The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 24, 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 (59) 3-0 1,619 1

2. Texas (6) 3-0 1,560 2

3. Virginia Tech 4-0 1,448 4

4. LSU 1-0 1,424 3

5. Florida 4-0 1,367 5

6. Florida St. 3-0 1,249 6

7. Georgia 4-0 1,242 7

8. Ohio St. 3-1 1,200 8

9. Miami 2-1 1,028 12

10. Tennessee 1-1 995 10

11. Michigan St. 4-0 905 17

12. California 4-0 892 13

13. Notre Dame 3-1 800 16

14. Arizona St. 3-1 690 18

15. Alabama 4-0 608 20

16. Texas Tech 3-0 512 19

17. Wisconsin 4-0 493 -

18. Minnesota 4-0 439 -

19. Virginia 3-0 396 23

20. UCLA 3-0 331 25

21. Boston College 3-1 326 -

22. Purdue 2-1 322 11

23. Iowa St. 3-0 297 22

24. Louisville 2-1 222 9

25. Georgia Tech 3-1 169 15

Others receiving votes: Auburn 128, Michigan 119, Texas A&M 71, Penn St. 70, West Virginia 57, Oregon 55, Clemson 23, UTEP 15, Vanderbilt 14, Toledo 10, Utah 8, South Florida 7, Colorado 6, Fresno St. 5 1-1, Iowa 2, Wyoming 1.