| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Syracuse (134) | Ind | 10-0 | 1768 | W 36-8 A #17 UCLA | 
| 2 | < | 2 | Mississippi (47) | SEC | 9-1 | 1444 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | LSU (6) | SEC | 9-1 | 1284 | |
| 4 | < | 4 | Texas (1) | Southwest | 9-1 | 1028 | |
| 5 | < | 5 | Georgia (3) | SEC | 9-1 | 876 | |
| 6 | < | 6 | Wisconsin (5) | Big Ten | 7-2 | 724 | |
| 7 | < | 7 | TCU | Southwest | 8-2 | 580 | DNP | 
| 8 | < | 8 | Washington | AAWU | 9-1 | 428 | |
| 9 | < | 9 | Arkansas | Southwest | 8-2 | 301 | |
| 10 | < | 11 | Alabama (5) | SEC | 7-1-2 | 257 | |
| 11 | < | 10 | Clemson | ACC | 8-2 | 239 | |
| 12 | < | 14 | Penn State | Ind | 8-2 | 190 | |
| 13 | < | 12 | Illinois | Big Ten | 5-3-1 | 104 | |
| 14 | < | 13 | USC | AAWU | 8-2 | 94 | |
| 15 | < | 15 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 7-3 | 68 | DNP | 
| 16 | < | 16 | Wyoming | MSAC | 9-1 | 60 | DNP | 
| 17 | < | 19 | Notre Dame | Ind | 5-5 | 46 | |
| 18 | < | 20 | Missouri | Big 8 | 6-4 | 40 | |
| 19 | < | 18 | Florida | SEC | 5-4-1 | 34 | |
| 20 | < | NR | Pittsburgh | Ind | 6-4 | 30 | |
| NR | < | 17 | UCLA | AAWU | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points | 
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 5 | 7.8 | 3895 | 
| Ind | 4 | 12.5 | 2034 | 
| Southwest | 3 | 6.7 | 1909 | 
| Big Ten | 2 | 9.5 | 828 | 
| AAWU | 2 | 11.0 | 522 | 
| Big 8 | 2 | 16.5 | 108 | 
| ACC | 1 | 11.0 | 239 | 
| MSAC | 1 | 16.0 | 60 |