| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Tennessee (59) | SEC | 5-0 | 1213 | W 68-0 H Tennessee Tech |
| 2 | < | 2 | Michigan State (25) | Ind | 6-0 | 1131 | |
| 3 | < | 4 | Illinois (15) | Big Ten | 5-0 | 1022 | |
| 4 | < | 5 | Maryland (22) | Southern | 5-0 | 905 | |
| 5 | < | 3 | Georgia Tech (9) | SEC | 6-0 | 904 | |
| 6 | < | 8 | Princeton (14) | Ind | 5-0 | 891 | W 53-15 H Cornell |
| 7 | < | 6 | USC (7) | PCC | 6-0 | 664 | |
| 8 | < | 7 | Baylor | Southwest | 4-0-1 | 345 | |
| 9 | < | 9 | California | PCC | 5-1 | 319 | |
| 10 | < | 14 | Wisconsin (2) | Big Ten | 3-1-1 | 287 | |
| 11 | < | 11 | Stanford | PCC | 6-0 | 208 | |
| 12 | < | 10 | Texas | Southwest | 5-1 | 205 | |
| 13 | < | 15 | Notre Dame | Ind | 4-1 | 95 | |
| 14 | < | 17 | Kentucky (1) | SEC | 4-3 | 60 | |
| 15 | < | NR | Michigan | Big Ten | 3-2 | 52 | |
| 16 | < | 18 | Washington State | PCC | 4-2 | 50 | W 41-6 H Oregon |
| 17 | < | NR | Oklahoma (1) | Big 7 | 3-2 | 38 | W 55-14 H Colorado |
| 18 | < | 16 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-1-1 | 36 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Miami (FL) | Ind | 4-1 | 29 | |
| 20 | < | 20 | San Francisco | Ind | 6-0 | 26 | |
| NR | < | 12 | Cornell | Ind | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 13 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 19 | Arkansas | Southwest | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ind | 5 | 12.0 | 2172 |
| PCC | 4 | 10.8 | 1241 |
| SEC | 3 | 6.7 | 2177 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 9.3 | 1361 |
| Southwest | 3 | 12.7 | 586 |
| Southern | 1 | 4.0 | 905 |
| Big 7 | 1 | 17.0 | 38 |