College polls
AP Top 25
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 12, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Southern Cal (56) 10-0 1,616 1
2. Texas (9) 10-0 1,569 2
3. Miami 8-1 1,483 3
4. LSU 8-1 1,418 5
5. Penn St. 9-1 1,334 6
6. Notre Dame 7-2 1,246 7
7. Virginia Tech 8-1 1,214 8
8. Alabama 9-1 1,176 4
9. Ohio St. 8-2 1,163 10
10. Oregon 9-1 1,022 11
11. Auburn 8-2 963 15
12. UCLA 9-1 876 14
13. West Virginia 8-1 837 16
14. Georgia 7-2 780 9
15. TCU 10-1 719 18
16. Fresno St. 8-1 632 20
17. Michigan 7-3 607 21
18. Louisville 7-2 486 23
19. South Carolina 7-3 402 --
20. Florida 7-3 325 12
21. Texas Tech 8-2 319 13
22. Florida St. 7-3 173 17
23. Boston College 7-3 154 --
24. UTEP 8-1 124 --
25. Wisconsin 8-3 104 19
Others receiving votes: Minnesota 98, Oklahoma 95, Iowa St. 86, Virginia 31, Clemson 24, Colorado 21, Iowa 7, Georgia Tech 6, California 5, UCF 5, Toledo 2, Boise St. 1, Northwestern 1, South Florida 1.
USA Today Top 25
The top 25 teams in the USA Today college football coaches' poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 12, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote, through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Southern California (55) 10-0 1,543 1
2. Texas (7) 10-0 1,495 2
3. Miami (Fla.) 8-1 1,421 4
4. LSU 8-1 1,363 5
5. Penn State 9-1 1,251 6
6. Virginia Tech 8-1 1,168 8
7. Notre Dame 7-2 1,165 7
8. Alabama 9-1 1,088 3
9. Ohio State 8-2 1,068 10
10. Oregon 9-1 1,001 11
11. UCLA 9-1 890 14
12. Auburn 8-2 872 17
13. West Virginia 8-1 842 15
14. Georgia 7-2 763 9
15. TCU 10-1 672 18
16. Fresno State 8-1 557 20
17. Michigan 7-3 495 22
18. Louisville 7-2 445 23
19. Texas Tech 8-2 382 13
20. Florida 7-3 322 12
21. South Carolina 7-3 252 NR
22. Florida State 7-3 236 16
23. Boston College 7-3 216 25
24. Wisconsin 8-3 147 19
25. Texas El-Paso 8-1 142 NR
Others receiving votes: Iowa State 92; Minnesota 87; Oklahoma 50; Colorado 41; Clemson 29; California 17; Virginia 17; Iowa 15; Central Florida 4; Boise State 1; Georgia Tech 1.
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