1973 season · week 3
Polls
AP Top 25
21 ranked
- Big 85
- SEC5
- FBS Independents3
- Other8
- 1–USCPac-8—
- 2–NebraskaBig 8—
- 3–Ohio StateBig Ten—
- 4▲2AlabamaSEC—
- 5–MichiganBig Ten—
- 6▼2TexasSouthwest—
- 7–Penn StateFBS Independents—
- 8–Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 9▲2OklahomaBig 8—
- 10▼1TennesseeSEC—
- 11▲4LSUSEC—
- 12–AuburnSEC—
- 13–Arizona StateWestern Athletic—
- 14▲3NC StateACC—
- 15▼1FloridaSEC—
- 16▲2HoustonFBS Independents—
- 17NewOklahoma StateBig 8—
- 18▼2UCLAPac-8—
- 19▼9ColoradoBig 8—
- 20NewMissouriBig 8—
- 20NewBowling GreenMid-American—