| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 2 | Texas (15) | Southwest | 5-0 | 670 | W 45-21 A Rice |
| 2 | < | 1 | Ohio State (16) | Big Ten | 5-0 | 664 | W 48-29 A Illinois |
| 3 | < | 3 | Notre Dame (4) | Ind | 5-0 | 619 | |
| 4 | < | 4 | Nebraska (1) | Big 8 | 6-0-1 | 514 | |
| 5 | < | 5 | Michigan (1) | Big Ten | 6-0 | 434 | |
| 6 | < | 8 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 6-1 | 380 | |
| 7 | < | 7 | Air Force (1) | Ind | 7-0 | 359 | |
| 8 | < | 9 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-1 | 285 | |
| 9 | < | 11 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-1 | 238 | |
| 10 | < | 14 | LSU | SEC | 5-1 | 207 | |
| 11 | < | 12 | Arizona State | WAC | 6-0 | 190 | |
| 12 | < | 6 | Auburn | SEC | 5-1 | 167 | |
| 13 | < | 13 | Mississippi | SEC | 5-1 | 145 | |
| 14 | < | 17 | San Diego State | Big West | 6-0 | 43 | DNP |
| 15 | < | 18 | Pittsburgh | Ind | 5-1 | 42 | |
| 16 | < | NR | Oregon | Pac-8 | 5-2 | 29 | |
| 17 | < | NR | Missouri | Big 8 | 4-3 | 26 | |
| 18 | < | 10 | USC | Pac-8 | 4-2-1 | 22 | |
| 19 | < | 16 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 4-3 | 20 | |
| 20 | < | NR | Northwestern | Big Ten | 3-3 | 18 | |
| NR | < | 15 | Houston | Ind | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 19 | Colorado | Big 8 | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 19 | Toledo | MAC | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 4 | 11.0 | 757 |
| Pac-8 | 4 | 14.8 | 451 |
| Ind | 3 | 8.3 | 1020 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 9.0 | 1116 |
| Southwest | 2 | 4.5 | 955 |
| Big 8 | 2 | 10.5 | 540 |
| WAC | 1 | 11.0 | 190 |
| Big West | 1 | 14.0 | 43 |