The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sep. 18, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking.
RecordPtsPrv1. Alabama (50)
3-0
1510
1
2. Ohio St. (4)
3-0
1442
3
3. Louisville (6)
3-0
1406
10
4. Michigan (1)
3-0
1277
4
5. Clemson
3-0
1258
5
6. Houston
3-0
1245
6
7. Stanford
2-0
1195
7
8. Michigan St.
2-0
1084
12
9. Washington
3-0
1040
8
10. Texas A&M
3-0
890
17
11. Wisconsin
3-0
828
9
12. Georgia
3-0
726
16
13. Florida St.
2-1
722
2
14. Tennessee
3-0
707
15
15. Miami
3-0
565
25
16. Baylor
3-0
529
21
17. Arkansas
3-0
528
24
18. LSU
2-1
517
20
19. Florida
3-0
479
23
20. Nebraska
3-0
420
–
21. Texas
2-1
196
11
22. San Diego St.
3-0
183
–
23. Mississippi
1-2
172
19
24. Utah
3-0
154
–
25. Oklahoma
1-2
139
14
Others receiving votes: TCU 132, UCLA 74, North Dakota St. 74, Boise St. 69, Iowa 47, California 44, Oklahoma St. 42, Notre Dame 32, Oregon 23, North Carolina 17, Georgia Tech 17, Cent. Michigan 16, South Florida 7, W. Michigan 6, Toledo 6, Maryland 3, Arizona St. 3, Virginia Tech 1.
