The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 10, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:<
| ;Record;Pts;Pv |
| 1. Oregon (45);10-0;1,485;2 |
| 2. Kansas St. (14);10-0;1,451;3 |
| 3. Notre Dame (1);10-0;1,382;4 |
| 4. Alabama;9-1;1,259;1 |
| 5. Georgia;9-1;1,223;5 |
| 6. Ohio St.;10-0;1,212;5 |
| 7. Florida;9-1;1,089;7 |
| 8. LSU;8-2;1,046;9 |
| 9. Texas A8-2;1,031;15 |
| 10. Florida St.;9-1;1,024;8 |
| 11. Clemson;9-1;907;10 |
| 12. South Carolina;8-2;848;12 |
| 13. Oklahoma;7-2;798;14 |
| 14. Stanford;8-2;766;16 |
| 15. Oregon St.;7-2;556;13 |
| 16. Nebraska;8-2;549;18 |
| 17. UCLA;8-2;541;17 |
| 18. Texas;8-2;496;19 |
| 19. Louisiana Tech;9-1;374;19 |
| 20. Louisville;9-1;322;11 |
| 21. Southern Cal;7-3;297;21 |
| 22. Rutgers;8-1;179;24 |
| 23. Michigan;7-3;135;NR |
| 23. Texas Tech;7-3;135;25 |
| 25. Kent St.;9-1;93;NR |
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Others receiving votes: Oklahoma St. 79, N. Illinois 77, Mississippi St. 48, Wisconsin 26, UCF 16, Boise St. 14, Arizona 6, Cincinnati 6, Fresno St. 6, TCU 5, San Jose St. 4, Tulsa 4, Utah St. 4, San Diego St. 3, Northwestern 2, Toledo 1, Washington 1.