AP Top 25
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 29, 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. USC (57) |
8-0 |
1,617 |
1 |
| 2. Texas (8) |
8-0 |
1,563 |
2 |
| 3. Virginia Tech |
8-0 |
1,500 |
3 |
| 4. Alabama |
8-0 |
1,395 |
5 |
| 5. Miami |
6-1 |
1,328 |
6 |
| 6. LSU |
6-1 |
1,262 |
7 |
| 7. UCLA |
8-0 |
1,233 |
8 |
| 8. Notre Dame |
5-2 |
1,097 |
9 |
| 9. Florida St. |
7-1 |
1,094 |
10 |
| 10. Penn St. |
8-1 |
1,061 |
11 |
| 11. Georgia |
7-1 |
972 |
4 |
| 12. Ohio St. |
6-2 |
926 |
12 |
| 13. Florida |
6-2 |
836 |
16 |
| 14. Wisconsin |
8-1 |
769 |
15 |
| 15. Oregon |
7-1 |
756 |
14 |
| 16. Texas Tech |
7-1 |
593 |
17 |
| 17. Auburn |
6-2 |
535 |
19 |
| 18. West Virginia |
6-1 |
521 |
18 |
| 19. Boston College |
6-2 |
459 |
13 |
| 20. TCU |
8-1 |
418 |
20 |
| 21. Fresno St. |
6-1 |
301 |
22 |
| 22. Michigan |
6-3 |
294 |
25 |
| 23. California |
6-2 |
212 |
24 |
| 24. Louisville |
5-2 |
141 |
— |
| 25. Colorado |
6-2 |
138 |
— |
Others receiving votes: Georgia Tech 32, Northwestern 22, Rutgers 12, Oklahoma 11, Minnesota 9, UTEP 8, Boise St. 4, Iowa St. 3, Iowa 2, South Carolina 1.
USA Today Top 25
The top 25 teams in the USA Today college football coaches' poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 29, 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. USC (56) |
8-0 |
1,544 |
1 |
| 2. Texas (5) |
8-0 |
1,485 |
2 |
| 3. Virginia Tech (1) |
8-0 |
1,431 |
3 |
| 4. Alabama |
8-0 |
1,349 |
5 |
| 5. Miami (Fla.) |
6-1 |
1,285 |
6 |
| 6. LSU |
6-1 |
1,215 |
7 |
| 7. UCLA |
8-0 |
1,200 |
8 |
| 8. Florida State |
7-1 |
1,060 |
9 |
| 9. Notre Dame |
5-2 |
988 |
10 |
| 10. Georgia |
7-1 |
966 |
4 |
| 11. Penn State |
8-1 |
927 |
12 |
| 12. Ohio State |
6-2 |
827 |
13 |
| 13. Oregon |
7-1 |
782 |
14 |
| 14. Wisconsin |
8-1 |
739 |
15 |
| 15. Florida |
6-2 |
648 |
18 |
| 16. West Virginia |
6-1 |
597 |
17 |
| 17. Texas Tech |
7-1 |
596 |
16 |
| 18. Auburn |
6-2 |
514 |
19 |
| 19. Boston College |
6-2 |
445 |
11 |
| 20. TCU |
8-1 |
398 |
20 |
| 21. California |
6-2 |
327 |
21 |
| 22. Fresno State |
6-1 |
248 |
24 |
| 23. Michigan |
6-3 |
178 |
NR |
| 24. Colorado |
6-2 |
121 |
NR |
| 25. Louisville |
5-2 |
113 |
NR |
Others receiving votes: Georgia Tech 43; Texas-El Paso 30; Minnesota 21; Michigan State 18; Boise State 12; Northwestern 12; Oklahoma 12; South Carolina 8; Rutgers 6; Tennessee 3; Iowa 2.
Harris Top 25
The Top 25 teams in the Harris Interactive College Football Poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 29 total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote:
|
| Record |
Pts |
Pv |
| 1. USC (96) |
8-0 |
2,808 |
1 |
| 2. Texas (16) |
8-0 |
2,714 |
2 |
| 3. Virginia Tech (1) |
8-0 |
2,613 |
3 |
| 4. Alabama |
8-0 |
2,453 |
5 |
| 5. Miami |
6-1 |
2,290 |
6 |
| 6. UCLA |
8-0 |
2,198 |
7 |
| 7. LSU |
6-1 |
2,171 |
8 |
| 8. Florida State |
7-1 |
1,947 |
9 |
| 9. Notre Dame |
5-2 |
1,865 |
10 |
| 10. Penn State |
8-1 |
1,818 |
11 |
| 11. Georgia |
7-1 |
1,712 |
4 |
| 12. Ohio State |
6-2 |
1,572 |
13 |
| 13. Oregon |
7-1 |
1,364 |
14 |
| 14. Wisconsin |
8-1 |
1,362 |
15 |
| 15. Florida |
6-2 |
1,238 |
17 |
| 16. Texas Tech |
7-1 |
1,142 |
16 |
| 17. Auburn |
6-2 |
988 |
19 |
| 18. West Virginia |
6-1 |
897 |
18 |
| 19. TCU |
8-1 |
736 |
20 |
| 20. Boston College |
6-2 |
719 |
12 |
| 21. California |
6-2 |
600 |
21 |
| 22. Michigan |
6-3 |
431 |
NR |
| 23. Fresno State |
6-1 |
414 |
24 |
| 24. Colorado |
6-2 |
242 |
NR |
| 25. Louisville |
5-2 |
156 |
NR |
Others receiving votes: Georgia Tech 80, Northwestern 43, UTEP 38, Michigan State 24, Minnesota 23, Tennessee 16, Arizona State 10, Oklahoma 10, Rutgers 7, Virginia 7, South Carolina 5, Stanford 4, Boise State 3, Iowa State 3, Colorado State 1, Iowa 1.