The top 25 teams in the Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 6, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
Rec Pts Pr
1. Alabama (47) 1-0 1,484 1
2. Ohio St. (4) 1-0 1,412 2
3. Boise St. (8) 1-0 1,399 3
4. TCU 1-0 1,256 6
5. Texas (1) 1-0 1,192 5
6. Nebraska 1-0 1,105 8
7. Oregon 1-0 1,077 11
8. Florida 1-0 1,065 4
9. Iowa 1-0 1,044 9
10. Oklahoma 1-0 917 7
11. Wisconsin 1-0 881 12
12. Miami (Fla.) 1-0 877 13
13. Virginia Tech 0-1 782 10
14. Arkansas 1-0 572 17
15. Georgia Tech 1-0 555 16
16. Southern Cal 1-0 520 14
17. Florida St. 1-0 504 20
18. Penn St. 1-0 418 19
19. LSU 1-0 384 21
20. Utah 1-0 365 –
21. Auburn 1-0 362 22
22. Georgia 1-0 353 23
23. W. Virginia 1-0 226 25
24. S. Carolina 1-0 164 –
25. Stanford 1-0 96 –
Others receiving votes: Michigan 71, Houston 60, Pittsburgh 59, Oregon St. 58, North Carolina 45, Notre Dame 38, Arizona 30, BYU 30, Missouri 25, Fresno St. 24, Kansas St. 12, Clemson 11, Texas A&M 10, Oklahoma St. 7, Cincinnati 4, Texas Tech 3, Michigan St. 2, East Carolina 1.
