AP Top 25 College Football Poll
Released August 15
| Rank | Team | PV Rank | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama (0-0) | 2 | 1,566 (54) | |||
| 2 | Ohio State (0-0) | 6 | 1,506 (6) | |||
| 3 | Georgia (0-0) | 1 | 1,455 (3) | |||
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| 4 | Clemson (0-0) | 14 | 1,292 | |||
| 5 | Notre Dame (0-0) | 8 | 1,242 | |||
| 6 | Texas A&M (0-0) | 1,212 | ||||
| 7 | Utah (0-0) | 12 | 1,209 | |||
| 8 | Michigan (0-0) | 3 | 1,203 | |||
| 9 | Oklahoma (0-0) | 10 | 956 | |||
| 10 | Baylor (0-0) | 5 | 884 | |||
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| 11 | Oregon (0-0) | 22 | 831 | |||
| 12 | Oklahoma State (0-0) | 7 | 814 | |||
| 13 | North Carolina State (0-0) | 20 | 752 | |||
| 14 | USC (0-0) | 711 | ||||
| 15 | Michigan State (0-0) | 9 | 631 | |||
| 16 | Miami (FL) (0-0) | 476 | ||||
| 17 | Pittsburgh (0-0) | 13 | 383 | |||
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| 18 | Wisconsin (0-0) | 365 | ||||
| 19 | Arkansas (0-0) | 21 | 348 | |||
| 20 | Kentucky (0-0) | 18 | 332 | |||
| 21 | Ole Miss (0-0) | 11 | 324 | |||
| 22 | Wake Forest (0-0) | 15 | 303 | |||
| 23 | Cincinnati (0-0) | 4 | 265 | |||
| 24 | Houston (0-0) | 17 | 263 | |||
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| 25 | BYU (0-0) | 19 | 234 | |||
Others receiving votes:
Tennessee 180, Texas 164, Iowa 163, Penn State 160, LSU 55, Fresno State 32, Minnesota 31, UCF 27, Purdue 17, Mississippi State 15, Auburn 15, Kansas State 14, Florida 14, North Carolina 9, Boise State 5, Air Force 4, Appalachian State 4, UCLA 2, San Diego State 2, South Carolina 2, Utah State 2, Nebraska 1Point values in parentheses indicate the number of first place votes.