| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Michigan State (80) | Ind | 8-0 | 1168 | W 21-3 H #6 Notre Dame |
| 2 | < | 2 | Georgia Tech (14) | SEC | 9-0 | 1020 | |
| 3 | < | 4 | UCLA (9) | PCC | 8-0 | 968 | |
| 4 | < | 5 | USC (11) | PCC | 8-0 | 911 | |
| 5 | < | 8 | Oklahoma (1) | Big 7 | 6-1-1 | 542 | W 47-7 H Missouri |
| 6 | < | 11 | Mississippi (4) | SEC | 7-0-2 | 522 | |
| 7 | < | 7 | Tennessee (4) | SEC | 7-1 | 496 | |
| 8 | < | 3 | Maryland | Ind | 7-1 | 433 | |
| 9 | < | 6 | Notre Dame | Ind | 5-2-1 | 256 | |
| 10 | < | 9 | Texas | Southwest | 7-2 | 242 | |
| 11 | < | NR | Tulsa (3) | MVC | 6-1-1 | 85 | W 62-21 A Detroit Mercy |
| 12 | < | 20 | Michigan | Big Ten | 5-3 | 77 | |
| 13 | < | 15 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 6-2 | 58 | |
| 14 | < | 12 | Alabama | SEC | 7-2 | 53 | |
| 15 | < | 13 | Syracuse | Ind | 6-2 | 40 | |
| 16 | < | 14 | Pittsburgh (1) | Ind | 6-2 | 36 | |
| 17 | < | 16 | Princeton | Ind | 7-1 | 19 | W 27-21 A Yale |
| 18 | < | 19 | Kansas | Big 7 | 7-2 | 15 | W 12-7 H Oklahoma State |
| 19 | < | NR | Houston | MVC | 6-2 | 9 | |
| 20 | < | NR | Duke | Southern | 7-2 | 8 | |
| NR | < | 10 | Purdue | Big Ten | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 17 | Washington | PCC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 18 | Florida | SEC | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ind | 6 | 11.0 | 1952 |
| SEC | 4 | 7.3 | 2091 |
| PCC | 2 | 3.5 | 1879 |
| Big 7 | 2 | 11.5 | 557 |
| Big Ten | 2 | 12.5 | 135 |
| MVC | 2 | 15.0 | 94 |
| Southwest | 1 | 10.0 | 242 |
| Southern | 1 | 20.0 | 8 |