| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Michigan State (57) | Ind | 7-0 | 1193 | W 41-14 A Indiana |
| 2 | < | 3 | Georgia Tech (32) | SEC | 8-0 | 1135 | |
| 3 | < | 2 | Maryland (24) | Ind | 7-0 | 1128 | |
| 4 | < | 5 | UCLA (15) | PCC | 8-0 | 964 | |
| 5 | < | 6 | USC (7) | PCC | 7-0 | 844 | |
| 6 | < | 10 | Notre Dame (3) | Ind | 5-1-1 | 733 | |
| 7 | < | 8 | Tennessee | SEC | 6-1 | 419 | |
| 8 | < | 4 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | 5-1-1 | 402 | L 27-21 A #10 Notre Dame |
| 9 | < | 13 | Texas | Southwest | 6-2 | 134 | |
| 10 | < | 9 | Purdue | Big Ten | 3-2-2 | 109 | |
| 11 | < | 14 | Mississippi | SEC | 6-0-2 | 83 | |
| 12 | < | 16 | Alabama | SEC | 7-1 | 77 | |
| 13 | < | NR | Syracuse | Ind | 5-2 | 59 | |
| 14 | < | NR | Pittsburgh (1) | Ind | 5-2 | 56 | |
| 15 | < | 18 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 5-2 | 55 | |
| 16 | < | 19 | Princeton | Ind | 6-1 | 31 | W 41-21 H Harvard |
| 17 | < | NR | Washington | PCC | 6-2 | 30 | |
| 18 | < | 17 | Florida | SEC | 5-2 | 29 | |
| 19 | < | 7 | Kansas | Big 7 | 6-2 | 22 | L 14-13 H Nebraska |
| 20 | < | NR | Michigan | Big Ten | 4-3 | 21 | |
| NR | < | 11 | Villanova | Ind | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 12 | Duke | Southern | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 15 | Penn State | Ind | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 20 | Holy Cross | Ind | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ind | 6 | 8.8 | 3200 |
| SEC | 5 | 10.0 | 1743 |
| PCC | 3 | 8.7 | 1838 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 15.0 | 185 |
| Big 7 | 2 | 13.5 | 424 |
| Southwest | 1 | 9.0 | 134 |