Top 25

The Top Twenty Five teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 2, 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. (38) 1-0-0 1,518 1

2. Nebraska (14) 1-0-0 1,467 2

3. Texas A&M (4) 1-0-0 1,361 3

4. Penn St. (1) 0-0-0 1,298 4

5. Florida (2) 1-0-0 1,293 5

6. Auburn (2) 1-0-0 1,276 6

7. Southern Cal 0-0-0 1,168 7

8. Tennessee (1) 1-0-0 1,073 8

9. Ohio St. 1-0-0 1,018 10

10. Colorado 1-0-0 972 14

11. Michigan 2-0-0 951 13

12. UCLA 1-0-0 922 15

13. Alabama 1-0-0 852 11

14. Oklahoma 0-0-0 641 16

15. Texas 1-0-0 605 18

16. Virginia 1-1-0 554 17

17. Arizona 1-0-0 529 19

18. Washington 1-0-0 388 22

19. Miami 0-1-0 282 12

20. Virginia Tech 0-0-0 265 24

21. Kansas St. 1-0-0 203

22. Syracuse 1-0-0 195

23. N. Caro.St. 1-0-0 191

24. Oregon 1-0-0 187

25. Notre Dame 0-1-0 157 9

Others receiving votes: Air Force 136, Georgia 131, Colorado St. 118, Northwestern 99, Mississippi St. 85, Purdue 45, Boston College 32, Baylor 28, Clemson 28, North Carolina 25, Wisconsin 9, California 8, Texas Tech 8, Fresno St. 6, Illinois 5, Iowa 5, San Diego St. 5, Stanford 3, West Virginia 3, Nevada 2, Pittsburgh 2, Southern Miss. 1.

Steve Bergum’s AP picks: 1. Nebraska, 2. Florida State, 3. Penn State, 4. Texas A&M, 5. Southern California, 6. Florida, 7. UCLA, 8. Tennessee, 9. Auburn, 10. Colorado, 11. Oklahoma, 12. Alabama, 13. Ohio State, 14. Miami, 15. Michigan, 16. Notre Dame, 17. Washington, 18. Virginia, 19. Arizona, 20. Texas, 21. Kansas State, 22. Air Force, 23. Georgia , 24. Oregon, 25. VaTech