The Top Twenty Five
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 3, 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. Georgia (62) | 13-0 | 1574 | 1 |
| 2. Michigan (1) | 13-0 | 1513 | 2 |
| 3. TCU | 12-1 | 1430 | 3 |
| 4. Ohio St. | 11-1 | 1398 | 5 |
| 5. Alabama | 10-2 | 1285 | 6 |
| 6. Tennessee | 10-2 | 1233 | 7 |
| 7. Utah | 10-3 | 1110 | 12 |
| 8. Southern Cal | 11-2 | 1068 | 4 |
| 9. Penn St. | 10-2 | 1063 | 8 |
| 10. Clemson | 11-2 | 1042 | 10 |
| 11. Kansas St. | 10-3 | 1032 | 13 |
| 12. Washington | 10-2 | 933 | 9 |
| 13. Florida St. | 9-3 | 708 | 14 |
| 14. Tulane | 11-2 | 681 | 18 |
| 15. Oregon | 9-3 | 670 | 15 |
| 16. LSU | 9-4 | 660 | 11 |
| 17. Oregon St. | 9-3 | 644 | 16 |
| 18. UCLA | 9-3 | 570 | 17 |
| 19. Notre Dame | 8-4 | 394 | 19 |
| 20. South Carolina | 8-4 | 382 | 20 |
| 21. Texas | 8-4 | 305 | 21 |
| 22. UTSA | 11-2 | 227 | 23 |
| 23. Troy | 11-2 | 158 | - |
| 24. Mississippi St. | 8-4 | 119 | 25 |
| 25. NC State | 8-4 | 59 | - |
Others receiving votes: North Carolina 39, UCF 36, Cincinnati 32, Mississippi 27, Fresno St. 25, South Alabama 17, Purdue 17, Illinois 11, Boise St. 6, Pittsburgh 4, Minnesota 2, James Madison 1.