The Top 25 teams in the Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 15, 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 (46) 2-0 1,605 1
2. LSU (19) 3-0 1,577 2
3. Florida 3-0 1,437 5
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4. Oklahoma 3-0 1,434 3
5. West Virginia 3-0 1,388 4
6. California 3-0 1,232 8
7. Texas 3-0 1,169 6
8. Ohio St. 3-0 1,142 10
9. Wisconsin 3-0 1,111 7
10. Penn St. 3-0 1,041 12
11. Rutgers 3-0 956 13
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12. South Carolina 3-0 814 17
13. Oregon 3-0 810 19
14. Boston College 3-0 792 21
15. Clemson 3-0 615 20
16. Alabama 3-0 516 —
17. Virginia Tech 2-1 458 18
18. Louisville 2-1 367 9
19. Hawaii 3-0 343 24
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20. Texas A&M 3-0 342 25
21. Kentucky 3-0 338 —
22. Georgia 2-1 333 23
23. South Florida 2-0 285 —
24. Nebraska 2-1 277 14
25. Missouri 3-0 228 —
Others receiving votes: Arkansas 179, Georgia Tech 128, Arizona St. 69, Cincinnati 53, UCLA 41, Texas Tech 16, Air Force 8, Purdue 6, Appalachian St. 5, Florida St. 5, Washington 2, Kansas 1, Michigan St. 1, Tulsa 1.