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 Oct. 15, 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. Nebraska (66) 6-0 1,770 1
2. Virginia Tech (1) 6-0 1,656 3
3. Oklahoma (4) 6-0 1,603 8
4. Miami 4-1 1,546 4
5. Clemson 7-0 1,523 5
6. Florida St. 6-1 1,439 7
7. Oregon 5-1 1,290 9
8. Florida 6-1 1,242 10
9. Washington 5-1 1,147 11
10. Kansas St. 6-1 1,118 2
11. TCU 5-0 1,042 12
12. Georgia 5-1 898 14
13. Mississippi St. 4-1 865 15
14. Ohio St. 5-1 854 6
15. Southern Miss. 5-1 845 16
16. Michigan 5-2 737 18
17. Purdue 5-2 586 21
18. South Carolina 6-1 517 24
19. Oregon St. 5-1 493 23
20. Notre Dame 4-2 458 20
21. Arizona 5-1 378 22
22. Minnesota 5-2 227 —
23. UCLA 4-2 210 13
24. N.C. State 5-1 183 —
25. Northwestern 5-2 146 17
Others receiving votes: Texas 134, Auburn 74, Colorado St. 25, Iowa St. 19, W. Michigan 16, Arizona St. 10, Tennessee 9, Alabama 5, Toledo 4, Air Force 2, Pittsburgh 2, Louisville 1, Wisconsin 1.
Carter Strickland’s ballot
1. Nebraska; 2. Virginia Tech; 3. Miami; 4. Oklahoma; 5. Clemson; 6. Florida State; 7. Florida; 8. Oregon; 9. Washington; 10. Kansas State; 11. Ohio State; 12. TCU; 13. Mississippi State; 14. Michigan; 15. Georgia; 16. Southern Mississippi; 17. Oregon State; 18. Arizona; 19. Notre Dame; 20. Purdue; 21. South Carolina; 22. N.C. State; 23. Northwestern; 24. Minnesota; 25. Colorado State.
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 Oct. 15, 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 (57) 6-0 1,473 1
2. Virginia Tech (1) 6-0 1,412 2
3. Clemson 7-0 1,308 4
4. Oklahoma 6-0 1,276 8
5. Miami 4-1 1,262 6
6. Florida State 6-1 1,166 7
7. Florida 6-1 1,116 9
8. Kansas State 6-1 943 3
9. Washington 5-1 934 10
10. Texas Christian 5-0 897 11
11. Oregon 5-1 894 12
12. Georgia 5-1 794 13
13. Ohio State 5-1 790 5
14. Mississippi State 4-1 731 14
15. So. Mississippi 5-1 713 16
16. Michigan 5-2 621 17
17. Purdue 5-2 434 21
18. Oregon State 5-1 433 20
19. South Carolina 6-1 362 24
20. Arizona 5-1 346 22
21. Texas 4-2 193 23
22. Notre Dame 4-2 162 —
23. Minnesota 5-2 158 —
24. UCLA 4-2 145 15
25. N. Carolina St. 5-1 130 —
Others receiving votes: Northwestern 99, Auburn 81, Colorado State 81, Iowa State 35, Western Michigan 33, Alabama 24, Mississippi 22, Arizona State 21, Tennessee 18, Air Force 11, Louisville 10, Southern California 9, East Carolina 8, Georgia Tech 7, Toledo 7, Wisconsin 7, Illinois 3, Michigan State 2, Texas A&M 2, Virginia 2.