The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 12, 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 (30) | 6-0 | 1503 | 1 |
2. LSU (12) | 6-0 | 1449 | 5 |
3. Clemson (11) | 6-0 | 1427 | 2 |
4. Ohio St. (9) | 6-0 | 1404 | 3 |
5. Oklahoma | 6-0 | 1333 | 6 |
6. Wisconsin | 6-0 | 1245 | 8 |
7. Penn St. | 6-0 | 1129 | 10 |
8. Notre Dame | 5-1 | 1042 | 9 |
9. Florida | 6-1 | 1041 | 7 |
10. Georgia | 5-1 | 995 | 3 |
11. Auburn | 5-1 | 985 | 12 |
12. Oregon | 5-1 | 906 | 13 |
13. Utah | 5-1 | 729 | 15 |
14. Boise St. | 6-0 | 716 | 14 |
15. Texas | 4-2 | 672 | 11 |
16. Michigan | 5-1 | 648 | 16 |
17. Arizona St. | 5-1 | 524 | 18 |
18. Baylor | 6-0 | 470 | 22 |
19. SMU | 6-0 | 398 | 21 |
20. Minnesota | 6-0 | 330 | NR |
21. Cincinnati | 5-1 | 308 | 25 |
22. Missouri | 5-1 | 233 | NR |
23. Iowa | 4-2 | 210 | 17 |
24. Appalachian St. | 5-0 | 148 | NR |
25. Washington | 5-2 | 107 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Tulane 55, Iowa St. 36, Temple 31, Wake Forest 25, California 20, Virginia 8, Memphis 6, Southern Cal 4, South Carolina 4, Texas A&M 3, UCF 3, San Diego St. 2, Louisiana Tech 1.