The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 12, 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 (56) 10-0 1,616 1

2. Texas (9) 10-0 1,569 2

3. Miami 8-1 1,483 3

4. LSU 8-1 1,418 5

5. Penn St. 9-1 1,334 6

6. Notre Dame 7-2 1,246 7

7. Virginia Tech 8-1 1,214 8

8. Alabama 9-1 1,176 4

9. Ohio St. 8-2 1,163 10

10. Oregon 9-1 1,022 11

11. Auburn 8-2 963 15

12. UCLA 9-1 876 14

13. West Virginia 8-1 837 16

14. Georgia 7-2 780 9

15. TCU 10-1 719 18

16. Fresno St. 8-1 632 20

17. Michigan 7-3 607 21

18. Louisville 7-2 486 23

19. South Carolina 7-3 402 —

20. Florida 7-3 325 12

21. Texas Tech 8-2 319 13

22. Florida St. 7-3 173 17

23. Boston College 7-3 154 —

24. UTEP 8-1 124 —

25. Wisconsin 8-3 104 19

Others receiving votes: Minnesota 98, Oklahoma 95, Iowa St. 86, Virginia 31, Clemson 24, Colorado 21, Iowa 7, Georgia Tech 6, California 5, UCF 5, Toledo 2, Boise St. 1, Northwestern 1, South Florida 1.