| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | LSU (114) | SEC | 9-0 | 1640 | W 7-6 A Mississippi State |
| 2 | < | 4 | Auburn (21) | SEC | 7-0-1 | 1218 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Army (12) | Ind | 7-0-1 | 1162 | |
| 4 | < | 6 | Oklahoma (22) | Big 8 | 7-1 | 1146 | W 39-0 H Missouri |
| 5 | < | 5 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 6-1-1 | 872 | |
| 6 | < | 2 | Iowa (4) | Big Ten | 6-1-1 | 812 | |
| 7 | < | 9 | TCU | Southwest | 7-1 | 647 | W 22-8 H Texas |
| 8 | < | 8 | Purdue (8) | Big Ten | 6-1-1 | 630 | |
| 9 | < | 10 | Air Force | Ind | 7-0-1 | 498 | |
| 10 | < | 12 | Syracuse | Ind | 7-1 | 460 | |
| 11 | < | 16 | Ohio State (6) | Big Ten | 5-1-2 | 426 | |
| 12 | < | 18 | Florida | SEC | 4-3-1 | 208 | |
| 13 | < | 7 | Mississippi | SEC | 7-2 | 197 | |
| 14 | < | NR | Vanderbilt | SEC | 5-1-3 | 164 | W 12-0 H Tulane |
| 15 | < | NR | Notre Dame | Ind | 5-3 | 157 | |
| 16 | < | NR | Clemson | ACC | 6-2 | 152 | |
| 17 | < | 11 | North Carolina (1) | ACC | 6-3 | 128 | |
| 18 | < | NR | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-5 | 97 | |
| 19 | < | NR | California | PCC | 6-3 | 85 | |
| 20 | < | 13 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 5-3 | 76 | |
| NR | < | 14 | Pittsburgh | Ind | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 15 | SMU | Southwest | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 17 | Rice | Southwest | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 19 | Rutgers | MID3 | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 20 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 6 | 10.0 | 3524 |
| Big Ten | 5 | 10.0 | 2816 |
| Ind | 4 | 9.3 | 2277 |
| ACC | 2 | 16.5 | 280 |
| Big 8 | 1 | 4.0 | 1146 |
| Southwest | 1 | 7.0 | 647 |
| PCC | 1 | 19.0 | 85 |