| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Nebraska (31) | Big 8 | 7-0 | 1044 | W 41-13 A Oklahoma State |
| 2 | < | 2 | Oklahoma (21) | Big 8 | 6-0 | 1020 | W 75-28 A Kansas State |
| 3 | < | 3 | Michigan (1) | Big Ten | 7-0 | 833 | |
| 4 | < | 4 | Alabama (1) | SEC | 7-0 | 788 | |
| 5 | < | 5 | Auburn (1) | SEC | 6-0 | 637 | |
| 6 | < | 7 | Penn State | Ind | 6-0 | 557 | |
| 7 | < | 8 | Georgia | SEC | 7-0 | 503 | |
| 8 | < | 9 | Arkansas | Southwest | 6-1 | 403 | |
| 9 | < | 11 | Colorado | Big 8 | 6-1 | 331 | |
| 10 | < | 12 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 5-1 | 305 | |
| 11 | < | 13 | LSU | SEC | 5-1 | 273 | |
| 12 | < | 6 | Notre Dame | Ind | 5-1 | 235 | |
| 13 | < | 14 | Arizona State | WAC | 5-1 | 110 | |
| 14 | < | 16 | Texas | Southwest | 4-2 | 94 | |
| 15 | < | 14 | Toledo | MAC | 7-0 | 80 | W 35-7 H Dayton |
| 16 | < | 18 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-2 | 67 | |
| 17 | < | 10 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 5-2 | 57 | |
| 18 | < | 20 | Air Force | Ind | 5-1 | 44 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Florida State | Ind | 6-1 | 16 | |
| 20 | < | NR | USC | Pac-8 | 3-4 | 13 | |
| NR | < | 17 | Purdue | Big Ten | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 19 | Duke | ACC | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 5 | 8.6 | 2268 |
| Ind | 4 | 13.8 | 852 |
| Big 8 | 3 | 4.0 | 2395 |
| Big Ten | 2 | 6.5 | 1138 |
| Southwest | 2 | 11.0 | 497 |
| Pac-8 | 2 | 18.5 | 70 |
| WAC | 1 | 13.0 | 110 |
| MAC | 1 | 15.0 | 80 |