| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 2 | Notre Dame (94) | Ind | 1-0 | 1438 | W 21-0 H #4 Texas | 
| 2 | < | 1 | Oklahoma (24) | Big 7 | 2-0 | 1224 | W 21-16 H #20 TCU | 
| 3 | < | 12 | Iowa (11) | Big Ten | 1-0 | 832 | |
| 4 | < | 8 | UCLA (3) | PCC | 2-0 | 746 | |
| 5 | < | 10 | Wisconsin (7) | Big Ten | 1-0 | 662 | |
| 6 | < | 3 | Maryland (3) | ACC | 1-0 | 621 | |
| 7 | < | 19 | Duke (7) | ACC | 1-0 | 617 | |
| 8 | < | 9 | Mississippi (3) | SEC | 2-0 | 328 | |
| 9 | < | 15 | USC | PCC | 2-0 | 249 | |
| 10 | < | NR | Penn State | Ind | 1-0 | 206 | |
| 11 | < | 10 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-0 | 163 | |
| 12 | < | 4 | Texas | Southwest | 1-1 | 141 | |
| 13 | < | 7 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 0-1 | 132 | |
| 14 | < | NR | Ohio State (1) | Big Ten | 1-0 | 125 | |
| 15 | < | NR | South Carolina (1) | ACC | 1-0 | 120 | W 34-20 A Army | 
| 16 | < | 13 | Rice | Southwest | 1-0 | 102 | |
| 17 | < | 14 | Texas Tech | BIAA | 2-0 | 93 | |
| 18 | < | 17 | California | PCC | 1-1 | 61 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-0 | 59 | |
| 20 | < | NR | Florida | SEC | 1-1 | 49 | |
| NR | < | 5 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 6 | Illinois | Big Ten | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 16 | Oregon | PCC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 18 | Army | Ind | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 20 | TCU | Southwest | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten | 5 | 10.8 | 1810 | 
| ACC | 3 | 9.3 | 1358 | 
| PCC | 3 | 10.3 | 1056 | 
| Southwest | 3 | 13.0 | 406 | 
| Ind | 2 | 5.5 | 1644 | 
| SEC | 2 | 14.0 | 377 | 
| Big 7 | 1 | 2.0 | 1224 | 
| BIAA | 1 | 17.0 | 93 |