| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | USC (27) | Pac-8 | 8-0 | 704 | W 17-13 H #13 Oregon State |
| 2 | < | 2 | Ohio State (7) | Big Ten | 8-0 | 636 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Penn State (2) | Ind | 8-0 | 571 | |
| 4 | < | 4 | Michigan | Big Ten | 8-1 | 545 | |
| 5 | < | 5 | Georgia (1) | SEC | 7-0-2 | 530 | |
| 6 | < | 8 | Texas | Southwest | 7-1-1 | 359 | |
| 7 | < | 7 | Kansas | Big 8 | 8-1 | 330 | W 38-29 A Kansas State |
| 8 | < | 11 | Tennessee | SEC | 6-1-1 | 256 | |
| 9 | < | 10 | Arkansas | Southwest | 8-1 | 236 | |
| 10 | < | 9 | Notre Dame | Ind | 7-2 | 205 | |
| 11 | < | 14 | Houston | Ind | 5-1-2 | 120 | |
| 12 | < | 15 | Purdue | Big Ten | 7-2 | 118 | |
| 13 | < | 6 | Missouri | Big 8 | 7-2 | 110 | |
| 14 | < | NR | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 5-3 | 92 | W 28-14 H #6 Missouri |
| 15 | < | 16 | Alabama | SEC | 7-2 | 65 | |
| 16 | < | 13 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 6-3 | 56 | |
| 17 | < | 17 | Ohio | MAC | 9-0 | 41 | W 60-48 A Cincinnati |
| 18 | < | 18 | California | Pac-8 | 6-2-1 | 26 | |
| 19 | < | 12 | Auburn | SEC | 6-3 | 23 | |
| 20 | < | 20 | Wyoming | WAC | 7-2 | 16 | W 26-19 A UTEP |
| NR | < | 19 | Indiana | Big Ten | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 4 | 11.8 | 874 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 6.0 | 1299 |
| Ind | 3 | 8.0 | 896 |
| Big 8 | 3 | 11.3 | 532 |
| Pac-8 | 3 | 11.7 | 786 |
| Southwest | 2 | 7.5 | 595 |
| MAC | 1 | 17.0 | 41 |
| WAC | 1 | 20.0 | 16 |