| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 2 | Maryland (62) | ACC | 6-0 | 1599 | W 34-13 A Syracuse |
| 2 | < | 3 | Oklahoma (53) | Big 7 | 5-0 | 1569 | W 56-21 H #14 Colorado |
| 3 | < | 1 | Michigan (39) | Big Ten | 5-0 | 1433 | W 14-13 A Minnesota |
| 4 | < | 4 | Navy (4) | Ind | 5-0 | 1177 | |
| 5 | < | 6 | Michigan State (4) | Big Ten | 4-1 | 937 | |
| 6 | < | 7 | UCLA (2) | PCC | 5-1 | 909 | |
| 7 | < | 8 | West Virginia (13) | Southern | 6-0 | 557 | |
| 8 | < | 9 | Auburn (8) | SEC | 4-0-1 | 516 | |
| 9 | < | 11 | Notre Dame | Ind | 4-1 | 462 | |
| 10 | < | 10 | USC | PCC | 5-1 | 335 | |
| 11 | < | 12 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 5-1 | 313 | |
| 12 | < | 13 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 5-1 | 111 | |
| 13 | < | 20 | Holy Cross (1) | Ind | 4-1 | 50 | W 20-12 H Boston |
| 14 | < | 18 | TCU | Southwest | 5-1 | 49 | W 21-19 A Miami (FL) |
| 15 | < | NR | Ohio State | Big Ten | 3-2 | 41 | |
| 16 | < | NR | Pittsburgh | Ind | 4-2 | 38 | |
| 17 | < | 5 | Duke | ACC | 4-1 | 35 | |
| 18 | < | NR | Miami (OH) | MAC | 5-0 | 20 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Washington | PCC | 4-1-1 | 14 | |
| 20 | < | NR | Mississippi | SEC | 5-1 | 11 | |
| NR | < | 14 | Colorado | Big 7 | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 15 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 16 | Baylor | Southwest | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 17 | Boston College | Ind | 3-0-1 | 0 | |
| NR | < | 19 | Yale | Ind | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ind | 4 | 10.5 | 1727 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 7.7 | 2411 |
| PCC | 3 | 11.7 | 1258 |
| SEC | 3 | 13.3 | 638 |
| ACC | 2 | 9.0 | 1634 |
| Southwest | 2 | 12.5 | 362 |
| Big 7 | 1 | 2.0 | 1569 |
| Southern | 1 | 7.0 | 557 |
| MAC | 1 | 18.0 | 20 |