| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Notre Dame (107) | Ind | 9-0 | 1410 | W 38-7 A #3 USC |
| 2 | < | 2 | Michigan (25) | Big Ten | 9-0 | 1289 | |
| 3 | < | 4 | SMU | Southwest | 9-0-1 | 975 | |
| 4 | < | 5 | Penn State (1) | Ind | 9-0 | 853 | |
| 5 | < | 6 | Texas | Southwest | 9-1 | 757 | |
| 6 | < | 7 | Alabama (1) | SEC | 8-2 | 617 | |
| 7 | < | 8 | Penn | Ind | 7-0-1 | 525 | |
| 8 | < | 3 | USC | PCC | 7-1-1 | 354 | |
| 9 | < | 10 | North Carolina (7) | Southern | 8-2 | 295 | |
| 10 | < | 9 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 9-1 | 278 | |
| 11 | < | 11 | Army | Ind | 5-2-2 | 151 | |
| 12 | < | 13 | Kansas | Big 6 | 8-0-2 | 81 | DNP |
| 13 | < | 12 | Mississippi | SEC | 8-2 | 67 | |
| 14 | < | 13 | William & Mary | Southern | 9-1 | 52 | DNP |
| 15 | < | 15 | California | PCC | 9-1 | 36 | |
| 16 | < | 18 | Oklahoma (1) | Big 6 | 7-2-1 | 30 | DNP |
| 17 | < | 16 | NC State | Southern | 5-3-1 | 29 | |
| 18 | < | 17 | Rice | Southwest | 6-3-1 | 21 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Duke | Southern | 4-3-2 | 11 | |
| 20 | < | NR | Columbia | Ind | 7-2 | 7 | DNP |
| NR | < | 19 | UCLA | PCC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 20 | Catawba | Other | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ind | 5 | 8.6 | 2946 |
| Southern | 4 | 14.8 | 387 |
| Southwest | 3 | 8.7 | 1753 |
| SEC | 3 | 9.7 | 962 |
| PCC | 2 | 11.5 | 390 |
| Big 6 | 2 | 14.0 | 111 |
| Big Ten | 1 | 2.0 | 1289 |