| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | USC (19) | Pac-8 | 6-0 | 816 | W 20-13 A Oregon |
| 2 | < | 2 | Ohio State (14) | Big Ten | 6-0 | 803 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Kansas (10) | Big 8 | 7-0 | 758 | W 27-14 H Colorado |
| 4 | < | 4 | Penn State (1) | Ind | 6-0 | 558 | |
| 5 | < | 5 | Tennessee (1) | SEC | 5-0-1 | 541 | |
| 6 | < | 6 | Purdue | Big Ten | 6-1 | 415 | |
| 7 | < | 9 | Michigan | Big Ten | 6-1 | 371 | |
| 8 | < | 10 | Missouri | Big 8 | 6-1 | 284 | |
| 9 | < | 7 | Georgia | SEC | 5-0-2 | 277.5 | |
| 10 | < | 11 | Texas | Southwest | 5-1-1 | 263 | |
| 11 | < | 8 | California | Pac-8 | 5-1-1 | 192 | |
| 12 | < | 12 | Notre Dame | Ind | 5-2 | 183 | |
| 13 | < | 15 | Houston | Ind | 3-1-2 | 140.5 | |
| 14 | < | 17 | Arkansas | Southwest | 6-1 | 124 | |
| 15 | < | NR | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 5-2 | 48 | |
| 16 | < | 19 | Ohio | MAC | 7-0 | 44 | W 34-27 A Western Michigan |
| 17 | < | 16 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-3 | 34 | |
| 18 | < | NR | Auburn | SEC | 5-2 | 31 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Wyoming | WAC | 6-2 | 29 | W 46-14 A Colorado State |
| 20 | < | 14 | LSU | SEC | 5-2 | 18 | |
| NR | < | 13 | SMU | Southwest | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 18 | Florida State | Ind | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 20 | Florida | SEC | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten | 4 | 8.0 | 1623 |
| SEC | 4 | 13.0 | 867.5 |
| Pac-8 | 3 | 9.0 | 1056 |
| Ind | 3 | 9.7 | 881.5 |
| Big 8 | 2 | 5.5 | 1042 |
| Southwest | 2 | 12.0 | 387 |
| MAC | 1 | 16.0 | 44 |
| WAC | 1 | 19.0 | 29 |