| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Oklahoma (218) | Big 7 | 10-0 | 3581 | W 53-0 H Oklahoma State |
| 2 | < | 2 | Michigan State (88) | Big Ten | 8-1 | 3204 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Maryland (55) | ACC | 10-0 | 3024 | |
| 4 | < | 4 | UCLA (9) | PCC | 9-1 | 2637 | |
| 5 | < | 6 | Ohio State (4) | Big Ten | 7-2 | 1980 | |
| 6 | < | 7 | TCU (9) | Southwest | 9-1 | 1941 | W 20-13 H SMU |
| 7 | < | 9 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 8-1-1 | 1301 | |
| 8 | < | 10 | Auburn (6) | SEC | 8-1-1 | 854 | |
| 9 | < | 5 | Notre Dame | Ind | 8-2 | 796 | |
| 10 | < | 15 | Mississippi (1) | SEC | 9-1 | 708 | |
| 11 | < | 13 | Pittsburgh (1) | Ind | 7-3 | 282 | |
| 12 | < | 12 | Michigan | Big Ten | 7-2 | 217 | |
| 13 | < | NR | USC | PCC | 6-4 | 149 | |
| 14 | < | 14 | Miami (FL) | Ind | 6-3 | 136 | |
| 15 | < | 16 | Miami (OH) | MAC | 9-0 | 113 | |
| 16 | < | 17 | Stanford | PCC | 6-3-1 | 94 | |
| 17 | < | 8 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 7-2-1 | 90 | |
| 18 | < | 11 | Navy | Ind | 6-2-1 | 89 | |
| 19 | < | NR | West Virginia | Southern | 8-2 | 88 | |
| 20 | < | NR | Army | Ind | 6-3 | 66 | |
| NR | < | 18 | Duke | ACC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 19 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 20 | Syracuse | Ind | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ind | 5 | 14.4 | 1369 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 6.3 | 5401 |
| SEC | 3 | 8.3 | 2863 |
| PCC | 3 | 11.0 | 2880 |
| Southwest | 2 | 11.5 | 2031 |
| Big 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 3581 |
| ACC | 1 | 3.0 | 3024 |
| MAC | 1 | 15.0 | 113 |
| Southern | 1 | 19.0 | 88 |