| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | LSU (132) | SEC | 7-0 | 1859 | W 7-3 H #3 Mississippi |
| 2 | < | 2 | Northwestern (30) | Big Ten | 6-0 | 1596 | |
| 3 | < | 4 | Texas (6) | Southwest | 7-0 | 1442 | |
| 4 | < | 5 | Syracuse (14) | Ind | 6-0 | 1374 | |
| 5 | < | 3 | Mississippi (1) | SEC | 6-1 | 1123 | L 7-3 A #1 LSU |
| 6 | < | 6 | USC (4) | AAWU | 6-0 | 878 | |
| 7 | < | 7 | Penn State (8) | Ind | 7-0 | 810 | |
| 8 | < | 8 | Auburn (3) | SEC | 5-1 | 677 | |
| 9 | < | 10 | Wisconsin (2) | Big Ten | 5-1 | 446 | |
| 10 | < | 12 | Clemson (2) | ACC | 5-1 | 224 | |
| 11 | < | 14 | Georgia | SEC | 6-1 | 142 | |
| 12 | < | 17 | Washington | AAWU | 6-1 | 87 | |
| 13 | < | 20 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-1-1 | 76 | |
| 14 | < | 11 | Purdue | Big Ten | 3-1-2 | 58 | |
| 15 | < | 16 | Oregon | Ind | 6-1 | 53 | |
| 16 | < | 17 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-2 | 37 | |
| 17 | < | 15 | TCU | Southwest | 5-2 | 36 | W 14-0 A Baylor |
| 18 | < | NR | Air Force | Ind | 4-1-1 | 27 | |
| 19 | < | 9 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 5-2 | 25 | |
| 20 | < | NR | North Texas | MVC | 7-0 | 20 | W 12-0 H Wichita State |
| NR | < | 13 | Yale | Ivy | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 19 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 3-3 | 0 | L 25-21 A Nebraska |
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 6 | 9.5 | 3902 |
| Ind | 4 | 11.0 | 2264 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 8.3 | 2100 |
| Southwest | 3 | 12.0 | 1515 |
| AAWU | 2 | 9.0 | 965 |
| ACC | 1 | 10.0 | 224 |
| MVC | 1 | 20.0 | 20 |