| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | USC (41) | Pac-8 | 8-0 | 980 | W 18-0 A Oregon |
| 2 | < | 2 | Alabama (3) | SEC | 7-0 | 811 | W 48-11 H Southern Miss |
| 3 | < | 3 | Nebraska (4) | Big 8 | 6-1 | 750 | W 34-0 H Oklahoma State |
| 4 | < | 5 | Michigan (1) | Big Ten | 7-0 | 694 | W 42-0 H Minnesota |
| 5 | < | 4 | Ohio State (1) | Big Ten | 6-0 | 629 | W 28-20 A Wisconsin |
| 6 | < | 6 | LSU | SEC | 6-0 | 558 | DNP |
| 7 | < | 8 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 5-1 | 471 | W 52-0 H Kansas State |
| 8 | < | 9 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 7-1 | 379 | W 35-20 H Washington State |
| 9 | < | 10 | Texas | Southwest | 5-1 | 301 | W 45-9 A Rice |
| 10 | < | 11 | Penn State | Ind | 6-1 | 290 | W 28-19 A #18 West Virginia |
| 11 | < | 12 | Auburn | SEC | 6-1 | 238 | W 27-14 H #17 Florida State |
| 12 | < | 13 | Notre Dame | Ind | 5-1 | 196 | W 21-0 H TCU |
| 13 | < | 14 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-2 | 122 | W 34-2 H Hawaii |
| 14 | < | 15 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 5-1 | 112 | W 34-8 A Kansas |
| 15 | < | 7 | Colorado | Big 8 | 6-2 | 92 | L 20-17 A Missouri |
| 16 | < | NR | Missouri | Big 8 | 4-3 | 26 | W 20-17 H #7 Colorado |
| 17 | < | NR | Louisville | MVC | 6-0 | 20 | W 38-13 A Cincinnati |
| 18 | < | NR | Texas Tech | Southwest | 6-1 | 19 | W 17-3 A #18 SMU |
| 19 | < | NR | Air Force | Ind | 6-1 | 17 | W 39-31 A #16 Arizona State |
| 20 | < | 18 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-2 | 10 | W 42-16 H North Texas |
| NR | < | 16 | Arizona State | WAC | 5-2 | 0 | L 39-31 H Air Force |
| NR | < | 17 | Florida State | Ind | 6-2 | 0 | L 27-14 A #12 Auburn |
| NR | < | 18 | SMU | Southwest | 4-2 | 0 | L 17-3 H Texas Tech |
| NR | < | 18 | West Virginia | Ind | 5-3 | 0 | L 28-19 H #11 Penn State |
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big 8 | 5 | 11.0 | 1451 |
| SEC | 4 | 8.0 | 1729 |
| Ind | 3 | 13.7 | 503 |
| Southwest | 3 | 15.7 | 330 |
| Big Ten | 2 | 4.5 | 1323 |
| Pac-8 | 2 | 4.5 | 1359 |
| MVC | 1 | 17.0 | 20 |