| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Tennessee (66) | SEC | 7-0 | 1014 | W 34-0 H Citadel |
| 2 | < | 2 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 8-0 | 877 | W 6-2 H #13 SMU |
| 3 | < | 4 | USC (10) | PCC | 5-0-1 | 846 | |
| 4 | < | 5 | Cornell (3) | Ind | 6-0 | 645 | W 14-12 H Colgate |
| 5 | < | 6 | Oklahoma (2) | Big 6 | 6-0-1 | 631 | W 13-10 A Kansas State |
| 6 | < | 7 | Tulane (2) | SEC | 5-0-1 | 615 | W 13-0 H Alabama |
| 7 | < | 8 | North Carolina (1) | Southern | 7-0-1 | 457 | |
| 8 | < | 9 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 5-1 | 250 | |
| 9 | < | 3 | Notre Dame | Ind | 6-1 | 244 | |
| 10 | < | 12 | Duquesne | Ind | 7-0 | 129 | W 7-0 A NC State |
| 11 | < | 11 | UCLA | PCC | 5-0-1 | 85 | |
| 12 | < | NR | Missouri | Big 6 | 6-1 | 55 | |
| 13 | < | 15 | Duke | Southern | 6-1 | 52 | |
| 14 | < | 16 | Santa Clara | Ind | 4-1-2 | 48 | |
| 15 | < | NR | Iowa | Big Ten | 5-1 | 37 | |
| 16 | < | NR | Clemson (1) | Southern | 6-1 | 33 | |
| 17 | < | 13 | SMU | Southwest | 3-2-1 | 27 | |
| 18 | < | NR | Holy Cross | Ind | 6-1 | 15 | W 14-0 H Temple |
| 19 | < | NR | Oregon State | PCC | 6-1 | 10 | |
| 20 | < | 14 | Dartmouth | Ind | 5-1-1 | 6 | L 9-7 A Princeton |
| 20 | < | NR | Minnesota | Big Ten | 2-3-1 | 6 | W 20-7 A #10 Michigan |
| NR | < | 10 | Michigan | Big Ten | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 17 | New York | Ind | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 18 | Kentucky | SEC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 19 | Mississippi | SEC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 20 | Alabama | SEC | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ind | 6 | 12.5 | 1087 |
| PCC | 3 | 11.0 | 941 |
| Southern | 3 | 12.0 | 542 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 14.3 | 293 |
| SEC | 2 | 3.5 | 1629 |
| Big 6 | 2 | 8.5 | 686 |
| Southwest | 2 | 9.5 | 904 |