The Top Twenty Five
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. Georgia (43) | 7-0 | 1541 | 1 |
| 2. Michigan (16) | 7-0 | 1492 | 2 |
| 3. Ohio St. (1) | 6-0 | 1393 | 3 |
| 4. Florida St. (1) | 6-0 | 1388 | 4 |
| 5. Washington (2) | 6-0 | 1355 | 7 |
| 6. Oklahoma | 6-0 | 1277 | 5 |
| 7. Penn St. | 6-0 | 1253 | 6 |
| 8. Texas | 5-1 | 1098 | 9 |
| 9. Oregon | 5-1 | 1034 | 8 |
| 10. North Carolina | 6-0 | 1011 | 12 |
| 11. Alabama | 6-1 | 987 | 11 |
| 12. Oregon St. | 6-1 | 834 | 15 |
| 13. Mississippi | 5-1 | 825 | 13 |
| 14. Utah | 5-1 | 695 | 16 |
| 15. Notre Dame | 6-2 | 664 | 21 |
| 16. Duke | 5-1 | 593 | 17 |
| 17. Tennessee | 5-1 | 557 | 19 |
| 18. Southern Cal | 6-1 | 530 | 10 |
| 19. LSU | 5-2 | 493 | 22 |
| 20. Missouri | 6-1 | 365 | – |
| 21. Louisville | 6-1 | 309 | 14 |
| 22. Air Force | 6-0 | 245 | – |
| 23. Tulane | 5-1 | 137 | – |
| 24. Iowa | 6-1 | 125 | – |
| 25. UCLA | 4-2 | 122 | 18 |
Others receiving votes: James Madison 70, Clemson 35, Florida 12, Washington St. 11, Fresno St. 6, Liberty 5, Kentucky 4, Wyoming 4, Kansas 2, West Virginia 1, Oklahoma St. 1, Miami 1.