| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 4 | Minnesota (13.5) | Big Ten | 8-1 | 424.5 | W 26-7 A Wisconsin |
| 2 | < | 2 | Iowa (17.5) | Big Ten | 8-1 | 417.5 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Mississippi (13) | SEC | 8-0-1 | 398 | |
| 4 | < | 5 | Washington (2) | AAWU | 9-1 | 249 | |
| 5 | < | 1 | Missouri | Big 8 | 9-1 | 241 | L 23-7 H Kansas |
| 6 | < | 7 | Arkansas | Southwest | 8-2 | 228 | |
| 7 | < | 8 | Navy | Ind | 8-1 | 188 | |
| 8 | < | 9 | Auburn (1) | SEC | 8-1 | 149.5 | |
| 9 | < | 10 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 7-2 | 114 | |
| 10 | < | NR | Kansas | Big 8 | 7-2-1 | 48 | W 23-7 A Missouri |
| 11 | < | 6 | Duke | ACC | 7-2 | 36 | |
| 12 | < | 14 | Rice | Southwest | 7-2 | 34 | |
| 13 | < | 14 | Yale (1) | Ivy | 9-0 | 30.5 | W 39-6 A Harvard |
| 14 | < | 12 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 6-2-1 | 19 | |
| 15 | < | 14 | New Mexico State | BIAA | 9-0 | 9 | W 40-3 A Hardin-Simmons |
| 15 | < | NR | Penn State | Ind | 6-3 | 9 | |
| 17 | < | 14 | Syracuse | Ind | 7-2 | 8 | |
| 17 | < | 18 | Alabama | SEC | 7-1-1 | 8 | |
| 19 | < | 19 | Florida | SEC | 7-2 | 6 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Baylor | Southwest | 7-2 | 6 | |
| NR | < | 11 | UCLA | AAWU | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 13 | Purdue | Big Ten | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 19 | Oregon | Ind | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten | 4 | 6.5 | 975 |
| SEC | 4 | 11.8 | 561.5 |
| Southwest | 3 | 12.3 | 268 |
| Ind | 3 | 13.0 | 205 |
| Big 8 | 2 | 7.5 | 289 |
| AAWU | 1 | 4.0 | 249 |
| ACC | 1 | 11.0 | 36 |
| Ivy | 1 | 13.0 | 30.5 |
| BIAA | 1 | 15.0 | 9 |