| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Minnesota (17.5) | Big Ten | 8-1 | 433.5 | DNP |
| 2 | < | 3 | Mississippi (16) | SEC | 9-0-1 | 411 | |
| 3 | < | 2 | Iowa (12.5) | Big Ten | 8-1 | 407.5 | |
| 4 | < | 7 | Navy | Ind | 8-1 | 262 | |
| 5 | < | 5 | Missouri | Big 8 | 9-1 | 253 | |
| 6 | < | 4 | Washington (2) | AAWU | 9-1 | 250 | |
| 7 | < | 6 | Arkansas | Southwest | 8-2 | 212 | |
| 8 | < | 9 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 7-2-1 | 138 | |
| 9 | < | 17 | Alabama | SEC | 8-1-1 | 53 | |
| 10 | < | 11 | Duke | ACC | 7-2 | 46 | |
| 11 | < | 10 | Kansas | Big 8 | 7-2-1 | 40 | DNP |
| 12 | < | 19 | Baylor | Southwest | 8-2 | 35 | |
| 13 | < | 8 | Auburn | SEC | 8-2 | 25 | |
| 14 | < | 13 | Yale | Ivy | 9-0 | 17 | DNP |
| 15 | < | 14 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 6-2-1 | 16 | |
| 16 | < | 15 | Penn State | Ind | 6-3 | 15 | |
| 17 | < | 15 | New Mexico State | BIAA | 10-0 | 8 | W 27-15 H UTEP |
| 18 | < | 19 | Florida | SEC | 8-2 | 6 | |
| 19 | < | 17 | Syracuse | Ind | 7-2 | 4 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Purdue | Big Ten | 4-4-1 | 4 | |
| NR | < | 12 | Rice | Southwest | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten | 5 | 9.2 | 999 |
| SEC | 4 | 10.5 | 495 |
| Ind | 3 | 13.0 | 281 |
| Big 8 | 2 | 8.0 | 293 |
| Southwest | 2 | 9.5 | 247 |
| AAWU | 1 | 6.0 | 250 |
| ACC | 1 | 10.0 | 46 |
| Ivy | 1 | 14.0 | 17 |
| BIAA | 1 | 17.0 | 8 |