| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Texas (57) | Southwest | 7-0 | 1176 | W 26-0 H #14 Texas Tech |
| 2 | < | 2 | Alabama (1) | SEC | 7-1 | 953 | W 37-7 A Mississippi State |
| 3 | < | 4 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 7-1 | 882 | W 42-7 A Kansas State |
| 4 | < | 3 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 7-1 | 868 | |
| 5 | < | 5 | Notre Dame | Ind | 6-1 | 652 | |
| 6 | < | 6 | Michigan | Big Ten | 7-1 | 592 | |
| 7 | < | 7 | Kentucky (1) | SEC | 7-1 | 569 | |
| 8 | < | 8 | Arkansas | Southwest | 6-1 | 465 | |
| 9 | < | 9 | Penn State | Ind | 7-1 | 448 | |
| 10 | < | 11 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 6-1 | 309 | |
| 11 | < | 12 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 6-2 | 255 | |
| 12 | < | 13 | Pittsburgh | Ind | 6-1-1 | 253 | |
| 13 | < | 16 | Clemson | ACC | 7-1 | 160 | |
| 14 | < | 17 | BYU | WAC | 6-1 | 127 | |
| 15 | < | 20 | Florida State | Ind | 6-1 | 76 | |
| 16 | < | 10 | USC | Pac-8 | 5-3 | 36 | |
| 17 | < | NR | California | Pac-8 | 6-2 | 32 | |
| 18 | < | NR | LSU | SEC | 5-2 | 24 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Arizona State | WAC | 6-1 | 18 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Iowa State | Big 8 | 6-2 | 18 | W 41-3 H Kansas |
| NR | < | 14 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 15 | Colorado | Big 8 | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 18 | Florida | SEC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 19 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ind | 4 | 10.3 | 1429 |
| Southwest | 3 | 6.3 | 1950 |
| SEC | 3 | 9.0 | 1546 |
| Big 8 | 3 | 11.0 | 1155 |
| Big Ten | 2 | 5.0 | 1460 |
| Pac-8 | 2 | 16.5 | 68 |
| WAC | 2 | 16.5 | 145 |
| ACC | 1 | 13.0 | 160 |