Associated Press Top 25 (Records through Sun Oct 12, 2008)
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Prev. Rank
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| 1 | Texas Longhorns | 6-0 | 1, 599 | 5
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| 2 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 6-0 | 1, 582 | 2
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| 3 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 7-0 | 1, 492 | 6
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| 4 | Oklahoma Sooners | 5-1 | 1, 306 | 1
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| 5 | Florida Gators | 5-1 | 1, 284 | 11
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| 6 | Southern California Trojans | 4-1 | 1, 247 | 8
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| 7 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 6-0 | 1, 210 | 7
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| 8 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 6-0 | 1, 184 | 17
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| 9 | Brigham Young Cougars | 6-0 | 1, 131 | 9
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| 10 | Georgia Bulldogs | 5-1 | 1, 081 | 10
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| 11 | Missouri Tigers | 5-1 | 984 | 3
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| 12 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 6-1 | 908 | 12
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| 13 | LSU Tigers | 4-1 | 893 | 4
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| 14 | Utah Utes | 7-0 | 834 | 14
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| 15 | Boise State Broncos | 5-0 | 714 | 15
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| 16 | Kansas Jayhawks | 5-1 | 620 | 16
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| 17 | Virginia Tech Hokies | 5-1 | 540 | 18
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| 18 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 5-1 | 416 | 22
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| 19 | South Florida Bulls | 5-1 | 397 | 19
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| 20 | Michigan State Spartans | 6-1 | 371 | 23
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| 21 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 4-1 | 330 | 21
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| 22 | Vanderbilt Commodores | 5-1 | 258 | 13
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| 23 | Pittsburgh Panthers | 4-1 | 182 | 24
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| 24 | Ball State Cardinals | 7-0 | 166 | 25
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| 25 | California Golden Bears | 4-1 | 115 | NR
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