| Rank | Team | W-L | Power Index | This week |
| 1 (LW-2) | Missouri AP=03 | 5-0 | 1.7786 (LW * 1.122) | won by 35 at Nebraska |
| 2 (LW-3) | Penn-St AP=06 | 6-0 | 1.6735 (LW * 1.063) | won by 14 at Purdue |
| 3 (LW+1) | Oklahoma AP=01 | 5-0 | 1.6526 (LW * 0.993) | won by 32 at Baylor |
| 4 (LW-4) | USC AP=08 | 3-1 | 1.6481 (LW * 1.061) | won by 34 vs Oregon |
| 5 (LW-1) | Texas AP=05 | 5-0 | 1.6152 (LW * 1.029) | won by 24 at Colorado |
| 6 (LW+5) | Alabama AP=02 | 6-0 | 1.6101 (LW * 0.945) | won by 3 vs Kentucky |
| 7 (LW-11) | Georgia-Tech AP=rv(59) | 4-1 | 1.5709 (LW * 1.057) | won by 27 vs Duke |
| 8 (LW+1) | Texas-Tech AP=07 | 5-0 | 1.5707 (LW * 1.006) | won by 30 at Kansas-St |
| 9 (LW-15) | Florida AP=11 | 4-1 | 1.5448 (LW * 1.052) | won by 30 at Arkansas |
| 10 (LW-4) | Ball-St AP=25 | 6-0 | 1.5350 (LW * 1.024) | won by 31 at Toledo |
| 11 (LW+2) | Virginia-Tech AP=18 | 5-1 | 1.5316 (LW * 0.988) | won by 14 vs West-Kentucky |
| 12 (LW-16) | North-Carolina AP=22 | 4-1 | 1.5273 (LW * 1.065) | won by 26 vs Connecticut |
| 13 (LW+1) | Georgia AP=10 | 4-1 | 1.5200 (LW * 1.005) | Bye |
| 14 (LW+10) | Vanderbilt AP=13 | 5-0 | 1.5135 (LW * 0.958) | won by 1 vs Auburn |
| 15 (LW-1) | Tulsa AP=rv(85) | 5-0 | 1.5132 (LW * 1.016) | won by 35 vs Rice |
| 16 (LW+6) | Oklahoma-St AP=17 | 5-0 | 1.4946 (LW * 0.969) | won by 28 vs Texas-A&M |
| 17 (LW-4) | Michigan-St AP=23 | 5-1 | 1.4741 (LW * 1.001) | won by 3 vs Iowa |
| 18 (LW-13) | Ohio-St AP=12 | 5-1 | 1.4693 (LW * 1.033) | won by 3 at Wisconsin |
| 19 (LW) | Kentucky AP=rv(49) | 4-1 | 1.4595 (LW * 0.984) | lost by 3 at Alabama |
| 20 (LW-5) | Northwestern AP=rv(78) | 5-0 | 1.4553 (LW * 1.010) | Bye |
| 21 (LW-2) | TCU AP=rv(70) | 5-1 | 1.4503 (LW * 0.986) | won by 34 vs San-Diego-St |
| 22 (LW+9) | Utah AP=14 | 6-0 | 1.4471 (LW * 0.961) | won by 3 vs Oregon-St |
| 23 (LW+3) | Wake-Forest AP=21 | 3-1 | 1.4440 (LW * 0.979) | Bye |
| 24 (LW+9) | Kansas AP=16 | 4-1 | 1.4239 (LW * 0.956) | won by 2 at Iowa-St |
| 25 (LW-23) | Pittsburgh AP=24 | 4-1 | 1.4147 (LW * 1.086) | won by 5 at South-Florida |
| 26 (LW+9) | South-Florida AP=19 | 5-1 | 1.4105 (LW * 0.948) | lost by 5 vs Pittsburgh |
| 27 (LW-18) | Oregon-St | 2-3 | 1.4104 (LW * 1.070) | lost by 3 at Utah |
| 28 (LW-5) | Navy | 4-2 | 1.4057 (LW * 1.006) | won by 6 at Air-Force |
| 29 (LW-6) | Florida-St AP=rv(36) | 4-1 | 1.4056 (LW * 1.012) | won by 2 at Miami-FL |
| 30 (LW) | Boise-St AP=15 | 4-0 | 1.3980 (LW * 0.982) | won by 35 vs Louisiana-Tech |
| 31 (LW+5) | California AP=rv(80) | 4-1 | 1.3947 (LW * 0.971) | won by 10 vs Arizona-St |
Other notable teams | ||||
| 34 (LW-5) | Boston-Coll AP=rv(3) | 4-1 | 1.3914 (LW * 1.034) | won by 7 at NC-State |
| 36 (LW+4) | Notre-Dame AP=rv(6) | 4-1 | 1.3743 (LW * 0.968) | won by 7 vs Stanford |
| 37 (LW+3) | LSU AP=04 | 4-0 | 1.3712 (LW * 0.982) | Bye |
| 40 (LW-39) | Illinois AP=rv(81) | 3-2 | 1.3574 (LW * 1.151) | won by 25 at Michigan |
| 42 (LW+2) | BYU AP=09 | 5-0 | 1.3505 (LW * 1.004) | won by 20 at Utah-St |
| 44 (LW+17) | Wisconsin AP=rv(96) | 3-2 | 1.3334 (LW * 0.928) | lost by 3 vs Ohio-St |
| 45 (LW-5) | Arizona AP=rv(5) | 4-1 | 1.3251 (LW * 1.021) | won by 34 vs Washington |
| 48 (LW-6) | Auburn AP=20 | 4-2 | 1.3102 (LW * 1.024) | lost by 1 at Vanderbilt |
| 50 (LW+13) | Oregon AP=rv(4) | 4-2 | 1.2813 (LW * 0.938) | lost by 34 at USC |
Comments:
On the good side: only three ranked teams (LSU, BYU, and Auburn) out of APR's top 30.
On the bad side: still a lot of churn.
Does Navy have a case? They did beat Wake Forest. They've got Pittsburgh (AP #24) next week, so if they win, you heard it here first. Of course if they lose, well, never mind.
