| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 5 | Michigan State (55) | Ind | 7-0 | 1316 | W 35-0 H #11 Notre Dame |
| 2 | < | 1 | Tennessee (42) | SEC | 7-0 | 1155 | W 60-14 H Washington & Lee |
| 3 | < | 2 | Illinois (20) | Big Ten | 7-0 | 1145 | |
| 4 | < | 7 | Stanford (12) | PCC | 8-0 | 951 | |
| 5 | < | 3 | Maryland (16) | Southern | 7-0 | 927 | |
| 6 | < | 4 | Princeton (6) | Ind | 7-0 | 793 | W 54-13 A Harvard |
| 7 | < | 8 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 7-0-1 | 519 | |
| 8 | < | 9 | Wisconsin (2) | Big Ten | 5-1-1 | 400 | |
| 9 | < | 12 | Kentucky (4) | SEC | 6-3 | 249 | |
| 10 | < | 16 | Baylor | Southwest | 5-1-1 | 238 | |
| 11 | < | 6 | USC | PCC | 7-1 | 191 | |
| 12 | < | 14 | Oklahoma (1) | Big 7 | 5-2 | 75 | W 34-20 A Missouri |
| 13 | < | 13 | TCU | Southwest | 5-2 | 68 | DNP |
| 14 | < | 15 | San Francisco | Ind | 7-0 | 53 | |
| 15 | < | 10 | Texas | Southwest | 6-2 | 36 | |
| 16 | < | 17 | California | PCC | 5-3 | 27 | |
| 17 | < | 17 | Washington State | PCC | 5-3 | 25 | W 9-6 A Idaho |
| 18 | < | NR | UCLA | PCC | 4-3 | 23 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Rice | Southwest | 4-3 | 22 | |
| 20 | < | NR | Cincinnati | MAC | 8-0 | 18 | W 40-0 A Ohio |
| NR | < | 11 | Notre Dame | Ind | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 19 | Pacific | Ind | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 20 | Arkansas | Southwest | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 20 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCC | 5 | 13.2 | 1217 |
| Southwest | 4 | 14.3 | 364 |
| SEC | 3 | 6.0 | 1923 |
| Ind | 3 | 7.0 | 2162 |
| Big Ten | 2 | 5.5 | 1545 |
| Southern | 1 | 5.0 | 927 |
| Big 7 | 1 | 12.0 | 75 |
| MAC | 1 | 20.0 | 18 |