By The Associated Press

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 16, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Ohio St. (59) 3-0 1,617 1

2. Auburn (2) 3-0 1,507 3

3. Southern Cal (2) 2-0 1,494 4

4. West Virginia (2) 3-0 1,419 5

5. Florida 3-0 1,350 7

6. Michigan 3-0 1,297 11

7. Texas 2-1 1,180 8

8. Louisville 3-0 1,121 12

9. Georgia 3-0 1,105 10

10. LSU 2-1 1,085 6

11. Virginia Tech 3-0 931 14

12. Notre Dame 2-1 912 2

13. Oregon 3-0 833 18

14. Iowa 3-0 831 16

15. Tennessee 2-1 585 13

16. TCU 3-0 527 20

17. Oklahoma 2-1 510 15

18. Florida St. 2-1 466 9

19. Clemson 2-1 399 —

20. Arizona St. 3-0 384 22

20. Boston College 3-0 384 23

22. California 2-1 383 21

23. Nebraska 2-1 162 19

24. Penn St. 2-1 143 25

25. Boise St. 3-0 110

Others receiving votes: Alabama 94, Miami 78, Rutgers 46, UCLA 40, Michigan St. 33, Wisconsin 29, Missouri 22, Georgia Tech 19, Texas Tech 16, Texas A&M 9, Arkansas 2, Purdue 2.