| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 2 | Notre Dame (97) | Ind | 8-0 | 1798 | W 59-6 H Tulane |
| 2 | < | 1 | Michigan (81) | Big Ten | 9-0 | 1768 | W 21-0 H Ohio State |
| 3 | < | 3 | SMU (6) | Southwest | 9-0 | 1365 | |
| 4 | < | 4 | USC (3) | PCC | 7-0-1 | 1227 | |
| 5 | < | 5 | Penn State (1) | Ind | 9-0 | 1109 | |
| 6 | < | 8 | Alabama | SEC | 7-2 | 798 | |
| 7 | < | 7 | Texas | Southwest | 8-1 | 737 | |
| 8 | < | 6 | Penn | Ind | 6-0-1 | 703 | |
| 9 | < | 10 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 8-1 | 227 | |
| 10 | < | 13 | North Carolina (3) | Southern | 7-2 | 192 | |
| 11 | < | 9 | California | PCC | 9-1 | 179 | |
| 12 | < | 11 | Army | Ind | 4-2-2 | 114 | |
| 13 | < | 17 | Kansas | Big 6 | 7-0-2 | 94 | W 20-14 H Missouri |
| 14 | < | 14 | William & Mary | Southern | 8-1 | 66 | W 20-0 H Bowling Green |
| 15 | < | 15 | Mississippi | SEC | 7-2 | 48 | |
| 16 | < | 19 | Columbia (1) | Ind | 7-2 | 41 | W 28-8 H Syracuse |
| 17 | < | 18 | UCLA | PCC | 5-4 | 32 | |
| 18 | < | 20 | Rice | Southwest | 5-3-1 | 17 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Minnesota | Big Ten | 6-3 | 15 | |
| 20 | < | NR | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 6-2-1 | 12 | W 14-13 A Nebraska |
| NR | < | 12 | Illinois | Big Ten | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 16 | Virginia | Ind | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ind | 5 | 8.4 | 3765 |
| Southwest | 3 | 9.3 | 2119 |
| SEC | 3 | 10.0 | 1073 |
| PCC | 3 | 10.7 | 1438 |
| Big Ten | 2 | 10.5 | 1783 |
| Southern | 2 | 12.0 | 258 |
| Big 6 | 2 | 16.5 | 106 |