1972 season · week 1
Polls
Poll
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- SEC5
- Big 83
- Big Ten3
- Other9
- 1NebraskaBig 8—
- 2ColoradoBig 8—
- 3Ohio StateBig Ten—
- 4ArkansasSouthwest—
- 5Penn StateFBS Independents—
- 6OklahomaBig 8—
- 7AlabamaSEC—
- 8USCPac-8—
- 9WashingtonPac-8—
- 10MichiganBig Ten—
- 11LSUSEC—
- 12Arizona StateWestern Athletic—
- 13Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 14TexasSouthwest—
- 15TennesseeSEC—
- 16Ole MissSEC—
- 17GeorgiaSEC—
- 18PurdueBig Ten—
- 19Florida StateFBS Independents—
- 20StanfordPac-8—