The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 3, 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. Clemson (52) 3-0 1536 1
2. Alabama (8) 2-0 1488 2
3. Georgia 2-0 1380 4
4. Florida 2-0 1340 3
5. Notre Dame 2-0 1239 5
6. Ohio St. (2) 0-0 1165 6
7. Miami 3-0 1148 8
8. North Carolina 2-0 944 12
9. Penn St. 0-0 935 10
10. Oklahoma St. 3-0 919 17
11. Cincinnati 3-0 895 15
12. Oregon 0-0 786 14
13. Auburn 1-1 731 7
14. Tennessee 2-0 717 21
15. BYU 3-0 661 22
16. Wisconsin 0-0 619 19
17. LSU 1-1 478 20
18. SMU 4-0 393 -
19. Virginia Tech 2-0 391 -
20. Michigan 0-0 350 23
21. Texas A&M 1-1 330 13
22. Texas 2-1 228 9
23. Louisiana-Lafayette 3-0 216 -
24. Iowa St. 2-1 215 -
25. Minnesota 0-0 145 -
Others receiving votes: Kansas St. 142, Southern Cal 115, Mississippi St. 112, UCF 112, TCU 97, Marshall 49, Tulsa 46, Utah 30, Iowa 26, Coastal Carolina 25, Oklahoma 20, NC State 18, Mississippi 18, UAB 15, Army 14, West Virginia 13, Memphis 12, Arkansas 11, Pittsburgh 7, Virginia 5, Arizona St. 5, Washington 4, Air Force 4, Indiana 1.