1973 season · week 8
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- Big 84
- FBS Independents4
- SEC3
- Other9
- 1–Ohio StateBig Ten—
- 2–AlabamaSEC—
- 3–OklahomaBig 8—
- 4–MichiganBig Ten—
- 5–Penn StateFBS Independents—
- 6–USCPac-8—
- 7–MissouriBig 8—
- 8–Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 9–LSUSEC—
- 10▲1NebraskaBig 8—
- 11▲1Arizona StateWestern Athletic—
- 12▲2HoustonFBS Independents—
- 13–UCLAPac-8—
- 14▼4TennesseeSEC—
- 15▲2TulaneFBS Independents—
- 16▲4Miami (OH)Mid-American—
- 17▲1KansasBig 8—
- 18NewTexas TechSouthwest—
- 19NewTexasSouthwest—
- 20NewRichmondSouthern—