| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 2 | Missouri (34) | Big 8 | 9-0 | 457 | W 41-19 A Oklahoma |
| 2 | < | 5 | Iowa (7) | Big Ten | 7-1 | 379 | |
| 3 | < | 4 | Mississippi (5) | SEC | 8-0-1 | 362 | |
| 4 | < | 1 | Minnesota (1) | Big Ten | 7-1 | 328 | L 23-14 H Purdue |
| 5 | < | 6 | Washington | AAWU | 8-1 | 268 | |
| 6 | < | 7 | Duke | ACC | 7-1 | 205 | |
| 7 | < | 9 | Arkansas | Southwest | 7-2 | 173 | |
| 8 | < | 8 | Navy | Ind | 8-1 | 156 | |
| 9 | < | 10 | Auburn (1) | SEC | 7-1 | 104 | |
| 10 | < | 3 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 6-2 | 59 | |
| 11 | < | 11 | UCLA | AAWU | 5-1-1 | 23 | |
| 12 | < | 13 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 5-2-1 | 21 | |
| 13 | < | NR | Purdue | Big Ten | 3-4-1 | 12 | |
| 14 | < | 15 | New Mexico State | BIAA | 8-0 | 9 | W 35-15 H West Texas A&M |
| 14 | < | 16 | Rice | Southwest | 6-2 | 9 | |
| 14 | < | 17 | Syracuse | Ind | 6-2 | 9 | |
| 14 | < | 17 | Yale | Ivy | 8-0 | 9 | W 43-22 H Princeton |
| 18 | < | NR | Alabama | SEC | 6-1-1 | 8 | |
| 19 | < | 20 | Florida | SEC | 7-2 | 7 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Oregon | Ind | 7-2 | 7 | |
| NR | < | 12 | Pittsburgh | Ind | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 14 | Tennessee | SEC | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 19 | Utah State | MSAC | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten | 5 | 8.2 | 799 |
| SEC | 4 | 12.3 | 481 |
| Ind | 3 | 13.7 | 172 |
| AAWU | 2 | 8.0 | 291 |
| Southwest | 2 | 10.5 | 182 |
| Big 8 | 1 | 1.0 | 457 |
| ACC | 1 | 6.0 | 205 |
| Ivy | 1 | 14.0 | 9 |
| BIAA | 1 | 14.0 | 9 |