| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Tennessee (139) | SEC | 10-0 | 2706 | W 35-27 H Vanderbilt |
| 2 | < | 2 | Michigan State (104) | Ind | 9-0 | 2609 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Maryland (18) | Southern | 9-0 | 2299 | |
| 4 | < | 4 | Illinois (10) | Big Ten | 8-0-1 | 1913 | |
| 5 | < | 6 | Georgia Tech (8) | SEC | 10-0-1 | 1555 | |
| 6 | < | 5 | Princeton (3) | Ind | 9-0 | 1428 | DNP |
| 7 | < | 8 | Stanford (1) | PCC | 9-1 | 1006 | |
| 8 | < | 7 | Wisconsin (10) | Big Ten | 7-1-1 | 968 | |
| 9 | < | 9 | Baylor | Southwest | 8-1-1 | 637 | |
| 10 | < | 10 | Oklahoma (4) | Big 7 | 8-2 | 441 | W 41-6 H Oklahoma State |
| 11 | < | 11 | TCU | Southwest | 6-4 | 415 | W 13-2 H SMU |
| 12 | < | 12 | California (2) | PCC | 8-2 | 151 | |
| 13 | < | 13 | Virginia (5) | Ind | 8-1 | 112 | |
| 14 | < | 14 | San Francisco (2) | Ind | 9-0 | 90 | |
| 15 | < | 17 | Kentucky | SEC | 7-4 | 87 | |
| 16 | < | NR | Boston (2) | Ind | 6-4 | 30 | DNP |
| 17 | < | 15 | UCLA | PCC | 5-3-1 | 26 | |
| 18 | < | 18 | Washington State | PCC | 7-3 | 20 | DNP |
| 19 | < | 19 | Holy Cross (1) | Ind | 8-2 | 17 | L 19-14 A Boston College |
| 19 | < | NR | Clemson | Southern | 7-2 | 17 | |
| NR | < | 16 | Texas | Southwest | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 20 | USC | PCC | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ind | 6 | 11.7 | 4286 |
| PCC | 4 | 13.5 | 1203 |
| SEC | 3 | 7.0 | 4348 |
| Big Ten | 2 | 6.0 | 2881 |
| Southwest | 2 | 10.0 | 1052 |
| Southern | 2 | 11.0 | 2316 |
| Big 7 | 1 | 10.0 | 441 |