The Top Twenty Five
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 16, 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. Georgia (63) | 7-0 | 1575 | 1 |
| 2. Cincinnati | 6-0 | 1483 | 3 |
| 3. Oklahoma | 7-0 | 1434 | 4 |
| 4. Alabama | 6-1 | 1393 | 5 |
| 5. Ohio St. | 5-1 | 1252 | 6 |
| 6. Michigan | 6-0 | 1214 | 8 |
| 7. Penn St. | 5-1 | 1116 | 7 |
| 8. Oklahoma St. | 6-0 | 1082 | 12 |
| 9. Michigan St. | 7-0 | 1076 | 10 |
| 10. Oregon | 5-1 | 1054 | 9 |
| 11. Iowa | 6-1 | 1048 | 2 |
| 12. Mississippi | 5-1 | 879 | 13 |
| 13. Notre Dame | 5-1 | 763 | 14 |
| 14. Coastal Carolina | 6-0 | 736 | 15 |
| 15. Kentucky | 6-1 | 723 | 11 |
| 16. Wake Forest | 6-0 | 629 | 16 |
| 17. Texas A&M | 5-2 | 536 | 21 |
| 18. NC State | 5-1 | 485 | 22 |
| 19. Auburn | 5-2 | 397 | – |
| 20. Baylor | 6-1 | 378 | – |
| 21. SMU | 6-0 | 358 | 23 |
| 22. San Diego St. | 6-0 | 284 | 24 |
| 23. Pittsburgh | 5-1 | 177 | – |
| 24. UTSA | 7-0 | 104 | – |
| 25. Purdue | 4-2 | 68 | – |
Others receiving votes: Clemson 64, Utah 43, Arkansas 29, BYU 21, Air Force 19, Iowa St. 14, Louisiana-Lafayette 13, Arizona St. 7, Florida 7, Texas 5, UCLA 4, Houston 2, LSU 2, Virginia 1.
