COACHES TOP 25 POLL THROUGH SEPT. 13 GAMES
(First-place votes in parentheses)
1. Florida State (50), 2-0, 1,502 points Last week: 1
2. Alabama (1), 3-0, 1,408 Last week: 2
3. Oregon (6), 3-0, 1,399 Last week: 4
4. Oklahoma (4), 3-0, 1,390 Last week: 3
5. Auburn 2-0, 1,297 Last week: 5
6. Baylor 3-0, 1,179 Last week: 7
7. Texas A&M 3-0, 1,159 Last week: 8
8. LSU 3-0, 1,107 Last week: 9
9. Notre Dame 3-0, 966 Last week: 11
10. UCLA 3-0, 861 Last week: 12
11. Michigan State 1-1, 776 Last week: 13
12. Ole Miss 3-0, 769 Last week: 15
13. Arizona State 3-0, 732 Last week: 14
14. Georgia 1-1, 693 Last week: 6
15. Stanford 2-1, 561 Last week: 16
16. South Carolina 2-1, 529 Last week: 23
17. Wisconsin 1-1, 436 Last week: 17
18. Ohio State 2-1, 402 Last week: 18
19. Missouri 3-0, 382 Last week: 22
20. Kansas State 2-0, 381 Last week: 20
21. USC 2-1, 338 Last week: 10
22. Nebraska, 3-0, 325 Last week: 21
23. BYU 3-0, 222 Last week: 27
24. Clemson 1-1, 207 Last week: 24
25. North Carolina 2-0, 128 Last week: 25
Others receiving votes: Duke 100; Mississippi State 92; Oklahoma State 83; Florida 72; TCU 50; Virginia Tech 47; Washington 44; East Carolina 35; Penn State 26; Marshall 25; West Virginia 19; Arizona 18; Cincinnati 15; Northern Illinois 10; Oregon State 8; Louisville 8; Arkansas 7; Pittsburgh 5; North Carolina State 4; Boston College 4; Memphis 2; Boise State 1; Virginia 1.
Dropped out
No. 19 Virginia Tech