| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 2 | Maryland (154) | ACC | 10-0 | 2347 | W 21-0 H #11 Alabama |
| 2 | < | 1 | Notre Dame (47) | Ind | 7-0-1 | 2009 | T 14-14 H #20 Iowa |
| 3 | < | 3 | Michigan State (8) | Big Ten | 8-1 | 1797 | |
| 4 | < | 4 | Oklahoma (9) | Big 7 | 7-1-1 | 1553 | W 30-7 A Nebraska |
| 5 | < | 5 | UCLA (4) | PCC | 8-1 | 1440 | |
| 6 | < | 7 | Illinois | Big Ten | 7-1-1 | 1111 | |
| 7 | < | 6 | Texas | Southwest | 6-3 | 671 | |
| 8 | < | 10 | Rice | Southwest | 7-2 | 490 | |
| 9 | < | 20 | Iowa (6) | Big Ten | 5-3-1 | 453 | |
| 10 | < | 12 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 7-2-1 | 415 | |
| 11 | < | 19 | West Virginia (17) | Southern | 8-1 | 399 | |
| 12 | < | 8 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 6-2-1 | 257 | |
| 13 | < | 13 | Kentucky (5) | SEC | 7-2-1 | 237 | |
| 14 | < | 17 | Texas Tech | BIAA | 9-1 | 219 | |
| 15 | < | 18 | South Carolina | ACC | 7-2 | 170 | W 49-0 H Wofford |
| 16 | < | 14 | Auburn (1) | SEC | 7-1-1 | 164 | |
| 17 | < | NR | Baylor | Southwest | 7-2 | 96 | |
| 18 | < | NR | Army | Ind | 6-1-1 | 70 | |
| 19 | < | 16 | Stanford | PCC | 6-3-1 | 59 | |
| 20 | < | 9 | USC | PCC | 6-2-1 | 57 | |
| NR | < | 11 | Alabama | SEC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 15 | Duke | ACC | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten | 4 | 7.5 | 3618 |
| Southwest | 3 | 10.7 | 1257 |
| SEC | 3 | 13.0 | 816 |
| PCC | 3 | 14.7 | 1556 |
| ACC | 2 | 8.0 | 2517 |
| Ind | 2 | 10.0 | 2079 |
| Big 7 | 1 | 4.0 | 1553 |
| Southern | 1 | 11.0 | 399 |
| BIAA | 1 | 14.0 | 219 |