The University of Nebraska football team finished 14th in the final Associated Press and USA Today coaches polls. The Huskers finished their season with a 33-0 rout of Arizona at the Holiday Bowl in San Diego.

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press final college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, final records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs
1. Alabama (60) 14-0 1,500 1
2. Texas 13-1 1,399 2
3. Florida 13-1 1,370 5
4. Boise St. 14-0 1,366 6
5. Ohio St. 11-2 1,224 8
6. TCU 12-1 1,163 3
7. Iowa 11-2 1,126 10
8. Cincinnati 12-1 1,060 4
9. Penn St. 11-2 1,016 11
10. Virginia Tech 10-3 953 12
11. Oregon 10-3 886 7
12. BYU 11-2 806 15
13. Georgia Tech 11-3 768 9
14. Nebraska 10-4 724 20
15. Pittsburgh 10-3 697 17
16. Wisconsin 10-3 571 24
17. LSU 9-4 501 13
18. Utah 10-3 491 23
19. Miami 9-4 310 14
20. Mississippi 9-4 296 --
21. Texas Tech 9-4 224 --
22. Southern Cal 9-4 216 --
23. Cent. Michigan 12-2 166 25
24. Clemson 9-5 125 --
25. West Virginia 9-4 91 18

Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 90, Oregon St. 89, Navy 85, Stanford 67, Oklahoma St. 40, Rutgers 37, Auburn 8, Georgia 7, Florida St. 6, Arizona 5, Connecticut 5, Middle Tennessee 4, Air Force 3, Arkansas 3, Villanova 2.