The Top Twenty Five
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sep. 23, 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 (55) | 4-0 | 1562 | 1 |
| 2. Michigan (1) | 4-0 | 1445 | 2 |
| 3. Texas (2) | 4-0 | 1401 | 3 |
| 4. Ohio St. (1) | 4-0 | 1370 | 6 |
| 5. Florida St. (3) | 4-0 | 1366 | 4 |
| 6. Penn St. | 4-0 | 1244 | 7 |
| 7. Washington (1) | 4-0 | 1228 | 8 |
| 8. Southern Cal | 4-0 | 1169 | 5 |
| 9. Oregon | 4-0 | 1076 | 10 |
| 10. Utah | 4-0 | 981 | 11 |
| 11. Notre Dame | 4-1 | 904 | 9 |
| 12. Alabama | 3-1 | 862 | 13 |
| 13. LSU | 3-1 | 813 | 12 |
| 14. Oklahoma | 4-0 | 716 | 16 |
| 15. North Carolina | 4-0 | 659 | 17 |
| 16. Washington St. | 4-0 | 652 | 21 |
| 17. Duke | 4-0 | 648 | 18 |
| 18. Miami | 4-0 | 523 | 20 |
| 19. Oregon St. | 3-1 | 366 | 14 |
| 20. Mississippi | 3-1 | 349 | 15 |
| 21. Tennessee | 3-1 | 260 | 23 |
| 22. Florida | 3-1 | 220 | 25 |
| 23. Missouri | 4-0 | 197 | - |
| 24. Kansas | 4-0 | 132 | - |
| 25. Fresno St. | 4-0 | 64 | - |
Others receiving votes: Kansas St. 57, Kentucky 41, Colorado 32, Louisville 32, UCLA 28, Maryland 20, TCU 17, Tulane 11, Syracuse 8, Wisconsin 6, Air Force 6, Clemson 5, Texas A&M 5.