| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 5 | Tennessee (83) | SEC | 4-0 | 1077 | W 21-0 H #8 Alabama |
| 2 | < | 2 | Notre Dame (12) | Ind | 4-0 | 841 | |
| 3 | < | 6 | Michigan (8) | Big Ten | 3-0 | 721 | |
| 4 | < | 10 | Ohio State (5) | Big Ten | 3-0 | 712 | |
| 5 | < | 9 | Texas A&M (6) | Southwest | 5-0 | 658 | W 20-6 A TCU |
| 6 | < | 3 | Oklahoma (2) | Big 6 | 3-0-1 | 493 | W 27-7 H Kansas |
| 7 | < | 12 | Cornell (1) | Ind | 3-0 | 438 | W 47-0 H Penn State |
| 8 | < | 7 | USC | PCC | 2-0-1 | 319 | |
| 9 | < | 4 | Tulane (1) | SEC | 3-0-1 | 241 | T 14-14 H North Carolina |
| 10 | < | 16 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 3-0-1 | 160 | |
| 11 | < | NR | Duquesne | Ind | 4-0 | 117 | W 21-13 N Pittsburgh |
| 12 | < | 13 | Duke | Southern | 3-1 | 114 | |
| 13 | < | 14 | North Carolina | Southern | 4-0-1 | 111 | |
| 14 | < | 17 | Mississippi | SEC | 4-0 | 84 | |
| 15 | < | NR | Oregon State | PCC | 4-0 | 67 | |
| 16 | < | NR | Penn | Ind | 3-0 | 63 | |
| 17 | < | 18 | SMU | Southwest | 2-1-1 | 49 | |
| 18 | < | 1 | Pittsburgh | Ind | 3-1 | 33 | L 21-13 H Duquesne |
| 19 | < | NR | New York | Ind | 3-1 | 25 | W 6-0 H Carnegie Mellon |
| 20 | < | 8 | Alabama | SEC | 3-1 | 17 | |
| NR | < | 11 | Oregon | PCC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 15 | Carnegie Mellon | Ind | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 19 | Baylor | Southwest | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 20 | St. Mary's | Ind | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ind | 6 | 12.2 | 1517 |
| SEC | 4 | 11.0 | 1419 |
| Big Ten | 2 | 3.5 | 1433 |
| Big 6 | 2 | 8.0 | 653 |
| Southwest | 2 | 11.0 | 707 |
| PCC | 2 | 11.5 | 386 |
| Southern | 2 | 12.5 | 225 |