| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | LSU (82) | SEC | 7-0 | 1443 | W 14-0 H #6 Mississippi |
| 2 | < | 2 | Iowa (54) | Big Ten | 5-0-1 | 1379 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Army (7) | Ind | 5-0-1 | 1105 | |
| 4 | < | 11 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 5-1 | 815 | |
| 5 | < | 4 | Auburn (7) | SEC | 5-0-1 | 812 | |
| 6 | < | 7 | Oklahoma (8) | Big 8 | 5-1 | 733 | W 23-7 A #9 Colorado |
| 7 | < | 8 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4-1-1 | 584 | |
| 8 | < | 10 | Purdue | Big Ten | 5-1 | 465 | |
| 9 | < | 6 | Mississippi | SEC | 6-1 | 279 | |
| 10 | < | 13 | Air Force | Ind | 5-0-1 | 228 | |
| 11 | < | 18 | TCU | Southwest | 5-1 | 209 | W 22-0 H Baylor |
| 12 | < | NR | Syracuse (3) | Ind | 5-1 | 125 | |
| 13 | < | 14 | Rice | Southwest | 4-2 | 116 | |
| 14 | < | NR | Notre Dame | Ind | 4-2 | 114 | |
| 15 | < | 17 | North Carolina (1) | ACC | 5-2 | 108 | |
| 16 | < | 5 | Ohio State (1) | Big Ten | 4-1-1 | 103 | |
| 17 | < | 19 | Clemson | ACC | 5-1 | 69 | |
| 18 | < | 20 | Rutgers (1) | MID3 | 6-0 | 45 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Florida | SEC | 2-3-1 | 39 | |
| 20 | < | NR | SMU | Southwest | 3-3 | 36 | |
| NR | < | 9 | Colorado | Big 7 | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 12 | Pittsburgh | Ind | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 15 | Navy | Ind | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 16 | Texas | Southwest | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten | 5 | 7.4 | 3346 |
| SEC | 4 | 8.5 | 2573 |
| Ind | 4 | 9.8 | 1572 |
| Southwest | 3 | 14.7 | 361 |
| ACC | 2 | 16.0 | 177 |
| Big 8 | 1 | 6.0 | 733 |
| MID3 | 1 | 18.0 | 45 |