| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Nebraska (38) | Big 8 | 12-0 | 1523 | W 13-3 A Oklahoma |
| 2 | < | 2 | Penn State (23) | Big Ten | 11-0 | 1509 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Alabama (1) | SEC | 11-0 | 1426 | |
| 4 | < | 5 | Miami (FL) | Big East | 10-1 | 1346 | |
| 5 | < | 6 | Colorado | Big 8 | 10-1 | 1308 | |
| 6 | < | 4 | Florida | SEC | 9-1-1 | 1209 | |
| 7 | < | 7 | Florida State | ACC | 9-1-1 | 1186 | |
| 8 | < | 8 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 10-0-1 | 1095 | |
| 9 | < | 9 | Auburn | SEC | 9-1-1 | 1057 | |
| 10 | < | 10 | Colorado State | WAC | 10-1 | 969 | DNP |
| 11 | < | 11 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 9-2 | 945 | |
| 12 | < | 12 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 9-3 | 918 | |
| 13 | < | 14 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 9-3 | 755 | |
| 14 | < | 15 | Utah | WAC | 9-2 | 702 | DNP |
| 15 | < | 16 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 8-3 | 610 | W 28-27 H Arizona State |
| 16 | < | 19 | Mississippi State | SEC | 8-3 | 558 | |
| 17 | < | 18 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 8-3 | 482 | |
| 18 | < | 21 | North Carolina | ACC | 8-3 | 402 | |
| 19 | < | 13 | Virginia | ACC | 8-3 | 392 | |
| 20 | < | 20 | Michigan | Big Ten | 7-4 | 386 | |
| 21 | < | 17 | USC | Pac-10 | 7-3-1 | 368 | |
| 22 | < | 23 | BYU | WAC | 9-3 | 240 | |
| 23 | < | NR | NC State | ACC | 8-3 | 226 | |
| 24 | < | 24 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 7-4 | 185 | DNP |
| 25 | < | NR | Duke | ACC | 8-3 | 95 | |
| NR | < | 22 | Syracuse | Big East | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 25 | Boston College | Big East | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACC | 5 | 18.4 | 2301 |
| SEC | 4 | 8.5 | 4250 |
| Pac-10 | 4 | 18.0 | 2081 |
| Big 8 | 3 | 5.7 | 3776 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 11.7 | 2650 |
| WAC | 3 | 15.3 | 1911 |
| Big East | 2 | 10.5 | 1828 |
| Southwest | 1 | 8.0 | 1095 |