John Clay

Rank	Team	Record	Points	PV Rank
1	Alabama (60)	4-0	1,523	1
2	Clemson (1)	4-0	1,409	3
3	Ohio State	4-0	1,363	4
4	Georgia	4-0	1,422	2
5	LSU	4-0	1,238	6
6	Stanford	4-0	1,143	7
7	Oklahoma	4-0	1,201	5
8	Auburn	3-1	987	9
9	Washington	3-1	946	10
10	Notre Dame	4-0	1,067	8
11	West Virginia	3-0	923	12
12	Penn State	4-0	1,001	10
13	UCF	3-0	727	16
14	Wisconsin	3-1	662	18
15	Michigan	3-1	698	19
16	Oregon	3-1	297	20
17	Miami (FL)	3-1	571	21
18	Brigham Young	3-1	270	25
19	Michigan State	2-1	256	24
20	North Carolina State	3-0	28	-
21	Kentucky	4-0	541	-
22	Texas A&M	2-2	41	22
23	Mississippi State	3-1	241	14
24	Texas	3-1	308	-
25	Oklahoma State	3-1	44	15

Lexington Herald-Leader

Week 5

Poll released: Sep 23

By Voter

Aaron McMann Adam Jude Andy Greder Ben Jones Bill Landis Blake Toppmeyer Bob Asmussen Brandon Marcello Brent Axe Brett McMurphy Brian Howell Chris Murray Chris Solari Chuck Carlton Conor O’Neill Dave Southorn David Briggs Don Williams Dylan Sinn Eric Hansen Ferd Lewis Garland Gillen Garry Smits Gary Horowitz Grace Raynor Jason Galloway Jerry DiPaola Jim Alexander Joey Kaufman John Bednarowski John Clay Jon Wilner Jonny Miller Keith Sargeant Kellis Robinett Kirk Bohls Lauren Brownlow Marc Weiszer Matt Baker Matt Brown Matt McCoy Michael Lev Mike Barber Neill Ostrout Pat Dooley Rachel Richlinski Rece Davis Rob Long Robert Cessna Robert Gagliardi Ryan Aber Sam McKewon Scott Hamilton Scott Rabalais Sean Manning Soren Petro Steve Batterson Steve Layman Steve Virgen Tom Murphy Tony Parks

Poll Methodology

The AP Top 25 is determined by a simple points system based on how each voter ranks college football's best teams. A team receives 25 points for each first place vote, 24 for second place and so on through to the 25th team, which receives one point. The rankings are set by listing the teams' point totals from highest to lowest. The mathematical formula is the same as the one used for the AP Pro 32 rankings and the AP Top 25 rankings for men's and women's basketball.

History of the Poll

The Associated Press began its college football poll on Oct. 19, 1936, and it is now the longest-running poll of those that award national titles at the end of the season. The preseason poll was started in 1950. A panel of 61 sports writers and broadcasters from around the country votes on the poll weekly. All of the voters have an extensive background in covering college football. Alabama's ten AP national titles lead the way, with Notre Dame sitting second with eight. Oklahoma has seven, while Miami and Southern California have five each. Each team's ranking will be mentioned in AP stories throughout the preseason and the regular season, along with a link to the Top 25: collegefootball.ap.org/poll