| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Texas (61) | Southwest | 8-0 | 1307 | W 35-21 A Houston |
| 2 | < | 2 | Alabama (2) | SEC | 8-1 | 1072 | W 24-3 A #18 LSU |
| 3 | < | 3 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 8-1 | 1020 | W 61-28 A Oklahoma State |
| 4 | < | 4 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 8-1 | 908 | |
| 5 | < | 5 | Notre Dame (2) | Ind | 7-1 | 798 | |
| 6 | < | 6 | Michigan | Big Ten | 8-1 | 688 | |
| 7 | < | 7 | Kentucky (1) | SEC | 8-1 | 568 | |
| 8 | < | 8 | Arkansas | Southwest | 7-1 | 536 | |
| 9 | < | 9 | Penn State | Ind | 8-1 | 464 | |
| 10 | < | 12 | Pittsburgh | Ind | 7-1-1 | 339 | |
| 11 | < | 10 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 6-1 | 331 | |
| 12 | < | 11 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 7-2 | 324 | |
| 13 | < | 14 | BYU | WAC | 7-1 | 163 | |
| 14 | < | 16 | USC | Pac-8 | 6-3 | 94 | |
| 15 | < | 13 | Clemson | ACC | 7-1-1 | 87 | |
| 16 | < | 15 | Florida State | Ind | 7-1 | 80 | |
| 17 | < | 19 | Arizona State | WAC | 7-1 | 54 | |
| 18 | < | NR | Texas Tech | Southwest | 6-2 | 24 | |
| 19 | < | NR | North Carolina | ACC | 6-2-1 | 16 | |
| 20 | < | NR | Colgate | Ind | 9-0 | 8 | W 49-17 H Bucknell |
| NR | < | 17 | California | Pac-8 | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 18 | LSU | SEC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 19 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ind | 5 | 12.0 | 1689 |
| Southwest | 4 | 9.5 | 2198 |
| SEC | 2 | 4.5 | 1640 |
| Big Ten | 2 | 5.0 | 1596 |
| Big 8 | 2 | 7.5 | 1344 |
| WAC | 2 | 15.0 | 217 |
| ACC | 2 | 17.0 | 103 |
| Pac-8 | 1 | 14.0 | 94 |