The Top 25 teams in the Harris Interactive College Football Poll:
| Records through Nov. 2. Total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote | |||
| Rk. Team (first-place vote) | Record | Pts | Pv |
| 1. Alabama (95) | 8-0 | 2,613 | 1 |
| 2. Oregon (8) | 8-0 | 2,491 | 2 |
| 3. Florida State (2) | 8-0 | 2,444 | 3 |
| 4. Ohio State | 9-0 | 2,317 | 4 |
| 5. Baylor | 7-0 | 2,167 | 5 |
| 6. Stanford | 7-1 | 2,102 | 6 |
| 7. Clemson | 8-1 | 1,890 | 8 |
| 8. Missouri | 8-1 | 1,725 | 9 |
| 9. Auburn | 8-1 | 1,672 | 11 |
| 10. Oklahoma | 7-1 | 1,572 | 10 |
| 11. LSU | 7-2 | 1,467 | 12 |
| 12. Texas A&M | 7-2 | 1,426 | 13 |
| 13. Miami (FL) | 7-1 | 1,344 | 7 |
| 14. Oklahoma State | 7-1 | 1,315 | 15 |
| 15. South Carolina | 7-2 | 1,175 | 17 |
| 16. Louisville | 7-1 | 1,013 | 16 |
| 17. Fresno State | 8-0 | 989 | 18 |
| 18. Michigan State | 8-1 | 789 | 23 |
| 19. UCLA | 6-2 | 768 | 19 |
| 20. Northern Illinois | 9-0 | 727 | 20 |
| 21. Central Florida | 6-1 | 567 | 22 |
| 22. Wisconsin | 6-2 | 450 | 24 |
| 23. Texas Tech | 7-2 | 409 | 14 |
| 24. Arizona State | 6-2 | 255 | 25 |
| 25. Notre Dame | 7-2 | 155 | NR |
| Other teams receiving votes: Texas 77; Georgia 47; Michigan 46; Houston 44; Brigham Young 21; Mississippi 11; Ball State 9; Minnesota 8; Nebraska 8; Oregon State 7; Arizona 2; Southern Cal 2; Duke 1. | |||