| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Tennessee (92) | SEC | 9-0 | 1508 | W 28-0 A #9 Kentucky |
| 2 | < | 2 | Michigan State (34) | Ind | 9-0 | 1379 | |
| 3 | < | 4 | Maryland (18) | Southern | 9-0 | 1257 | |
| 4 | < | 6 | Illinois (4) | Big Ten | 8-0-1 | 1030 | |
| 5 | < | 5 | Princeton (4) | Ind | 9-0 | 876 | W 13-0 H Dartmouth |
| 6 | < | 7 | Georgia Tech (1) | SEC | 9-0-1 | 727 | |
| 7 | < | 8 | Wisconsin (5) | Big Ten | 7-1-1 | 529 | |
| 8 | < | 3 | Stanford (1) | PCC | 9-1 | 463 | |
| 9 | < | 10 | Baylor | Southwest | 7-1-1 | 406 | |
| 10 | < | 12 | Oklahoma (2) | Big 7 | 7-2 | 206 | W 27-0 A Nebraska |
| 11 | < | NR | TCU | Southwest | 5-4 | 144 | W 22-6 H Rice |
| 12 | < | 19 | California (3) | PCC | 8-2 | 142 | |
| 13 | < | 15 | Virginia (1) | Ind | 8-1 | 96 | |
| 14 | < | 13 | San Francisco | Ind | 9-0 | 89 | |
| 15 | < | NR | UCLA | PCC | 5-3-1 | 87 | |
| 16 | < | 14 | Texas | Southwest | 7-2 | 75 | |
| 17 | < | 9 | Kentucky | SEC | 7-4 | 73 | |
| 18 | < | 17 | Washington State | PCC | 7-3 | 47 | W 27-25 A Washington |
| 19 | < | 16 | Holy Cross | Ind | 8-1 | 32 | W 41-7 H Temple |
| 20 | < | 11 | USC | PCC | 7-3 | 30 | |
| NR | < | 18 | Rice | Southwest | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 20 | Bucknell | Ind | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ind | 5 | 10.6 | 2472 |
| PCC | 5 | 14.6 | 769 |
| SEC | 3 | 8.0 | 2308 |
| Southwest | 3 | 12.0 | 625 |
| Big Ten | 2 | 5.5 | 1559 |
| Southern | 1 | 3.0 | 1257 |
| Big 7 | 1 | 10.0 | 206 |