1972 season · week 3
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- SEC5
- Pac-84
- Big 83
- Other8
- 1–USCPac-8—
- 2▲2OklahomaBig 8—
- 3▼1ColoradoBig 8—
- 4▼1Ohio StateBig Ten—
- 5▲2TennesseeSEC—
- 6▲2UCLAPac-8—
- 7▼2AlabamaSEC—
- 8▲1LSUSEC—
- 9▲1NebraskaBig 8—
- 10▲3Arizona StateWestern Athletic—
- 11▼5Penn StateFBS Independents—
- 12▼1MichiganBig Ten—
- 13▲1Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 14▲1TexasSouthwest—
- 15▼3WashingtonPac-8—
- 16–GeorgiaSEC—
- 17▲3Florida StateFBS Independents—
- 18NewMichigan StateBig Ten—
- 19NewStanfordPac-8—
- 20▼1Ole MissSEC—