| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 3 | Iowa (35) | Big Ten | 3-0 | 1111 | W 57-3 A Iowa State |
| 2 | < | 2 | Oklahoma (13) | Big 8 | 1-0 | 1046 | W 13-7 A Minnesota |
| 3 | < | 6 | SMU (6) | Southwest | 2-0 | 1001 | |
| 4 | < | 4 | Florida State (1) | Ind | 4-0 | 928 | |
| 5 | < | 5 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 3-0 | 921 | |
| 6 | < | 7 | Oklahoma State (1) | Big 8 | 3-0 | 850 | W 45-10 H Miami (OH) |
| 7 | < | 12 | Michigan (3) | Big Ten | 3-0 | 842 | |
| 8 | < | 8 | LSU | SEC | 2-0 | 670 | |
| 9 | < | 9 | Penn State | Ind | 4-0 | 640 | |
| 10 | < | 10 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-0 | 616 | |
| 11 | < | 11 | Florida | SEC | 2-0-1 | 561 | |
| 12 | < | 15 | Alabama | SEC | 4-0 | 532 | |
| 13 | < | 16 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 2-1 | 526 | |
| 14 | < | 1 | Auburn | SEC | 2-1 | 482 | L 38-20 A Tennessee |
| 15 | < | 14 | BYU | WAC | 3-1 | 463 | |
| 16 | < | NR | Tennessee | SEC | 1-0-1 | 393 | |
| 17 | < | 19 | Air Force | WAC | 4-0 | 282 | |
| 18 | < | NR | Georgia | SEC | 3-1 | 116 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Baylor | Southwest | 3-1 | 94 | |
| 20 | < | NR | Texas | Southwest | 2-0 | 84 | |
| NR | < | 13 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 17 | Maryland | ACC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 18 | USC | Pac-10 | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 20 | Virginia | ACC | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 6 | 13.2 | 2754 |
| Southwest | 4 | 13.0 | 1795 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 4.3 | 2874 |
| Big 8 | 3 | 7.0 | 2422 |
| Ind | 2 | 6.5 | 1568 |
| WAC | 2 | 16.0 | 745 |