| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Notre Dame (84) | Ind | 2-0 | 1190 | W 37-7 A Purdue |
| 2 | < | 2 | Michigan State (15) | Big Ten | 2-0 | 1022 | |
| 3 | < | 6 | Ohio State (11) | Big Ten | 2-0 | 769 | |
| 4 | < | 3 | Maryland (8) | ACC | 3-0 | 733 | |
| 5 | < | 4 | Michigan (4) | Big Ten | 2-0 | 626 | |
| 6 | < | 5 | UCLA (2) | PCC | 3-0 | 430 | |
| 7 | < | 7 | USC (2) | PCC | 3-0 | 424 | |
| 8 | < | 12 | Duke (4) | ACC | 3-0 | 311 | |
| 9 | < | 10 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-0 | 288 | |
| 10 | < | 9 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 2-0-1 | 277 | |
| 11 | < | 14 | Rice | Southwest | 2-0 | 177 | |
| 12 | < | 13 | West Virginia (5) | Southern | 2-0 | 168 | |
| 13 | < | 11 | Mississippi State (3) | SEC | 3-0 | 164 | |
| 14 | < | 19 | LSU | SEC | 2-0-1 | 84 | |
| 15 | < | 17 | Texas | Southwest | 2-1 | 68 | |
| 16 | < | 8 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | 0-1-1 | 63 | T 7-7 A Pittsburgh |
| 17 | < | NR | Pittsburgh | Ind | 0-1-1 | 32 | |
| 18 | < | NR | Northwestern | Big Ten | 2-0 | 29 | |
| 19 | < | 20 | Holy Cross | Ind | 2-0 | 23 | W 19-6 A Colgate |
| 20 | < | NR | Penn | Ind | 2-0 | 21 | |
| 20 | < | NR | Southern Miss | Ind | 3-0 | 21 | W 42-6 H Tampa |
| NR | < | 15 | Mississippi | SEC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 16 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 18 | Georgia | SEC | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ind | 5 | 15.4 | 1287 |
| Big Ten | 4 | 7.0 | 2446 |
| Southwest | 3 | 11.7 | 533 |
| SEC | 3 | 12.3 | 525 |
| ACC | 2 | 6.0 | 1044 |
| PCC | 2 | 6.5 | 854 |
| Southern | 1 | 12.0 | 168 |
| Big 7 | 1 | 16.0 | 63 |