| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Florida State (38) | ACC | 1-0 | 1518 | W 70-26 N Duke |
| 2 | < | 2 | Nebraska (14) | Big 8 | 1-0 | 1467 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Texas A&M (4) | Southwest | 1-0 | 1361 | |
| 4 | < | 4 | Penn State (1) | Big Ten | 0-0 | 1298 | DNP |
| 5 | < | 5 | Florida (2) | SEC | 1-0 | 1293 | |
| 6 | < | 6 | Auburn (2) | SEC | 1-0 | 1276 | |
| 7 | < | 7 | USC | Pac-10 | 0-0 | 1168 | DNP |
| 8 | < | 8 | Tennessee (1) | SEC | 1-0 | 1073 | |
| 9 | < | 10 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1018 | |
| 10 | < | 14 | Colorado | Big 8 | 1-0 | 972 | |
| 11 | < | 13 | Michigan | Big Ten | 2-0 | 951 | |
| 12 | < | 15 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 922 | |
| 13 | < | 11 | Alabama | SEC | 1-0 | 852 | |
| 14 | < | 16 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 0-0 | 641 | DNP |
| 15 | < | 18 | Texas | Southwest | 1-0 | 605 | |
| 16 | < | 17 | Virginia | ACC | 1-1 | 554 | |
| 17 | < | 19 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 529 | W 41-9 H Pacific |
| 18 | < | 22 | Washington | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 388 | |
| 19 | < | 12 | Miami (FL) | Big East | 0-1 | 282 | |
| 20 | < | 24 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 0-0 | 265 | DNP |
| 21 | < | NR | Kansas State | Big 8 | 1-0 | 203 | |
| 22 | < | NR | Syracuse | Big East | 1-0 | 195 | |
| 23 | < | NR | NC State | ACC | 1-0 | 191 | |
| 24 | < | NR | Oregon | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 187 | |
| 25 | < | 9 | Notre Dame | Ind | 0-1 | 157 | L 17-15 H Northwestern |
| NR | < | 20 | North Carolina | ACC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 21 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 23 | West Virginia | Big East | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 25 | Illinois | Big Ten | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pac-10 | 5 | 15.6 | 3194 |
| SEC | 4 | 8.0 | 4494 |
| Big 8 | 4 | 11.8 | 3283 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 8.0 | 3267 |
| ACC | 3 | 13.3 | 2263 |
| Big East | 3 | 20.3 | 742 |
| Southwest | 2 | 9.0 | 1966 |
| Ind | 1 | 25.0 | 157 |