| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Michigan (47) | Big Ten | 2-0 | 1156 | W 51-0 H Stanford |
| 2 | < | 2 | Ohio State (3) | Big Ten | 2-0 | 998 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Pittsburgh (7) | Ind | 2-0 | 947 | |
| 4 | < | 4 | Oklahoma (3) | Big 8 | 2-0 | 820 | W 28-17 H California |
| 5 | < | 5 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 2-0 | 761 | |
| 6 | < | 8 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 1-0-1 | 511 | |
| 7 | < | 9 | Georgia | SEC | 2-0 | 510 | |
| 8 | < | 10 | Maryland | ACC | 2-0 | 412 | |
| 9 | < | 11 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-0 | 373 | |
| 10 | < | 13 | Kansas | Big 8 | 3-0 | 288 | W 37-16 H Kentucky |
| 11 | < | 7 | Penn State | Ind | 1-1 | 285 | |
| 12 | < | 12 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-0 | 262 | |
| 13 | < | 14 | Alabama | SEC | 1-1 | 186 | |
| 14 | < | NR | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-0 | 122 | W 31-6 A #6 Missouri |
| 15 | < | 16 | LSU | SEC | 1-0-1 | 94 | |
| 16 | < | 17 | North Carolina | ACC | 3-0 | 85 | |
| 17 | < | 20 | Mississippi | SEC | 2-1 | 61 | |
| 18 | < | 15 | Boston College | Ind | 1-0 | 60 | |
| 19 | < | NR | USC | Pac-8 | 1-1 | 49 | |
| 20 | < | NR | Texas Tech | Southwest | 2-0 | 32 | |
| NR | < | 6 | Missouri | Big 8 | 0 | L 31-6 H Illinois | |
| NR | < | 18 | Arizona State | WAC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 19 | Texas | Southwest | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 4 | 13.0 | 851 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 5.7 | 2276 |
| Big 8 | 3 | 6.7 | 1619 |
| Ind | 3 | 10.7 | 1292 |
| Southwest | 3 | 13.7 | 667 |
| Pac-8 | 2 | 12.0 | 810 |
| ACC | 2 | 12.0 | 497 |