The Top Twenty Five
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 14, 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. Alabama (60) | 6-0 | 1548 | 1 |
| 2. Notre Dame (1) | 8-0 | 1467 | 2 |
| 3. Ohio St. (1) | 3-0 | 1445 | 3 |
| 4. Clemson | 7-1 | 1355 | 4 |
| 5. Texas A&M | 5-1 | 1240 | 5 |
| 6. Florida | 5-1 | 1222 | 6 |
| 7. Cincinnati | 7-0 | 1198 | 7 |
| 8. BYU | 8-0 | 1094 | 8 |
| 9. Indiana | 4-0 | 997 | 10 |
| 10. Wisconsin | 2-0 | 950 | 13 |
| 11. Oregon | 2-0 | 949 | 11 |
| 12. Miami | 7-1 | 940 | 9 |
| 13. Georgia | 4-2 | 824 | 12 |
| 14. Oklahoma St. | 5-1 | 750 | 14 |
| 15. Coastal Carolina | 7-0 | 557 | 15 |
| 15. Marshall | 7-0 | 557 | 16 |
| 17. Iowa St. | 5-2 | 498 | 17 |
| 18. Oklahoma | 5-2 | 497 | 18 |
| 19. Northwestern | 4-0 | 378 | 23 |
| 20. Southern Cal | 2-0 | 377 | 20 |
| 21. Liberty | 8-0 | 307 | 22 |
| 22. Texas | 5-2 | 296 | 21 |
| 23. Auburn | 4-2 | 187 | 24 |
| 24. Louisiana-Lafayette | 7-1 | 177 | 25 |
| 25. Tulsa | 4-1 | 155 | – |
Others receiving votes: North Carolina 101, SMU 20, Utah 17, Washington 15, Arizona St. 9, Boise St. 6, San Jose St. 5, Appalachian St. 5, Nevada 3, Iowa 2, Buffalo 1, UCF 1.
