| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Ohio State (19) | Big Ten | 4-0 | 668 | W 28-8 H Minnesota |
| 2 | < | 2 | Texas (9) | Southwest | 4-0 | 630 | |
| 3 | < | 3 | Notre Dame (4) | Ind | 5-0 | 585 | |
| 4 | < | 5 | Nebraska (1) | Big 8 | 5-0-1 | 477 | |
| 5 | < | 6 | Michigan (1) | Big Ten | 5-0 | 387 | |
| 6 | < | 8 | Auburn (1) | SEC | 5-0 | 355 | |
| 7 | < | 7 | Air Force (1) | Ind | 6-0 | 354 | |
| 8 | < | 9 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 5-1 | 316 | |
| 9 | < | 10 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-1 | 224 | |
| 10 | < | 11 | USC | Pac-8 | 4-1-1 | 184 | |
| 11 | < | 14 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-1 | 153 | |
| 12 | < | 12 | Arizona State | WAC | 5-0 | 147 | |
| 13 | < | 4 | Mississippi | SEC | 4-1 | 140 | |
| 14 | < | 15 | LSU | SEC | 4-1 | 73 | |
| 15 | < | 19 | Houston | Ind | 3-1 | 48 | |
| 16 | < | 19 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 4-2 | 26 | |
| 17 | < | NR | San Diego State | Big West | 6-0 | 16 | W 32-6 H San Jose State |
| 18 | < | NR | Pittsburgh | Ind | 4-1 | 10 | |
| 19 | < | 13 | Colorado | Big 8 | 3-2 | 8 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Toledo | MAC | 6-0 | 8 | W 20-0 A Western Michigan |
| NR | < | 16 | Georgia Tech | Ind | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 17 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 18 | Missouri | Big 8 | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ind | 4 | 10.8 | 997 |
| SEC | 4 | 11.0 | 721 |
| Pac-8 | 3 | 11.3 | 526 |
| Big Ten | 2 | 3.0 | 1055 |
| Southwest | 2 | 5.5 | 854 |
| Big 8 | 2 | 11.5 | 485 |
| WAC | 1 | 12.0 | 147 |
| Big West | 1 | 17.0 | 16 |
| MAC | 1 | 19.0 | 8 |