| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Texas (30) | Southwest | 10-0 | 850 | W 42-7 H #4 Arkansas |
| 2 | < | 2 | Ohio State (10) | Big Ten | 9-0 | 772 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Nebraska (2) | Big 8 | 10-0-1 | 724 | |
| 4 | < | 5 | Tennessee | SEC | 10-1 | 514 | |
| 5 | < | 8 | LSU | SEC | 9-2 | 494 | |
| 6 | < | 6 | Notre Dame | Ind | 9-1 | 471 | |
| 7 | < | 7 | Michigan | Big Ten | 9-1 | 403 | |
| 8 | < | 9 | Arizona State (2) | WAC | 10-0 | 330 | |
| 9 | < | 4 | Arkansas | Southwest | 9-2 | 241 | |
| 10 | < | 10 | Auburn | SEC | 8-2 | 235 | |
| 11 | < | 11 | Air Force | Ind | 9-2 | 218 | |
| 12 | < | 12 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 8-3 | 173 | |
| 13 | < | 13 | Georgia Tech | Ind | 8-3 | 93 | |
| 14 | < | 15 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 9-0 | 74 | DNP |
| 15 | < | 14 | Toledo | MAC | 11-0 | 61 | DNP |
| 16 | < | 17 | USC | Pac-8 | 6-4-1 | 36 | |
| 17 | < | NR | Houston | Ind | 8-3 | 35 | |
| 18 | < | 18 | Penn State | Ind | 7-3 | 30 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Texas Tech | Southwest | 8-3 | 29 | |
| 20 | < | 20 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 7-4 | 25 | DNP |
| NR | < | 16 | Mississippi | SEC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 19 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ind | 5 | 13.0 | 847 |
| SEC | 3 | 6.3 | 1243 |
| Southwest | 3 | 9.7 | 1120 |
| Big Ten | 2 | 4.5 | 1175 |
| Big 8 | 2 | 11.5 | 749 |
| Pac-8 | 2 | 14.0 | 209 |
| WAC | 1 | 8.0 | 330 |
| Ivy | 1 | 14.0 | 74 |
| MAC | 1 | 15.0 | 61 |