| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Texas (36) | Southwest | 11-0 | 910 | W 21-17 N #9 Notre Dame (Cotton) |
| 2 | < | 2 | Penn State (7) | Ind | 11-0 | 822 | |
| 3 | < | 5 | USC | Pac-8 | 10-0-1 | 695 | |
| 4 | < | 4 | Ohio State (2) | Big Ten | 8-1 | 659 | |
| 5 | < | 9 | Notre Dame | Ind | 8-2-1 | 457 | |
| 6 | < | 6 | Missouri | Big 8 | 9-2 | 336 | |
| 7 | < | 3 | Arkansas | Southwest | 9-2 | 335 | |
| 8 | < | 13 | Mississippi | SEC | 8-3 | 317 | |
| 9 | < | 7 | Michigan | Big Ten | 8-3 | 301 | |
| 10 | < | 8 | LSU | SEC | 9-1 | 285 | |
| 11 | < | 14 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 9-2 | 207 | W 45-6 N Georgia (Sun) |
| 12 | < | 17 | Houston | Ind | 9-2 | 204 | |
| 13 | < | 10 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 8-1-1 | 203 | |
| 14 | < | 15 | Florida | SEC | 9-1-1 | 183 | |
| 15 | < | 11 | Tennessee | SEC | 9-2 | 88 | |
| 16 | < | NR | Colorado | Big 8 | 8-3 | 70 | |
| 17 | < | 19 | West Virginia | Ind | 10-1 | 62 | |
| 18 | < | 17 | Purdue | Big Ten | 8-2 | 46 | |
| 19 | < | 16 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 7-2-1 | 25 | |
| 20 | < | 12 | Auburn | SEC | 8-3 | 23 | |
| NR | < | 20 | Toledo | MAC | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 5 | 13.4 | 896 |
| Ind | 4 | 9.0 | 1545 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 10.3 | 1006 |
| Big 8 | 3 | 11.0 | 613 |
| Pac-8 | 3 | 11.7 | 923 |
| Southwest | 2 | 4.0 | 1245 |