The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sep. 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 | Prv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Ohio St. (46) | 4-0 | 1626 | 1 |
| 2. Oregon (16) | 5-0 | 1589 | 6 |
| 3. Miami (FL) (4) | 4-0 | 1529 | 2 |
| 4. Mississippi | 5-0 | 1354 | 13 |
| 5. Oklahoma | 4-0 | 1313 | 7 |
| 6. Texas A&M | 4-0 | 1308 | 9 |
| 7. Penn St. | 3-1 | 1179 | 3 |
| 8. Indiana | 5-0 | 1156 | 11 |
| 9. Texas | 3-1 | 1071 | 10 |
| 10. Alabama | 3-1 | 1057 | 17 |
| 11. Texas Tech | 4-0 | 967 | 12 |
| 12. Georgia | 3-1 | 965 | 5 |
| 13. LSU | 4-1 | 838 | 4 |
| 14. Iowa St. | 5-0 | 830 | 14 |
| 15. Tennessee | 4-1 | 697 | 15 |
| 16. Vanderbilt | 5-0 | 640 | 18 |
| 17. Georgia Tech | 5-0 | 549 | 16 |
| 18. Florida St. | 3-1 | 535 | 8 |
| 19. Missouri | 5-0 | 528 | 20 |
| 20. Michigan | 3-1 | 422 | 19 |
| 21. Notre Dame | 2-2 | 333 | 22 |
| 22. Illinois | 4-1 | 271 | 23 |
| 23. BYU | 4-0 | 191 | 25 |
| 24. Virginia | 4-1 | 125 | – |
| 25. Arizona St. | 4-1 | 107 | – |
Others receiving votes: South Florida 53, Utah 52, Mississippi St. 46, Memphis 38, Louisville 36, Southern Cal 22, Maryland 7, North Texas 7, TCU 6, UNLV 3.
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