AP Top 25 Poll

Rankings

Released October 06
Rank
Team
Trend
This Week
Points
1
Texas (5-0) Southeastern
1
-
1516 (52)
2
Ohio State (5-0) Big Ten
1
@ Notre Dame
01/20 7:30 PM EST
1473 (9)
3
Oregon (5-0) Big Ten
3
-
1348 (0)
4
Penn State (5-0) Big Ten
3
-
1305 (0)
5
Georgia (4-1) Southeastern
-
-
1299 (0)
6
Miami (FL) (6-0) Atlantic Coast
2
-
1187 (0)
7
Alabama (4-1) Southeastern
-6
-
1182 (0)
8
Tennessee (4-1) Southeastern
-4
-
1001 (0)
9
Ole Miss (5-1) Southeastern
3
-
978 (0)
10
Clemson (4-1) Atlantic Coast
5
-
861 (0)
11
Iowa State (5-0) Big 12
5
-
853 (0)
11
Notre Dame (4-1) IA Independents
3
vs. Ohio State
01/20 7:30 PM EST
853 (0)
13
LSU (4-1) Southeastern
-
-
827 (0)
14
BYU (5-0) Big 12
3
-
753 (0)
15
Texas A&M (5-1) Southeastern
10
-
702 (0)
16
Utah (4-1) Big 12
2
-
473 (0)
17
Boise State (4-1) Mountain West
4
-
463 (0)
18
Kansas State (4-1) Big 12
2
-
459 (0)
18
Indiana (6-0) Big Ten
5
-
459 (0)
18
Oklahoma (4-1) Southeastern
1
-
459 (0)
21
Missouri (4-1) Southeastern
-12
-
352 (0)
22
Pittsburgh (5-0) Atlantic Coast
-
-
196 (0)
23
Illinois (4-1) Big Ten
1
-
182 (0)
24
Michigan (4-2) Big Ten
-14
-
170 (0)
25
SMU (5-1) Atlantic Coast
-
-
165 (0)
Others receiving votes:
Southern Cal 98, Nebraska 51, Navy 43, Army 33, Vanderbilt 26, Arkansas 17, Washington St. 8, Iowa 8, Texas Tech 7, Syracuse 6, Washington 4, Louisville 4, Colorado 3, Kentucky 1. Point values in parentheses indicate the number of first place votes.

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