| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Texas (20) | Southwest | 6-0 | 701 | W 42-15 H SMU |
| 2 | < | 3 | Notre Dame (12) | Ind | 6-0 | 684 | |
| 3 | < | 2 | Ohio State (5) | Big Ten | 6-0 | 617 | |
| 4 | < | 4 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 7-0-1 | 506 | |
| 5 | < | 5 | Michigan (2) | Big Ten | 7-0 | 476 | |
| 6 | < | 6 | Stanford (1) | Pac-8 | 7-1 | 418 | |
| 7 | < | 8 | Arkansas | Southwest | 6-1 | 315 | |
| 8 | < | 9 | Tennessee | SEC | 6-1 | 282 | |
| 9 | < | 7 | Air Force | Ind | 8-0 | 279 | |
| 10 | < | 12 | Auburn | SEC | 6-1 | 241 | |
| 11 | < | 10 | LSU | SEC | 5-1 | 232 | |
| 12 | < | 11 | Arizona State | WAC | 6-0 | 160 | |
| 13 | < | 13 | Mississippi | SEC | 5-1 | 120 | |
| 14 | < | 14 | San Diego State | Big West | 7-0 | 67 | W 56-14 H Fresno State |
| 15 | < | NR | Toledo | MAC | 8-0 | 26 | W 14-13 H Miami (OH) |
| 16 | < | 19 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 5-3 | 21 | |
| 17 | < | NR | Dartmouth | Ivy | 6-0 | 13 | W 10-0 A Yale |
| 18 | < | NR | Houston | Ind | 3-2 | 11 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Alabama | SEC | 5-3 | 10 | |
| 20 | < | NR | Syracuse | Ind | 4-3 | 9 | |
| NR | < | 15 | Pittsburgh | Ind | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 16 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 17 | Missouri | Big 8 | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 18 | USC | Pac-8 | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 20 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 5 | 12.2 | 885 |
| Ind | 4 | 12.3 | 983 |
| Big Ten | 2 | 4.0 | 1093 |
| Southwest | 2 | 4.0 | 1016 |
| Pac-8 | 2 | 11.0 | 439 |
| Big 8 | 1 | 4.0 | 506 |
| WAC | 1 | 12.0 | 160 |
| Big West | 1 | 14.0 | 67 |
| MAC | 1 | 15.0 | 26 |
| Ivy | 1 | 17.0 | 13 |