The Top Twenty Five
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 6, 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) | 9-0 | 1575 | 1 |
| 2. Cincinnati | 9-0 | 1440 | 2 |
| 3. Alabama | 8-1 | 1436 | 3 |
| 4. Oklahoma | 9-0 | 1406 | 4 |
| 5. Oregon | 8-1 | 1319 | 7 |
| 6. Ohio St. | 8-1 | 1293 | 6 |
| 7. Notre Dame | 8-1 | 1139 | 8 |
| 8. Michigan St. | 8-1 | 1096 | 5 |
| 9. Michigan | 8-1 | 1072 | 9 |
| 10. Oklahoma St. | 8-1 | 1038 | 11 |
| 11. Texas A&M | 7-2 | 1006 | 13 |
| 12. Mississippi | 7-2 | 837 | 15 |
| 13. Wake Forest | 8-1 | 763 | 10 |
| 14. BYU | 8-2 | 636 | 17 |
| 15. UTSA | 9-0 | 606 | 16 |
| 16. Auburn | 6-3 | 478 | 12 |
| 17. Houston | 8-1 | 467 | 20 |
| 18. Baylor | 7-2 | 464 | 14 |
| 19. Iowa | 7-2 | 437 | 19 |
| 20. Wisconsin | 6-3 | 286 | – |
| 21. NC State | 7-2 | 268 | – |
| 22. Coastal Carolina | 8-1 | 264 | 21 |
| 23. Penn St. | 6-3 | 245 | 22 |
| 24. Louisiana-Lafayette | 8-1 | 208 | 24 |
| 25. Pittsburgh | 7-2 | 194 | – |
Others receiving votes: Purdue 174, Arkansas 139, San Diego St. 84, Utah 32, Iowa St. 26, Kentucky 22, Appalachian St. 20, SMU 4, Mississippi St. 1.
