1972 season · week 9
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- Big 85
- SEC4
- FBS Independents3
- Other8
- 1–USCPac-8—
- 2–AlabamaSEC—
- 3–NebraskaBig 8—
- 4▲1MichiganBig Ten—
- 5▼1Ohio StateBig Ten—
- 6–LSUSEC—
- 7▲1OklahomaBig 8—
- 8▲1UCLAPac-8—
- 9▲1TexasSouthwest—
- 10▲1Penn StateFBS Independents—
- 11▲1AuburnSEC—
- 12▲1Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 13▲1TennesseeSEC—
- 14▲1Iowa StateBig 8—
- 15▼8ColoradoBig 8—
- 16NewMissouriBig 8—
- 17NewLouisvilleMissouri Valley—
- 18NewTexas TechSouthwest—
- 19NewAir ForceFBS Independents—
- 20▼2ArkansasSouthwest—