BC-FBC–T25-AP Top 25
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 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 | Pv | |
| 1. LSU (17) | 8-0 | 1479 | 1 |
| 2. Alabama (21) | 8-0 | 1472 | 2 |
| 3. Ohio St. (17) | 8-0 | 1467 | 3 |
| 4. Clemson (7) | 9-0 | 1406 | 4 |
| 5. Penn St. | 8-0 | 1306 | 5 |
| 6. Georgia | 7-1 | 1196 | 8 |
| 7. Oregon | 8-1 | 1180 | 7 |
| 8. Utah | 8-1 | 1090 | 9 |
| 9. Oklahoma | 7-1 | 1045 | 10 |
| 10. Florida | 7-2 | 938 | 6 |
| 11. Baylor | 8-0 | 909 | 12 |
| 12. Auburn | 7-2 | 901 | 11 |
| 13. Minnesota | 8-0 | 831 | 13 |
| 14. Michigan | 7-2 | 780 | 14 |
| 15. Notre Dame | 6-2 | 571 | 16 |
| 16. Wisconsin | 6-2 | 558 | 18 |
| 17. Cincinnati | 7-1 | 527 | 17 |
| 18. Iowa | 6-2 | 491 | 19 |
| 19. Memphis | 8-1 | 448 | 24 |
| 20. Kansas St. | 6-2 | 364 | 22 |
| 21. Boise St. | 7-1 | 310 | 21 |
| 22. Wake Forest | 7-1 | 296 | 23 |
| 23. SMU | 8-1 | 250 | 15 |
| 24. San Diego St. | 7-1 | 87 | 25 |
| 25. Navy | 7-1 | 83 | NR |
Others receiving votes: UCF 52, Texas 37, Indiana 27, Texas A&M 19, Oklahoma St. 11, Louisiana Tech 7, Appalachian St. 5, Washington 2, Pittsburgh 2, North Dakota St. 1, Iowa St. 1, Virginia 1.
