| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Ohio State (35) | Big Ten | 1-0 | 784 | W 62-0 H TCU |
| 2 | < | 2 | Penn State (2) | Ind | 2-0 | 619 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-0 | 584 | |
| 4 | < | 4 | Texas (3) | Southwest | 2-0 | 582 | |
| 5 | < | 5 | USC | Pac-8 | 2-0 | 449 | |
| 6 | < | 6 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 2-0 | 389 | W 37-8 H Pittsburgh |
| 7 | < | 7 | Georgia | SEC | 2-0 | 360 | |
| 8 | < | 16 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-0 | 251 | W 28-14 H #9 Notre Dame |
| 9 | < | 11 | Missouri | Big 8 | 2-0 | 236 | |
| 10 | < | 19 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-0 | 171 | |
| 11 | < | 14 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 3-0 | 158 | |
| 12 | < | 12 | Florida | SEC | 2-0 | 155 | |
| 13 | < | 20 | Michigan | Big Ten | 2-0 | 148 | |
| 14 | < | 13 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-0 | 118 | |
| 15 | < | 15 | Alabama | SEC | 2-0 | 84 | |
| 16 | < | NR | LSU | SEC | 2-0 | 79 | |
| 17 | < | NR | Stanford | Pac-8 | 2-0 | 41 | |
| 18 | < | NR | West Virginia | Ind | 3-0 | 22 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Wyoming | WAC | 2-0 | 20 | W 27-25 A Air Force |
| 20 | < | 8 | Mississippi | SEC | 1-1 | 15 | L 10-9 A Kentucky |
| NR | < | 9 | Notre Dame | Ind | 0 | L 28-14 A #16 Purdue | |
| NR | < | 10 | Indiana | Big Ten | 0 | L 17-14 H California | |
| NR | < | 17 | Auburn | SEC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 18 | Arizona State | WAC | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 6 | 13.3 | 864 |
| Big Ten | 4 | 9.0 | 1301 |
| Pac-8 | 3 | 11.0 | 648 |
| Southwest | 2 | 3.5 | 1166 |
| Big 8 | 2 | 7.5 | 625 |
| Ind | 2 | 10.0 | 641 |
| WAC | 1 | 19.0 | 20 |