1973 season · week 1
Polls
Poll
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- SEC5
- Big 83
- FBS Independents3
- Other9
- 1USCPac-8—
- 2Ohio StateBig Ten—
- 3TexasSouthwest—
- 4NebraskaBig 8—
- 5MichiganBig Ten—
- 6AlabamaSEC—
- 7Penn StateFBS Independents—
- 8Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 9TennesseeSEC—
- 10UCLAPac-8—
- 11ColoradoBig 8—
- 11OklahomaBig 8—
- 13AuburnSEC—
- 14Arizona StateWestern Athletic—
- 15FloridaSEC—
- 16LSUSEC—
- 17NC StateACC—
- 18HoustonFBS Independents—
- 19North CarolinaACC—
- 20Texas TechSouthwest—