The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 11, 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. (50) | 6-0 | 1631 | 1 |
| 2. Miami (FL) (13) | 5-0 | 1582 | 2 |
| 3. Indiana (3) | 6-0 | 1531 | 7 |
| 4. Texas A&M | 6-0 | 1433 | 5 |
| 5. Mississippi | 6-0 | 1331 | 4 |
| 6. Alabama | 5-1 | 1315 | 8 |
| 7. Texas Tech | 6-0 | 1266 | 9 |
| 8. Oregon | 5-1 | 1175 | 3 |
| 9. Georgia | 5-1 | 1148 | 10 |
| 10. LSU | 5-1 | 1012 | 11 |
| 11. Tennessee | 5-1 | 939 | 12 |
| 12. Georgia Tech | 6-0 | 904 | 13 |
| 13. Notre Dame | 4-2 | 793 | 16 |
| 14. Oklahoma | 5-1 | 786 | 6 |
| 15. BYU | 6-0 | 655 | 18 |
| 16. Missouri | 5-1 | 649 | 14 |
| 17. Vanderbilt | 5-1 | 547 | 20 |
| 18. Virginia | 5-1 | 521 | 19 |
| 19. South Florida | 5-1 | 398 | 24 |
| 20. Southern Cal | 5-1 | 361 | - |
| 21. Texas | 4-2 | 319 | - |
| 22. Memphis | 6-0 | 285 | 23 |
| 23. Utah | 5-1 | 261 | - |
| 24. Cincinnati | 5-1 | 184 | - |
| 25. Nebraska | 5-1 | 149 | - |
Others receiving votes: Illinois 113, Michigan 73, Washington 36, UNLV 30, Navy 11, Mississippi St. 8, Tulane 2, San Diego St. 2.
