The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 5, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Southern Cal (57) 9-0 1,617 1
2. Texas (8) 9-0 1,568 2
3. Miami 7-1 1,452 5
4. Alabama 9-0 1,450 4
5. LSU 7-1 1,328 6
6. Penn St. 9-1 1,271 10
7. Notre Dame 6-2 1,201 8
8. Virginia Tech 8-1 1,147 3
9. Georgia 7-1 1,097 11
10. Ohio St. 7-2 1,076 12
11. Oregon 8-1 943 15
12. Florida 7-2 905 13
13. Texas Tech 8-1 753 16
14. UCLA 8-1 693 7
15. Auburn 7-2 680 17
16. West Virginia 7-1 677 18
17. Florida St. 7-2 605 9
18. TCU 9-1 536 20
19. Wisconsin 8-2 438 14
20. Fresno St. 7-1 410 21
21. Michigan 6-3 372 22
22. Colorado 7-2 312 25
23. Louisville 6-2 242 24
24. Georgia Tech 6-2 109 —
25. Northwestern 6-3 82 —
Others receiving votes: California 38, UTEP 27, Boston College 24, Boise St. 23, Oklahoma 16, South Carolina 14, Minnesota 12, Iowa St. 5, Iowa 1, South Florida 1.