| The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 25, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking: |
| Record Pts Pv |
| 1. Alabama (57) 4-0 1,496 1 |
| 2. Ohio St. (2) 4-0 1,431 2 |
| 3. Boise St. (1) 3-0 1,356 3 |
| 4. Oregon 4-0 1,276 5 |
| 5. TCU 4-0 1,269 4 |
| 6. Nebraska 4-0 1,158 6 |
| 7. Florida 4-0 1,132 9 |
| 8. Oklahoma 4-0 1,095 8 |
| 9. Stanford 4-0 895 16 |
| 10. Auburn 4-0 863 17 |
| 11. Wisconsin 4-0 854 11 |
| 12. LSU 4-0 805 15 |
| 13. Utah 4-0 792 13 |
| 14. Arizona 4-0 724 14 |
| 15. Arkansas 3-1 716 10 |
| 16. Miami 2-1 598 19 |
| 17. Iowa 3-1 505 18 |
| 18. Southern Cal 4-0 467 20 |
| 19. Michigan 4-0 398 21 |
| 20. South Carolina 3-1 397 12 |
| 21. Texas 3-1 364 7 |
| 22. Penn St. 3-1 197 23 |
| 23. N.C. State 4-0 166 _ |
| 24. Michigan St. 4-0 149 25 |
| 25. Nevada 4-0 123 _ |
| Others receiving votes: West Virginia 57, Florida St. 51, Missouri 51, Air Force 32, Kansas St. 27, Oklahoma St. 24, Clemson 9, UCLA 9, Oregon St. 7, Northwestern 4, Houston 3. |
| (This version CORRECTS |
| Corrects No. 19 and 20. South Carolina drops to No. 20. Michigan moves up to No. 19.) |
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