| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 2 | Florida (27) | SEC | 2-0 | 1492 | W 73-7 H Kentucky |
| 2 | < | 1 | Nebraska (22) | Big 8 | 2-0 | 1483 | W 42-16 A Texas Tech |
| 3 | < | 4 | Florida State (5) | ACC | 2-0 | 1384 | |
| 4 | < | 6 | Michigan (2) | Big Ten | 2-0 | 1370 | |
| 5 | < | 5 | Miami (FL) (1) | Big East | 2-0 | 1283 | |
| 6 | < | 8 | Penn State (2) | Big Ten | 2-0 | 1239 | |
| 7 | < | 7 | Colorado | Big 8 | 1-0 | 1116 | |
| 8 | < | 3 | Notre Dame | Ind | 1-1 | 1095 | |
| 9 | < | 9 | Arizona (2) | Pac-10 | 2-0 | 1091 | W 44-0 N New Mexico State |
| 10 | < | 10 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1006 | |
| 11 | < | 12 | Auburn | SEC | 2-0 | 918 | |
| 12 | < | 11 | Alabama (1) | SEC | 2-0 | 877 | |
| 13 | < | 13 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 2-0 | 792 | |
| 14 | < | 16 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-0 | 785 | |
| 15 | < | 19 | Tennessee | SEC | 1-1 | 649 | |
| 16 | < | 17 | North Carolina | ACC | 1-0 | 582 | |
| 17 | < | 20 | Texas | Southwest | 2-0 | 575 | |
| 18 | < | 21 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 2-0 | 473 | |
| 19 | < | 25 | Washington | Pac-10 | 1-1 | 346 | |
| 20 | < | 14 | USC | Pac-10 | 1-1 | 335 | |
| 21 | < | 15 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 1-1 | 233 | L 36-14 A #16 Texas A&M |
| 22 | < | NR | BYU | WAC | 2-0 | 197 | |
| 23 | < | 18 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 1-1 | 150 | |
| 24 | < | NR | Washington State | Pac-10 | 2-0 | 130 | W 24-3 H Fresno State |
| 25 | < | NR | NC State | ACC | 2-0 | 128 | |
| NR | < | 22 | Clemson | ACC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 23 | Georgia | SEC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 24 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pac-10 | 5 | 17.0 | 2694 |
| SEC | 4 | 9.8 | 3936 |
| Big Ten | 4 | 10.8 | 3765 |
| Big 8 | 3 | 10.0 | 2832 |
| ACC | 3 | 14.7 | 2094 |
| Big East | 2 | 11.5 | 1756 |
| Southwest | 2 | 15.5 | 1360 |
| Ind | 1 | 8.0 | 1095 |
| WAC | 1 | 22.0 | 197 |