| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Florida State (50) | ACC | 2-0 | 1535 | W 45-7 A Duke |
| 2 | < | 2 | Alabama (10) | SEC | 1-0 | 1464 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Michigan (2) | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1426 | |
| 4 | < | 3 | Miami (FL) | Big East | 1-0 | 1301 | |
| 5 | < | 5 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 1-0 | 1225 | |
| 6 | < | 6 | Syracuse | Big East | 1-0 | 1179 | |
| 7 | < | 8 | Florida | SEC | 1-0 | 1097 | |
| 8 | < | 10 | Tennessee | SEC | 1-0 | 1075 | |
| 9 | < | 9 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 1-0 | 1057 | W 76-14 H North Texas |
| 10 | < | 11 | Colorado | Big 8 | 1-0 | 1051 | |
| 11 | < | 7 | Notre Dame | Ind | 1-0 | 996 | |
| 12 | < | 12 | Washington | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 959 | |
| 13 | < | 13 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 764 | W 24-6 H UTEP |
| 14 | < | 16 | North Carolina | ACC | 2-0 | 729 | |
| 15 | < | 17 | Penn State | Big Ten | 1-0 | 708 | |
| 16 | < | 18 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 1-0 | 637 | |
| 17 | < | 21 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 1-0 | 489 | W 35-3 A TCU |
| 18 | < | 24 | NC State | ACC | 1-0 | 345 | |
| 19 | < | NR | South Carolina | SEC | 1-0 | 327 | W 23-21 A Georgia |
| 20 | < | 19 | BYU | WAC | 1-0 | 323 | |
| 21 | < | 22 | Clemson | ACC | 1-0 | 288 | |
| 22 | < | 14 | Georgia | SEC | 0-1 | 191 | |
| 23 | < | 15 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 0-1 | 187 | |
| 24 | < | NR | Baylor | Southwest | 1-0 | 153 | |
| 25 | < | 20 | Boston College | Big East | 0-1 | 116 | |
| NR | < | 23 | Mississippi State | SEC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 25 | Fresno State | WAC | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 5 | 11.6 | 4154 |
| ACC | 4 | 13.5 | 2897 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 11.3 | 2771 |
| Big East | 3 | 11.7 | 2596 |
| Big 8 | 3 | 12.0 | 2597 |
| Pac-10 | 3 | 16.0 | 1910 |
| Southwest | 2 | 14.5 | 1378 |
| Ind | 1 | 11.0 | 996 |
| WAC | 1 | 20.0 | 323 |