| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Nebraska (39) | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1736 | W 49-13 H San Jose State |
| 2 | < | 2 | Florida State (28) | ACC | 1-0 | 1725 | |
| 3 | < | 6 | Michigan | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1513 | |
| 4 | < | 5 | Miami (FL) | Big East | 1-0 | 1493 | |
| 5 | < | 4 | Wisconsin (1) | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1391 | |
| 6 | < | 7 | Texas (2) | Big 12 | 0-0 | 1345 | DNP |
| 7 | < | 8 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 2-0 | 1334 | |
| 8 | < | 9 | Florida | SEC | 1-0 | 1263 | |
| 9 | < | 10 | Georgia | SEC | 1-0 | 1245 | |
| 10 | < | 11 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 1-0 | 1119 | |
| 11 | < | 12 | USC | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 964 | |
| 12 | < | 13 | Tennessee | SEC | 1-0 | 901 | |
| 13 | < | 3 | Alabama | SEC | 0-1 | 824 | |
| 14 | < | 15 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-0 | 805 | |
| 15 | < | 14 | Washington | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 773 | |
| 16 | < | NR | UCLA (1) | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 766 | |
| 17 | < | 17 | Clemson | ACC | 1-0 | 612 | |
| 18 | < | 16 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 1-0 | 591 | |
| 19 | < | 18 | Mississippi | SEC | 1-0 | 528 | |
| 20 | < | 19 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 1-0 | 487 | W 55-14 H UTEP |
| 21 | < | 21 | Illinois | Big Ten | 1-0 | 398 | |
| 22 | < | 20 | TCU | WAC | 0-0 | 354 | DNP |
| 23 | < | NR | Notre Dame | Ind | 1-0 | 166 | |
| 24 | < | 24 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 0-0 | 150 | DNP |
| 25 | < | 22 | Southern Miss | CUSA | 0-1 | 125 | L 19-16 A #13 Tennessee |
| NR | < | 23 | Colorado | Big 12 | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 25 | Texas A&M | Big 12 | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten | 6 | 14.2 | 4848 |
| SEC | 5 | 12.2 | 4761 |
| Big 12 | 4 | 8.5 | 4902 |
| Pac-10 | 3 | 14.0 | 2503 |
| Big East | 2 | 7.0 | 2612 |
| ACC | 2 | 9.5 | 2337 |
| WAC | 1 | 22.0 | 354 |
| Ind | 1 | 23.0 | 166 |
| CUSA | 1 | 25.0 | 125 |