| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Ohio State (115) | Big Ten | 9-0 | 2259 | W 21-7 H #12 Michigan |
| 2 | < | 2 | UCLA (85) | PCC | 9-0 | 2162 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Oklahoma (31) | Big 7 | 9-0 | 1953 | W 55-7 H Nebraska |
| 4 | < | 4 | Notre Dame (4) | Ind | 7-1 | 1569 | |
| 5 | < | 5 | Army | Ind | 7-1 | 1296 | |
| 6 | < | 7 | Navy (2) | Ind | 6-2 | 914 | |
| 7 | < | 6 | Mississippi (6) | SEC | 8-1 | 873 | |
| 8 | < | 17 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 7-2 | 507 | |
| 9 | < | 20 | Baylor | Southwest | 7-2 | 332 | |
| 10 | < | 13 | Maryland | ACC | 6-2-1 | 317 | |
| 11 | < | 16 | Miami (FL) (2) | Ind | 7-1 | 310 | |
| 12 | < | 14 | West Virginia (3) | Southern | 7-1 | 238 | |
| 13 | < | 9 | Arkansas (2) | Southwest | 7-2 | 196 | |
| 14 | < | 12 | Michigan | Big Ten | 6-3 | 173 | |
| 15 | < | 18 | Auburn | SEC | 7-2 | 142 | |
| 16 | < | 15 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 7-0-1 | 109 | |
| 17 | < | 7 | USC | PCC | 8-2 | 94 | |
| 18 | < | NR | Kentucky | SEC | 7-3 | 55 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Penn State | Ind | 7-2 | 38 | |
| 20 | < | 10 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 7-2 | 35 | |
| 20 | < | NR | Duke | ACC | 6-2-1 | 35 | |
| NR | < | 11 | SMU | Southwest | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 19 | Iowa | Big Ten | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ind | 5 | 9.0 | 4127 |
| Big Ten | 4 | 10.8 | 2974 |
| SEC | 3 | 13.3 | 1070 |
| PCC | 2 | 9.5 | 2256 |
| Southwest | 2 | 11.0 | 528 |
| Southern | 2 | 14.0 | 347 |
| ACC | 2 | 15.0 | 352 |
| Big 7 | 1 | 3.0 | 1953 |