| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 2 | Oklahoma (173) | Big 7 | 8-0 | 2964 | W 41-7 H Missouri |
| 2 | < | 3 | Army (36) | Ind | 8-0 | 2438 | |
| 3 | < | 5 | Kentucky (55) | SEC | 10-0 | 2346 | |
| 4 | < | 4 | California (20) | PCC | 9-0 | 2188 | |
| 5 | < | 6 | Texas (6) | Southwest | 7-1 | 1817 | |
| 6 | < | 8 | Illinois (14) | Big Ten | 7-1 | 1807 | |
| 7 | < | 7 | Princeton (8) | Ind | 8-0 | 1268 | W 47-12 A Yale |
| 8 | < | 1 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 6-2 | 935 | L 14-7 A #8 Illinois |
| 9 | < | 9 | Tennessee (2) | SEC | 8-1 | 844 | |
| 10 | < | 10 | Michigan State (4) | Ind | 8-1 | 532 | |
| 11 | < | 11 | Clemson (7) | Southern | 7-0-1 | 207 | |
| 12 | < | 13 | Wyoming (3) | MSAC | 8-0 | 147 | DNP |
| 13 | < | 20 | Penn | Ind | 6-2 | 129 | |
| 14 | < | 17 | Miami (FL) (1) | Ind | 7-0-1 | 113 | |
| 15 | < | 14 | SMU | Southwest | 6-2 | 109 | |
| 16 | < | 18 | Nebraska (2) | Big 7 | 6-1-1 | 90 | |
| 17 | < | NR | Alabama | SEC | 7-2 | 71 | |
| 18 | < | 19 | Washington | PCC | 7-2 | 58 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Washington & Lee (1) | Southern | 7-2 | 40 | |
| 20 | < | NR | Loyola Marymount (1) | Ind | 7-0 | 24 | DNP |
| NR | < | 12 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 15 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 16 | Wake Forest | Southern | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ind | 6 | 11.0 | 4504 |
| SEC | 3 | 9.7 | 3261 |
| Big Ten | 2 | 7.0 | 2742 |
| Big 7 | 2 | 8.5 | 3054 |
| Southwest | 2 | 10.0 | 1926 |
| PCC | 2 | 11.0 | 2246 |
| Southern | 2 | 15.0 | 247 |
| MSAC | 1 | 12.0 | 147 |