| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Nebraska (51) | Big 8 | 11-0 | 1539 | W 37-0 H Oklahoma |
| 2 | < | 3 | Florida (11) | SEC | 11-0 | 1499 | |
| 3 | < | 4 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 10-1 | 1412 | |
| 4 | < | 5 | Tennessee | SEC | 10-1 | 1322 | |
| 5 | < | 2 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 11-1 | 1320 | |
| 6 | < | 7 | Notre Dame | Ind | 9-2 | 1202 | |
| 7 | < | 8 | Colorado | Big 8 | 9-2 | 1147 | |
| 8 | < | 6 | Florida State | ACC | 9-2 | 1136 | |
| 9 | < | 9 | Texas | Southwest | 9-1-1 | 1074 | |
| 10 | < | 10 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 9-2 | 970 | |
| 11 | < | 11 | Kansas | Big 8 | 9-2 | 830 | DNP |
| 12 | < | 12 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 9-2 | 805 | |
| 13 | < | 13 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 9-2 | 773 | |
| 14 | < | 18 | Michigan | Big Ten | 9-3 | 734 | |
| 15 | < | 14 | Penn State | Big Ten | 8-3 | 721 | |
| 16 | < | 15 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 8-2 | 656 | |
| 17 | < | 16 | Auburn | SEC | 8-3 | 594 | |
| 18 | < | 17 | USC | Pac-10 | 8-2-1 | 487 | |
| 19 | < | 19 | Virginia | ACC | 8-4 | 393 | |
| 20 | < | 20 | Washington | Pac-10 | 7-3-1 | 345 | |
| 21 | < | 21 | Alabama | SEC | 8-3 | 293 | |
| 22 | < | 25 | Miami (FL) | Big East | 8-3 | 268 | |
| 23 | < | 23 | Arkansas | SEC | 8-3 | 236 | |
| 24 | < | 24 | Clemson | ACC | 8-3 | 206 | |
| 25 | < | NR | Toledo | MAC | 10-0-1 | 56 | DNP |
| NR | < | 22 | Syracuse | Big East | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 5 | 13.4 | 3944 |
| Big 8 | 4 | 7.3 | 4486 |
| Big Ten | 4 | 9.3 | 4187 |
| Pac-10 | 3 | 16.7 | 1637 |
| ACC | 3 | 17.0 | 1735 |
| Southwest | 2 | 12.5 | 1730 |
| Big East | 2 | 17.5 | 1041 |
| Ind | 1 | 6.0 | 1202 |
| MAC | 1 | 25.0 | 56 |