| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Texas (58) | Southwest | 9-0 | 1214 | W 44-14 H TCU |
| 2 | < | 2 | Alabama (1) | SEC | 9-1 | 983 | W 36-0 H Miami (FL) |
| 3 | < | 3 | Oklahoma (1) | Big 8 | 9-1 | 962 | W 52-14 H Colorado |
| 4 | < | 4 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 9-1 | 819 | |
| 5 | < | 6 | Michigan | Big Ten | 9-1 | 655 | |
| 6 | < | 5 | Notre Dame | Ind | 8-1 | 639 | |
| 7 | < | 7 | Kentucky (1) | SEC | 9-1 | 548 | |
| 8 | < | 8 | Arkansas | Southwest | 8-1 | 529 | |
| 9 | < | 9 | Penn State | Ind | 9-1 | 458 | |
| 10 | < | 10 | Pittsburgh | Ind | 8-1-1 | 377 | |
| 11 | < | 12 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 8-2 | 306 | |
| 12 | < | 17 | Arizona State | WAC | 8-1 | 165 | |
| 13 | < | 16 | Florida State | Ind | 8-1 | 162 | |
| 14 | < | 11 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 6-2 | 111 | |
| 15 | < | 15 | Clemson | ACC | 7-2-1 | 86 | |
| 16 | < | 18 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 7-2 | 59 | |
| 17 | < | 13 | BYU | WAC | 7-2 | 31 | |
| 18 | < | 19 | North Carolina | ACC | 7-2-1 | 28 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Washington | Pac-8 | 6-4 | 24 | |
| 20 | < | NR | UCLA | Pac-8 | 7-3 | 21 | |
| NR | < | 14 | USC | Pac-8 | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 20 | Colgate | Ind | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ind | 4 | 9.5 | 1636 |
| Southwest | 4 | 9.8 | 1913 |
| SEC | 2 | 4.5 | 1531 |
| Big Ten | 2 | 4.5 | 1474 |
| Big 8 | 2 | 7.0 | 1268 |
| WAC | 2 | 14.5 | 196 |
| ACC | 2 | 16.5 | 114 |
| Pac-8 | 2 | 19.5 | 45 |