| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Notre Dame (79) | Ind | 6-0 | 1159 | W 28-20 A Penn |
| 2 | < | 2 | Maryland (24) | ACC | 8-0 | 1034 | |
| 3 | < | 4 | Illinois (4) | Big Ten | 6-0-1 | 919 | |
| 4 | < | 5 | Michigan State (1) | Big Ten | 6-1 | 741 | |
| 5 | < | 6 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 6-1-1 | 650 | |
| 6 | < | 8 | Oklahoma (1) | Big 7 | 5-1-1 | 591 | W 14-7 A Missouri |
| 7 | < | 9 | UCLA | PCC | 6-1 | 467 | |
| 8 | < | 7 | West Virginia (11) | Southern | 7-0 | 455 | |
| 9 | < | 3 | Baylor | Southwest | 6-1 | 402 | |
| 10 | < | 19 | Texas | Southwest | 5-3 | 240 | |
| 11 | < | 12 | Mississippi (2) | SEC | 7-1 | 127 | |
| 12 | < | 17 | USC | PCC | 6-1-1 | 121 | |
| 13 | < | 14 | Kentucky (1) | SEC | 5-2-1 | 81 | |
| 14 | < | 10 | Duke | ACC | 6-1-1 | 68 | |
| 15 | < | 13 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 4-3 | 52 | |
| 16 | < | 11 | Stanford | PCC | 5-3 | 50 | |
| 16 | < | NR | Rice | Southwest | 5-2 | 50 | |
| 18 | < | NR | Tennessee | SEC | 4-2-1 | 49 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Texas Tech | BIAA | 7-1 | 47 | |
| 20 | < | 15 | Auburn | SEC | 5-1-1 | 23 | |
| NR | < | 16 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 17 | Michigan | Big Ten | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 20 | Alabama | SEC | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 5 | 13.4 | 930 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 7.3 | 1712 |
| PCC | 3 | 11.7 | 638 |
| Southwest | 3 | 11.7 | 692 |
| ACC | 2 | 8.0 | 1102 |
| Ind | 1 | 1.0 | 1159 |
| Big 7 | 1 | 6.0 | 591 |
| Southern | 1 | 8.0 | 455 |
| BIAA | 1 | 19.0 | 47 |