There Were A Few Upsets But As We Get Into October Teams ARe beginning To Settle In. The Body Of Work And Strength Of Schedule Are Factors In The Rankings. This Is The Time Of The Year When Big Time Players Begin To Make Big Time Plays In Crucial Contests. There Are No Easy Games.
| RANK | LOGO | SCHOOL | RECORD (W,L,T) | PRIOR RANK |
| #1 |  | UCLA | 11-0-0 | 1 |
| #2 |  | Virginia | 10-1-1 | 3 |
| #3 |  | Rutgers | 11-1-1 | 2 |
| #4 |  | Florida State | 8-0-2 | 5 |
| #5 |  | Alabama | 11-1-1 | 6 |
| #6 |  | Saint Louis | 12-1-0 | 8 |
| #7 |  | North Carolina | 9-3-0 | 4 |
| #8 |  | Duke | 8-3-0 | 7 |
| #9 |  | Northwestern | 10-1-2 | 11 |
| #10 |  | Stanford | 9-2-1 | 12 |
| #11 |  | Arkansas | 8-2-1 | 14 |
| #12 |  | Mississippi | 9-1-2 | 9 |
| #13 |  | Notre Dame | 9-2-0 | 13 |
| #14 |  | Pepperdine | 7-1-2 | 14 |
| #15 |  | Texas | 8-1-3 | 16 |
| #16 |  | USC | 7-1-1 | 17 |
| #17 |  | Penn State | 7-3-2 | 10 |
| #18 |  | Harvard | 7-0-2 | 18 |
| #19 |  | Georgetown | 8-1-3 | 19 |
| #20 |  | Pittsburgh | 11-1-0 | 21 |
| #21 |  | TCU | 7-2-3 | 23 |
| #22 |  | South Carolina | 7-2-3 | 20 |
| #23 |  | Washington | 8-1-2 | 26 |
| #24 |  | Virginia Tech | 9-2-1 | RV |
| #25 |  | Mississippi State | 9-0-3 | 25 |
| #26 |  | Wake Forest | 8-2-2 | 24 |
| #27 |  | Tennessee | 7-3-1 | 30 |
| #28 |  | Ohio State | 8-2-2 | 28 |
| #29 |  | Wisconsin | 10-1-2 | 30 |
| #30 |  | Oklahoma State | 9-1-2 | 27 |
Others Receiving Votes: SMU, Washington State, Portland, Xavier, Vanderbilt, NC State
