The AP Top 25

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 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    Pvs

 1. Texas (65)    8-0    1,625    1

 2. Alabama    8-0    1,542    2

 3. Penn St.    9-0    1,503    3

 4. Oklahoma    7-1    1,361    4

 5. Florida    6-1    1,337    5

 6. Texas Tech    8-0    1,280    8

 7. Southern Cal    6-1    1,234    6

 8. Georgia    7-1    1,212    9

 9. Oklahoma St.    7-1    1,168    7

10. Utah    8-0    1,027    12

11. Boise St.    7-0    946    13

12. TCU    8-1    848    15

13. Ohio St.    7-2    834    10

14. Missouri    6-2    791    16

15. LSU    5-2    649    11

16. Florida St.    6-1    558    24

17. BYU    7-1    553    18

18. Ball St.    8-0    542    20

19. Tulsa    7-0    527    22

20. Minnesota    7-1    438    25

21. North Carolina    6-2    228    —

22. Michigan St.    7-2    219    —

23. Oregon    6-2    188    —

24. South Florida    6-2    100    14

25. Maryland    6-2    89    —

Others receiving votes: West Virginia 73, California 42, Kansas 40, Pittsburgh 33, Connecticut 30, Virginia 25, Georgia Tech 19, Louisville 15, Notre Dame 11, Oregon St. 11, Virginia Tech 6, Northwestern 5, Troy 5, Air Force 4, Boston College 4, Navy 2, Arizona 1.