1972 season · week 8
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- Big 84
- FBS Independents4
- SEC4
- Other8
- 1–USCPac-8—
- 2▲1AlabamaSEC—
- 3▲2NebraskaBig 8—
- 4–Ohio StateBig Ten—
- 5▲1MichiganBig Ten—
- 6▲1LSUSEC—
- 7▲2ColoradoBig 8—
- 8▼6OklahomaBig 8—
- 9▲2UCLAPac-8—
- 10▲4TexasSouthwest—
- 11▲1Penn StateFBS Independents—
- 12▲2AuburnSEC—
- 13▼5Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 14▼4TennesseeSEC—
- 15▲5Iowa StateBig 8—
- 16▲3Arizona StateWestern Athletic—
- 17NewFlorida StateFBS Independents—
- 18▼1ArkansasSouthwest—
- 18NewSMUSouthwest—
- 18NewWest VirginiaFBS Independents—