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2023 Final AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Michigan (61) Big Ten 15-0 1525 W 34-13 N #2 Washington (CFP Final)
2 < 2 Washington Pac-12 14-1 1459 L 34-13 N #1 Michigan (CFP Final)
3 < 3 Texas Big 12 12-2 1356 L 37-31 N #2 Washington (CFP Semi/Sugar)
4 < 6 Georgia SEC 13-1 1328 W 63-3 N #4 Florida State (Orange)
5 < 5 Alabama SEC 12-2 1321 L 27-20 (1OT) N #1 Michigan (CFP Semi/Rose)
6 < 4 Florida State ACC 13-1 1175 L 63-3 N #6 Georgia (Orange)
6 < 8 Oregon Pac-12 12-2 1175 W 45-6 N #18 Liberty (Fiesta)
8 < 9 Missouri SEC 11-2 1092 W 14-3 N #7 Ohio State (Cotton)
9 < 11 Mississippi SEC 11-2 1030 W 38-25 N #10 Penn State (Peach)
10 < 7 Ohio State Big Ten 11-2 1006 L 14-3 N #9 Missouri (Cotton)
11 < 14 Arizona Pac-12 10-3 861 W 38-24 N #12 Oklahoma (Alamo)
12 < 13 LSU SEC 10-3 853 W 35-31 N Wisconsin (ReliaQuest)
13 < 10 Penn State Big Ten 10-3 796 L 38-25 N #11 Mississippi (Peach)
14 < 15 Notre Dame Ind 10-3 745 W 40-8 N #21 Oregon State (Sun)
15 < 12 Oklahoma Big 12 10-3 691 L 38-24 N #14 Arizona (Alamo)
16 < 22 Oklahoma State Big 12 10-4 528 W 31-23 N Texas A&M (Texas)
17 < 25 Tennessee SEC 9-4 442 W 35-0 N #20 Iowa (Citrus)
18 < NR Kansas State Big 12 9-4 402 W 28-19 N #19 NC State (Pop-Tarts)
19 < 16 Louisville ACC 10-4 398 L 42-28 N USC (Holiday)
20 < NR Clemson ACC 9-4 327 W 38-35 N Kentucky (Gator)
21 < 19 NC State ACC 9-4 244 L 28-19 N Kansas State (Pop-Tarts)
22 < 17 SMU AAC 11-3 183 L 23-14 N Boston College (Fenway)
23 < NR Kansas Big 12 9-4 153 W 49-36 N Nevada (Guaranteed Rate)
24 < 20 Iowa Big Ten 10-4 150 L 35-0 N #25 Tennessee (Citrus)
25 < 18 Liberty CUSA 13-1 139 L 45-6 N #8 Oregon (Fiesta)
RV < 21 Oregon State Pac-12 96 L 40-8 N #15 Notre Dame (Sun)
RV < NR West Virginia Big 12 90 W 30-10 N North Carolina (Duke's Mayo)
RV < 23 Tulane AAC 76 L 41-20 N Virginia Tech (Military)
RV < 24 James Madison Sun Belt 52 L 31-21 N Air Force (Armed Forces)
RV < NR USC Pac-12 35 W 42-28 N #16 Louisville (Holiday)
RV < NR Memphis AAC 32 W 36-26 N Iowa State (Liberty)
RV < NR Utah Pac-12 14 L 14-7 N Northwestern (Las Vegas)
RV < NR Troy Sun Belt 10 L 17-10 N Duke (Birmingham)
RV < NR Air Force MWC 8 W 31-21 N #24 James Madison (Armed Forces)
RV < NR Toledo MAC 7 L 16-15 N Wyoming (Arizona)
RV < NR Duke ACC 6 W 17-10 N Troy (Birmingham)
RV < NR Kentucky SEC 4 L 38-35 N Clemson (Gator)
RV < NR Miami (OH) MAC 4 L 13-9 N Appalachian State (Cure)
RV < NR UCLA Pac-12 4 W 35-22 N Boise State (LA)
RV < NR UTSA CUSA 3 W 35-17 N Marshall (Frisco)
RV < NR Northwestern Big Ten 2 W 14-7 N Utah (Las Vegas)
RV < NR Wyoming MWC 2 W 16-15 N Toledo (Arizona)
RV < NR Ohio MAC 1 W 41-21 N Georgia Southern (Myrtle Beach)

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 6 9.2 6066
Big 12 5 15.0 3130
Big Ten 4 12.0 3477
ACC 4 16.5 2144
Pac-12 3 6.3 3495
Ind 1 14.0 745
AAC 1 22.0 183
CUSA 1 25.0 139

Milestones

Last Appearances

  • Clemson makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 9/5/2023 poll (13 polls)

Season Streaks

  • Cincinnati's season streak ends at 5

Weekly Streaks

  • Florida State's Top 5 streak ends at 14
  • Oregon's Top 25 streak reaches 30
  • Oregon State's Top 25 streak ends at 20
  • Penn State's Top 25 streak reaches 30
  • Texas' Top 25 streak reaches 20

Total Appearances

  • Kansas State reaches 230 appearances (#40)
  • Oregon reaches 350 appearances (#25)
  • TCU ties Missouri for #37
  • Troy ties seven others for #142

Final Poll Appearances

  • Florida State reaches 35 appearances (#15)
  • Kansas State reaches 15 appearances (#43)
  • NC State reaches 15 appearances (#43)
  • Oregon reaches 20 appearances (#29)
  • Penn State reaches 45 appearances (#10)

Total Appearances

  • Arizona ties two others for #54
  • Kansas ties Oregon State for #64
  • Kansas State ties Purdue for #39
  • Liberty ties five others for #104

Miscellaneous (specific to the final poll unless noted otherwise)

  • Michigan: First time finishing in Top 5 in 3 straight seasons. Previously finished #1 and #2 in 1948 and 1947, and #5 and #3 in 1941 and 1940.
  • Washington: Highest rank since #2 in 1991 ... First time with back-to-back Top 10 finishes since 1990-91 (#5 and #2) ... First time in Top 5 since #4 in 2016.
  • Texas: Highest rank since #2 in 2009 ... Appearances in five of last six final polls.
  • Georgia: Seventh straight appearance, all in Top 10 ... Lowest rank since #7 in 2020.
  • Alabama: Longest active streak (16) which ties USC for #4 on all-time list (Nebraska #1 with 33 from 1969-2001, Michigan #2 with 20 from 1985-2004, Florida State #3 with 19 from 1987-2005) ... Highest rank since #2 in 2021 ... Record 15 straight seasons being ranked #1 at some point ends (last time was 2007).
  • Florida State: First back-to-back appearances since 2015 and 2016 (tail end of 2010-16 streak) ... Highest rank since #5 in 2014.
  • Oregon: Appearances in four of last five final polls ... Highest rank since #5 in 2019.
  • Missouri: First appearance since #14 in 2014 ... Highest rank since #5 in 2013 ... This season's biggest jump from preseason (NR) to final poll.
  • Mississippi: Highest rank since #8 in 1969 ... First appearance since #11 in 2021.
  • Ohio State: Twelfth straight appearance, third behind Alabama (16) and Clemson (13) ... Tenth straight appearance in Top 10 ... Lowest rank since #12 in 2013.
  • Arizona: First appearance since #19 in 2014 ... Highest rank since #4 in 1998 ... Only eighth rank ever.
  • LSU: Second straight appearance after being NR in 2020 and 2021 ... Highest rank since #1 in 2019 ... Ranked in 19 of 24 final polls since 2000.
  • Penn State: Appearances in six of last eight final polls.
  • Notre Dame: Highest rank since #8 in 2021 ... Seventh straight appearance ... Appearances in eight of last ten final polls.
  • Oklahoma: Ranked in 21 of last 24 polls (since 2000).
  • Oklahoma State: Appearances in three of last four final polls.
  • Tennessee: First back-to-back appearances since 2015 and 2016.
  • Kansas State: Second straight appearance since drought from 2015-21.
  • Louisville: First appearance since #21 in 2016 ... Highest rank since #15 in 2013.
  • Clemson: Appearances in 13 straight polls ... Last Top 10 was 2020 (#3) ... Lowest rank since #22 in 2011.
  • SMU: First appearance since #8 in 1984.
  • Kansas: First appearance since #7 in 2007.
  • Iowa: Last Top 10 was 2015 (#9).
  • Liberty: Second appearance ever (#17 in 2020).
  • TCU: First team since #1 LSU in 2019 to be Top 2/Top 5 previous year then NR.
  • USC: This season's biggest drop from preseason (#6) to NR in final poll.
  • Miscellaneous: Most Top 25 teams (5) losing bowl/playoff games to NR teams since 2020 ... Lowest winning percentage in those games (28.6%) since 2008 (0%, 0-3) ... Lowest winning percentage in those games (min. 5) in the Top 25 era (1989) ... Eight teams ranked in the preseason poll finished NR in the final poll. That's the lowest turnover (32%) since 2019 and down by almost half from the record 15 (60%) in 2022 ... 44 teams ranked during the season is the fewest since 2017 (also 44) and down from 51 in 2022 ... With LSU at #12, it is the first back-to-back seasons of a non-Top 10 Heisman winner since a four-year stretch from 1987-1990.
  • ACC: Third straight year with no teams in the Top 5.
  • American: Eleventh straight year with at least one ranked team (since 2013).
  • Big 12: Last time Texas was the highest ranked team was 2009 (#2) ... Last time with five or more teams ranked was 2010 (also five) ... Last time Kansas and Kansas State were both ranked was final 1995 poll (#9 and #7 respectively).
  • Big Ten: 20th National Championship with the current membership.
  • Conference USA: Last team ranked was #24 Western Kentucky in 2015.
  • SEC: Last time with four teams in the Top 10 was 2019 (#1 LSU, #4 Georgia, #6 Florida, #8 Alabama).
  • #1 vs #2: 54th #1 vs #2 and first in CFP since 2018 (third overall including 2015) ... First #1 vs #2 with no SEC teams involved since the 2006 Ohio State/Michigan game ... Largest margin of victory for #1 over #2 (21) since 2004 BCS NC (36 by USC in their 55-19 win over Oklahoma).

Notes

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  • Polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, 1961-67 had 10 teams, 1968-88 had 20 teams, and 1989-present had 25 teams.