| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Alabama (46) | SEC | 7-0 | 1235 | W 31-7 H Virginia Tech |
| 2 | < | 2 | Nebraska (7) | Big 8 | 7-0 | 1176 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | USC (4) | Pac-10 | 7-0-1 | 1083 | |
| 4 | < | 6 | Houston (1) | Southwest | 7-0 | 1058 | |
| 5 | < | 4 | Ohio State (5) | Big Ten | 8-0 | 1052 | |
| 6 | < | 8 | Florida State | Ind | 7-0 | 900 | |
| 7 | < | 7 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 6-1 | 837 | W 38-9 H Iowa State |
| 8 | < | 9 | Texas | Southwest | 5-1 | 811 | |
| 9 | < | 4 | Arkansas | Southwest | 6-1 | 755 | |
| 10 | < | 10 | Michigan | Big Ten | 7-1 | 662 | |
| 11 | < | 11 | BYU | WAC | 7-0 | 653 | |
| 12 | < | 12 | Pittsburgh | Ind | 6-1 | 546 | |
| 13 | < | 14 | Notre Dame | Ind | 5-2 | 472 | |
| 14 | < | 18 | Wake Forest | ACC | 7-1 | 458 | W 42-38 H Auburn |
| 15 | < | 16 | Purdue | Big Ten | 6-2 | 301 | |
| 16 | < | 20 | Washington | Pac-10 | 6-2 | 259 | |
| 17 | < | 19 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-2 | 177 | |
| 18 | < | 15 | North Carolina | ACC | 5-1-1 | 140 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Penn State | Ind | 5-2 | 126 | |
| 20 | < | 13 | Auburn | SEC | 5-2 | 92 | |
| NR | < | 17 | Navy | Ind | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ind | 4 | 12.5 | 2044 |
| Southwest | 3 | 7.0 | 2624 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 10.0 | 2015 |
| SEC | 3 | 12.7 | 1504 |
| Big 8 | 2 | 4.5 | 2013 |
| Pac-10 | 2 | 9.5 | 1342 |
| ACC | 2 | 16.0 | 598 |
| WAC | 1 | 11.0 | 653 |