The Top Twenty Five
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 2, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Alabama (53) | 5-0 | 1541 | 1 |
| 2. Georgia (9) | 5-0 | 1497 | 2 |
| 3. Iowa | 5-0 | 1381 | 5 |
| 4. Penn St. | 5-0 | 1360 | 4 |
| 5. Cincinnati | 4-0 | 1320 | 7 |
| 6. Oklahoma | 5-0 | 1248 | 6 |
| 7. Ohio St. | 4-1 | 1094 | 11 |
| 8. Oregon | 4-1 | 1069 | 3 |
| 9. Michigan | 5-0 | 1053 | 14 |
| 10. BYU | 5-0 | 990 | 13 |
| 11. Michigan St. | 5-0 | 852 | 17 |
| 12. Oklahoma St. | 5-0 | 749 | 19 |
| 13. Arkansas | 4-1 | 745 | 8 |
| 14. Notre Dame | 4-1 | 701 | 9 |
| 15. Coastal Carolina | 5-0 | 694 | 16 |
| 16. Kentucky | 5-0 | 662 | - |
| 17. Mississippi | 3-1 | 601 | 12 |
| 18. Auburn | 4-1 | 448 | 22 |
| 19. Wake Forest | 5-0 | 412 | 24 |
| 20. Florida | 3-2 | 343 | 10 |
| 21. Texas | 4-1 | 303 | - |
| 22. Arizona St. | 4-1 | 297 | - |
| 23. NC State | 4-1 | 279 | 23 |
| 24. SMU | 5-0 | 136 | - |
| 25. San Diego St. | 4-0 | 111 | - |
Others receiving votes: Clemson 96, Texas A&M 41, Oregon St. 27, Baylor 24, Mississippi St. 18, Virginia Tech 13, Stanford 11, UTSA 10, Pittsburgh 6, Fresno St. 5, Texas Tech 4, W. Michigan 3, Kansas St. 2, Appalachian St. 2, UCLA 1, Boston College 1.