| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Nebraska (50) | Big 8 | 11-0 | 1538 | DNP |
| 2 | < | 2 | Florida (12) | SEC | 12-0 | 1500 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 10-1 | 1413 | |
| 4 | < | 4 | Tennessee | SEC | 10-1 | 1325 | |
| 4 | < | 5 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 11-1 | 1325 | |
| 6 | < | 6 | Notre Dame | Ind | 9-2 | 1203 | |
| 7 | < | 7 | Colorado | Big 8 | 9-2 | 1140 | |
| 8 | < | 8 | Florida State | ACC | 9-2 | 1128 | |
| 9 | < | 9 | Texas | Southwest | 10-1-1 | 1105 | |
| 10 | < | 10 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 9-2 | 963 | |
| 11 | < | 11 | Kansas | Big 8 | 9-2 | 833 | DNP |
| 12 | < | 12 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 9-2 | 809 | |
| 13 | < | 13 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 9-2 | 801 | |
| 14 | < | 14 | Michigan | Big Ten | 9-3 | 758 | |
| 15 | < | 15 | Penn State | Big Ten | 8-3 | 733 | |
| 16 | < | 17 | Auburn | SEC | 8-3 | 637 | |
| 17 | < | 18 | USC | Pac-10 | 8-2-1 | 536 | |
| 18 | < | 19 | Virginia | ACC | 8-4 | 420 | |
| 19 | < | 16 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 8-3 | 406 | |
| 20 | < | 20 | Washington | Pac-10 | 7-3-1 | 365 | |
| 21 | < | 21 | Alabama | SEC | 8-3 | 319 | |
| 22 | < | 22 | Miami (FL) | Big East | 8-3 | 289 | |
| 23 | < | 24 | Clemson | ACC | 8-3 | 225 | |
| 24 | < | 23 | Arkansas | SEC | 8-4 | 111 | |
| 25 | < | 25 | Toledo | MAC | 10-0-1 | 86 | DNP |
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 5 | 13.4 | 3892 |
| Big 8 | 4 | 7.3 | 4474 |
| Big Ten | 4 | 9.0 | 4229 |
| Pac-10 | 3 | 16.3 | 1710 |
| ACC | 3 | 16.3 | 1773 |
| Southwest | 2 | 14.0 | 1511 |
| Big East | 2 | 17.5 | 1090 |
| Ind | 1 | 6.0 | 1203 |
| MAC | 1 | 25.0 | 86 |