| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 2 | Alabama (36) | SEC | 10-0 | 1176 | W 21-7 A #7 LSU |
| 2 | < | 3 | Oklahoma (20) | Big 8 | 9-0-1 | 1095 | W 27-0 H #10 Nebraska |
| 3 | < | 1 | Ohio State (2) | Big Ten | 9-0-1 | 892 | T 10-10 A #4 Michigan |
| 4 | < | 4 | Michigan (1) | Big Ten | 10-0-1 | 876 | |
| 5 | < | 5 | Notre Dame (2) | Ind | 9-0 | 832 | |
| 6 | < | 6 | Penn State (2) | Ind | 11-0 | 726 | |
| 7 | < | 9 | USC | Pac-8 | 9-1-1 | 570 | |
| 8 | < | 7 | LSU | SEC | 9-1 | 436 | |
| 9 | < | 11 | Texas | Southwest | 8-2 | 369 | |
| 10 | < | 8 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 9-2 | 312 | |
| 11 | < | 13 | Arizona State | WAC | 10-1 | 288 | |
| 12 | < | 12 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 10-1 | 266 | |
| 13 | < | 10 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 8-2-1 | 209 | |
| 14 | < | 14 | Houston | Ind | 9-1 | 171 | |
| 15 | < | 15 | Miami (OH) | MAC | 10-0 | 86 | |
| 16 | < | 16 | NC State | ACC | 8-3 | 57 | |
| 17 | < | 20 | Kansas | Big 8 | 7-3-1 | 41 | W 14-13 H Missouri |
| 18 | < | NR | Maryland | ACC | 8-3 | 23 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Tennessee | SEC | 7-3 | 8 | |
| 20 | < | 19 | Missouri | Big 8 | 7-4 | 7 | |
| NR | < | 17 | Tulane | Ind | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 18 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 5-3-2 | 0 | L 28-12 A Iowa State |
| NR | < | 20 | Pittsburgh | Ind | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big 8 | 4 | 13.0 | 1352 |
| Ind | 3 | 8.3 | 1729 |
| SEC | 3 | 9.3 | 1620 |
| Big Ten | 2 | 3.5 | 1768 |
| Pac-8 | 2 | 8.5 | 882 |
| Southwest | 2 | 10.5 | 635 |
| ACC | 2 | 17.0 | 80 |
| WAC | 1 | 11.0 | 288 |
| MAC | 1 | 15.0 | 86 |