| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 3 | Northwestern (31) | Big Ten | 5-0 | 412 | W 6-0 H #1 Minnesota |
| 2 | < | 1 | Minnesota (10) | Big Ten | 4-1 | 371 | L 6-0 A #3 Northwestern |
| 3 | < | 5 | Fordham (2) | Ind | 4-0-1 | 227 | |
| 4 | < | 10 | Marquette | Ind | 5-0 | 212 | W 20-6 N St. Mary's |
| 5 | < | 2 | Pittsburgh | Ind | 4-1-1 | 191 | |
| 6 | < | 4 | Washington | PCC | 5-1 | 181 | |
| 7 | < | 8 | LSU | SEC | 5-0-1 | 168 | |
| 8 | < | 11 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 4-1 | 165 | |
| 9 | < | 19 | Santa Clara | Ind | 5-0 | 145 | |
| 10 | < | 9 | Tulane | SEC | 5-0-1 | 93 | W 22-13 H Louisiana Tech |
| 11 | < | 7 | USC | PCC | 4-0-1 | 76 | |
| 12 | < | 15 | SMU | Southwest | 4-1 | 40 | |
| 13 | < | NR | Notre Dame | Ind | 4-1 | 17 | |
| 14 | < | NR | Alabama | SEC | 5-0-1 | 16 | W 14-0 A Kentucky |
| 15 | < | 13 | Duke | Southern | 6-1 | 10 | |
| 15 | < | 20 | Penn | Ind | 4-1 | 10 | |
| 17 | < | NR | Washington State | PCC | 5-0-1 | 8 | W 14-13 A California |
| 18 | < | NR | Dartmouth | Ind | 5-1 | 4 | W 11-7 A Yale |
| 18 | < | NR | Tennessee | SEC | 3-2-1 | 4 | |
| 20 | < | 16 | Auburn | SEC | 4-1-1 | 3 | |
| NR | < | 6 | Army | Ind | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 12 | Yale | Ind | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 13 | Holy Cross | Ind | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 17 | Princeton | Ind | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 17 | Purdue | Big Ten | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 20 | St. Mary's | Ind | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ind | 7 | 9.6 | 806 |
| SEC | 5 | 13.8 | 284 |
| PCC | 3 | 11.3 | 265 |
| Big Ten | 2 | 1.5 | 783 |
| Big 6 | 1 | 8.0 | 165 |
| Southwest | 1 | 12.0 | 40 |
| Southern | 1 | 15.0 | 10 |