| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | USC (44) | Pac-8 | 7-0 | 986 | W 34-7 H #18 Washington |
| 2 | < | 3 | Alabama (2) | SEC | 6-0 | 805 | |
| 3 | < | 5 | Nebraska (2) | Big 8 | 5-1 | 718 | W 56-0 A Kansas |
| 4 | < | 4 | Ohio State (1) | Big Ten | 5-0 | 681 | |
| 5 | < | 6 | Michigan (1) | Big Ten | 6-0 | 629 | |
| 6 | < | 7 | LSU | SEC | 6-0 | 518 | |
| 7 | < | 9 | Colorado | Big 8 | 6-1 | 506 | |
| 8 | < | 2 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 4-1 | 457 | L 20-14 A #9 Colorado |
| 9 | < | 11 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 6-1 | 340 | |
| 10 | < | 14 | Texas | Southwest | 4-1 | 288 | |
| 11 | < | 12 | Penn State | Ind | 5-1 | 218 | |
| 12 | < | 14 | Auburn | SEC | 5-1 | 175 | |
| 13 | < | 8 | Notre Dame | Ind | 4-1 | 138 | |
| 14 | < | 10 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-2 | 116 | |
| 15 | < | 20 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 4-1 | 86 | W 55-22 H Kansas State |
| 16 | < | 19 | Arizona State | WAC | 5-1 | 66 | |
| 17 | < | NR | Florida State | Ind | 6-1 | 24 | |
| 18 | < | 17 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-2 | 10 | |
| 18 | < | NR | SMU | Southwest | 4-1 | 10 | |
| 18 | < | NR | West Virginia | Ind | 5-2 | 10 | |
| NR | < | 13 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 16 | Air Force | Ind | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 18 | Washington | Pac-8 | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big 8 | 4 | 8.3 | 1767 |
| SEC | 4 | 8.5 | 1614 |
| Ind | 4 | 14.8 | 390 |
| Southwest | 3 | 15.3 | 308 |
| Big Ten | 2 | 4.5 | 1310 |
| Pac-8 | 2 | 5.0 | 1326 |
| WAC | 1 | 16.0 | 66 |