| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 2 | Nebraska (23) | Big 8 | 8-0 | 1501 | W 44-21 A #7 Colorado |
| 2 | < | 1 | Florida State (31) | ACC | 7-0 | 1498 | DNP |
| 3 | < | 3 | Florida (2) | SEC | 7-0 | 1417 | |
| 4 | < | 4 | Ohio State (6) | Big Ten | 8-0 | 1412 | |
| 5 | < | 5 | Tennessee | SEC | 7-1 | 1299 | |
| 6 | < | 8 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 7-1 | 1216 | |
| 7 | < | 9 | Michigan | Big Ten | 7-1 | 1180 | |
| 8 | < | 12 | Notre Dame | Ind | 7-2 | 1042 | |
| 9 | < | 14 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 7-1 | 1038 | |
| 10 | < | 7 | Colorado | Big 8 | 6-2 | 860 | |
| 11 | < | 6 | Kansas | Big 8 | 7-1 | 833 | L 41-7 A Kansas State |
| 12 | < | 16 | Penn State | Big Ten | 6-2 | 828 | |
| 13 | < | 15 | Texas | Southwest | 5-1-1 | 764 | |
| 14 | < | 13 | USC | Pac-10 | 6-1-1 | 759 | |
| 15 | < | 17 | Washington | Pac-10 | 5-2-1 | 554 | |
| 16 | < | 18 | Alabama | SEC | 6-2 | 544 | |
| 17 | < | 19 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 5-2 | 512 | |
| 18 | < | NR | Arkansas | SEC | 6-2 | 487 | |
| 19 | < | 10 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 6-2 | 457 | |
| 20 | < | 21 | Syracuse | Big East | 6-1 | 354 | |
| 21 | < | 11 | Auburn | SEC | 5-3 | 330 | |
| 22 | < | 24 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 6-2 | 328 | |
| 23 | < | 22 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 5-2 | 307 | |
| 24 | < | 20 | Virginia | ACC | 6-3 | 305 | |
| 25 | < | 23 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 5-2-1 | 172 | W 13-9 A Missouri |
| NR | < | 25 | Iowa | Big Ten | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big 8 | 5 | 11.2 | 4404 |
| SEC | 5 | 12.6 | 4077 |
| Big Ten | 4 | 7.3 | 4636 |
| Pac-10 | 4 | 17.5 | 2098 |
| Southwest | 3 | 17.7 | 1583 |
| ACC | 2 | 13.0 | 1803 |
| Ind | 1 | 8.0 | 1042 |
| Big East | 1 | 20.0 | 354 |