| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 2 | Mississippi (19) | SEC | 4-0 | 428 | W 26-0 A Vanderbilt |
| 2 | < | 3 | Iowa (17) | Big Ten | 3-0 | 411 | |
| 3 | < | 5 | Ohio State (8) | Big Ten | 3-0 | 385 | |
| 4 | < | 1 | Syracuse (4) | Ind | 3-0 | 362 | W 15-6 A Holy Cross (MA) |
| 5 | < | 6 | Navy | Ind | 4-0 | 218 | |
| 6 | < | 11 | Missouri | Big 8 | 4-0 | 176 | |
| 7 | < | 20 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-0 | 131 | |
| 8 | < | 8 | Clemson | ACC | 3-0 | 103 | |
| 9 | < | 10 | Kansas | Big 8 | 3-1 | 99 | W 28-14 A Iowa State |
| 10 | < | 14 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-0 | 82 | |
| 11 | < | 15 | Texas | Southwest | 3-1 | 68 | |
| 12 | < | NR | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3-0 | 55 | |
| 13 | < | 12 | Washington | AAWU | 3-1 | 47 | |
| 14 | < | 13 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 1-1-1 | 38 | |
| 15 | < | 16 | UCLA | AAWU | 1-0-1 | 35 | |
| 15 | < | 17 | Alabama | SEC | 2-0-1 | 35 | |
| 17 | < | NR | Oregon State | Ind | 3-1 | 25 | |
| 18 | < | NR | Arizona State | BIAA | 4-0 | 19 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Georgia Tech | SEC | 3-1 | 17 | |
| 20 | < | NR | Penn State | Ind | 2-1 | 16 | |
| NR | < | 4 | Illinois | Big Ten | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 7 | Purdue | Big Ten | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 9 | Arkansas | Southwest | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 18 | Army | Ind | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 18 | Florida | SEC | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten | 5 | 8.2 | 971 |
| Ind | 4 | 11.5 | 621 |
| SEC | 3 | 11.7 | 480 |
| Big 8 | 2 | 7.5 | 275 |
| Southwest | 2 | 9.0 | 199 |
| AAWU | 2 | 14.0 | 82 |
| ACC | 1 | 8.0 | 103 |
| BIAA | 1 | 18.0 | 19 |