| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Penn State (19) | Big Ten | 6-0 | 1486 | DNP |
| 2 | < | 2 | Colorado (16) | Big 8 | 7-0 | 1482 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Nebraska (24) | Big 8 | 8-0 | 1461 | |
| 4 | < | 4 | Auburn (3) | SEC | 7-0 | 1397 | |
| 5 | < | 5 | Florida | SEC | 5-1 | 1246 | |
| 6 | < | 7 | Miami (FL) | Big East | 5-1 | 1187 | |
| 7 | < | 6 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 7-0 | 1171 | |
| 8 | < | 8 | Alabama | SEC | 8-0 | 1165 | |
| 9 | < | 10 | Florida State | ACC | 5-1 | 1076 | |
| 10 | < | 11 | Michigan | Big Ten | 5-2 | 998 | |
| 11 | < | 14 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 6-1 | 890 | W 34-24 H UCLA |
| 12 | < | 18 | Utah | WAC | 7-0 | 831 | W 45-31 A Colorado State |
| 13 | < | 17 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 7-1 | 709 | |
| 14 | < | 16 | Syracuse | Big East | 6-1 | 703 | |
| 15 | < | 9 | Washington | Pac-10 | 5-2 | 591 | |
| 16 | < | 20 | Duke | ACC | 7-0 | 564 | |
| 17 | < | 12 | Colorado State | WAC | 7-1 | 543 | L 45-31 H Utah |
| 18 | < | 25 | Virginia | ACC | 6-1 | 484 | |
| 19 | < | 13 | Texas | Southwest | 5-2 | 409 | |
| 20 | < | 21 | BYU | WAC | 7-1 | 363 | |
| 21 | < | 24 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 6-2 | 330 | |
| 22 | < | 23 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 5-2 | 306 | W 28-21 A Arizona State |
| 23 | < | 19 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 4-2 | 269 | |
| 24 | < | 15 | North Carolina | ACC | 5-2 | 204 | |
| 25 | < | NR | USC | Pac-10 | 5-2 | 91 | |
| NR | < | 22 | Boston College | Big East | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACC | 4 | 16.8 | 2328 |
| Pac-10 | 4 | 18.3 | 1878 |
| SEC | 3 | 5.7 | 3808 |
| Big 8 | 3 | 9.3 | 3212 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 10.7 | 2814 |
| Big East | 3 | 11.0 | 2599 |
| WAC | 3 | 16.3 | 1737 |
| Southwest | 2 | 13.0 | 1580 |