| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Notre Dame (140) | Ind | 7-0 | 1592 | W 42-6 N North Carolina |
| 2 | < | 3 | Oklahoma (15) | Big 7 | 8-0 | 1298 | W 27-7 A Missouri |
| 3 | < | 4 | California (5) | PCC | 9-0 | 1252 | |
| 4 | < | 2 | Army (1) | Ind | 8-0 | 1130 | |
| 5 | < | 5 | Michigan | Big Ten | 6-2 | 768 | |
| 6 | < | 7 | Rice | Southwest | 7-1 | 566 | |
| 7 | < | 11 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 6-1-1 | 486 | |
| 8 | < | 9 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 6-2 | 428 | |
| 9 | < | 10 | Virginia (1) | Ind | 7-0 | 276 | |
| 10 | < | 12 | SMU | Southwest | 5-1-1 | 194 | |
| 11 | < | 14 | Kentucky | SEC | 8-1 | 150 | |
| 12 | < | 17 | Stanford | PCC | 6-2-1 | 105 | |
| 13 | < | 16 | LSU | SEC | 6-2 | 87 | |
| 14 | < | NR | Dartmouth | Ind | 6-1 | 75 | W 16-7 H Cornell |
| 15 | < | NR | Baylor | Southwest | 7-1 | 64 | |
| 16 | < | NR | Maryland | Southern | 6-1 | 52 | |
| 17 | < | 6 | Cornell | Ind | 7-1 | 49 | L 16-7 A Dartmouth |
| 18 | < | 8 | Michigan State | Ind | 5-3 | 46 | |
| 19 | < | 20 | Santa Clara | Ind | 7-1-1 | 44 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Tulane | SEC | 6-1-1 | 44 | W 41-14 A Vanderbilt |
| NR | < | 13 | Texas | Southwest | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 15 | Boston | Ind | 6-1 | 0 | L 14-13 H Maryland |
| NR | < | 18 | Wake Forest | Southern | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 19 | Pacific | Ind | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ind | 7 | 11.7 | 3212 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 6.7 | 1682 |
| Southwest | 3 | 10.3 | 824 |
| SEC | 3 | 14.3 | 281 |
| PCC | 2 | 7.5 | 1357 |
| Big 7 | 1 | 2.0 | 1298 |
| Southern | 1 | 16.0 | 52 |