| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Nebraska (32) | Big 8 | 2-0 | 1044 | W 35-7 H Minnesota |
| 2 | < | 2 | Notre Dame (18) | Ind | 1-0 | 1002 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Texas (3) | Southwest | 1-0 | 799 | |
| 4 | < | 4 | Michigan | Big Ten | 2-0 | 750 | |
| 5 | < | 7 | Auburn (2) | SEC | 1-0 | 498 | |
| 6 | < | 5 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 1-0 | 483 | |
| 7 | < | 6 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-0 | 480 | |
| 8 | < | 9 | Alabama | SEC | 2-0 | 406 | |
| 9 | < | 8 | Tennessee | SEC | 1-0 | 400 | |
| 10 | < | 12 | Colorado | Big 8 | 2-0 | 331 | |
| 11 | < | 10 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 1-0 | 290 | W 30-0 H SMU |
| 12 | < | 14 | Penn State | Ind | 1-0 | 230 | |
| 13 | < | 13 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 2-0 | 212 | |
| 14 | < | 11 | Georgia | SEC | 2-0 | 199 | |
| 15 | < | 16 | Arizona State | WAC | 1-0 | 116 | |
| 16 | < | 17 | USC | Pac-8 | 1-1 | 49 | |
| 17 | < | NR | Washington | Pac-8 | 2-0 | 48 | |
| 18 | < | NR | LSU | SEC | 1-1 | 35 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Toledo | MAC | 2-0 | 27 | W 10-7 H Villanova |
| 20 | < | NR | Duke | ACC | 2-0 | 26 | |
| NR | < | 15 | Syracuse | Ind | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 18 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 19 | South Carolina | Ind | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 20 | Houston | Ind | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 5 | 10.8 | 1538 |
| Big 8 | 3 | 7.3 | 1665 |
| Pac-8 | 3 | 15.3 | 309 |
| Big Ten | 2 | 5.0 | 1233 |
| Southwest | 2 | 5.0 | 1279 |
| Ind | 2 | 7.0 | 1232 |
| WAC | 1 | 15.0 | 116 |
| MAC | 1 | 19.0 | 27 |
| ACC | 1 | 20.0 | 26 |