| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Michigan State (88) | Ind | 9-0 | 1400 | W 62-13 H Marquette |
| 2 | < | 4 | USC (24) | PCC | 9-0 | 1244 | |
| 3 | < | 2 | Georgia Tech (20) | SEC | 10-0 | 1223 | |
| 4 | < | 5 | Oklahoma (3) | Big 7 | 7-1-1 | 793 | W 34-13 H Nebraska |
| 5 | < | 3 | UCLA | PCC | 8-1 | 749 | |
| 6 | < | 6 | Mississippi (5) | SEC | 7-0-2 | 551 | |
| 7 | < | 9 | Notre Dame | Ind | 6-2-1 | 544 | |
| 8 | < | 14 | Alabama (1) | SEC | 8-2 | 461 | |
| 9 | < | 7 | Tennessee | SEC | 7-1-1 | 294 | |
| 10 | < | 10 | Texas | Southwest | 7-2 | 286 | |
| 11 | < | 11 | Tulsa (8) | MVC | 7-1-1 | 155 | W 44-34 H Arkansas |
| 12 | < | 13 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 6-2-1 | 97 | |
| 13 | < | 20 | Duke | Southern | 8-2 | 67 | |
| 14 | < | NR | Purdue | Big Ten | 4-3-2 | 64 | |
| 15 | < | 8 | Maryland | Ind | 7-2 | 58 | |
| 16 | < | 15 | Syracuse | Ind | 7-2 | 56 | |
| 17 | < | NR | Florida | SEC | 6-3 | 36 | |
| 18 | < | 17 | Princeton | Ind | 8-1 | 28 | W 33-0 H Dartmouth |
| 19 | < | NR | Kentucky | SEC | 5-3-2 | 25 | |
| 20 | < | NR | Virginia | Ind | 7-2 | 22 | |
| NR | < | 12 | Michigan | Big Ten | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 16 | Pittsburgh | Ind | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 18 | Kansas | Big 7 | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 19 | Houston | MVC | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 6 | 10.3 | 2590 |
| Ind | 6 | 12.8 | 2108 |
| PCC | 2 | 3.5 | 1993 |
| Big Ten | 2 | 13.0 | 161 |
| Big 7 | 1 | 4.0 | 793 |
| Southwest | 1 | 10.0 | 286 |
| MVC | 1 | 11.0 | 155 |
| Southern | 1 | 13.0 | 67 |