Top 25 College football rankings (AP poll)

1. Mississippi State (7-0, 46 first place votes)

2. Florida State (7-0, 14 first place votes)

3. Alabama (7-1)

4. Auburn (6-1)

5. Oregon (7-1)

6. Notre Dame (6-1)

7. Ole Miss (7-1)

8. Michigan State (7-1)

9. Georgia (6-1)

10. TCU (6-1)

11. Kansas State (6-1)

12. Baylor (6-1)

13. Ohio State (6-1)

14. Arizona (6-1)

15. Arizona State (6-1)

16. LSU (7-2)

17. Nebraska (7-1)

18. Utah (6-1)

19. Oklahoma (5-2)

20. West Virginia (6-2)

21. East Carolina (6-1)

22. Clemson (6-2)

23. Marshall (8-0)

24. Duke (6-2)

25. UCLA (6-2)

Others receiving votes: Colorado State 29, USC 22, Wisconsin 14, Stanford 9, Louisville 8, Missouri 7, North Dakota State 3, Oklahoma State 2