The Top Twenty Five
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 13, 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) | 10-0 | 1550 | 1 |
| 2. Alabama | 9-1 | 1449 | 3 |
| 3. Cincinnati | 10-0 | 1420 | 2 |
| 4. Oregon | 9-1 | 1353 | 5 |
| 5. Ohio St. | 9-1 | 1341 | 6 |
| 6. Notre Dame | 9-1 | 1175 | 7 |
| 7. Michigan St. | 9-1 | 1161 | 8 |
| 8. Michigan | 9-1 | 1134 | 9 |
| 9. Oklahoma St. | 9-1 | 1106 | 10 |
| 10. Mississippi | 8-2 | 943 | 12 |
| 11. Baylor | 8-2 | 882 | 18 |
| 12. Oklahoma | 9-1 | 870 | 4 |
| 13. Wake Forest | 9-1 | 851 | 13 |
| 14. BYU | 8-2 | 671 | 14 |
| 15. UTSA | 10-0 | 591 | 15 |
| 16. Texas A&M | 7-3 | 583 | 11 |
| 17. Houston | 9-1 | 509 | 17 |
| 18. Iowa | 8-2 | 491 | 19 |
| 19. Wisconsin | 7-3 | 467 | 20 |
| 20. Pittsburgh | 8-2 | 358 | 25 |
| 21. Arkansas | 7-3 | 277 | – |
| 22. Louisiana-Lafayette | 9-1 | 261 | 24 |
| 23. San Diego St. | 9-1 | 239 | – |
| 24. Utah | 7-3 | 141 | – |
| 25. NC State | 7-3 | 95 | 21 |
Others receiving votes: Mississippi St. 52, Auburn 43, Appalachian St. 32, Penn St. 31, Coastal Carolina 28, Utah St. 12, Kansas St. 12, Kentucky 9, SMU 9, Purdue 4.
