| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 2 | Texas (26) | Southwest | 8-0 | 816 | W 58-0 A TCU |
| 2 | < | 1 | Notre Dame (7) | Ind | 8-0 | 705 | W 10-7 H Georgia Tech |
| 3 | < | 4 | Nebraska (5) | Big 8 | 9-0-1 | 694 | |
| 4 | < | 5 | Michigan (6) | Big Ten | 9-0 | 682 | |
| 5 | < | 3 | Ohio State (1) | Big Ten | 8-0 | 643 | |
| 6 | < | 7 | Arkansas | Southwest | 8-1 | 413 | |
| 7 | < | 9 | LSU | SEC | 7-1 | 399 | |
| 8 | < | 10 | Tennessee | SEC | 7-1 | 324 | |
| 9 | < | 11 | Arizona State (1) | WAC | 8-0 | 231 | |
| 10 | < | 13 | Air Force | Ind | 9-1 | 209 | |
| 11 | < | 6 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 8-2 | 206 | |
| 12 | < | 12 | Mississippi | SEC | 7-1 | 186 | |
| 13 | < | 8 | Auburn | SEC | 7-2 | 119 | |
| 14 | < | 14 | San Diego State | Big West | 9-0 | 73 | W 64-7 H Cal Santa Barbara |
| 15 | < | 16 | Toledo | MAC | 10-0 | 71 | W 31-7 A Dayton |
| 16 | < | 15 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 8-0 | 68 | W 24-0 A Cornell |
| 17 | < | NR | Georgia Tech | Ind | 7-3 | 39 | |
| 18 | < | NR | Northwestern | Big Ten | 5-4 | 20 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Texas Tech | Southwest | 8-2 | 19 | |
| 20 | < | NR | Penn State | Ind | 6-3 | 16 | |
| NR | < | 17 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 18 | USC | Pac-8 | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 19 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 20 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 4 | 10.0 | 1028 |
| Ind | 4 | 12.3 | 969 |
| Southwest | 3 | 8.7 | 1248 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 9.0 | 1345 |
| Big 8 | 1 | 3.0 | 694 |
| WAC | 1 | 9.0 | 231 |
| Pac-8 | 1 | 11.0 | 206 |
| Big West | 1 | 14.0 | 73 |
| MAC | 1 | 15.0 | 71 |
| Ivy | 1 | 16.0 | 68 |