| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Auburn (210) | SEC | 10-0 | 3123 | W 40-0 N Alabama |
| 2 | < | 2 | Ohio State (71) | Big Ten | 8-1 | 2646 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Michigan State (30) | Big Ten | 8-1 | 2550 | |
| 4 | < | 5 | Oklahoma (22) | Big 7 | 9-1 | 2182 | W 53-6 H Oklahoma State |
| 5 | < | 8 | Navy (6) | Ind | 8-1-1 | 1915 | |
| 6 | < | 6 | Iowa (7) | Big Ten | 7-1-1 | 1569 | |
| 7 | < | 7 | Mississippi (3) | SEC | 8-1-1 | 1316 | |
| 8 | < | 9 | Rice | Southwest | 7-3 | 1186 | |
| 9 | < | 4 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 8-2 | 776 | |
| 10 | < | 12 | Notre Dame | Ind | 6-3 | 608 | |
| 11 | < | NR | Texas | Southwest | 6-3-1 | 409 | |
| 12 | < | 11 | Arizona State (10) | BIAA | 10-0 | 324 | |
| 13 | < | 18 | Tennessee | SEC | 7-3 | 232 | |
| 14 | < | 13 | Mississippi State | SEC | 6-2-1 | 217 | |
| 15 | < | 15 | NC State | ACC | 7-1-2 | 145 | |
| 16 | < | 16 | Duke | ACC | 6-2-2 | 101 | |
| 17 | < | 20 | Florida | SEC | 6-2-1 | 94 | |
| 18 | < | 10 | Army | Ind | 7-2 | 89 | |
| 19 | < | 14 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 6-3 | 87 | |
| 20 | < | 17 | VMI (1) | Southern | 9-0-1 | 86 | W 14-6 N Virginia Tech |
| NR | < | 19 | Oregon State | PCC | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 5 | 10.4 | 4982 |
| Big Ten | 4 | 7.5 | 6852 |
| Southwest | 3 | 9.3 | 2371 |
| Ind | 3 | 11.0 | 2612 |
| ACC | 2 | 15.5 | 246 |
| Big 7 | 1 | 4.0 | 2182 |
| BIAA | 1 | 12.0 | 324 |
| Southern | 1 | 20.0 | 86 |