| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Nebraska (39) | Big 8 | 11-0 | 1526 | DNP |
| 2 | < | 2 | Penn State (22) | Big Ten | 10-0 | 1507 | |
| 3 | < | 4 | Alabama (1) | SEC | 11-0 | 1411 | |
| 4 | < | 3 | Florida | SEC | 9-1 | 1349 | |
| 5 | < | 5 | Miami (FL) | Big East | 9-1 | 1289 | |
| 6 | < | 7 | Colorado | Big 8 | 10-1 | 1257 | |
| 7 | < | 8 | Florida State | ACC | 9-1 | 1202 | |
| 8 | < | 9 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 10-0-1 | 1076 | |
| 9 | < | 6 | Auburn | SEC | 9-1-1 | 1037 | |
| 10 | < | 10 | Colorado State | WAC | 10-1 | 957 | W 44-42 A Fresno State |
| 11 | < | 11 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 8-2 | 938 | |
| 12 | < | 12 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 9-3 | 924 | |
| 13 | < | 16 | Virginia | ACC | 8-2 | 786 | |
| 14 | < | 22 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 9-3 | 678 | |
| 15 | < | 21 | Utah | WAC | 9-2 | 631 | W 34-31 H BYU |
| 16 | < | 19 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 7-3 | 539 | DNP |
| 17 | < | 13 | USC | Pac-10 | 7-3 | 462 | |
| 18 | < | 14 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 8-3 | 455 | |
| 19 | < | 23 | Mississippi State | SEC | 7-3 | 436 | |
| 20 | < | 15 | Michigan | Big Ten | 7-4 | 328 | |
| 21 | < | NR | North Carolina | ACC | 8-3 | 316 | |
| 22 | < | NR | Syracuse | Big East | 7-3 | 187 | |
| 23 | < | 20 | BYU | WAC | 9-3 | 186 | |
| 24 | < | NR | Washington State | Pac-10 | 7-4 | 166 | W 23-6 H Washington |
| 25 | < | 17 | Boston College | Big East | 6-3-1 | 145 | |
| NR | < | 18 | Washington | Pac-10 | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 24 | Duke | ACC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 25 | NC State | ACC | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 4 | 8.8 | 4233 |
| Pac-10 | 4 | 17.3 | 2091 |
| Big East | 4 | 17.5 | 2076 |
| Big 8 | 3 | 6.0 | 3721 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 12.0 | 2513 |
| ACC | 3 | 13.7 | 2304 |
| WAC | 3 | 16.0 | 1774 |
| Southwest | 1 | 8.0 | 1076 |