2 | 10.0 | 1939 | 
| Big Ten | 2 | 11.0 | 1851 | 
| Ind | 2 | 13.0 | 1584 | 
| Southwest | 1 | 4.0 | 1382 | 
| WAC | 1 | 25.0 | 138 |