CiteMajor Conference Champions
| AAWU* | Southern Cal | 4–0 |
| Atlantic Coast | Duke | 6–0 |
| Big Eight | Oklahoma | 7–0 |
| Big Ten | Wisconsin | 6–1 |
| Ivy League | Dartmouth | 7–0 |
| Mid-American | Bowling Green | 5–0–1 |
| Missouri Valley | Tulsa | 3–0 |
| Southeastern | Mississippi | 6–0 |
| Southern | VMI | 6–0 |
| Southwest | Texas | 6–0–1 |
| Western Athletic | New Mexico | 2–1–1 |
*Athletic Assn of Western Universities.
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