| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Miami (FL) (32) | Big East | 7-0 | 1517 | W 43-23 A Virginia Tech |
| 2 | < | 1 | Washington (29) | Pac-10 | 7-0 | 1516 | W 31-7 H Pacific |
| 3 | < | 3 | Michigan | Big Ten | 6-0-1 | 1402 | |
| 4 | < | 4 | Alabama (1) | SEC | 8-0 | 1372 | |
| 5 | < | 5 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 7-0 | 1247 | |
| 6 | < | 6 | Florida State | ACC | 6-1 | 1245 | |
| 7 | < | 7 | Georgia | SEC | 7-1 | 1144 | |
| 8 | < | 8 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 5-1 | 1046 | |
| 8 | < | 9 | Colorado | Big 8 | 6-0-1 | 1046 | |
| 10 | < | 10 | Notre Dame | Ind | 5-1-1 | 981 | |
| 11 | < | 11 | Boston College | Big East | 6-0-1 | 929 | |
| 12 | < | 12 | Syracuse | Big East | 6-1 | 886 | |
| 13 | < | 15 | USC | Pac-10 | 4-1-1 | 795 | |
| 14 | < | 14 | Penn State | Ind | 6-2 | 727 | |
| 15 | < | 16 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 6-2 | 642 | |
| 16 | < | 17 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-2 | 580 | |
| 17 | < | 21 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 4-2-1 | 547 | W 24-17 A California |
| 18 | < | 22 | Kansas | Big 8 | 6-1 | 513 | W 27-10 H Oklahoma |
| 19 | < | 13 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 6-1 | 432 | L 31-21 A USC |
| 20 | < | 20 | Florida | SEC | 4-2 | 428 | |
| 21 | < | 23 | NC State | ACC | 6-2-1 | 350 | |
| 22 | < | NR | North Carolina | ACC | 6-2 | 210 | |
| 23 | < | 24 | Virginia | ACC | 6-2 | 206 | |
| 24 | < | 25 | Mississippi State | SEC | 5-2 | 191 | |
| 25 | < | NR | Texas | Southwest | 4-2 | 90 | |
| NR | < | 18 | Clemson | ACC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 19 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pac-10 | 5 | 13.2 | 3932 |
| SEC | 5 | 14.2 | 3715 |
| ACC | 4 | 18.0 | 2011 |
| Big East | 3 | 8.0 | 3332 |
| Big 8 | 3 | 11.3 | 2605 |
| Ind | 2 | 12.0 | 1708 |
| Southwest | 2 | 15.0 | 1337 |
| Big Ten | 1 | 3.0 | 1402 |