| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 3 | Boston College (47) | Ind | 8-0 | 1078 | W 37-0 N Boston |
| 2 | < | 2 | Georgia Tech (50) | SEC | 9-0 | 1044 | |
| 3 | < | 5 | Ohio State (16) | Big Ten | 8-1 | 904 | |
| 4 | < | 7 | Wisconsin (2) | Big Ten | 8-1-1 | 694 | |
| 5 | < | 1 | Georgia (1) | SEC | 9-1 | 616 | L 27-13 H Auburn |
| 6 | < | 6 | Tulsa (1) | MVC | 9-0 | 577 | W 33-19 A Creighton |
| 7 | < | 9 | Alabama | SEC | 7-2 | 288 | |
| 8 | < | 8 | Notre Dame | Ind | 6-2-1 | 281 | |
| 9 | < | 4 | Michigan | Big Ten | 6-3 | 279 | |
| 10 | < | 11 | Tennessee | SEC | 7-1-1 | 197 | |
| 11 | < | 18 | UCLA | PCC | 5-3 | 88 | |
| 12 | < | 14 | Santa Clara | Ind | 7-2 | 72 | |
| 12 | < | NR | Stanford | PCC | 5-4 | 72 | |
| 14 | < | 16 | USC | PCC | 3-3-1 | 34 | |
| 15 | < | 12 | Washington State (1) | PCC | 6-1-1 | 29 | T 6-6 H 2nd Air Force |
| 16 | < | NR | Auburn | SEC | 5-4-1 | 20 | |
| 16 | < | NR | Mississippi State | SEC | 7-2 | 20 | |
| 18 | < | 14 | Texas | Southwest | 7-2 | 19 | |
| 19 | < | 13 | William & Mary | Southern | 7-1-1 | 17 | L 14-0 H North Carolina Pre-Flight |
| 20 | < | 10 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5-4 | 16 | L 20-6 A #7 Wisconsin |
| NR | < | 17 | Hardin-Simmons | BIAA | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 18 | Indiana | Big Ten | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 18 | TCU | Southwest | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 6 | 9.3 | 2185 |
| Big Ten | 4 | 9.0 | 1893 |
| PCC | 4 | 13.0 | 223 |
| Ind | 3 | 7.0 | 1431 |
| MVC | 1 | 6.0 | 577 |
| Southwest | 1 | 18.0 | 19 |
| Southern | 1 | 19.0 | 17 |