| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Florida State (36) | ACC | 3-0 | 1519 | W 77-17 H NC State |
| 2 | < | 2 | Nebraska (19) | Big 8 | 3-0 | 1488 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Texas A&M (5) | Southwest | 2-0 | 1386 | |
| 4 | < | 4 | Florida (2) | SEC | 3-0 | 1375 | |
| 5 | < | 6 | USC | Pac-10 | 2-0 | 1262 | |
| 6 | < | 7 | Penn State | Big Ten | 2-0 | 1218 | |
| 7 | < | 9 | Colorado | Big 8 | 3-0 | 1168 | |
| 8 | < | 10 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 2-0 | 1166 | |
| 9 | < | 11 | Michigan | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1095 | |
| 10 | < | 14 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 2-0 | 854 | W 24-10 H SMU |
| 11 | < | 16 | Virginia | ACC | 3-1 | 824 | |
| 12 | < | 20 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 3-0 | 823 | |
| 13 | < | 15 | Texas | Southwest | 2-0 | 811 | |
| 14 | < | 5 | Auburn | SEC | 2-1 | 803 | |
| 15 | < | 8 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-1 | 739 | |
| 16 | < | 12 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 2-1 | 562 | |
| 17 | < | 19 | Miami (FL) | Big East | 1-1 | 463 | |
| 18 | < | NR | LSU | SEC | 2-1 | 390 | |
| 19 | < | 22 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 2-0 | 372 | |
| 20 | < | 23 | Georgia | SEC | 2-1 | 368 | |
| 21 | < | 24 | Notre Dame | Ind | 2-1 | 270 | |
| 22 | < | 18 | Washington | Pac-10 | 1-1 | 269 | |
| 23 | < | 13 | Alabama | SEC | 2-1 | 262 | |
| 24 | < | NR | Maryland | ACC | 3-0 | 127 | |
| 25 | < | 17 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 2-1 | 116 | L 9-7 A Illinois |
| NR | < | 21 | Air Force | WAC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 25 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 6 | 15.7 | 3937 |
| Pac-10 | 5 | 16.0 | 3032 |
| Big 8 | 4 | 9.5 | 3882 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 7.7 | 3479 |
| ACC | 3 | 12.0 | 2470 |
| Southwest | 2 | 8.0 | 2197 |
| Big East | 1 | 17.0 | 463 |
| Ind | 1 | 21.0 | 270 |