January 3, 1973



  1   Southern California       50  12-0-0    1000
  2   Oklahoma                      11-1-0     872
  3   Texas                         10-1-0     667
  4   Nebraska                       9-2-1     665
  5   Auburn                        10-1-0     631
  6   Michigan                      10-1-0     502
  7   Alabama                       10-2-0     453
  8   Tennessee                     10-2-0     409
  9   Ohio State                     9-2-0     372
 10   Penn State                    10-2-0     340
 11   LSU                            9-2-1     209
 12   North Carolina                11-1-0     179
 13   Arizona State                 10-2-0     158
 14   Notre Dame                     8-3-0      75
 15   UCLA                           8-3-0      71
 16   Colorado                       8-4-0      58
 17   North Carolina State           8-3-1      35
 18   Louisville                     9-1-0      19
 19   Washington State               7-4-0       9
 20   Georgia Tech                   7-4-1       5