By The Associated Press

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 17, 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. Southern Cal (57) 2-0 1,617 1

2. Texas (8) 3-0 1,564 2

3. LSU 1-0 1,437 3

4. Virginia Tech 3-0 1,406 4

5. Florida 3-0 1,372 6

6. Florida St. 3-0 1,246 8

7. Georgia 3-0 1,235 7

8. Ohio St. 2-1 1,127 9

9. Louisville 2-0 1,096 11

10. Tennessee 1-1 929 5

11. Purdue 2-0 916 12

12. Miami 1-1 901 13

13. California 3-0 739 15

14. Michigan 2-1 702 14

15. Georgia Tech 3-0 699 16

16. Notre Dame 2-1 609 10

17. Michigan St. 3-0 500 -

18. Arizona St. 2-1 480 18

19. Texas Tech 2-0 416 19

20. Alabama 3-0 298 -

21. Iowa 2-1 282 22

22. Iowa St. 2-0 245 24

23. Virginia 2-0 221 25

24. Oregon 3-0 201 -

25. UCLA 3-0 185 -

Others receiving votes: Clemson 177, Boston College 150, Auburn 89, Wisconsin 76, Minnesota 51, Texas A&M 50, Colorado 35, West Virginia 23, Penn St. 14, Fresno St. 8, N.C. State 6, Toledo 6, UTEP 6, Vanderbilt 6, Utah 5.