| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Purdue (35) | Big Ten | 3-0 | 736 | W 43-6 A Northwestern |
| 2 | < | 2 | USC (1) | Pac-8 | 3-0 | 660 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Penn State (1) | Ind | 3-0 | 492 | |
| 4 | < | 6 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 2-0 | 424 | |
| 5 | < | 5 | Notre Dame | Ind | 2-1 | 401 | |
| 6 | < | 8 | Kansas | Big 8 | 3-0 | 398 | W 68-7 H New Mexico |
| 7 | < | 4 | Florida | SEC | 3-0 | 369 | |
| 8 | < | 10 | LSU | SEC | 3-0 | 276 | |
| 9 | < | 7 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 3-0 | 244 | |
| 10 | < | 15 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-0-1 | 184 | |
| 11 | < | 12 | Houston | Ind | 2-0-1 | 183 | |
| 12 | < | 19 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3-0 | 118 | |
| 13 | < | NR | Mississippi | SEC | 3-0 | 113 | |
| 14 | < | 20 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-0 | 85 | |
| 15 | < | NR | Syracuse | Ind | 2-1 | 81 | W 20-7 H #9 UCLA |
| 16 | < | 18 | California | Pac-8 | 3-0 | 64 | |
| 17 | < | 16 | Georgia | SEC | 2-0-1 | 62 | |
| 18 | < | NR | Stanford | Pac-8 | 3-0 | 42 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Florida State | Ind | 2-1 | 29 | |
| 20 | < | NR | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 2-1 | 23 | |
| NR | < | 9 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 0 | L 20-7 A Syracuse | |
| NR | < | 11 | Alabama | SEC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 13 | Miami (FL) | Ind | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 14 | Arizona State | WAC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 17 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ind | 5 | 10.6 | 1186 |
| SEC | 5 | 11.0 | 1004 |
| Pac-8 | 4 | 14.0 | 789 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 5.7 | 1278 |
| Big 8 | 2 | 7.5 | 642 |
| Southwest | 1 | 14.0 | 85 |