This Week’S Polls

AP Top 25

The Top Twenty Five teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 30, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and ranking in the previous poll:

Rec Pts Pvs

1. Florida St. (42) 5-0 1,745 2

2. Nebraska (28) 4-0 1,731 1

3. Virginia Tech 4-0 1,576 4

4. Kansas St. (1) 5-0 1,574 5

5. Clemson 5-0 1,451 7

6. Michigan 4-1 1,353 9

7. Miami 3-1 1,274 10

8. Ohio St. 4-0 1,218 12

9. Oregon 4-1 1,031 20

10. Oklahoma 4-0 1,017 14

11. Texas 3-1 999 13

12. Florida 4-1 940 3

13. Washington 3-1 920 6

14. TCU 4-0 875 16

15. Auburn 5-0 869 19

16. UCLA 4-1 831 15

17. Southern Miss. 3-1 608 21

18. Southern Cal 3-1 514 8

19. Georgia 3-1 455 25

20. Mississippi St. 3-1 406

21. Tennessee 2-2 364 11

22. Northwestern 4-1 312

23. Oregon St. 4-0 279

24. Wisconsin 3-2 210 17

25. Notre Dame 2-2 118

Others receiving votes: Michigan St. 84, South Carolina 79, N.C. State 69, Texas A&M 39, Mississippi 35, Pittsburgh 24, Purdue 16, LSU 15, East Carolina 12, Colorado St. 10, Arizona St. 5, Iowa St. 5, Toledo 5, W.Michigan 4, Arizona 2, Alabama 1.

Carter Strickland’s ballot: 1. Florida State; 2. Nebraska; 3. Virginia Tech; 4. Kansas State; 5. Michigan; 6. Clemson; 7. Ohio State; 8. Miami; 9. Florida; 10. Texas; 11. Oregon; 12. Washington; 13. Auburn; 14. UCLA; 15. TCU; 16. USC; 17. Southern Mississippi; 18. Oklahoma; 19. Northwestern; 20. Mississippi State; 21. Georgia; 22. N.C. State; 23. Michigan State; 24. Oregon State; 25. Texas A&M.

USA Today/ESPN Top 25 poll

The Top Twenty Five teams in the USA Today/ ESPN college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 30, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Rec Pts Pvs

1. Nebraska (37) 4-0 1,452 1

2. Florida State (21) 5-0 1,434 2

3. Virginia Tech 4-0 1,334 4

4. Kansas State (1) 5-0 1,295 5

5. Clemson 5-0 1,180 8

6. Michigan 4-1 1,120 9

7. Ohio State 4-0 1,119 10

8. Miami 3-1 1,033 12

9. Florida 4-1 886 3

10. Texas 3-1 856 13

11. Washington 3-1 734 6

12. Oklahoma 4-0 713 16

13. Auburn 5-0 697 20

14. Texas Christian 4-0 695 18

15. Oregon 4-1 613 25

16. So. California 3-1 582 7

17. UCLA 4-1 550 17

18. So. Mississippi 3-1 531 21

19. Georgia 3-1 455 24

20. Mississippi State 3-1 355

21. Tennessee 2-2 338 11

22. Wisconsin 3-2 242 14

23. Oregon State 4-0 171

24. Northwestern 4-1 140

25. Michigan State 3-1 136 15

Others receiving votes: North Carolina State 93, Texas A&M 88, Pittsburgh 47, Colorado State 45, Notre Dame 42, Iowa State 37, Mississippi 31, Purdue 27, East Carolina 24, South Carolina 19, Arizona 14, Arizona State 14, Arkansas 8, Illinois 7, Louisiana State 6, Western Michigan 5, Georgia Tech 2, Louisville 2, Minnesota 2, Texas Tech 1.