The Top Twenty Five
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 12, 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) | 10-0 | 1550 | 1 |
| 2. Notre Dame | 10-0 | 1482 | 2 |
| 3. Ohio St. | 5-0 | 1405 | 3 |
| 4. Clemson | 9-1 | 1388 | 4 |
| 5. Texas A&M | 7-1 | 1286 | 5 |
| 6. Cincinnati | 8-0 | 1248 | 7 |
| 7. Indiana | 6-1 | 1140 | 8 |
| 8. Iowa St. | 8-2 | 1059 | 10 |
| 9. Coastal Carolina | 11-0 | 994 | 11 |
| 10. Georgia | 7-2 | 968 | 12 |
| 11. Florida | 8-2 | 940 | 6 |
| 12. Oklahoma | 7-2 | 902 | 13 |
| 13. Southern Cal | 5-0 | 774 | 16 |
| 14. BYU | 10-1 | 724 | 14 |
| 15. Northwestern | 6-1 | 691 | 15 |
| 16. North Carolina | 8-3 | 631 | 20 |
| 17. Louisiana-Lafayette | 9-1 | 566 | 17 |
| 18. Iowa | 6-2 | 502 | 19 |
| 19. Miami | 8-2 | 454 | 9 |
| 20. Tulsa | 6-1 | 408 | 18 |
| 21. Texas | 6-3 | 227 | 23 |
| 22. Liberty | 9-1 | 184 | 22 |
| 23. Buffalo | 5-0 | 183 | 24 |
| 24. NC State | 8-3 | 137 | – |
| 25. San Jose St. | 6-0 | 124 | – |
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma St. 83, Marshall 47, Boise St. 12, UCF 11, Washington 9, Army 9, Auburn 8, TCU 3, Appalachian St. 1.
