| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Notre Dame (90) | Ind | 5-0 | 1243 | W 38-7 H #20 Navy |
| 2 | < | 2 | Maryland (21) | ACC | 7-0 | 1087 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Baylor (7) | Southwest | 6-0 | 906 | |
| 4 | < | 4 | Illinois | Big Ten | 5-0-1 | 782 | |
| 5 | < | 6 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 5-1 | 553 | |
| 6 | < | 8 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 5-1-1 | 545 | |
| 7 | < | 5 | West Virginia (10) | Southern | 6-0 | 504 | |
| 8 | < | 9 | Oklahoma (1) | Big 7 | 4-1-1 | 499 | W 34-0 H Kansas State |
| 9 | < | 10 | UCLA (1) | PCC | 6-1 | 363 | |
| 10 | < | 13 | Duke | ACC | 6-1 | 217 | |
| 11 | < | 17 | Stanford (1) | PCC | 5-2 | 183 | |
| 12 | < | 18 | Mississippi (1) | SEC | 6-1 | 180 | |
| 13 | < | 14 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-3 | 171 | |
| 14 | < | 19 | Kentucky | SEC | 4-2-1 | 159 | |
| 15 | < | NR | Auburn | SEC | 4-1-1 | 97 | |
| 16 | < | NR | Ohio State | Big Ten | 5-1 | 84 | |
| 17 | < | 7 | USC | PCC | 5-1-1 | 79 | |
| 17 | < | 16 | Michigan | Big Ten | 5-1 | 79 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Texas | Southwest | 4-3 | 51 | |
| 20 | < | NR | Alabama | SEC | 3-1-3 | 41 | |
| NR | < | 11 | SMU | Southwest | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 12 | Rice | Southwest | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 15 | Army | Ind | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 20 | Navy | Ind | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten | 5 | 11.0 | 1669 |
| SEC | 5 | 13.4 | 1022 |
| PCC | 3 | 12.3 | 625 |
| ACC | 2 | 6.0 | 1304 |
| Southwest | 2 | 11.0 | 957 |
| Ind | 1 | 1.0 | 1243 |
| Southern | 1 | 7.0 | 504 |
| Big 7 | 1 | 8.0 | 499 |