| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Florida State (34) | ACC | 7-0 | 1512 | W 42-10 H Georgia Tech |
| 2 | < | 2 | Nebraska (20) | Big 8 | 7-0 | 1495 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Florida (3) | SEC | 6-0 | 1421 | |
| 4 | < | 4 | Ohio State (5) | Big Ten | 7-0 | 1400 | |
| 5 | < | 6 | Tennessee | SEC | 6-1 | 1273 | |
| 6 | < | 7 | Kansas | Big 8 | 7-0 | 1244 | W 38-17 A Oklahoma |
| 7 | < | 9 | Colorado | Big 8 | 6-1 | 1143 | |
| 8 | < | 11 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 6-1 | 1087 | |
| 9 | < | 10 | Michigan | Big Ten | 6-1 | 1035 | |
| 10 | < | 12 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 6-1 | 941 | |
| 11 | < | 13 | Auburn | SEC | 5-2 | 889 | |
| 12 | < | 17 | Notre Dame | Ind | 6-2 | 846 | |
| 13 | < | 5 | USC | Pac-10 | 6-1 | 828 | |
| 14 | < | 8 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 6-1 | 700 | |
| 15 | < | 16 | Texas | Southwest | 5-1-1 | 695 | |
| 16 | < | 19 | Penn State | Big Ten | 5-2 | 636 | |
| 17 | < | 20 | Washington | Pac-10 | 5-2 | 512 | |
| 18 | < | 21 | Alabama | SEC | 5-2 | 446 | |
| 19 | < | 22 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-2 | 390 | |
| 20 | < | 14 | Virginia | ACC | 6-3 | 288 | |
| 21 | < | NR | Syracuse | Big East | 6-1 | 255 | |
| 22 | < | 25 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 4-2 | 237 | |
| 23 | < | 15 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 4-2-1 | 231 | L 38-17 H #7 Kansas |
| 24 | < | NR | UCLA | Pac-10 | 5-2 | 219 | |
| 25 | < | 18 | Iowa | Big Ten | 5-1 | 212 | |
| NR | < | 23 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 24 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big 8 | 5 | 10.4 | 4813 |
| Big Ten | 5 | 12.4 | 4370 |
| SEC | 4 | 9.3 | 4029 |
| Pac-10 | 4 | 16.0 | 2500 |
| Southwest | 3 | 18.7 | 1322 |
| ACC | 2 | 10.5 | 1800 |
| Ind | 1 | 12.0 | 846 |
| Big East | 1 | 21.0 | 255 |