| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | USC (44) | Pac-8 | 10-0 | 988 | W 24-7 A #14 UCLA |
| 2 | < | 2 | Alabama (5) | SEC | 10-0 | 874 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Michigan (1) | Big Ten | 10-0 | 744 | |
| 4 | < | 4 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 8-1 | 689 | W 31-7 A Kansas |
| 5 | < | 5 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 8-1-1 | 608 | W 59-7 H Kansas State |
| 6 | < | 6 | Penn State | Ind | 9-1 | 454 | |
| 7 | < | 7 | Texas | Southwest | 8-1 | 414 | |
| 8 | < | 8 | LSU | SEC | 8-1 | 388 | |
| 9 | < | 9 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 8-1 | 350 | |
| 10 | < | 11 | Auburn | SEC | 8-1 | 307 | |
| 11 | < | 10 | Notre Dame | Ind | 8-1 | 266 | |
| 12 | < | 13 | Tennessee | SEC | 7-2 | 189 | |
| 13 | < | 15 | Colorado | Big 8 | 8-3 | 128 | |
| 14 | < | 14 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 8-3 | 73 | |
| 15 | < | 16 | North Carolina | ACC | 8-1 | 72 | |
| 16 | < | 19 | Missouri | Big 8 | 6-4 | 62 | |
| 17 | < | 12 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 5-3-1 | 36 | L 6-5 A Missouri |
| 18 | < | 18 | Arizona State | WAC | 8-2 | 30 | |
| 19 | < | 20 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 7-4 | 16 | W 27-10 N Washington |
| 20 | < | NR | Texas Tech | Southwest | 8-2 | 15 | |
| NR | < | 17 | Washington | Pac-8 | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big 8 | 5 | 11.0 | 1523 |
| SEC | 4 | 8.0 | 1758 |
| Pac-8 | 3 | 11.3 | 1077 |
| Big Ten | 2 | 6.0 | 1094 |
| Ind | 2 | 8.5 | 720 |
| Southwest | 2 | 13.5 | 429 |
| ACC | 1 | 15.0 | 72 |
| WAC | 1 | 18.0 | 30 |