The Top Twenty Five
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 28, 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 (62) | 8-0 | 1550 | 1 |
| 2. Notre Dame | 9-0 | 1481 | 2 |
| 3. Ohio St. | 4-0 | 1403 | 3 |
| 4. Clemson | 8-1 | 1392 | 4 |
| 5. Texas A&M | 6-1 | 1262 | 5 |
| 6. Florida | 7-1 | 1226 | 6 |
| 7. Cincinnati | 8-0 | 1204 | 7 |
| 8. BYU | 9-0 | 1113 | 8 |
| 9. Miami | 7-1 | 991 | 10 |
| 10. Indiana | 5-1 | 984 | 12 |
| 11. Georgia | 6-2 | 919 | 13 |
| 12. Iowa St. | 7-2 | 873 | 15 |
| 13. Oklahoma | 6-2 | 815 | 14 |
| 14. Coastal Carolina | 9-0 | 694 | 16 |
| 15. Marshall | 7-0 | 600 | 17 |
| 16. Northwestern | 5-1 | 577 | 11 |
| 17. Southern Cal | 3-0 | 540 | 19 |
| 18. Wisconsin | 2-1 | 531 | 18 |
| 19. Oklahoma St. | 6-2 | 426 | 21 |
| 20. Louisiana-Lafayette | 8-1 | 352 | 23 |
| 21. Oregon | 3-1 | 326 | 9 |
| 22. Tulsa | 5-1 | 244 | 24 |
| 23. Washington | 3-0 | 218 | – |
| 24. Iowa | 4-2 | 119 | – |
| 25. Liberty | 9-1 | 67 | – |
Others receiving votes: North Carolina 65, Buffalo 56, Texas 39, Auburn 25, Colorado 21, NC State 11, Boise St. 8, San Jose St. 8, SMU 8, Oregon St. 1, UCF 1.
