| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | USC (24) | Pac-8 | 5-0 | 786 | DNP |
| 2 | < | 2 | Ohio State (12) | Big Ten | 5-0 | 722 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Kansas (6) | Big 8 | 6-0 | 686 | W 46-25 A Iowa State |
| 4 | < | 4 | Penn State (1) | Ind | 5-0 | 592 | |
| 5 | < | 6 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-0-1 | 442 | |
| 6 | < | 7 | Purdue | Big Ten | 5-1 | 420 | |
| 7 | < | 8 | Georgia | SEC | 5-0-1 | 394 | |
| 8 | < | 11 | California | Pac-8 | 5-1 | 336 | W 43-0 H #10 Syracuse |
| 9 | < | 12 | Michigan | Big Ten | 5-1 | 260 | |
| 10 | < | 14 | Missouri | Big 8 | 5-1 | 197 | |
| 11 | < | 13 | Texas | Southwest | 4-1-1 | 153 | |
| 12 | < | 5 | Notre Dame | Ind | 4-2 | 112 | |
| 13 | < | NR | SMU | Southwest | 5-1 | 92 | |
| 14 | < | 18 | LSU | SEC | 5-1 | 74 | |
| 15 | < | NR | Houston | Ind | 3-1-1 | 67 | |
| 16 | < | NR | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-2 | 66 | |
| 17 | < | 16 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-1 | 63 | |
| 18 | < | 20 | Florida State | Ind | 4-1 | 38 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Ohio | MAC | 6-0 | 25 | W 42-12 H Dayton |
| 20 | < | 15 | Florida | SEC | 4-1-1 | 20 | |
| NR | < | 9 | Miami (FL) | Ind | 0 | L 31-6 A Auburn | |
| NR | < | 10 | Syracuse | Ind | 0 | L 43-0 A #11 California | |
| NR | < | 17 | Mississippi | SEC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 19 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten | 4 | 8.3 | 1468 |
| SEC | 4 | 11.5 | 930 |
| Ind | 4 | 12.3 | 809 |
| Southwest | 3 | 13.7 | 308 |
| Pac-8 | 2 | 4.5 | 1122 |
| Big 8 | 2 | 6.5 | 883 |
| MAC | 1 | 19.0 | 25 |