The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 29, 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 (60) | 8-0 | 1524 | 1 |
2. Michigan (1) | 8-0 | 1435 | 2 |
3. Clemson | 8-0 | 1401 | 3 |
4. Washington | 8-0 | 1369 | 4 |
5. Louisville | 7-1 | 1262 | 5 |
6. Ohio St. | 7-1 | 1207 | 6 |
7. Texas A&M | 7-1 | 1150 | 9 |
8. Wisconsin | 6-2 | 1122 | 11 |
9. Nebraska | 7-1 | 951 | 7 |
10. Florida | 6-1 | 929 | 14 |
11. Auburn | 6-2 | 927 | 15 |
12. Oklahoma | 6-2 | 835 | 16 |
13. Baylor | 6-1 | 693 | 8 |
14. West Virginia | 6-1 | 620 | 10 |
15. LSU | 5-2 | 586 | 19 |
16. Utah | 7-2 | 506 | 17 |
17. W. Michigan | 8-0 | 481 | 20 |
18. North Carolina | 6-2 | 423 | 21 |
19. Florida St. | 5-3 | 409 | 12 |
20. Penn St. | 6-2 | 390 | 24 |
21. Colorado | 6-2 | 375 | 23 |
22. Oklahoma St. | 6-2 | 355 | NR |
23. Virginia Tech | 6-2 | 345 | 25 |
24. Boise St. | 7-1 | 203 | 13 |
25. Washington St. | 6-2 | 139 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Houston 65, Southern Cal 40, San Diego St. 21, Troy 20, Tennessee 17, South Florida 10, Arkansas 7, Wyoming 5, Tulsa 3.