| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Ohio State (45) | Big Ten | 7-0 | 1222 | W 55-7 A Northwestern |
| 2 | < | 2 | Oklahoma (14) | Big 8 | 6-0 | 1123 | W 63-0 H Kansas State |
| 3 | < | 3 | Michigan (2) | Big Ten | 7-0 | 969 | |
| 4 | < | 4 | Alabama (1) | SEC | 7-0 | 887 | |
| 5 | < | 5 | Auburn (1) | SEC | 7-0 | 765 | |
| 6 | < | 6 | USC | Pac-8 | 5-1 | 584 | |
| 7 | < | 7 | Notre Dame | Ind | 6-1 | 559 | |
| 8 | < | 8 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 6-1 | 513 | |
| 9 | < | 9 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 5-2 | 353 | |
| 10 | < | 10 | Penn State | Ind | 6-1 | 336 | |
| 11 | < | 12 | Florida | SEC | 6-1 | 236 | |
| 12 | < | 13 | Texas | Southwest | 5-2 | 214 | |
| 13 | < | 11 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 5-1-1 | 198 | |
| 14 | < | 14 | Arizona State | WAC | 5-1 | 175 | |
| 15 | < | 15 | Maryland | ACC | 5-2 | 159 | |
| 16 | < | 19 | Miami (OH) | MAC | 6-0-1 | 59 | |
| 17 | < | NR | Mississippi State | SEC | 6-1 | 28 | |
| 18 | < | NR | UCLA | Pac-8 | 4-1-2 | 24 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Temple | Ind | 6-0 | 16 | W 21-17 H Delaware |
| 20 | < | NR | San Diego State | Big West | 5-1 | 13 | W 27-17 H Cal State Long Beach |
| 20 | < | NR | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4-3 | 13 | |
| NR | < | 16 | Arizona | WAC | 5-2 | 0 | L 37-13 H BYU |
| NR | < | 17 | NC State | ACC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 18 | Tulane | Ind | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 20 | California | Pac-8 | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 4 | 9.3 | 1916 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 8.0 | 2204 |
| Southwest | 3 | 11.0 | 925 |
| Ind | 3 | 12.0 | 911 |
| Big 8 | 2 | 5.5 | 1476 |
| Pac-8 | 2 | 12.0 | 608 |
| WAC | 1 | 14.0 | 175 |
| ACC | 1 | 15.0 | 159 |
| MAC | 1 | 16.0 | 59 |
| Big West | 1 | 20.0 | 13 |