AP Top 25 College Football Poll
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 25, 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. Clemson (27) | 11-1 | 1478 | 4 |
| 2. Oklahoma (24) | 11-1 | 1461 | 3 |
| 3. Wisconsin (10) | 12-0 | 1405 | 5 |
| 4. Auburn | 10-2 | 1374 | 6 |
| 5. Alabama | 11-1 | 1254 | 1 |
| 6. Georgia | 11-1 | 1246 | 7 |
| 7. Miami | 10-1 | 1119 | 2 |
| 8. Ohio St. | 10-2 | 1112 | 8 |
| 9. Penn St. | 10-2 | 960 | 12 |
| 10. TCU | 10-2 | 956 | 10 |
| 11. Southern Cal | 10-2 | 936 | 11 |
| 12. UCF | 11-0 | 906 | 13 |
| 13. Washington | 10-2 | 764 | 15 |
| 14. Stanford | 9-3 | 693 | 20 |
| 15. Notre Dame | 9-3 | 592 | 9 |
| 16. Memphis | 10-1 | 582 | 17 |
| 17. LSU | 9-3 | 566 | 19 |
| 18. Oklahoma St. | 9-3 | 532 | 18 |
| 19. Michigan St. | 9-3 | 457 | 21 |
| 20. Northwestern | 9-3 | 378 | 23 |
| 21. Washington St. | 9-3 | 328 | 14 |
| 22. Virginia Tech | 9-3 | 298 | 24 |
| 23. South Florida | 9-2 | 114 | 22 |
| 24. Mississippi St. | 8-4 | 88 | 16 |
| 25. Fresno St. | 9-3 | 57 | NR |
Others receiving votes: NC State 56, San Diego St. 46, Louisville 16, Boise St. 14, Toledo 13, Michigan 12, Virginia 4, Missouri 3, FAU 2, Troy 1, Kansas St. 1, Iowa St. 1.