AP Top 25 Poll
The Associated Press began its college football poll on Oct. 19, 1936, and it is now the longest-running poll of those that award national titles at the end of the season. The preseason poll was started in 1950. A panel of 62 sports writers and broadcasters from around the country votes on the poll weekly.
ORE #9, USC #17, UTAH #22, ASU #29, UW #33, CAL #37, UCLA (not one single vote as usual)
Released August 24
| RANK | TEAM | PV RANK | POINTS | |||
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| 1 |
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Clemson (14-1) | 2 | 1,520 (38) | ||
| 2 |
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* Ohio State (13-1) | 3 | 1,504 (21) | ||
| 3 |
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Alabama (11-2) | 8 | 1,422 (2) | ||
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| 4 |
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Georgia (12-2) | 4 | 1,270 | ||
| 5 |
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Oklahoma (12-2) | 7 | 1,269 | ||
| 6 |
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LSU (15-0) | 1 | 1,186 (1) | ||
| 7 |
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* Penn State (11-2) | 9 | 1,147 | ||
| 8 |
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Florida (11-2) | 6 | 1,125 | ||
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| 9 |
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* Oregon (12-2) | 5 | 1,119 | ||
| 10 |
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Notre Dame (11-2) | 12 | 995 | ||
| 11 |
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Auburn (9-4) | 14 | 852 | ||
| 12 |
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* Wisconsin (10-4) | 11 | 840 | ||
| 13 |
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Texas A&M (8-5) | 764 | |||
| 14 |
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Texas (8-5) | 25 | 703 | ||
| 15 |
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Oklahoma State (8-5) | 672 | |||
| 16 |
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* Michigan (9-4) | 18 | 611 | ||
| 17 |
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* USC (8-5) | 534 | |||
| 18 |
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North Carolina (7-6) | 496 | |||
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| 19 |
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* Minnesota (11-2) | 10 | 451 | ||
| 20 |
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Cincinnati (11-3) | 21 | 234 | ||
| 21 |
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UCF (10-3) | 24 | 229 | ||
| 22 |
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* Utah (11-3) | 16 | 211 | ||
| 23 |
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Iowa State (7-6) | 199 | |||
| 24 |
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* Iowa (10-3) | 15 | 134 | ||
| 25 |
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Tennessee (8-5) | 133 | |||
Others receiving votes:
Memphis 86, Virginia Tech 85, Boise State 68, Arizona State 66, Miami (FL) 42, Louisville 32, Appalachian State 26, Washington 21, Kentucky 20, Indiana 19, Baylor 15, California 11, TCU 9, Virginia 7, Navy 6, Florida State 6, SMU 3, Mississippi State 3, Air Force 3, Northwestern 1, UAB 1