| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Florida State (40) | ACC | 5-0 | 1527 | W 41-17 H Miami (FL) |
| 2 | < | 2 | Nebraska (16) | Big 8 | 5-0 | 1490 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Florida (2) | SEC | 5-0 | 1406 | |
| 4 | < | 5 | Ohio State (4) | Big Ten | 5-0 | 1386 | |
| 5 | < | 5 | USC | Pac-10 | 5-0 | 1321 | |
| 6 | < | 10 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-1 | 1187 | |
| 7 | < | 11 | Auburn | SEC | 4-1 | 1177 | |
| 8 | < | 13 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 5-0 | 1044 | |
| 9 | < | 4 | Colorado | Big 8 | 5-1 | 1017 | |
| 10 | < | 24 | Kansas | Big 8 | 5-0 | 895 | W 40-24 A #4 Colorado |
| 11 | < | 7 | Michigan | Big Ten | 5-1 | 809 | |
| 12 | < | 16 | Alabama | SEC | 4-1 | 765 | |
| 13 | < | 14 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 4-1 | 757 | W 39-26 A Iowa State |
| 14 | < | 25 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 4-1 | 682 | |
| 15 | < | 17 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 4-1 | 663 | |
| 16 | < | 19 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 4-0-1 | 565 | |
| 17 | < | 23 | Notre Dame | Ind | 4-2 | 508 | |
| 18 | < | 20 | Texas | Southwest | 4-1 | 490 | |
| 19 | < | 9 | Virginia | ACC | 5-2 | 482 | |
| 20 | < | 12 | Penn State | Big Ten | 3-2 | 447 | |
| 21 | < | 22 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2-1-1 | 385 | |
| 22 | < | 8 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-2 | 360 | L 14-7 A Texas Tech |
| 23 | < | NR | Iowa | Big Ten | 4-0 | 199 | |
| 24 | < | 15 | Washington | Pac-10 | 3-2 | 103 | |
| 25 | < | NR | Texas Tech | Southwest | 2-2 | 81 | |
| NR | < | 18 | Arkansas | SEC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 21 | LSU | SEC | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten | 6 | 15.5 | 3908 |
| Big 8 | 5 | 8.4 | 5203 |
| SEC | 4 | 7.0 | 4535 |
| Pac-10 | 4 | 15.0 | 2652 |
| Southwest | 3 | 21.7 | 931 |
| ACC | 2 | 10.0 | 2009 |
| Ind | 1 | 17.0 | 508 |