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. 23, 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 (50) | 11-0 | 1537 | 1 |
| 2. Ohio St. (9) | 11-0 | 1486 | 2 |
| 3. Clemson (3) | 11-0 | 1440 | 3 |
| 4. Georgia | 10-1 | 1347 | 4 |
| 5. Alabama | 10-1 | 1283 | 5 |
| 6. Utah | 10-1 | 1231 | 7 |
| 7. Oklahoma | 10-1 | 1189 | 8 |
| 8. Florida | 9-2 | 1058 | 10 |
| 9. Minnesota | 10-1 | 996 | 11 |
| 10. Michigan | 9-2 | 913 | 12 |
| 11. Baylor | 10-1 | 910 | 13 |
| 12. Penn St. | 9-2 | 903 | 9 |
| 13. Wisconsin | 9-2 | 791 | 14 |
| 14. Oregon | 9-2 | 784 | 6 |
| 15. Notre Dame | 9-2 | 701 | 15 |
| 16. Auburn | 8-3 | 635 | 16 |
| 17. Memphis | 10-1 | 535 | 18 |
| 18. Cincinnati | 10-1 | 518 | 17 |
| 19. Iowa | 8-3 | 510 | 19 |
| 20. Boise St. | 10-1 | 410 | 20 |
| 21. Oklahoma St. | 8-3 | 266 | 22 |
| 22. Appalachian St. | 10-1 | 206 | 23 |
| 23. Virginia Tech | 8-3 | 147 | 25 |
| 24. Navy | 8-2 | 99 | NR |
| 25. Southern Cal | 8-4 | 79 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Iowa St. 74, Virginia 38, Texas A&M 27, Air Force 22, SMU 9, Arizona St. 4, North Dakota St. 1, Louisiana-Lafayette 1.
