| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Oklahoma (65) | Big 7 | 1-0 | 720 | W 26-0 A #8 Pittsburgh | 
| 2 | < | 2 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 1-0 | 460 | W 21-13 N Maryland | 
| 3 | < | 11 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 1-0 | 374 | W 13-0 H #20 Kentucky | 
| 4 | < | 3 | Michigan State (4) | Big Ten | 0-0 | 354 | DNP | 
| 5 | < | 12 | Navy (1) | Ind | 1-0 | 297 | W 46-6 A Boston College | 
| 6 | < | 4 | Minnesota (1) | Big Ten | 0-0 | 275 | DNP | 
| 7 | < | 10 | Duke (2) | ACC | 1-0 | 249 | W 26-14 A South Carolina | 
| 8 | < | 5 | Tennessee | SEC | 0-0 | 247 | DNP | 
| 9 | < | 13 | Oregon State | PCC | 1-0 | 223 | W 20-0 H #19 USC | 
| 10 | < | 6 | Michigan | Big Ten | 0-0 | 190 | DNP | 
| 11 | < | 7 | Baylor | Southwest | 1-0 | 169 | W 7-0 H Villanova | 
| 12 | < | 9 | Iowa (1) | Big Ten | 0-0 | 127 | DNP | 
| 13 | < | NR | Texas | Southwest | 1-0 | 60 | W 26-7 A Georgia | 
| 14 | < | NR | Houston | MVC | 1-0 | 53 | W 7-0 H #14 Miami (FL) | 
| 15 | < | NR | SMU | Southwest | 1-0 | 35 | W 13-6 A California | 
| 16 | < | 8 | Pittsburgh | Ind | 0-1 | 26 | L 26-0 H #1 Oklahoma | 
| 16 | < | NR | Stanford | PCC | 1-0 | 26 | W 46-7 H San Jose State | 
| 18 | < | NR | Rice | Southwest | 1-0 | 23 | W 20-14 A LSU | 
| 19 | < | 16 | Penn State | Ind | 0-0 | 21 | DNP | 
| 19 | < | NR | Mississippi | SEC | 1-0 | 21 | W 44-0 A Trinity (TX) | 
| NR | < | 14 | Miami (FL) | Ind | 0-1 | 0 | L 7-0 A Houston | 
| NR | < | 15 | Auburn | SEC | 0-0 | 0 | DNP | 
| NR | < | 17 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 0-0 | 0 | DNP | 
| NR | < | 18 | Notre Dame | Ind | 0-0 | 0 | DNP | 
| NR | < | 19 | USC | PCC | 0-1 | 0 | L 20-0 A #13 Oregon State | 
| NR | < | 20 | Kentucky | SEC | 0-1 | 0 | L 13-0 A #11 Georgia Tech | 
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest | 5 | 11.8 | 747 | 
| Big Ten | 4 | 8.0 | 946 | 
| SEC | 3 | 10.0 | 642 | 
| Ind | 3 | 13.3 | 344 | 
| PCC | 2 | 12.5 | 249 | 
| Big 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 720 | 
| ACC | 1 | 7.0 | 249 | 
| MVC | 1 | 14.0 | 53 |