| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 3 | UCLA (72) | PCC | 7-0 | 1931 | W 27-6 A California |
| 2 | < | 1 | Ohio State (69) | Big Ten | 6-0 | 1903 | W 14-7 A Northwestern |
| 3 | < | 2 | Oklahoma (42) | Big 7 | 6-0 | 1666 | W 13-6 A Colorado |
| 4 | < | 4 | Arkansas (16) | Southwest | 6-0 | 1494 | |
| 5 | < | 6 | Notre Dame (4) | Ind | 4-1 | 957 | |
| 6 | < | 10 | Miami (FL) (14) | Ind | 6-0 | 870 | |
| 7 | < | 5 | Army (1) | Ind | 5-1 | 755 | |
| 8 | < | 9 | Purdue | Big Ten | 4-1-1 | 685 | |
| 9 | < | 12 | Mississippi (2) | SEC | 6-1 | 529 | |
| 10 | < | 13 | USC | PCC | 6-1 | 347 | |
| 11 | < | 16 | Duke | ACC | 4-1-1 | 174 | |
| 12 | < | NR | Iowa | Big Ten | 4-2 | 168 | |
| 13 | < | 20 | Cincinnati | Ind | 7-0 | 94 | W 13-7 H Pacific |
| 14 | < | NR | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5-1 | 80 | |
| 15 | < | 19 | Rice | Southwest | 4-2 | 75 | |
| 16 | < | 8 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4-2 | 67 | |
| 17 | < | 7 | West Virginia (1) | Southern | 4-1 | 58 | |
| 18 | < | 14 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 5-0-1 | 55 | |
| 19 | < | 15 | Navy | Ind | 4-2 | 28 | |
| 20 | < | NR | Baylor | Southwest | 5-2 | 26 | |
| 20 | < | NR | Nebraska | Big 7 | 4-2 | 26 | |
| 20 | < | NR | Pittsburgh | Ind | 3-3 | 26 | |
| NR | < | 11 | Michigan | Big Ten | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 17 | TCU | Southwest | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 18 | SMU | Southwest | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ind | 6 | 11.7 | 2730 |
| Big Ten | 5 | 10.4 | 2903 |
| Southwest | 3 | 13.0 | 1595 |
| PCC | 2 | 5.5 | 2278 |
| Big 7 | 2 | 11.5 | 1692 |
| Southern | 2 | 17.5 | 113 |
| SEC | 1 | 9.0 | 529 |
| ACC | 1 | 11.0 | 174 |