The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 26, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
Record | Pts | Pv | |
1. Alabama (61) | 12-0 | 1525 | 1 |
2. Ohio St. | 11-1 | 1456 | 2 |
3. Clemson | 11-1 | 1383 | 4 |
4. Washington | 11-1 | 1298 | 6 |
5. Michigan | 10-2 | 1264 | 3 |
6. Wisconsin | 10-2 | 1237 | 5 |
7. Oklahoma | 9-2 | 1141 | 7 |
8. Penn St. | 10-2 | 1118 | 8 |
9. Colorado | 10-2 | 1035 | 9 |
10. Southern Cal | 9-3 | 948 | 12 |
11. Oklahoma St. | 9-2 | 931 | 10 |
12. Florida St. | 9-3 | 847 | 15 |
13. W. Michigan | 12-0 | 807 | 14 |
14. West Virginia | 9-2 | 726 | 19 |
15. Florida | 8-3 | 471 | 13 |
16. Louisville | 9-3 | 468 | 11 |
17. Stanford | 9-3 | 452 | NR |
18. Auburn | 8-4 | 423 | 16 |
19. Virginia Tech | 9-3 | 420 | NR |
20. Navy | 9-2 | 387 | NR |
21. LSU | 7-4 | 338 | 25 |
22. Iowa | 8-4 | 217 | NR |
23. Nebraska | 9-3 | 181 | 17 |
24. Pittsburgh | 8-4 | 168 | NR |
24. South Florida | 10-2 | 168 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Houston 98, Boise St. 92, Utah 88, Washington St. 35, Texas A&M 33, Air Force 22, Temple 21, Tennessee 12, Troy 7, Miami 5, Georgia Tech 2, Tulsa 1.