| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Texas (20) | Southwest | 8-0 | 812 | DNP |
| 2 | < | 5 | Ohio State (14) | Big Ten | 9-0 | 760 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Nebraska (6) | Big 8 | 10-0-1 | 718 | |
| 4 | < | 2 | Notre Dame (3) | Ind | 9-0 | 676 | |
| 5 | < | 6 | Arkansas | Southwest | 9-1 | 482 | |
| 6 | < | 7 | LSU | SEC | 7-2 | 414 | |
| 7 | < | 8 | Tennessee | SEC | 8-1 | 413 | |
| 8 | < | 4 | Michigan | Big Ten | 9-1 | 385 | |
| 9 | < | 9 | Arizona State (2) | WAC | 9-0 | 311 | |
| 10 | < | 12 | Mississippi | SEC | 7-1 | 246 | |
| 11 | < | 13 | Auburn | SEC | 7-2 | 202 | |
| 12 | < | 10 | Air Force | Ind | 9-2 | 124 | |
| 13 | < | 11 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 8-3 | 90 | |
| 14 | < | 16 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 9-0 | 86 | W 28-0 A Penn |
| 15 | < | 15 | Toledo | MAC | 11-0 | 68 | W 24-14 H Colorado State |
| 16 | < | 17 | Georgia Tech | Ind | 7-3 | 49 | |
| 17 | < | 20 | Penn State | Ind | 7-3 | 40 | |
| 18 | < | 18 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 6-4 | 33 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Colorado | Big 8 | 6-4 | 24 | |
| 20 | < | NR | Washington | Pac-8 | 6-4 | 19 | |
| NR | < | 14 | San Diego State | Big West | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 19 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 4 | 8.5 | 1275 |
| Ind | 4 | 12.3 | 889 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 9.3 | 1178 |
| Southwest | 2 | 3.0 | 1294 |
| Big 8 | 2 | 11.0 | 742 |
| Pac-8 | 2 | 16.5 | 109 |
| WAC | 1 | 9.0 | 311 |
| Ivy | 1 | 14.0 | 86 |
| MAC | 1 | 15.0 | 68 |