AP Top 25 Poll
Rankings
Released September 24
Rank
Team
Trend
This Week
Points
1
Georgia (4-0) Southeastern
-
@ Auburn
09/30 3:30 PM EDT
1562 (55)
2
Michigan (4-0) Big Ten
-
@ Nebraska
09/30 3:30 PM EDT
1445 (1)
3
Texas (4-0) Big 12
-
vs. Kansas
09/30 3:30 PM EDT
1401 (2)
4
Ohio State (4-0) Big Ten
2
vs. Maryland
10/07 12:00 PM EDT
1370 (1)
5
Florida State (4-0) Atlantic Coast
-1
vs. Virginia Tech
10/07 3:30 PM EDT
1366 (3)
6
Penn State (4-0) Big Ten
1
@ Northwestern
09/30 12:00 PM EDT
1244 (0)
7
Washington (4-0) Pac-12
1
@ Arizona
09/30 10:00 PM EDT
1228 (1)
8
USC (4-0) Pac-12
-3
@ Colorado
09/30 12:00 PM EDT
1169 (0)
9
Oregon (4-0) Pac-12
1
@ Stanford
09/30 6:30 PM EDT
1076 (0)
10
Utah (4-0) Pac-12
1
@ Oregon State
09/29 9:00 PM EDT
981 (0)
11
Notre Dame (4-1) IA Independents
-2
@ Duke
09/30 7:30 PM EDT
904 (0)
12
Alabama (3-1) Southeastern
1
@ Mississippi State
09/30 9:00 PM EDT
862 (0)
13
LSU (3-1) Southeastern
-1
@ Ole Miss
09/30 6:00 PM EDT
813 (0)
14
Oklahoma (4-0) Big 12
2
vs. Iowa State
09/30 7:00 PM EDT
716 (0)
15
North Carolina (4-0) Atlantic Coast
2
vs. Syracuse
10/07 3:30 PM EDT
659 (0)
16
Washington State (4-0) Pac-12
5
@ UCLA
10/07 3:00 PM EDT
652 (0)
17
Duke (4-0) Atlantic Coast
1
vs. Notre Dame
09/30 7:30 PM EDT
648 (0)
18
Miami (FL) (4-0) Atlantic Coast
2
vs. Georgia Tech
10/07 8:00 PM EDT
523 (0)
19
Oregon State (3-1) Pac-12
-5
vs. Utah
09/29 9:00 PM EDT
366 (0)
20
Ole Miss (3-1) Southeastern
-5
vs. LSU
09/30 6:00 PM EDT
349 (0)
21
Tennessee (3-1) Southeastern
2
vs. South Carolina
09/30 7:30 PM EDT
260 (0)
22
Florida (3-1) Southeastern
3
@ Kentucky
09/30 12:00 PM EDT
220 (0)
23
Missouri (4-0) Southeastern
-
@ Vanderbilt
09/30 4:00 PM EDT
197 (0)
24
Kansas (4-0) Big 12
-
@ Texas
09/30 3:30 PM EDT
132 (0)
25
Fresno State (4-0) Mountain West
-
vs. Nevada
09/30 10:30 PM EDT
64 (0)
Others receiving votes:
Kansas St. 57, Kentucky 41, Colorado 32, Louisville 32, UCLA 28, Maryland 20, TCU 17, Tulane 11, Syracuse 8, Wisconsin 6, Air Force 6, Clemson 5, Texas A&M 5. Point values in parentheses indicate the number of first place votes.
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The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sep. 23, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking: