| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Notre Dame (71) | Ind | 1-0 | 907 | W 28-21 A #6 Oklahoma |
| 2 | < | 2 | Michigan State (6) | Big Ten | 1-0 | 692 | |
| 3 | < | 9 | Maryland (5) | ACC | 2-0 | 501 | |
| 4 | < | NR | Michigan (3) | Big Ten | 1-0 | 403 | |
| 5 | < | 4 | UCLA (3) | PCC | 2-0 | 391 | |
| 6 | < | 7 | Ohio State (2) | Big Ten | 1-0 | 380 | |
| 7 | < | 8 | USC (1) | PCC | 2-0 | 346 | |
| 8 | < | 6 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | 0-1 | 316 | L 28-21 H #1 Notre Dame |
| 9 | < | 3 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 1-0-1 | 242 | |
| 10 | < | 20 | Baylor | Southwest | 1-0 | 188 | |
| 11 | < | NR | Mississippi State (1) | SEC | 2-0 | 176 | |
| 12 | < | 10 | Duke (1) | ACC | 2-0 | 127 | |
| 13 | < | 16 | West Virginia (4) | Southern | 1-0 | 88 | |
| 14 | < | 12 | Rice | Southwest | 1-0 | 76 | |
| 15 | < | NR | Mississippi | SEC | 2-0 | 68 | |
| 16 | < | NR | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1-0 | 54 | |
| 17 | < | 11 | Texas | Southwest | 1-1 | 53 | |
| 18 | < | NR | Georgia | SEC | 2-0 | 49 | |
| 19 | < | NR | LSU | SEC | 1-0-1 | 46 | |
| 20 | < | NR | Holy Cross | Ind | 1-0 | 42 | W 28-6 N Dartmouth |
| NR | < | 5 | Alabama | SEC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 13 | Navy | Ind | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 14 | California | PCC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 15 | Florida | SEC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 17 | Pittsburgh | Ind | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 17 | Tennessee | SEC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 19 | Princeton | Ind | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 5 | 14.4 | 581 |
| Big Ten | 4 | 7.0 | 1529 |
| Southwest | 3 | 13.7 | 317 |
| PCC | 2 | 6.0 | 737 |
| ACC | 2 | 7.5 | 628 |
| Ind | 2 | 10.5 | 949 |
| Big 7 | 1 | 8.0 | 316 |
| Southern | 1 | 13.0 | 88 |