1973 season · week 12
Polls
AP Top 25
21 ranked
- Big 85
- FBS Independents5
- Big Ten2
- Other9
- 1–Ohio StateBig Ten—
- 2–AlabamaSEC—
- 3–OklahomaBig 8—
- 4–MichiganBig Ten—
- 5–Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 6–Penn StateFBS Independents—
- 7–LSUSEC—
- 8–UCLAPac-8—
- 9–USCPac-8—
- 10–NebraskaBig 8—
- 11–TexasSouthwest—
- 12–Texas TechSouthwest—
- 13–Arizona StateWestern Athletic—
- 14▲1HoustonFBS Independents—
- 15▲2Miami (OH)Mid-American—
- 16▲4NC StateACC—
- 17NewTulaneFBS Independents—
- 18NewOklahoma StateBig 8—
- 19▼5MissouriBig 8—
- 20NewPittsburghFBS Independents—
- 20▼2KansasBig 8—