| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Oklahoma (114) | Big 7 | 9-0 | 1889 | W 41-0 A Nebraska |
| 2 | < | 3 | Michigan State (39) | Big Ten | 8-1 | 1689 | |
| 3 | < | 2 | Maryland (35) | ACC | 10-0 | 1683 | |
| 4 | < | 5 | UCLA (6) | PCC | 9-1 | 1374 | |
| 5 | < | 4 | Notre Dame (3) | Ind | 8-1 | 1255 | |
| 6 | < | 9 | Ohio State (5) | Big Ten | 7-2 | 1025 | |
| 7 | < | 7 | TCU (3) | Southwest | 8-1 | 994 | W 35-0 H Rice |
| 8 | < | 8 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 7-1-1 | 531 | |
| 9 | < | 10 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 7-1-1 | 369 | |
| 10 | < | 12 | Auburn | SEC | 7-1-1 | 245 | |
| 11 | < | 11 | Navy | Ind | 6-1-1 | 219 | |
| 12 | < | 6 | Michigan | Big Ten | 7-2 | 192 | |
| 13 | < | 15 | Pittsburgh (1) | Ind | 7-3 | 90 | |
| 14 | < | NR | Miami (FL) (2) | Ind | 5-3 | 79 | |
| 15 | < | 14 | Mississippi | SEC | 8-1 | 73 | |
| 16 | < | 16 | Miami (OH) | MAC | 8-0 | 46 | |
| 17 | < | 18 | Stanford | PCC | 6-3-1 | 29 | |
| 18 | < | 20 | Duke | ACC | 6-2-1 | 23 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Vanderbilt | SEC | 7-2 | 20 | W 21-6 H Florida |
| 20 | < | NR | Syracuse | Ind | 5-3 | 16 | |
| NR | < | 13 | West Virginia | Southern | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 17 | Tennessee | SEC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 19 | Oregon State | PCC | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ind | 5 | 12.6 | 1659 |
| SEC | 4 | 13.3 | 707 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 6.7 | 2906 |
| Southwest | 2 | 7.5 | 1525 |
| ACC | 2 | 10.5 | 1706 |
| PCC | 2 | 10.5 | 1403 |
| Big 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 1889 |
| MAC | 1 | 16.0 | 46 |