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College Football Polls

USA Today-CNN

The USA TODAY-CNN football coaches’ poll, with firstplace votes in parentheses:

Record Pts Pv

1. Nebraska (44) 10-0-0 1,528 1

2. Ohio State (16) 11-0-0 1,482 2

3. Florida (2) 10-0-0 1,454 3

4. Northwestern 10-1-0 1,321 5

5. Tennessee 9-1-0 1,306 4

6. Florida State 9-1-0 1,260 6

7. Texas 8-1-1 1,117 8

8. Colorado 9-2-0 1,092 9

9. Notre Dame 9-2-0 1,022 10

10. Kansas State 9-2-0 894 7

11. Virginia Tech 9-2-0 848 18

12. Oregon 9-2-0 779 16

13. Texas A&M 7-2-0 769 15

14. Kansas 9-2-0 764 17

15. Auburn 8-3-0 595 20

16. Penn State 7-3-0 580 21

17. Southern Cal 8-2-1 545 11

18. Syracuse 8-2-0 486 22

19. Virginia 8-4-0 404 12

20. Michigan 8-3-0 370 14

21. Washington 7-3-1 319 23

22. Clemson 8-3-0 273 24

23. Alabama 8-3-0 237 19

24. Arkansas 8-3-0 235 13

25. Miami, Fla. 7-3-0 119

Others receiving votes: UCLA 63, Stanford 48, Michigan State 46, Baylor 42, Texas Tech 42, Toledo 29, Iowa 17, East Carolina 15, San Diego State 11, Utah 9, Colorado State 8, LSU 4, North Carolina 4, Arizona State 3, Louisville 3, Arizona 2, BYU 2, Miami, Ohio 2, Georgia Tech 1.

Associated Press

The Top 25 teams in the Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses:

Record Pts Pv

1. Nebraska (44) 10-0-0 1,529 1

2. Ohio St. (13) 11-0-0 1,477 2

3. Florida (5) 10-0-0 1,458 3

4. Northwestern 10-1-0 1,326 5

5. Tennessee 9-1-0 1,315 4

6. Florida St. 9-1-0 1,262 6

7. Notre Dame 9-2-0 1,152 8

8. Colorado 9-2-0 1,108 9

9. Texas 8-1-1 1,043 10

10. Kansas St. 9-2-0 934 7

11. Kansas 9-2-0 847 15

12. Oregon 9-2-0 818 16

13. Virginia Tech 9-2-0 743 20

14. Penn St. 7-3-0 729 19

15. Texas A&M 7-2-0 684 18

16. Auburn 8-3-0 643 21

17. Southern Cal 8-2-1 528 11

18. Michigan 8-3-0 476 12

19. Virginia 8-4-0 390 13

20. Washington 7-3-1 358 22

21. Alabama 8-3-0 288 17

22. Syracuse 8-2-0 286 23

23. Arkansas 8-3-0 243 14

24. Clemson 8-3-0 217 24

25. Miami 7-3-0 107 25

Others receiving votes: Toledo 53, Michigan St. 39, UCLA 30, Arizona St. 20, Stanford 19, East Carolina 14.

Steve Bergum’s picks: 1. Nebraska, 2. Florida, 3. Ohio St, 4. Northwestern, 5. Tennessee, 6. Florida St, 7. Notre Dame, 8. Colorado, 9. Texas, 10. Kansas St, 11. Penn St., 12. Kansas, 13. VaTech, 14. USC, 15. Oregon, 16. Texas A&M, 17. Virginia, 18. Washington, 19. Auburn, 20. Michigan, 21. Alabama, 22. Clemson, 23. Arizona St, 24. Michigan St, 25. Syracuse.