| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Ohio State (27) | Big Ten | 4-0 | 666 | W 34-7 A Minnesota |
| 2 | < | 2 | Texas (5) | Southwest | 4-0 | 612 | |
| 3 | < | 7 | Tennessee (1) | SEC | 5-0 | 435 | |
| 4 | < | 4 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-0 | 417 | |
| 5 | < | 6 | Missouri | Big 8 | 5-0 | 355 | |
| 6 | < | 8 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 6-0 | 341 | |
| 7 | < | 3 | USC | Pac-8 | 4-0-1 | 297 | |
| 8 | < | 5 | Penn State (1) | Ind | 5-0 | 294 | |
| 9 | < | 9 | LSU | SEC | 5-0 | 226 | |
| 10 | < | 10 | Florida | SEC | 5-0 | 222 | |
| 11 | < | 12 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 3-1 | 152 | W 42-30 H Colorado |
| 12 | < | 11 | Notre Dame | Ind | 3-1-1 | 126 | |
| 13 | < | 14 | Georgia | SEC | 4-1 | 102 | |
| 14 | < | 15 | Auburn | SEC | 4-1 | 67 | |
| 15 | < | 17 | Purdue | Big Ten | 4-1 | 47 | |
| 16 | < | 16 | Wyoming | WAC | 5-0 | 46 | W 40-7 H BYU |
| 17 | < | 19 | Mississippi | SEC | 3-2 | 31 | |
| 18 | < | NR | Kansas State | Big 8 | 4-1 | 29 | |
| 19 | < | 18 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 3-2 | 23 | |
| 20 | < | NR | Air Force | Ind | 3-2 | 4 | |
| NR | < | 13 | Michigan | Big Ten | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 20 | Alabama | SEC | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 6 | 11.0 | 1083 |
| Pac-8 | 3 | 10.7 | 661 |
| Big 8 | 3 | 11.3 | 536 |
| Ind | 3 | 13.3 | 424 |
| Southwest | 2 | 3.0 | 1029 |
| Big Ten | 2 | 8.0 | 713 |
| WAC | 1 | 16.0 | 46 |