The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 1, 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. (54) | 8-0 | 1633 | 1 |
| 2. Indiana (11) | 9-0 | 1591 | 2 |
| 3. Texas A&M (1) | 8-0 | 1523 | 3 |
| 4. Alabama | 7-1 | 1447 | 4 |
| 5. Georgia | 7-1 | 1364 | 5 |
| 6. Oregon | 7-1 | 1293 | 6 |
| 7. Mississippi | 8-1 | 1263 | 7 |
| 8. BYU | 8-0 | 1207 | 10 |
| 9. Texas Tech | 8-1 | 1091 | 13 |
| 10. Notre Dame | 6-2 | 1071 | 12 |
| 11. Oklahoma | 7-2 | 850 | 18 |
| 12. Virginia | 8-1 | 838 | 15 |
| 13. Texas | 7-2 | 835 | 20 |
| 14. Louisville | 7-1 | 827 | 16 |
| 15. Vanderbilt | 7-2 | 698 | 9 |
| 16. Georgia Tech | 8-1 | 667 | 8 |
| 17. Utah | 7-2 | 560 | 24 |
| 18. Miami (FL) | 6-2 | 558 | 10 |
| 19. Missouri | 6-2 | 491 | 19 |
| 20. Southern Cal | 6-2 | 453 | 23 |
| 21. Michigan | 7-2 | 344 | 21 |
| 22. Memphis | 8-1 | 224 | 25 |
| 23. Tennessee | 6-3 | 171 | 14 |
| 24. Washington | 6-2 | 110 | - |
| 25. Cincinnati | 7-2 | 77 | 17 |
Others receiving votes: Iowa 71, James Madison 53, Pittsburgh 35, San Diego St. 30, North Texas 27, South Florida 23, SMU 7, Houston 6, Illinois 4, LSU 4, Arizona St. 4.
