| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Ohio State (34) | Big Ten | 9-0 | 770 | DNP |
| 2 | < | 2 | USC (2) | Pac-8 | 9-0-1 | 631 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Penn State (3) | Ind | 9-0 | 618 | |
| 4 | < | 4 | Georgia | SEC | 8-0-2 | 528 | |
| 5 | < | 6 | Texas | Southwest | 8-1-1 | 399 | |
| 6 | < | 5 | Kansas | Big 8 | 9-1 | 394 | DNP |
| 7 | < | 9 | Notre Dame | Ind | 7-2-1 | 335 | |
| 8 | < | 7 | Tennessee | SEC | 8-1-1 | 312 | |
| 9 | < | 8 | Arkansas | Southwest | 9-1 | 285 | |
| 10 | < | 11 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 7-3 | 228 | W 41-7 A Oklahoma State |
| 11 | < | 12 | Purdue | Big Ten | 8-2 | 173 | |
| 12 | < | 15 | Alabama | SEC | 8-2 | 123 | |
| 13 | < | 13 | Michigan | Big Ten | 8-2 | 115 | |
| 14 | < | 14 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 7-3 | 87 | |
| 15 | < | 17 | Ohio | MAC | 10-0 | 49 | DNP |
| 16 | < | 16 | Missouri | Big 8 | 7-3 | 44 | |
| 17 | < | 20 | Arizona State | WAC | 8-2 | 26 | |
| 18 | < | 10 | Houston | Ind | 6-2-2 | 25 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Florida State | Ind | 8-2 | 20 | |
| 20 | < | NR | SMU | Southwest | 7-3 | 14 | |
| NR | < | 18 | Auburn | SEC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 19 | Arizona | WAC | 8-2 | 0 | L 30-7 H Arizona State |
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ind | 4 | 11.8 | 998 |
| SEC | 3 | 8.0 | 963 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 8.3 | 1058 |
| Big 8 | 3 | 10.7 | 666 |
| Southwest | 3 | 11.3 | 698 |
| Pac-8 | 2 | 8.0 | 718 |
| MAC | 1 | 15.0 | 49 |
| WAC | 1 | 17.0 | 26 |