| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | California (49) | PCC | 7-0 | 600 | W 27-14 A UCLA |
| 2 | < | 3 | Alabama (6) | SEC | 6-0 | 503 | |
| 3 | < | 2 | Pittsburgh (4) | Ind | 5-0-1 | 482 | W 25-14 H Carnegie Mellon |
| 4 | < | 6 | Baylor (2) | Southwest | 6-0 | 331 | |
| 5 | < | 10 | Fordham | Ind | 4-0-1 | 281 | |
| 6 | < | 11 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 4-0-1 | 191 | |
| 7 | < | 5 | Yale | Ind | 4-0-1 | 181 | T 9-9 H Dartmouth |
| 8 | < | 8 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 4-1 | 178 | |
| 9 | < | 9 | Dartmouth | Ind | 5-0-1 | 146 | T 9-9 A Yale |
| 10 | < | 14 | Santa Clara | Ind | 5-0 | 113 | |
| 11 | < | 13 | Duke | Southern | 5-0-1 | 107 | |
| 12 | < | NR | Notre Dame | Ind | 3-1-1 | 75 | |
| 13 | < | 16 | Villanova | Ind | 4-0-1 | 62 | W 7-0 A Detroit Mercy |
| 14 | < | 4 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-2 | 55 | |
| 15 | < | NR | Tennessee | SEC | 4-1-1 | 24 | |
| 16 | < | 20 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-1-1 | 10 | |
| 16 | < | NR | Duquesne | Ind | 4-1 | 10 | W 24-0 H Richmond |
| 18 | < | 17 | LSU | SEC | 5-1 | 8 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Northwestern | Big Ten | 4-1 | 6 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Tulane | SEC | 4-1-1 | 6 | W 14-7 H Mississippi |
| NR | < | 7 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 12 | Auburn | SEC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 15 | North Carolina | Southern | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 18 | Detroit | Ind | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 18 | Holy Cross | Ind | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ind | 8 | 9.4 | 1350 |
| SEC | 4 | 13.5 | 541 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 13.7 | 239 |
| Southwest | 2 | 10.0 | 341 |
| PCC | 1 | 1.0 | 600 |
| Big 6 | 1 | 6.0 | 191 |
| Southern | 1 | 11.0 | 107 |