The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 20, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Southern Cal (62) 2-0 1,621 1
2. Oklahoma 3-0 1,484 2
3. Georgia (2) 4-0 1,475 3
4. Florida (1) 3-0 1,442 4
5. LSU 3-0 1,363 6
6. Missouri 4-0 1,360 5
7. Texas 3-0 1,174 7
8. Alabama 4-0 1,132 9
9. Wisconsin 3-0 1,091 8
10. Texas Tech 4-0 962 11
11. BYU 4-0 919 14
12. Penn St. 4-0 891 16
13. South Florida 4-0 798 12
14. Ohio St. 3-1 790 13
15. Auburn 3-1 785 10
16. Wake Forest 3-0 711 18
17. Utah 4-0 574 20
18. Kansas 3-1 555 19
19. Boise St. 3-0 363 —
20. Clemson 3-1 300 23
21. Vanderbilt 4-0 242 —
22. Illinois 2-1 224 22
23. East Carolina 3-1 201 15
24. TCU 4-0 117 —
25. Fresno St. 2-1 105 25
Others receiving votes: Oregon 100, Oklahoma St. 98, Virginia Tech 63, Colorado 39, Nebraska 32, Connecticut 26, Tulsa 19, Miami 17, Michigan St. 14, Georgia Tech 8, Kentucky 7, Northwestern 7, Ball St. 6, South Carolina 3, Florida St. 2, North Carolina 2, West Virginia 2, Minnesota 1.
