| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 2 | Nebraska (23) | Big 8 | 1-0 | 1465 | DNP |
| 2 | < | 1 | Florida (15) | SEC | 1-0 | 1438 | W 70-21 H New Mexico State |
| 3 | < | 3 | Notre Dame (10) | Ind | 1-0 | 1413 | |
| 4 | < | 4 | Florida State (8) | ACC | 1-0 | 1412 | |
| 5 | < | 6 | Miami (FL) (1) | Big East | 1-0 | 1229 | |
| 6 | < | 5 | Michigan (1) | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1205 | |
| 7 | < | 8 | Colorado | Big 8 | 1-0 | 1140 | |
| 8 | < | 9 | Penn State (1) | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1112 | |
| 9 | < | 7 | Arizona (2) | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 1053 | W 19-14 A Georgia Tech |
| 10 | < | 10 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 0-0 | 968 | DNP |
| 11 | < | 11 | Alabama (1) | SEC | 1-0 | 962 | |
| 12 | < | 12 | Auburn | SEC | 1-0 | 878 | |
| 13 | < | 14 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 846 | |
| 14 | < | 17 | USC | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 702 | |
| 15 | < | 16 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 1-0 | 594 | W 30-29 A Syracuse |
| 16 | < | 15 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 1-0 | 593 | |
| 17 | < | 18 | North Carolina | ACC | 1-0 | 512 | |
| 18 | < | 20 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 1-0 | 497 | |
| 19 | < | 13 | Tennessee | SEC | 0-1 | 482 | |
| 20 | < | 19 | Texas | Southwest | 1-0 | 426 | |
| 21 | < | 21 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 1-0 | 352 | |
| 22 | < | 24 | Clemson | ACC | 1-0 | 183 | |
| 23 | < | NR | Georgia | SEC | 1-0 | 115 | |
| 24 | < | 25 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 0-0 | 111 | DNP |
| 25 | < | 23 | Washington | Pac-10 | 0-1 | 92 | |
| NR | < | 22 | Illinois | Big Ten | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 5 | 13.4 | 3875 |
| Pac-10 | 5 | 17.0 | 2804 |
| Big Ten | 4 | 10.5 | 3782 |
| Big 8 | 3 | 7.7 | 3199 |
| ACC | 3 | 14.3 | 2107 |
| Big East | 2 | 13.0 | 1581 |
| Southwest | 2 | 18.0 | 1019 |
| Ind | 1 | 3.0 | 1413 |