The AP Top 25
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 16, 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. Oregon (62) | 11-0 | 1550 | 1 |
| 2. Ohio St. | 9-1 | 1485 | 2 |
| 3. Texas | 9-1 | 1413 | 3 |
| 4. Penn St. | 9-1 | 1319 | 4 |
| 5. Indiana | 10-0 | 1310 | 5 |
| 6. Notre Dame | 9-1 | 1191 | 8 |
| 7. Alabama | 8-2 | 1130 | 9 |
| 8. Georgia | 8-2 | 1113 | 11 |
| 9. Mississippi | 8-2 | 1083 | 10 |
| 10. Tennessee | 8-2 | 953 | 6 |
| 11. Miami | 9-1 | 945 | 12 |
| 12. Boise St. | 9-1 | 880 | 13 |
| 13. SMU | 9-1 | 810 | 14 |
| 14. BYU | 9-1 | 785 | 7 |
| 15. Texas A&M | 8-2 | 687 | 15 |
| 16. Colorado | 8-2 | 583 | 18 |
| 17. Clemson | 8-2 | 559 | 17 |
| 18. Army | 9-0 | 555 | 16 |
| 19. South Carolina | 7-3 | 444 | 23 |
| 20. Tulane | 9-2 | 323 | 25 |
| 21. Arizona St. | 8-2 | 322 | - |
| 22. Iowa St. | 8-2 | 256 | - |
| 23. UNLV | 8-2 | 125 | - |
| 24. Illinois | 7-3 | 74 | - |
| 25. Washington St. | 8-2 | 61 | 19 |
Others receiving votes: Missouri 56, Memphis 38, Kansas St. 36, Syracuse 21, Louisville 15, Pittsburgh 6, LSU 6, Louisiana-Lafayette 5, Vanderbilt 4, Colorado St. 2, Duke 2, James Madison 2, Georgia Tech 1.