BC-FBC–T25-AP Top 25
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 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 | Pv | |
| 1. Alabama (29) | 5-0 | 1478 | 2 |
| 2. Clemson (18) | 5-0 | 1426 | 1 |
| 3. Georgia (4) | 4-0 | 1375 | 3 |
| 4. Ohio St. (7) | 5-0 | 1324 | 5 |
| 5. LSU | 4-0 | 1322 | 4 |
| 6. Oklahoma | 4-0 | 1264 | 6 |
| 7. Auburn (3) | 5-0 | 1186 | 7 |
| 8. Wisconsin | 4-0 | 1046 | 8 |
| 9. Notre Dame | 3-1 | 996 | 10 |
| 10. Florida | 5-0 | 986 | 9 |
| 11. Texas | 3-1 | 919 | 11 |
| 12. Penn St. | 4-0 | 878 | 12 |
| 13. Oregon | 3-1 | 817 | 13 |
| 14. Iowa | 4-0 | 731 | 14 |
| 15. Washington | 4-1 | 603 | 17 |
| 16. Boise St. | 4-0 | 559 | 16 |
| 17. Utah | 4-1 | 534 | 19 |
| 18. UCF | 4-1 | 352 | 22 |
| 19. Michigan | 3-1 | 350 | 20 |
| 20. Arizona St. | 4-1 | 249 | NR |
| 21. Oklahoma St. | 4-1 | 215 | NR |
| 22. Wake Forest | 5-0 | 190 | NR |
| 23. Virginia | 4-1 | 186 | 18 |
| 24. SMU | 5-0 | 151 | NR |
| 25. Michigan St. | 4-1 | 147 | 25 |
| 25. Texas A&M | 3-2 | 147 | 23 |
Others receiving votes: California 141, Memphis 71, Appalachian St. 50, Army 44, Missouri 26, Baylor 19, Colorado 19, Minnesota 15, Southern Cal 7, Tulane 1, Kansas St. 1.
