The Top Twenty Five
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 30, 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) | 8-0 | 1575 | 1 |
| 2. Cincinnati | 8-0 | 1455 | 2 |
| 3. Alabama | 7-1 | 1413 | 3 |
| 4. Oklahoma | 9-0 | 1382 | 4 |
| 5. Michigan St. | 8-0 | 1340 | 8 |
| 6. Ohio St. | 7-1 | 1296 | 5 |
| 7. Oregon | 7-1 | 1233 | 7 |
| 8. Notre Dame | 7-1 | 1067 | 11 |
| 9. Michigan | 7-1 | 1048 | 6 |
| 10. Wake Forest | 8-0 | 1025 | 13 |
| 11. Oklahoma St. | 7-1 | 915 | 15 |
| 12. Auburn | 6-2 | 853 | 18 |
| 13. Texas A&M | 6-2 | 847 | 14 |
| 14. Baylor | 7-1 | 833 | 16 |
| 15. Mississippi | 6-2 | 678 | 10 |
| 16. UTSA | 8-0 | 460 | 23 |
| 17. BYU | 7-2 | 450 | 25 |
| 18. Kentucky | 6-2 | 409 | 12 |
| 19. Iowa | 6-2 | 342 | 9 |
| 20. Houston | 7-1 | 338 | – |
| 21. Coastal Carolina | 7-1 | 237 | 24 |
| 22. Penn St. | 5-3 | 182 | 20 |
| 23. SMU | 7-1 | 176 | 19 |
| 24. Louisiana-Lafayette | 7-1 | 161 | – |
| 25. Fresno St. | 7-2 | 151 | – |
Others receiving votes: Pittsburgh 117, NC State 104, Wisconsin 91, Mississippi St. 79, Arkansas 72, Minnesota 51, San Diego St. 50, Appalachian St. 23, Utah 11, Iowa St. 9, Nevada 2.
