The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Aug. 10, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Texas (25) | 0-0 | 1552 | 4 |
| 2. Penn St. (23) | 0-0 | 1547 | 5 |
| 3. Ohio St. (11) | 0-0 | 1472 | 1 |
| 4. Clemson (4) | 0-0 | 1398 | 14 |
| 5. Georgia (1) | 0-0 | 1331 | 6 |
| 6. Notre Dame | 0-0 | 1325 | 2 |
| 7. Oregon (1) | 0-0 | 1236 | 3 |
| 8. Alabama | 0-0 | 1179 | 17 |
| 9. LSU | 0-0 | 1174 | - |
| 10. Miami | 0-0 | 889 | 18 |
| 11. Arizona St. | 0-0 | 791 | 7 |
| 12. Illinois | 0-0 | 713 | 16 |
| 13. South Carolina | 0-0 | 667 | 19 |
| 14. Michigan | 0-0 | 662 | - |
| 15. Florida | 0-0 | 626 | - |
| 16. SMU | 0-0 | 565 | 12 |
| 17. Kansas St. | 0-0 | 512 | - |
| 18. Oklahoma | 0-0 | 463 | - |
| 19. Texas A&M | 0-0 | 434 | - |
| 20. Indiana | 0-0 | 423 | 10 |
| 21. Mississippi | 0-0 | 370 | 11 |
| 22. Iowa St. | 0-0 | 309 | 15 |
| 23. Texas Tech | 0-0 | 274 | - |
| 24. Tennessee | 0-0 | 192 | 9 |
| 25. Boise St. | 0-0 | 191 | 8 |
Others receiving votes: BYU 156, Utah 144, Baylor 132, Louisville 90, Southern Cal 64, Georgia Tech 63, Missouri 33, Tulane 23, Nebraska 23, UNLV 21, Toledo 13, Auburn 10, James Madison 9, Memphis 9, Florida St. 8, Duke 6, Liberty 5, Navy 5, Iowa 5, TCU 4, Pittsburgh 3, Army 2, Colorado 1, Louisiana-Lafayette 1.
