The Associated Press started its weekly Top 25 poll in 1936. Since then there has been one team ranked atop more than any other in college football. That team would be your Oklahoma Sooners who today were ranked #1 for the 100th time. The Sooners are also on top in the USA Today/Coaches Poll.
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Oklahoma (32) | 1-0 | 1441 |
| 2 | Alabama (9) | 2-0 | 1422 |
| 3 | LSU (17) | 2-0 | 1416 |
| 4 | Boise State (2) | 1-0 | 1309 |
| 5 | Florida State | 2-0 | 1194 |
| 6 | Stanford | 2-0 | 1161 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 2-0 | 1091 |
| 8 | Oklahoma State | 2-0 | 1034 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 1-0 | 1023 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 2-0 | 893 |
| 11 | South Carolina | 2-0 | 888 |
| 12 | Oregon | 1-1 | 848 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | 2-0 | 830 |
| 14 | Arkansas | 2-0 | 768 |
| 15 | Michigan State | 2-0 | 598 |
| 16 | Florida | 2-0 | 511 |
| 17 | Ohio State | 2-0 | 461 |
| 18 | West Virginia | 2-0 | 419 |
| 19 | Baylor | 1-0 | 374 |
| 20 | South Florida | 2-0 | 347 |
| 21 | Auburn | 2-0 | 343 |
| 22 | Arizona State | 2-0 | 306 |
| 23 | TCU | 1-1 | 166 |
| 24 | Texas | 2-0 | 153 |
| 25 | Mississippi State | 1-1 | 128 |
- Dropped from rankings: Missouri 21, Penn State 23
- Others receiving votes: Michigan 104, USC 68, Houston 32, Maryland 32, UCF 31, Missouri 23, Northwestern 19, Penn State 18, Brigham Young 14, Tennessee 13, Washington 12, Georgia 8, Georgia Tech 2