1973 season · week 9
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- Big 84
- FBS Independents4
- SEC4
- Other8
- 1–Ohio StateBig Ten—
- 2–AlabamaSEC—
- 3–OklahomaBig 8—
- 4–MichiganBig Ten—
- 5▲3Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 6▼1Penn StateFBS Independents—
- 7▲2LSUSEC—
- 8▲3Arizona StateWestern Athletic—
- 9▼3USCPac-8—
- 10▲3UCLAPac-8—
- 11▲3TennesseeSEC—
- 12▼5MissouriBig 8—
- 13▼3NebraskaBig 8—
- 14▲1TulaneFBS Independents—
- 15▲3Texas TechSouthwest—
- 16–Miami (OH)Mid-American—
- 17NewColoradoBig 8—
- 18▼6HoustonFBS Independents—
- 19–TexasSouthwest—
- 19NewAuburnSEC—