| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | USC (38) | Pac-8 | 1-0 | 1106 | W 17-0 H Arkansas |
| 2 | < | 2 | Nebraska (8) | Big 8 | 1-0 | 995 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Ohio State (11) | Big Ten | 1-0 | 944 | |
| 4 | < | 6 | Alabama (2) | SEC | 1-0 | 809 | |
| 5 | < | 5 | Michigan | Big Ten | 1-0 | 666 | |
| 6 | < | 4 | Texas | Southwest | 0-0 | 615 | DNP |
| 7 | < | 7 | Penn State (1) | Ind | 1-0 | 588 | |
| 8 | < | 8 | Notre Dame | Ind | 0-0 | 389 | DNP |
| 9 | < | 11 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 1-0 | 384 | W 42-14 A Baylor |
| 10 | < | 9 | Tennessee | SEC | 1-0 | 319 | |
| 11 | < | 15 | LSU | SEC | 1-0 | 314 | |
| 12 | < | 12 | Auburn | SEC | 1-0 | 247 | |
| 13 | < | 13 | Arizona State | WAC | 1-0 | 152 | |
| 14 | < | 17 | NC State | ACC | 2-0 | 129 | |
| 15 | < | 14 | Florida | SEC | 1-0 | 107 | |
| 16 | < | 18 | Houston | Ind | 1-0 | 86 | |
| 17 | < | NR | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 1-0 | 35 | W 56-7 H Texas-Arlington |
| 18 | < | 16 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 0-1 | 27 | |
| 19 | < | 10 | Colorado | Big 8 | 0-1 | 22 | |
| 20 | < | NR | Bowling Green | MAC | 1-0 | 19 | W 41-14 A Syracuse |
| 20 | < | NR | Missouri | Big 8 | 1-0 | 19 | |
| NR | < | 19 | North Carolina | ACC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 20 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 5 | 10.4 | 1796 |
| Big 8 | 5 | 13.4 | 1455 |
| Ind | 3 | 10.3 | 1063 |
| Big Ten | 2 | 4.0 | 1610 |
| Pac-8 | 2 | 9.5 | 1133 |
| Southwest | 1 | 6.0 | 615 |
| WAC | 1 | 13.0 | 152 |
| ACC | 1 | 14.0 | 129 |
| MAC | 1 | 20.0 | 19 |