AP Top 25 Voter’s Ballot - Week 8
Poll Released: Oct 13
All Voters

Chris Murray

Newspaper: Reno Gazette-Journal

Chris Murray has been the Reno (Nev.) Gazette-Journal’s Nevada Wolf Pack basketball beat writer since 2007 and the newspaper’s football beat writer since 2010. He’s also held the role of assistant sports editor and won multiple APSE and Nevada Press Association awards for feature writing, project writing and explanatory journalism.

Rank Trend Team Conference Overall Record Points Game scores Share
1 - Alabama SEC 7-0 1524 vs Missouri W 39-10
2 1 Ohio State Big Ten 7-0 1457 vs Minnesota W 30-14
3 1 Notre Dame Division I FBS Ind 7-0 1355 vs Pittsburgh W 19-14
4 1 Clemson ACC 6-0 1392 _
5 6 Michigan Big Ten 6-1 1146 vs Wisconsin W 38-13
6 2 Texas Big 12 6-1 1144 vs Baylor W 23-17
7 3 Florida SEC 6-1 931 @ Vanderbilt W 37-27
8 8 LSU SEC 6-1 1244 vs Georgia W 36-16
9 2 Oklahoma Big 12 5-1 999 _
10 5 Oregon Pac-12 5-1 917 vs Washington W 30-27
11 - UCF The American 6-0 979 @ Memphis W 31-30
12 6 Georgia SEC 6-1 1085 @ LSU L 36-16
13 4 Kentucky SEC 5-1 678 _
14 7 West Virginia Big 12 5-1 700 @ Iowa State L 30-14
15 4 North Carolina State ACC 5-0 592 _
16 8 Washington Pac-12 5-2 640 @ Oregon L 30-27
17 10 Penn State Big Ten 4-2 523 vs Michigan State L 21-17
18 5 Texas A&M SEC 5-2 551 @ South Carolina W 26-23
19 8 Wisconsin Big Ten 4-2 226 @ Michigan L 38-13
20 2 Mississippi State SEC 4-2 231 _
21 5 Cincinnati The American 6-0 243 _
22 - Iowa Big Ten 5-1 266 @ Indiana W 42-16
23 2 South Florida The American 6-0 242 @ Tulsa W 25-24
24 15 Miami (FL) ACC 5-2 38 @ Virginia L 16-13
25 - San Diego State Mountain West 5-1 53 vs Air Force W 21-17

Others Receiving Votes:
Others receiving votes:Stanford 71, San Diego St. 53, Southern Cal 53, Appalachian St. 51, Colorado 49, Utah St. 38, Miami 38, Utah 33, Duke 17, Texas Tech 8, Fresno St. 7, Houston 3, Maryland 2, Virginia 2.

Poll Methodology
The AP Top 25 Poll 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