The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 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 (61) | 7-0 | 1525 | 1 |
| 2. Penn St. | 6-0 | 1432 | 3 |
| 3. Georgia | 7-0 | 1417 | 4 |
| 4. TCU | 6-0 | 1322 | 6 |
| 5. Wisconsin | 6-0 | 1241 | 7 |
| 6. Ohio St. | 6-1 | 1184 | 9 |
| 7. Clemson | 6-1 | 1117 | 2 |
| 8. Miami | 5-0 | 1109 | 11 |
| 9. Oklahoma | 5-1 | 1066 | 12 |
| 10. Oklahoma St. | 5-1 | 900 | 14 |
| 11. Southern Cal | 6-1 | 886 | 13 |
| 12. Washington | 6-1 | 811 | 5 |
| 13. Notre Dame | 5-1 | 798 | 16 |
| 14. Virginia Tech | 5-1 | 727 | 15 |
| 15. Washington St. | 6-1 | 578 | 8 |
| 16. NC State | 6-1 | 573 | 20 |
| 16. South Florida | 6-0 | 573 | 18 |
| 18. Michigan St. | 5-1 | 563 | 21 |
| 19. Michigan | 5-1 | 558 | 17 |
| 20. UCF | 5-0 | 387 | 22 |
| 21. Auburn | 5-2 | 303 | 10 |
| 22. Stanford | 5-2 | 274 | 23 |
| 23. West Virginia | 4-2 | 157 | - |
| 24. LSU | 5-2 | 108 | - |
| 25. Memphis | 5-1 | 62 | - |
Others receiving votes: San Diego St. 56, Texas A&M 46, Iowa St. 16, Virginia 10, Kentucky 8, Utah 4, Mississippi St. 3, South Carolina 2, Iowa 2, Navy 2, Texas Tech 2, Georgia Tech 1, Marshall 1, Florida St. 1.
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