Three PAC-12 Teams in the Top 15 With Cougars Leaping to #11
The Associated Press
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 30, 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. Alabama (44) | 5-0 | 1506 | 1 |
| 2. Clemson (17) | 5-0 | 1475 | 2 |
| 3. Oklahoma | 4-0 | 1392 | 3 |
| 4. Penn St. | 5-0 | 1325 | 4 |
| 5. Georgia | 5-0 | 1237 | 7 |
| 6. Washington | 5-0 | 1218 | 6 |
| 7. Michigan | 4-0 | 1115 | 8 |
| 8. TCU | 4-0 | 1079 | 9 |
| 9. Wisconsin | 4-0 | 1028 | 10 |
| 10. Ohio St. | 4-1 | 1016 | 11 |
| 11. Washington St. | 5-0 | 980 | 16 |
| 12. Auburn | 4-1 | 802 | 13 |
| 13. Miami | 3-0 | 782 | 14 |
| 14. Southern Cal | 4-1 | 713 | 5 |
| 15. Oklahoma St. | 4-1 | 664 | 15 |
| 16. Virginia Tech | 4-1 | 549 | 12 |
| 17. Louisville | 4-1 | 507 | 17 |
| 18. South Florida | 5-0 | 440 | 18 |
| 19. San Diego St. | 5-0 | 373 | 19 |
| 20. Utah | 4-0 | 358 | 20 |
| 21. Florida | 3-1 | 349 | 21 |
| 21. Notre Dame | 4-1 | 349 | 22 |
| 23. West Virginia | 3-1 | 221 | 23 |
| 24. NC State | 4-1 | 149 | NR |
| 25. UCF | 3-0 | 120 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Oregon 19, Florida St. 15, Texas Tech 10, Georgia Tech 10, Stanford 8, Navy 7, Kansas St. 3, Texas A&M 2, Memphis 2, Troy 1, Maryland 1.
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