1973 season · final
Polls
AP Top 25
21 ranked
- Big 84
- FBS Independents4
- SEC3
- Other10
- 1▲2Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 2▲2Ohio StateBig Ten—
- 3▼1OklahomaBig 8—
- 4▼3AlabamaSEC—
- 5▲1Penn StateFBS Independents—
- 6▼1MichiganBig Ten—
- 7▲5NebraskaBig 8—
- 8▼1USCPac-8—
- 9▲5HoustonFBS Independents—
- 9▲1Arizona StateWestern Athletic—
- 11–Texas TechSouthwest—
- 12▼3UCLAPac-8—
- 13–LSUSEC—
- 14▼6TexasSouthwest—
- 15–Miami (OH)Mid-American—
- 16–NC StateACC—
- 17NewMissouriBig 8—
- 18▲1KansasBig 8—
- 19▲1TennesseeSEC—
- 20▼2MarylandACC—
- 20▼3TulaneFBS Independents—