College Football Polls

Associated Press Top 25

The Top Twenty Five teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 21, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pv

1. Florida St. (34) 7-0-0 1,512 1

2. Nebraska (20) 7-0-0 1,495 2

3. Florida (3) 6-0-0 1,421 3

4. Ohio St. (5) 7-0-0 1,400 4

5. Tennessee 6-1-0 1,273 6

6. Kansas 7-0-0 1,244 7

7. Colorado 6-1-0 1,143 9

8. Northwestern 6-1-0 1,087 11

9. Michigan 6-1-0 1,035 10

10. Oregon 6-1-0 941 12

11. Auburn 5-2-0 889 13

12. Notre Dame 6-2-0 846 17

13. Southern Cal 6-1-0 828 5

14. Kansas St. 6-1-0 700 8

15. Texas 5-1-1 695 16

16. Penn St. 5-2-0 636 19

17. Washington 5-2-0 512 20

18. Alabama 5-2-0 446 21

19. Texas A&M 4-2-0 390 22

20. Virginia 6-3-0 288 14

21. Syracuse 6-1-0 255

22. Texas Tech 4-2-0 237 25

23. Oklahoma 4-2-1 231 15

24. UCLA 5-2-0 219

25. Iowa 5-1-0 212 18

Others receiving votes: Arkansas 149, San Diego St. 17, Virginia Tech 14, Baylor 12, Toledo 8, Stanford 7, Michigan St. 4, Maryland 2, South Carolina 1, Texas Christian 1.

Steve Bergum’s picks

Here is how Spokeman-Review staff writer Steve Bergum voted in the Associated Press college football poll:

1, Nebraska. 2, Florida State. 3, Florida. 4, Ohio State. 5, Kansas. 6, Tennessee. 7, Auburn. 8, Colorado. 9, Northwestern. 10, Notre Dame. 11, Southern California. 12, Oregon. 13, Penn State. 14, Texas. 15, Virginia. 16, Michigan. 17, Texas A&M. 18, Kansas State. 19, Washington. 20, Syracuse. 21, Alabama. 22, Oklahoma. 23, Iowa. 24, Maryland. 25, Texas Tech.

USA Today-CNN Top 25

The USA TODAY-CNN football coaches’ poll, with firstplace votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 22, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pv

1. Florida State (34) 7-0-0 1,510 1

2. Nebraska (23) 7-0-0 1,499 2

3. Florida (1) 6-0-0 1,420 3

4. Ohio State (4) 6-0-0 1,398 4

5. Tennessee 6-1-0 1,237 6

6. Kansas 7-0-0 1,236 7

7. Colorado 6-1-0 1,179 9

8. Northwestern 6-1-0 1,066 11

9. Michigan 6-1-0 1,052 10

10. Southern Cal 6-1-0 907 5

11. Auburn 5-2-0 865 13

12. Oregon 6-1-0 854 12

13. Texas 5-1-1 757 16

14. Kansas State 6-1-0 639 8

15. Notre Dame 5-2-0 638 22

16. Penn State 5-2-0 618 18

17. Syracuse 6-1-0 543 20

18. Texas A&M 4-2-0 476 19

19. Washington 5-2-0 420 23

20. Virginia 6-3-0 314 15

21. Oklahoma 4-2-1 289 14

22. Alabama 5-2-0 285 24

23. Iowa 5-1-0 268 17

24. UCLA 5-2-0 239

25. Texas Tech 4-2-0 154

Others receiving votes: Arkansas 94, Baylor 73, Virginia Tech 47, Stanford 24, Brigham Young 8, Toledo 8, Maryland 7, Georgia 6, Miami, Fla. 5, Texas Christian 3, North Carolina 2, San Diego 2, Army 1, Clemson 1, LSU 1.