| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Florida State (38) | ACC | 6-0 | 1520 | W 72-13 H Wake Forest |
| 2 | < | 2 | Nebraska (16) | Big 8 | 6-0 | 1487 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Florida (3) | SEC | 6-0 | 1421 | |
| 4 | < | 4 | Ohio State (5) | Big Ten | 6-0 | 1388 | |
| 5 | < | 5 | USC | Pac-10 | 6-0 | 1310 | |
| 6 | < | 6 | Tennessee | SEC | 6-1 | 1234 | |
| 7 | < | 10 | Kansas | Big 8 | 6-0 | 1087 | W 34-7 H Iowa State |
| 8 | < | 8 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 6-0 | 1086 | |
| 9 | < | 9 | Colorado | Big 8 | 5-1 | 1085 | |
| 10 | < | 11 | Michigan | Big Ten | 5-1 | 930 | |
| 11 | < | 14 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 5-1 | 917 | |
| 12 | < | 15 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 5-1 | 841 | |
| 13 | < | 7 | Auburn | SEC | 4-2 | 828 | |
| 14 | < | 19 | Virginia | ACC | 6-2 | 621 | |
| 15 | < | 13 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 4-1-1 | 611 | T 24-24 N #18 Texas |
| 16 | < | 18 | Texas | Southwest | 4-1-1 | 527 | |
| 17 | < | 17 | Notre Dame | Ind | 5-2 | 465 | |
| 18 | < | 23 | Iowa | Big Ten | 5-0 | 454 | |
| 19 | < | 20 | Penn State | Big Ten | 4-2 | 448 | |
| 20 | < | 24 | Washington | Pac-10 | 4-2 | 384 | |
| 21 | < | 12 | Alabama | SEC | 4-2 | 328 | |
| 22 | < | 22 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-2 | 217 | |
| 23 | < | 16 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 4-1-1 | 205 | |
| 24 | < | 21 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2-2-1 | 156 | |
| 25 | < | 25 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 3-2 | 144 | |
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten | 6 | 14.3 | 4293 |
| Big 8 | 5 | 8.2 | 5356 |
| SEC | 4 | 10.8 | 3811 |
| Pac-10 | 4 | 15.0 | 2740 |
| Southwest | 3 | 21.0 | 888 |
| ACC | 2 | 7.5 | 2141 |
| Ind | 1 | 17.0 | 465 |