| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Ohio State (31) | Big Ten | 3-0 | 710 | W 54-21 H #19 Michigan State |
| 2 | < | 2 | Texas (5) | Southwest | 4-0 | 638 | |
| 3 | < | 4 | USC | Pac-8 | 4-0 | 478 | |
| 4 | < | 3 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-0 | 458 | |
| 5 | < | 5 | Penn State | Ind | 4-0 | 423 | |
| 6 | < | 7 | Missouri | Big 8 | 4-0 | 391 | |
| 7 | < | 10 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-0 | 333 | |
| 8 | < | 11 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 5-0 | 300 | |
| 9 | < | 14 | LSU | SEC | 4-0 | 218 | |
| 10 | < | 12 | Florida | SEC | 4-0 | 192 | |
| 11 | < | 15 | Notre Dame | Ind | 3-1 | 130 | |
| 12 | < | 8 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 2-1 | 122 | L 27-17 N #2 Texas |
| 13 | < | NR | Michigan | Big Ten | 3-1 | 83 | |
| 14 | < | 6 | Georgia | SEC | 3-1 | 71 | |
| 15 | < | 20 | Auburn | SEC | 3-1 | 47 | |
| 16 | < | 18 | Wyoming | WAC | 4-0 | 46 | W 37-9 H UTEP |
| 17 | < | 9 | Purdue | Big Ten | 3-1 | 45 | |
| 18 | < | 16 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 2-2 | 39 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Mississippi | SEC | 2-2 | 36 | |
| 20 | < | 13 | Alabama | SEC | 3-1 | 31 | |
| NR | < | 17 | West Virginia | Ind | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 19 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 20 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 0 | L 17-7 A #7 Missouri | |
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 7 | 13.4 | 928 |
| Pac-8 | 3 | 9.7 | 817 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 10.3 | 838 |
| Southwest | 2 | 3.0 | 1096 |
| Ind | 2 | 8.0 | 553 |
| Big 8 | 2 | 9.0 | 513 |
| WAC | 1 | 16.0 | 46 |