| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | USC (47) | Pac-10 | 4-0 | 1222 | W 17-12 A #20 LSU |
| 2 | < | 2 | Alabama (14) | SEC | 3-0 | 1180 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 3-0 | 1080 | W 63-21 A Rice |
| 4 | < | 4 | Texas (1) | Southwest | 2-0 | 1053 | |
| 5 | < | 6 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 3-0 | 999 | |
| 6 | < | 8 | Houston | Southwest | 3-0 | 838 | |
| 7 | < | 9 | Washington | Pac-10 | 4-0 | 777 | |
| 8 | < | 14 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 4-0 | 683 | |
| 9 | < | 12 | Florida State | Ind | 4-0 | 662 | |
| 10 | < | 15 | Notre Dame | Ind | 2-1 | 656 | |
| 11 | < | 11 | Michigan | Big Ten | 3-1 | 654 | |
| 12 | < | 10 | Purdue | Big Ten | 3-1 | 648 | |
| 13 | < | 13 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-0 | 619 | |
| 14 | < | 16 | NC State | ACC | 4-0 | 388 | |
| 15 | < | 5 | Missouri | Big 8 | 3-1 | 342 | |
| 16 | < | 7 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3-1 | 290 | |
| 17 | < | 20 | LSU | SEC | 2-1 | 266 | |
| 18 | < | NR | North Carolina | ACC | 3-0 | 256 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Tennessee | SEC | 3-0 | 174 | |
| 20 | < | NR | BYU | WAC | 3-0 | 122 | |
| NR | < | 17 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 18 | Penn State | Ind | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 19 | SMU | Southwest | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten | 4 | 11.8 | 2275 |
| Big 8 | 3 | 7.7 | 2421 |
| Southwest | 3 | 7.7 | 2510 |
| SEC | 3 | 12.7 | 1620 |
| Pac-10 | 2 | 4.0 | 1999 |
| Ind | 2 | 9.5 | 1318 |
| ACC | 2 | 16.0 | 644 |
| WAC | 1 | 20.0 | 122 |