The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 26, 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. Georgia (58)	12-0	1570	1
2. Michigan (5)	12-0	1516	3
3. TCU	12-0	1449	4
4. Southern Cal	11-1	1382	5
5. Ohio St.	11-1	1313	2
6. Alabama	10-2	1243	8
7. Tennessee	10-2	1195	9
8. Penn St.	10-2	1131	11
9. Washington	10-2	1048	12
10. Clemson	10-2	928	7
11. LSU	9-3	874	6
12. Utah	9-3	849	14
13. Kansas St.	9-3	815	15
14. Florida St.	9-3	730	16
15. Oregon	9-3	701	10
16. Oregon St.	9-3	662	22
17. UCLA	9-3	618	17
18. Tulane	10-2	551	19
19. Notre Dame	8-4	384	13
20. South Carolina	8-4	358	–
21. Texas	8-4	316	24
22. UCF	9-3	170	25
23. UTSA	10-2	145	–
24. North Carolina	9-3	114	18
25. Mississippi St.	8-4	99	–

Others receiving votes: Troy 80, NC State 62, Cincinnati 43, Boise St. 39, Purdue 24, Mississippi 22, South Alabama 12, Illinois 10, Coastal Carolina 6, Pittsburgh 5, Fresno St. 4, James Madison 4, Ohio 2, Minnesota 1.