| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Iowa (34) | Big Ten | 5-0 | 458 | W 21-14 H #10 Purdue |
| 2 | < | 2 | Mississippi (9) | SEC | 6-0 | 395 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Syracuse (5) | Ind | 5-0 | 355 | |
| 4 | < | 4 | Navy | Ind | 6-0 | 290 | |
| 5 | < | 5 | Missouri | Big 8 | 6-0 | 283 | |
| 6 | < | 6 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5-0 | 267 | |
| 7 | < | 7 | Baylor | Southwest | 5-0 | 191 | |
| 8 | < | 9 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 4-1 | 172 | |
| 9 | < | 8 | Washington | AAWU | 5-1 | 76 | |
| 10 | < | 13 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3-1-1 | 41 | |
| 11 | < | 12 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-0-1 | 37 | |
| 12 | < | 14 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-2 | 15 | |
| 13 | < | 20 | Rice | Southwest | 4-1 | 11 | |
| 14 | < | 17 | Auburn | SEC | 4-1 | 10 | |
| 15 | < | 10 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-2-1 | 8 | |
| 15 | < | 18 | Oregon State | Ind | 4-2 | 8 | |
| 15 | < | NR | Duke | ACC | 4-1 | 8 | |
| 18 | < | NR | New Mexico State | BIAA | 6-0 | 5 | W 40-8 H Wichita State |
| 19 | < | 15 | Kansas | Big 8 | 4-1-1 | 2 | W 14-7 A Oklahoma State |
| NR | < | 11 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 16 | Texas | Southwest | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 19 | UCLA | AAWU | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten | 5 | 8.0 | 946 |
| Ind | 3 | 7.3 | 653 |
| SEC | 3 | 9.0 | 442 |
| Southwest | 3 | 10.7 | 217 |
| Big 8 | 2 | 12.0 | 285 |
| AAWU | 1 | 9.0 | 76 |
| ACC | 1 | 15.0 | 8 |
| BIAA | 1 | 18.0 | 5 |