| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Notre Dame (93) | Ind | 7-0 | 1404 | W 34-14 A North Carolina |
| 2 | < | 2 | Maryland (42) | ACC | 9-0 | 1344 | |
| 3 | < | 4 | Michigan State (3) | Big Ten | 7-1 | 1091 | |
| 4 | < | 6 | Oklahoma (3) | Big 7 | 6-1-1 | 920 | W 47-0 H Iowa State |
| 5 | < | 7 | UCLA | PCC | 7-1 | 806 | |
| 6 | < | 10 | Texas | Southwest | 6-3 | 348 | |
| 7 | < | 3 | Illinois | Big Ten | 6-1-1 | 311 | |
| 8 | < | NR | Wisconsin (2) | Big Ten | 6-2 | 290 | |
| 9 | < | 12 | USC | PCC | 6-1-1 | 201 | |
| 10 | < | 16 | Rice | Southwest | 6-2 | 185 | |
| 11 | < | NR | Alabama (1) | SEC | 5-1-3 | 163 | |
| 12 | < | 5 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 6-2-1 | 151 | |
| 13 | < | 13 | Kentucky (3) | SEC | 6-2-1 | 130 | |
| 14 | < | 20 | Auburn (1) | SEC | 6-1-1 | 126 | |
| 15 | < | 14 | Duke | ACC | 6-1-1 | 117 | |
| 16 | < | 16 | Stanford | PCC | 6-3 | 106 | |
| 17 | < | 19 | Texas Tech | BIAA | 8-1 | 81 | |
| 18 | < | NR | South Carolina | ACC | 6-2 | 78 | W 20-14 A West Virginia |
| 19 | < | 8 | West Virginia (1) | Southern | 7-1 | 74 | |
| 20 | < | NR | Iowa (1) | Big Ten | 5-3 | 71 | |
| NR | < | 9 | Baylor | Southwest | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 11 | Mississippi | SEC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 15 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 18 | Tennessee | SEC | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten | 4 | 9.5 | 1763 |
| SEC | 4 | 12.5 | 570 |
| PCC | 3 | 10.0 | 1113 |
| ACC | 3 | 11.7 | 1539 |
| Southwest | 2 | 8.0 | 533 |
| Ind | 1 | 1.0 | 1404 |
| Big 7 | 1 | 4.0 | 920 |
| BIAA | 1 | 17.0 | 81 |
| Southern | 1 | 19.0 | 74 |