The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 21, 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. Alabama (61) | 8-0 | 1525 | 1 |
| 2. Penn St. | 7-0 | 1444 | 2 |
| 3. Georgia | 7-0 | 1409 | 3 |
| 4. TCU | 7-0 | 1327 | 4 |
| 5. Wisconsin | 7-0 | 1241 | 5 |
| 6. Ohio St. | 6-1 | 1165 | 6 |
| 7. Clemson | 6-1 | 1113 | 7 |
| 8. Miami | 6-0 | 1101 | 8 |
| 9. Notre Dame | 6-1 | 1066 | 13 |
| 10. Oklahoma | 6-1 | 1040 | 9 |
| 11. Oklahoma St. | 6-1 | 894 | 10 |
| 12. Washington | 6-1 | 836 | 12 |
| 13. Virginia Tech | 6-1 | 791 | 14 |
| 14. NC State | 6-1 | 666 | 16 |
| 15. Washington St. | 7-1 | 648 | 15 |
| 16. Michigan St. | 6-1 | 615 | 18 |
| 17. South Florida | 7-0 | 604 | 16 |
| 18. UCF | 6-0 | 500 | 20 |
| 19. Auburn | 6-2 | 397 | 21 |
| 20. Stanford | 5-2 | 344 | 22 |
| 21. Southern Cal | 6-2 | 319 | 11 |
| 22. West Virginia | 5-2 | 196 | 23 |
| 23. LSU | 6-2 | 182 | 24 |
| 24. Memphis | 6-1 | 111 | 25 |
| 25. Iowa St. | 5-2 | 98 | - |
Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 74, Michigan 60, Mississippi St. 43, San Diego St. 7, Georgia Tech 5, South Carolina 2, Marshall 1, Toledo 1.
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