The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 27, 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. Oklahoma (43) 4-0 1,599 2
2. Alabama (21) 5-0 1,565 8
3. LSU 4-0 1,466 5
4. Missouri (1) 4-0 1,453 6
5. Texas 4-0 1,362 7
6. Penn St. 5-0 1,252 12
7. Texas Tech 4-0 1,105 10
8. BYU 4-0 1,098 11
9. Southern Cal 2-1 1,087 1
10. South Florida 5-0 1,035 13
11. Georgia 4-1 1,018 3
12. Florida 3-1 914 4
13. Auburn 4-1 860 15
14. Ohio St. 4-1 829 14
15. Utah 5-0 713 17
16. Kansas 3-1 650 18
17. Boise St. 3-0 549 19
18. Wisconsin 3-1 520 9
19. Vanderbilt 4-0 459 21
20. Virginia Tech 4-1 290 —
21. Oklahoma St. 4-0 277 —
22. Fresno St. 3-1 232 25
23. Oregon 4-1 199 —
24. Connecticut 5-0 126 —
25. Wake Forest 3-1 107 16
Others receiving votes: Maryland 46, Michigan St. 42, Kentucky 40, Ball St. 38, Northwestern 32, Tulsa 32, TCU 30, Illinois 24, North Carolina 21, Florida St. 14, Mississippi 13, Georgia Tech 10, California 5, Nebraska 5, Boston College 3, Oregon St. 3, Colorado 2.
