The Top Twenty Five
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 20, 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 (62) | 11-0 | 1550 | 1 |
| 2. Ohio St. | 10-1 | 1434 | 5 |
| 3. Alabama | 10-1 | 1423 | 2 |
| 4. Cincinnati | 11-0 | 1416 | 3 |
| 5. Notre Dame | 10-1 | 1262 | 6 |
| 6. Michigan | 10-1 | 1246 | 8 |
| 7. Oklahoma St. | 10-1 | 1209 | 9 |
| 8. Mississippi | 9-2 | 1060 | 10 |
| 9. Baylor | 9-2 | 1046 | 11 |
| 10. Oklahoma | 10-1 | 1001 | 12 |
| 11. Oregon | 9-2 | 849 | 4 |
| 12. Michigan St. | 9-2 | 778 | 7 |
| 13. BYU | 9-2 | 771 | 14 |
| 14. Texas A&M | 8-3 | 628 | 16 |
| 15. UTSA | 11-0 | 583 | 15 |
| 16. Utah | 8-3 | 561 | 24 |
| 17. Iowa | 9-2 | 538 | 18 |
| 18. Wisconsin | 8-3 | 517 | 19 |
| 19. Houston | 10-1 | 516 | 17 |
| 20. Pittsburgh | 9-2 | 445 | 20 |
| 21. Wake Forest | 9-2 | 344 | 13 |
| 22. San Diego St. | 10-1 | 273 | 23 |
| 23. Louisiana-Lafayette | 10-1 | 246 | 22 |
| 24. NC State | 8-3 | 141 | 25 |
| 25. Arkansas | 7-4 | 105 | 21 |
Others receiving votes: Clemson 101, Mississippi St. 44, Penn St. 26, Appalachian St. 24, Kentucky 10, Purdue 3.
