The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sep. 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 | Prv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Ohio St. (52) | 3-0 | 1629 | 1 |
| 2. Miami (FL) (7) | 4-0 | 1479 | 4 |
| 3. Penn St. (5) | 3-0 | 1460 | 2 |
| 4. LSU | 4-0 | 1433 | 3 |
| 5. Georgia | 3-0 | 1420 | 5 |
| 6. Oregon (1) | 4-0 | 1404 | 6 |
| 7. Oklahoma (1) | 4-0 | 1194 | 11 |
| 8. Florida St. | 3-0 | 1183 | 7 |
| 9. Texas A&M | 3-0 | 1072 | 10 |
| 10. Texas | 3-1 | 1057 | 8 |
| 11. Indiana | 4-0 | 990 | 19 |
| 12. Texas Tech | 4-0 | 890 | 17 |
| 13. Mississippi | 4-0 | 843 | 13 |
| 14. Iowa St. | 4-0 | 779 | 12 |
| 15. Tennessee | 3-1 | 635 | 15 |
| 16. Georgia Tech | 4-0 | 598 | 18 |
| 17. Alabama | 2-1 | 595 | 14 |
| 18. Vanderbilt | 4-0 | 546 | 20 |
| 19. Michigan | 3-1 | 458 | 21 |
| 20. Missouri | 4-0 | 452 | 23 |
| 21. Southern Cal | 4-0 | 264 | 25 |
| 22. Notre Dame | 1-2 | 219 | 24 |
| 23. Illinois | 3-1 | 145 | 9 |
| 24. TCU | 3-0 | 138 | – |
| 25. BYU | 3-0 | 131 | – |
Others receiving votes: Auburn 122, Mississippi St. 102, South Florida 77, Utah 45, Arizona St. 30, Memphis 23, Louisville 23, Maryland 6, UNLV 3, UCF 3, North Texas 2.
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