There were few changes in the Top 25 as the only four ranked teams that lost did so to other ranked teams.
The top teams held their spots, led by No. 1 Alabama. The Crimson Tide received 50 first-place votes. No. 2 Ohio State was followed by Louisville, Michigan, Clemson, Houston and Stanford.
Wisconsin moved up three spot after dominating Michigan State 30-6. Texas A&M moved up a spot to No. 9.
LSU (2-2), which started the season No. 5, joined Notre Dame as preseason top-10 teams to fall out of the poll.
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sep. 25, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking.
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Alabama (50) | 4-0 | 1511 | 1 |
| 2. Ohio St. (4) | 3-0 | 1440 | 2 |
| 3. Louisville (6) | 4-0 | 1409 | 3 |
| 4. Michigan (1) | 4-0 | 1292 | 4 |
| 5. Clemson | 4-0 | 1267 | 5 |
| 6. Houston | 4-0 | 1239 | 6 |
| 7. Stanford | 3-0 | 1166 | 7 |
| 8. Wisconsin | 4-0 | 1084 | 11 |
| 9. Texas A&M | 4-0 | 1036 | 10 |
| 10. Washington | 4-0 | 986 | 9 |
| 11. Tennessee | 4-0 | 909 | 14 |
| 12. Florida St. | 3-1 | 804 | 13 |
| 13. Baylor | 4-0 | 729 | 16 |
| 14. Miami | 3-0 | 696 | 15 |
| 15. Nebraska | 4-0 | 640 | 20 |
| 16. Mississippi | 2-2 | 540 | 23 |
| 17. Michigan St. | 2-1 | 527 | 8 |
| 18. Utah | 4-0 | 493 | 24 |
| 19. San Diego St. | 3-0 | 304 | 22 |
| 20. Arkansas | 3-1 | 241 | 17 |
| 21. Arkansas | 3-1 | 239 | - |
| 22. Texas | 2-1 | 217 | 21 |
| 23. Florida | 3-1 | 176 | 19 |
| 24. Boise St. | 3-0 | 163 | - |
| 25. Georgia | 3-1 | 142 | 12 |
Others receiving votes: Arizona St. 135, Oklahoma 120, North Dakota St. 58, West Virginia 51, Virginia Tech 38, Colorado 33, North Carolina 26, Iowa 25, UCLA 22, Auburn 18, LSU 17, W. Michigan 14, Wake Forest 9, Memphis 6, Maryland 2, Toledo 1.
