The Associated Press began its college football poll on Oct. 19, 1936, and it is now the longest-running poll of those that award national titles at the end of the season. The preseason poll was started in 1950. A panel of 63 sports writers and broadcasters from around the country votes on the poll weekly.
AP TOP 25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLL
Released August 15
| RANK | TEAM | PV RANK | POINTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Alabama (0-0) | 2 | 1,566 (54) | ||
| 2 |  | Ohio State (0-0) | 6 | 1,506 (6) | ||
| 3 |  | Georgia (0-0) | 1 | 1,455 (3) | ||
| 4 |  | Clemson (0-0) | 14 | 1,292 | ||
| 5 |  | Notre Dame (0-0) | 8 | 1,242 | ||
| 6 |  | Texas A&MÂ (0-0) | 1,212 | |||
| 7 |  | Utah (0-0) | 12 | 1,209 | ||
| 8 |  | Michigan (0-0) | 3 | 1,203 | ||
| 9 |  | Oklahoma (0-0) | 10 | 956 | ||
| 10 |  | Baylor (0-0) | 5 | 884 | ||
| 11 |  | Oregon (0-0) | 22 | 831 | ||
| 12 |  | Oklahoma State (0-0) | 7 | 814 | ||
| 13 |  | North Carolina State (0-0) | 20 | 752 | ||
| 14 |  | USCÂ (0-0) | 711 | |||
| 15 |  | Michigan State (0-0) | 9 | 631 | ||
| 16 |  | Miami (FL)Â (0-0) | 476 | |||
| 17 |  | Pittsburgh (0-0) | 13 | 383 | ||
| 18 |  | Wisconsin (0-0) | 365 | |||
| 19 |  | Arkansas (0-0) | 21 | 348 | ||
| 20 |  | Kentucky (0-0) | 18 | 332 | ||
| 21 |  | Ole Miss (0-0) | 11 | 324 | ||
| 22 |  | Wake Forest (0-0) | 15 | 303 | ||
| 23 |  | Cincinnati (0-0) | 4 | 265 | ||
| 24 |  | Houston (0-0) | 17 | 263 | ||
| 25 |  | BYUÂ (0-0) | 19 | 234 | ||
Others receiving votes:
Tennessee 180, Texas 164, Iowa 163, Penn State 160, LSU 55, Fresno State 32, Minnesota 31, UCF 27, Purdue 17, Mississippi State 15, Auburn 15, Kansas State 14, Florida 14, North Carolina 9, Boise State 5, Air Force 4, Appalachian State 4, UCLA 2, San Diego State 2, South Carolina 2, Utah State 2, Nebraska 1
*Point values in parentheses indicate the number of first place votes.
