| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 3 | Army (77) | Ind | 3-0 | 1611 | W 14-2 A #4 Notre Dame |
| 2 | < | 1 | Auburn (54) | SEC | 3-0 | 1434 | W 8-0 A Kentucky |
| 3 | < | 5 | Ohio State (9) | Big Ten | 3-0 | 1087 | |
| 4 | < | 6 | Wisconsin (16) | Big Ten | 3-0 | 1073 | |
| 5 | < | 9 | Michigan State (4) | Big Ten | 2-0-1 | 733 | |
| 6 | < | 12 | Navy (1) | Ind | 3-0 | 706 | |
| 7 | < | 16 | Texas (3) | Southwest | 4-0 | 702 | |
| 8 | < | 7 | Mississippi (2) | SEC | 4-0 | 652 | |
| 9 | < | 11 | LSU (2) | SEC | 4-0 | 456 | |
| 10 | < | 8 | Clemson (7) | ACC | 4-0 | 404 | |
| 11 | < | 2 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 3-1 | 348 | L 15-14 N #16 Texas |
| 12 | < | 4 | Notre Dame (1) | Ind | 2-1 | 234 | |
| 13 | < | 17 | Iowa (1) | Big Ten | 2-0-1 | 170 | |
| 14 | < | 15 | Oregon | PCC | 2-1 | 81 | |
| 15 | < | 19 | Houston (1) | MVC | 3-0 | 38 | |
| 16 | < | 18 | SMU | Southwest | 1-2 | 35 | |
| 17 | < | NR | Northwestern | Big Ten | 3-0 | 29 | |
| 18 | < | NR | Florida | SEC | 2-1 | 18 | |
| 19 | < | 14 | Michigan | Big Ten | 1-1-1 | 12 | |
| 20 | < | NR | TCU | Southwest | 3-1 | 11 | W 26-0 H Texas Tech |
| NR | < | 10 | Pittsburgh | Ind | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 13 | Purdue | Big Ten | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 19 | Colorado | Big 7 | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten | 6 | 10.2 | 3104 |
| SEC | 4 | 9.3 | 2560 |
| Ind | 3 | 6.3 | 2551 |
| Southwest | 3 | 14.3 | 748 |
| ACC | 1 | 10.0 | 404 |
| Big 8 | 1 | 11.0 | 348 |
| PCC | 1 | 14.0 | 81 |
| MVC | 1 | 15.0 | 38 |