The Top Twenty Five
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 10, 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. Clemson (59) | 4-0 | 1546 | 1 |
| 2. Alabama (2) | 3-0 | 1463 | 2 |
| 3. Georgia (1) | 3-0 | 1430 | 3 |
| 4. Notre Dame | 3-0 | 1317 | 5 |
| 5. North Carolina | 3-0 | 1190 | 8 |
| 6. Ohio St. | 0-0 | 1152 | 6 |
| 7. Oklahoma St. | 3-0 | 1069 | 10 |
| 8. Cincinnati | 3-0 | 971 | 11 |
| 9. Penn St. | 0-0 | 970 | 9 |
| 10. Florida | 2-1 | 904 | 4 |
| 11. Texas A&M | 2-1 | 883 | 21 |
| 12. Oregon | 0-0 | 817 | 12 |
| 13. Miami | 3-1 | 790 | 7 |
| 14. Auburn | 2-1 | 703 | 13 |
| 15. BYU | 4-0 | 693 | 15 |
| 16. Wisconsin | 0-0 | 633 | 16 |
| 17. SMU | 4-0 | 522 | 18 |
| 18. Tennessee | 2-1 | 463 | 14 |
| 19. Michigan | 0-0 | 417 | 20 |
| 20. Iowa St. | 3-1 | 405 | 24 |
| 21. Louisiana-Lafayette | 3-0 | 342 | 23 |
| 22. Kansas St. | 3-1 | 302 | – |
| 23. Virginia Tech | 2-1 | 199 | 19 |
| 24. Minnesota | 0-0 | 177 | 25 |
| 25. Southern Cal | 0-0 | 124 | – |
Others receiving votes: Marshall 106, NC State 87, Oklahoma 71, Tulsa 62, UCF 57, Boston College 43, Coastal Carolina 38, UAB 29, Utah 29, Iowa 28, West Virginia 25, Army 21, Memphis 12, Air Force 12, Liberty Flames 8, Mississippi 6, Arizona St. 6, Texas 5, Houston 5, LSU 5, Washington 4, Missouri 2, TCU 2, Virginia 2, Louisiana Tech 2, Indiana 1.
