The Top Twenty Five
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 23, 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 | 7-0 | 1477 | 2 |
| 3. Alabama | 7-1 | 1417 | 4 |
| 4. Oklahoma | 8-0 | 1383 | 3 |
| 5. Ohio St. | 6-1 | 1311 | 5 |
| 6. Michigan | 7-0 | 1270 | 6 |
| 7. Oregon | 6-1 | 1165 | 10 |
| 8. Michigan St. | 7-0 | 1160 | 9 |
| 9. Iowa | 6-1 | 1035 | 11 |
| 10. Mississippi | 6-1 | 1034 | 12 |
| 11. Notre Dame | 6-1 | 922 | 13 |
| 12. Kentucky | 6-1 | 849 | 15 |
| 13. Wake Forest | 7-0 | 801 | 16 |
| 14. Texas A&M | 6-2 | 700 | 17 |
| 15. Oklahoma St. | 6-1 | 682 | 8 |
| 16. Baylor | 6-1 | 513 | 20 |
| 17. Pittsburgh | 6-1 | 510 | 23 |
| 18. Auburn | 5-2 | 481 | 19 |
| 19. SMU | 7-0 | 473 | 21 |
| 20. Penn St. | 5-2 | 471 | 7 |
| 21. San Diego St. | 7-0 | 390 | 22 |
| 22. Iowa St. | 5-2 | 298 | – |
| 23. UTSA | 8-0 | 235 | 24 |
| 24. Coastal Carolina | 6-1 | 132 | 14 |
| 25. BYU | 6-2 | 44 | – |
Others receiving votes: Arkansas 36, Louisiana-Lafayette 32, NC State 28, Houston 12, Virginia 9, Oregon St. 7, Arizona St. 7, Texas 6, Appalachian St. 5, Florida 3, UCLA 1, Minnesota 1.
