| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Notre Dame (97) | Ind | 6-0 | 1005 | W 33-6 N #3 Navy |
| 2 | < | 4 | Purdue | Big Ten | 7-0 | 726 | |
| 3 | < | 2 | Army | Ind | 5-0-1 | 695 | T 13-13 A #6 Penn |
| 4 | < | 5 | USC (2) | PCC | 6-0 | 659 | |
| 5 | < | 6 | Penn (2) | Ind | 5-0-1 | 559 | |
| 6 | < | 7 | Michigan | Big Ten | 5-1 | 470 | |
| 7 | < | 3 | Navy | Ind | 5-1 | 284 | |
| 8 | < | 9 | Iowa Pre-Flight | Ind | 6-0 | 276 | |
| 9 | < | 8 | Duke | Southern | 5-1 | 187 | |
| 10 | < | 10 | Pacific | Ind | 5-1 | 155 | DNP |
| 11 | < | 11 | Washington | PCC | 4-0 | 140 | |
| 12 | < | 15 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 4-1 | 106 | |
| 13 | < | 12 | Texas | Southwest | 5-1 | 85 | |
| 14 | < | 17 | Del Monte Pre-Flight | Ind | 4-1 | 57 | |
| 15 | < | 14 | Louisiana | LIC | 5-0 | 32 | |
| 16 | < | 19 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 6-0 | 22 | |
| 17 | < | 16 | Colorado College | Ind | 5-0 | 20 | |
| 17 | < | NR | Arkansas-Monticello | Other | 5-0 | 20 | W 35-0 A Miami (OH) |
| 19 | < | 13 | Tulsa | MVC | 4-0-1 | 19 | T 6-6 H Southwestern |
| 20 | < | NR | LSU | SEC | 5-1 | 15 | |
| NR | < | 18 | Great Lakes Naval | Ind | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 20 | California | PCC | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ind | 8 | 8.1 | 3051 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 6.7 | 1302 |
| PCC | 2 | 7.5 | 799 |
| Southwest | 2 | 14.5 | 107 |
| Southern | 1 | 9.0 | 187 |
| LIC | 1 | 15.0 | 32 |
| Other | 1 | 17.0 | 20 |
| MVC | 1 | 19.0 | 19 |
| SEC | 1 | 20.0 | 15 |