| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | USC (28) | Pac-8 | 3-0 | 940 | W 55-20 A Illinois |
| 2 | < | 2 | Oklahoma (14) | Big 8 | 2-0 | 894 | W 68-3 H Oregon |
| 3 | < | 3 | Colorado (5) | Big 8 | 3-0 | 728 | |
| 4 | < | 5 | Tennessee (1) | SEC | 3-0 | 622 | |
| 5 | < | 4 | Ohio State (1) | Big Ten | 1-0 | 544 | |
| 6 | < | 7 | Alabama | SEC | 2-0 | 468 | |
| 7 | < | 9 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 2-1 | 465 | W 77-7 A Army |
| 8 | < | 12 | Michigan (1) | Big Ten | 2-0 | 429 | |
| 9 | < | 8 | LSU | SEC | 2-0 | 396 | |
| 10 | < | 13 | Notre Dame | Ind | 1-0 | 319 | |
| 11 | < | 10 | Arizona State | WAC | 3-0 | 242 | |
| 12 | < | 14 | Texas | Southwest | 1-0 | 131 | |
| 13 | < | 11 | Penn State | Ind | 1-1 | 130 | |
| 14 | < | 15 | Washington | Pac-8 | 3-0 | 103 | |
| 15 | < | 6 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 2-1 | 69 | |
| 16 | < | 17 | Florida State | Ind | 3-0 | 64 | |
| 17 | < | 20 | Mississippi | SEC | 2-0 | 50 | |
| 18 | < | NR | Tulane | Ind | 2-0 | 34 | W 24-13 H Georgia |
| 19 | < | 19 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 2-0 | 29 | |
| 20 | < | NR | West Virginia | Ind | 3-0 | 20 | |
| NR | < | 16 | Georgia | SEC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 18 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ind | 5 | 15.4 | 567 |
| SEC | 4 | 9.0 | 1536 |
| Pac-8 | 4 | 12.3 | 1141 |
| Big 8 | 3 | 4.0 | 2087 |
| Big Ten | 2 | 6.5 | 973 |
| WAC | 1 | 11.0 | 242 |
| Southwest | 1 | 12.0 | 131 |