| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | LSU (68) | SEC | 5-0 | 1238 | W 9-0 A Kentucky |
| 2 | < | 2 | Northwestern (23) | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1171 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Texas (8) | Southwest | 5-0 | 1010 | |
| 4 | < | 5 | Mississippi (18) | SEC | 5-0 | 989 | |
| 5 | < | 7 | USC (12) | AAWU | 4-0 | 769 | |
| 6 | < | 8 | Syracuse (4) | Ind | 4-0 | 673 | |
| 7 | < | 11 | Auburn (5) | SEC | 3-1 | 462 | |
| 8 | < | 10 | Penn State (3) | Ind | 5-0 | 313 | |
| 9 | < | 4 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 4-1 | 280 | |
| 10 | < | 12 | Arkansas (1) | Southwest | 4-1 | 213 | |
| 11 | < | NR | Oregon (1) | Ind | 5-0 | 192 | |
| 12 | < | NR | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3-1 | 170 | |
| 13 | < | 13 | Illinois | Big Ten | 3-1 | 118 | |
| 14 | < | 6 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-1-1 | 87 | |
| 15 | < | 9 | Iowa | Big Ten | 2-2 | 68 | |
| 16 | < | NR | TCU | Southwest | 3-2 | 66 | W 39-6 H Texas A&M |
| 17 | < | 15 | Clemson | ACC | 3-1 | 60 | |
| 18 | < | NR | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 3-2 | 56 | W 23-0 A Missouri |
| 19 | < | NR | Yale (1) | Ivy | 4-0 | 52 | W 23-0 A Cornell |
| 20 | < | NR | Ohio State | Big Ten | 2-0 | 43 | |
| NR | < | 14 | Tennessee | SEC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 15 | SMU | Southwest | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 17 | Air Force | Ind | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 18 | Washington | AAWU | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 19 | Florida | SEC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 20 | Pittsburgh | Ind | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten | 6 | 12.7 | 1657 |
| SEC | 4 | 5.3 | 2969 |
| Ind | 3 | 8.3 | 1178 |
| Southwest | 3 | 9.7 | 1289 |
| AAWU | 1 | 5.0 | 769 |
| ACC | 1 | 17.0 | 60 |
| Big 8 | 1 | 18.0 | 56 |
| Ivy | 1 | 19.0 | 52 |