1972 season · week 4
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- FBS Independents5
- Pac-84
- SEC4
- Other7
- 1–USCPac-8—
- 2–OklahomaBig 8—
- 3–ColoradoBig 8—
- 4▲1TennesseeSEC—
- 5▼1Ohio StateBig Ten—
- 6▲1AlabamaSEC—
- 7▲2NebraskaBig 8—
- 8▲4MichiganBig Ten—
- 9▼1LSUSEC—
- 10▲3Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 11▼1Arizona StateWestern Athletic—
- 12▲2TexasSouthwest—
- 13▼2Penn StateFBS Independents—
- 14▲1WashingtonPac-8—
- 15▼9UCLAPac-8—
- 16▲1Florida StateFBS Independents—
- 17▲3Ole MissSEC—
- 18NewTulaneFBS Independents—
- 19–StanfordPac-8—
- 20NewWest VirginiaFBS Independents—