| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 2 | Florida State (33) | ACC | 10-1 | 1471 | W 62-3 H NC State |
| 2 | < | 3 | Nebraska (20) | Big 8 | 10-0 | 1455 | DNP |
| 3 | < | 6 | Auburn (6) | SEC | 11-0 | 1369 | |
| 4 | < | 1 | Notre Dame (1) | Ind | 10-1 | 1334 | L 41-39 H #17 Boston College |
| 5 | < | 9 | West Virginia (1) | Big East | 10-0 | 1320 | |
| 6 | < | 7 | Tennessee | SEC | 8-1-1 | 1219 | |
| 7 | < | 8 | Florida | SEC | 9-1 | 1201 | |
| 8 | < | 10 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 9-1 | 1071 | |
| 9 | < | 4 | Miami (FL) | Big East | 8-2 | 991 | |
| 10 | < | 12 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 8-1-1 | 957 | |
| 11 | < | 17 | Boston College | Big East | 8-2 | 881 | |
| 12 | < | 5 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 9-1-1 | 818 | |
| 13 | < | 13 | North Carolina | ACC | 9-2 | 782 | |
| 14 | < | 14 | Penn State | Big Ten | 8-2 | 739 | |
| 15 | < | 16 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 8-3 | 660 | |
| 16 | < | 15 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 8-2 | 600 | DNP |
| 17 | < | 11 | Alabama | SEC | 8-2-1 | 584 | |
| 18 | < | 18 | Colorado | Big 8 | 7-3-1 | 458 | |
| 19 | < | 19 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 8-2 | 442 | DNP |
| 20 | < | 20 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 8-2-1 | 345 | |
| 21 | < | 21 | Indiana | Big Ten | 8-3 | 313 | W 24-17 H Purdue |
| 22 | < | 25 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 8-3 | 229 | |
| 23 | < | NR | Michigan | Big Ten | 7-4 | 184 | |
| 24 | < | 24 | Clemson | ACC | 8-3 | 168 | |
| 25 | < | NR | Michigan State | Big Ten | 6-3 | 81 | |
| NR | < | 22 | USC | Pac-10 | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 23 | Virginia | ACC | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten | 6 | 17.5 | 3092 |
| SEC | 4 | 8.3 | 4373 |
| Big East | 4 | 11.8 | 3421 |
| Big 8 | 4 | 14.0 | 2858 |
| ACC | 3 | 12.7 | 2421 |
| Pac-10 | 2 | 17.0 | 1102 |
| Ind | 1 | 4.0 | 1334 |
| Southwest | 1 | 8.0 | 1071 |