| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Alabama (46) | SEC | 8-0 | 1290 | W 24-7 H Mississippi State |
| 2 | < | 2 | Nebraska (4) | Big 8 | 8-0 | 1190 | |
| 3 | < | 5 | Ohio State (8) | Big Ten | 9-0 | 1154 | |
| 4 | < | 3 | USC (7) | Pac-10 | 8-0-1 | 1151 | |
| 5 | < | 4 | Houston (1) | Southwest | 8-0 | 1093 | |
| 6 | < | 7 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 7-1 | 911 | W 38-7 A Oklahoma State |
| 7 | < | 6 | Florida State | Ind | 8-0 | 897 | |
| 8 | < | 8 | Texas | Southwest | 6-1 | 857 | |
| 9 | < | 9 | Arkansas | Southwest | 7-1 | 818 | |
| 10 | < | 10 | Michigan | Big Ten | 8-1 | 748 | |
| 11 | < | 11 | BYU | WAC | 8-0 | 676 | |
| 12 | < | 12 | Pittsburgh | Ind | 7-1 | 573 | |
| 13 | < | 13 | Notre Dame | Ind | 6-2 | 536 | |
| 14 | < | 15 | Purdue | Big Ten | 7-2 | 432 | |
| 15 | < | 16 | Washington | Pac-10 | 7-2 | 400 | |
| 16 | < | 20 | Auburn | SEC | 6-2 | 232 | |
| 17 | < | NR | Baylor | Southwest | 6-2 | 155 | |
| 18 | < | NR | Clemson | ACC | 6-2 | 139 | |
| 19 | < | NR | South Carolina | Ind | 6-2 | 109 | W 30-28 H NC State |
| 20 | < | 14 | Wake Forest | ACC | 7-2 | 73 | L 31-0 A Clemson |
| NR | < | 17 | Tennessee | SEC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 18 | North Carolina | ACC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 19 | Penn State | Ind | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest | 4 | 9.8 | 2923 |
| Ind | 4 | 12.8 | 2115 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 9.0 | 2334 |
| Big 8 | 2 | 4.0 | 2101 |
| SEC | 2 | 8.5 | 1522 |
| Pac-10 | 2 | 9.5 | 1551 |
| ACC | 2 | 19.0 | 212 |
| WAC | 1 | 11.0 | 676 |