| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | USC (42) | Pac-8 | 9-0 | 984 | DNP |
| 2 | < | 2 | Alabama (5) | SEC | 9-0 | 890 | |
| 3 | < | 4 | Michigan (3) | Big Ten | 9-0 | 812 | |
| 4 | < | 7 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 7-1 | 654 | W 17-6 H #14 Missouri |
| 5 | < | 3 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 7-1-1 | 527 | T 23-23 A #17 Iowa State |
| 6 | < | 10 | Penn State | Ind | 8-1 | 450 | |
| 7 | < | 9 | Texas | Southwest | 7-1 | 437 | |
| 8 | < | 6 | LSU | SEC | 7-1 | 397 | |
| 9 | < | 5 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 7-1 | 365 | |
| 10 | < | 12 | Notre Dame | Ind | 7-1 | 339 | |
| 11 | < | 11 | Auburn | SEC | 7-1 | 273 | |
| 12 | < | 17 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 5-2-1 | 148 | T 23-23 H Nebraska |
| 13 | < | 13 | Tennessee | SEC | 6-2 | 141 | |
| 14 | < | 8 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 8-2 | 129 | |
| 15 | < | 16 | Colorado | Big 8 | 7-3 | 88 | |
| 16 | < | 18 | North Carolina | ACC | 7-1 | 47 | |
| 17 | < | NR | Washington | Pac-8 | 8-2 | 38 | |
| 18 | < | 19 | Arizona State | WAC | 7-2 | 29 | |
| 19 | < | 14 | Missouri | Big 8 | 5-4 | 11 | |
| 20 | < | NR | Washington State | Pac-8 | 6-4 | 9 | W 27-13 H Stanford |
| NR | < | 15 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 20 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 20 | Yale | Ivy | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big 8 | 5 | 11.0 | 1428 |
| SEC | 4 | 8.5 | 1701 |
| Pac-8 | 4 | 13.0 | 1160 |
| Big Ten | 2 | 6.0 | 1177 |
| Ind | 2 | 8.0 | 789 |
| Southwest | 1 | 7.0 | 437 |
| ACC | 1 | 16.0 | 47 |
| WAC | 1 | 18.0 | 29 |