| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Florida State (42) | ACC | 4-0 | 1528 | W 46-14 H UCF |
| 2 | < | 2 | Nebraska (18) | Big 8 | 4-0 | 1498 | |
| 3 | < | 4 | Florida (2) | SEC | 3-0 | 1399 | |
| 4 | < | 7 | Colorado | Big 8 | 4-0 | 1315 | |
| 5 | < | 5 | USC | Pac-10 | 3-0 | 1293 | |
| 6 | < | 6 | Penn State | Big Ten | 3-0 | 1247 | |
| 7 | < | 8 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 3-0 | 1220 | |
| 8 | < | 9 | Michigan | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1123 | |
| 9 | < | 3 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-1 | 1012 | |
| 10 | < | 10 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 3-0 | 957 | W 51-10 H North Texas |
| 11 | < | 11 | Virginia | ACC | 4-1 | 929 | |
| 12 | < | 15 | Tennessee | SEC | 3-1 | 851 | |
| 13 | < | 14 | Auburn | SEC | 2-1 | 810 | |
| 14 | < | 18 | LSU | SEC | 3-1 | 705 | |
| 15 | < | 21 | Notre Dame | Ind | 3-1 | 623 | |
| 16 | < | 19 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 3-0 | 601 | |
| 17 | < | 24 | Maryland | ACC | 4-0 | 453 | |
| 18 | < | 22 | Washington | Pac-10 | 2-1 | 396 | |
| 19 | < | 12 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 3-1 | 379 | |
| 20 | < | 23 | Alabama | SEC | 2-1 | 339 | |
| 21 | < | 13 | Texas | Southwest | 2-1 | 328 | |
| 22 | < | NR | Stanford | Pac-10 | 3-0-1 | 264 | |
| 23 | < | NR | Arkansas | SEC | 3-1 | 240 | |
| 24 | < | NR | Texas Tech | Southwest | 1-1 | 146 | |
| 25 | < | NR | Kansas | Big 8 | 4-0 | 118 | W 20-13 H Houston |
| NR | < | 16 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 17 | Miami (FL) | Big East | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 20 | Georgia | SEC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 25 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 2-2 | 0 | L 31-10 H USC |
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 6 | 14.2 | 4344 |
| Big 8 | 5 | 11.4 | 4489 |
| Pac-10 | 4 | 16.0 | 2332 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 7.0 | 3590 |
| ACC | 3 | 9.7 | 2910 |
| Southwest | 3 | 18.0 | 1486 |
| Ind | 1 | 15.0 | 623 |