| The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 8, 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. LSU (40) 6-0 1,450 1 |
| 2. Alabama (10) 6-0 1,405 2 |
| 3. Oklahoma (8) 5-0 1,382 3 |
| 4. Wisconsin 5-0 1,243 4 |
| 5. Boise St. (1) 5-0 1,222 5 |
| 6. Oklahoma St. 5-0 1,176 6 |
| 7. Stanford 5-0 1,164 7 |
| 8. Clemson 6-0 1,080 8 |
| 9. Oregon 4-1 1,000 9 |
| 10. Arkansas 5-1 921 10 |
| 11. Michigan 6-0 868 12 |
| 12. Georgia Tech 6-0 741 13 |
| 13. West Virginia 5-1 659 16 |
| 14. Nebraska 5-1 642 14 |
| 15. South Carolina 5-1 608 18 |
| 16. Illinois 6-0 594 19 |
| 17. Kansas St. 5-0 580 20 |
| 18. Arizona St. 5-1 414 22 |
| 19. Virginia Tech 5-1 410 21 |
| 20. Baylor 4-1 308 25 |
| 21. Texas A&M 3-2 251 24 |
| 22. Texas 4-1 216 11 |
| 23. Michigan St. 4-1 181 NR |
| 24. Auburn 4-2 156 15 |
| 25. Houston 6-0 142 NR |
| Others receiving votes: Florida 86, Washington 71, Notre Dame 64, Georgia 61, Penn St. 22, Southern Cal 17, North Carolina 13, South Florida 11, Wake Forest 7, Southern Miss. 4, SMU 3, Texas Tech 2, Cincinnati 1. |
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