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The top 25 teams in the Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 2,
total points based on 25 points for a first place vote through one point for a 25th place vote and previous ranking:
1. Michigan (51 1/2) 12-0 1,731 1/2 1 2. Nebraska (18 1/2) 13-0 1,698 1/2 2 3. Florida St. 11-1 1,599 4 4. Florida 10-2 1,455 6 5. UCLA 10-2 1,413 5 6. North Carolina 11-1 1,397 7 7. Tennessee 11-2 1,320 3 8. Kansas St. 11-1 1,302 10 9. Washington St. 10-2 1,259 8 10. Georgia 10-2 1,121 12 11. Auburn 10-3 1,025 13 12. Ohio St. 10-3 975 9 13. LSU 9-3 856 15 14. Arizona St. 8-3 773 16 15. Purdue 9-3 715 17 16. Penn St. 9-3 706 11 17. Colorado St. 11-2 673 18 18. Washington 8-4 617 21 19. Southern Miss. 9-3 490 22 20. Texas A&M 9-4 421 20 21. Syracuse 9-4 331 14 22. Mississippi 8-4 255 - 23. Missouri 7-5 175 19 24. Oklahoma St. 8-4 72 24 25. Georgia Tech 7-5 64 - Others receiving votes: Arizona 59, Oregon 50, Air Force 37, Marshall 33, Virginia 31, Clemson 27, Louisiana Tech 20, Mississippi St. 15, Michigan St. 9, Wisconsin 8, New Mexico 6, Cincinnati 5, Notre Dame 3, Iowa 2, Virginia Tech 1.