| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Michigan (192) | Big Ten | 9-0 | 3448 | DNP |
| 2 | < | 2 | Notre Dame (97) | Ind | 9-0 | 3325 | W 46-0 H Washington |
| 3 | < | 4 | North Carolina (31) | Southern | 9-0-1 | 2281 | |
| 4 | < | 5 | California (5) | PCC | 10-0 | 2000 | |
| 5 | < | 6 | Oklahoma (30) | Big 7 | 9-1 | 1906 | W 19-15 A Oklahoma State |
| 6 | < | 3 | Army | Ind | 8-0-1 | 1799 | |
| 7 | < | 7 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 7-2 | 1421 | |
| 8 | < | 12 | Georgia (5) | SEC | 9-1 | 879 | |
| 9 | < | 10 | Oregon | PCC | 9-1 | 769 | |
| 10 | < | 8 | SMU | Southwest | 8-1-1 | 683 | |
| 11 | < | 9 | Clemson (6) | Southern | 9-0 | 629 | |
| 12 | < | 15 | Vanderbilt (2) | SEC | 7-2-1 | 249 | W 28-6 H Tennessee |
| 13 | < | 14 | Tulane | SEC | 9-1 | 216 | W 46-0 A LSU |
| 14 | < | 11 | Michigan State (2) | Ind | 6-2-2 | 206 | |
| 15 | < | 16 | Mississippi (13) | SEC | 8-1 | 185 | |
| 16 | < | 13 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 7-2 | 120 | |
| 17 | < | 20 | William & Mary | Southern | 6-2-2 | 107 | W 9-0 A Arkansas |
| 18 | < | 18 | Penn State | Ind | 7-1-1 | 87 | |
| 19 | < | NR | Cornell | Ind | 8-1 | 76 | W 23-14 A Penn |
| 20 | < | NR | Wake Forest | Southern | 6-3 | 68 | W 38-0 A South Carolina |
| NR | < | 17 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 0 | ||
| NR | < | 19 | Penn | Ind | 0 | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ind | 5 | 11.8 | 5493 |
| SEC | 4 | 12.0 | 1529 |
| Southern | 4 | 12.8 | 3085 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 8.0 | 4989 |
| PCC | 2 | 6.5 | 2769 |
| Big 7 | 1 | 5.0 | 1906 |
| Southwest | 1 | 10.0 | 683 |