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September 30, 2012 AP Football Poll

Rank

 

Team (FPV)

 

Conf

 

W-L

 

PTS

 

CP

 

Last Week

1

  <  1

 

Alabama (60)

 

SEC

 

5-0

 

1500

 

*1

 

W 33-14 vs Mississippi

2

  <  2

 

Oregon

 

Pac-12

 

5-0

 

1430

 

2

 

W 51-26 at Washington State

3

  <  4

 

Florida State

 

ACC

 

5-0

 

1349

 

*4

 

W 30-17 at South Florida

4

  <  3

 

LSU

 

SEC

 

5-0

 

1310

 

*3

 

W 38-22 vs Towson

5

  <  5

 

Georgia

 

SEC

 

5-0

 

1252

 

5

 

W 51-44 vs Tennessee

6

  <  6

 

South Carolina

 

SEC

 

5-0

 

1152

 

6

 

W 38-17 at Kentucky

7

  <  7

 

Kansas State

 

Big 12

 

4-0

 

1123

 

8

 

DNP

8

  <  9

 

West Virginia

 

Big 12

 

4-0

 

1066

 

7

 

W 70-63 vs #25 Baylor

9

  <  10

 

Notre Dame

 

Ind

 

4-0

 

1043

 

10

 

DNP

10

  <  11

 

Florida

 

SEC

 

4-0

 

937

 

11

 

DNP

11

  <  12

 

Texas

 

Big 12

 

4-0

 

932

 

9

 

W 41-36 at Oklahoma State

12

  <  14

 

Ohio State

 

Big Ten

 

5-0

 

793

 

NR

 

W 17-16 at #20 Michigan State

13

  <  13

 

USC

 

Pac-12

 

3-1

 

703

 

12

 

DNP

14

  <  18

 

Oregon State

 

Pac-12

 

3-0

 

647

 

17

 

W 38-35 at Arizona

15

  <  17

 

Clemson

 

ACC

 

4-1

 

608

 

15

 

W 45-31 at Boston College

15

  <  15

 

TCU

 

Big 12

 

4-0

 

608

 

13

 

W 24-16 at SMU

17

  <  16

 

Oklahoma

 

Big 12

 

2-1

 

581

 

14

 

DNP

18

  <  8

 

Stanford

 

Pac-12

 

3-1

 

509

 

18

 

L 17-13 at Washington

19

  <  19

 

Louisville

 

Big East

 

5-0

 

404

 

16

 

W 21-17 at Southern Miss

20

  <  21

 

Mississippi State

 

SEC

 

4-0

 

306

 

19

 

DNP

21

  <  22

 

Nebraska

 

Big Ten

 

4-1

 

240

 

20

 

W 30-27 vs Wisconsin

22

  <  23

 

Rutgers (NJ)

 

Big East

 

4-0

 

160

 

21

 

DNP

23

  <  NR

 

Washington

 

Pac-12

 

3-1

 

159

 

RV

 

W 17-13 vs #8 Stanford

24

  <  NR

 

Northwestern

 

Big Ten

 

5-0

 

143

 

22

 

W 44-29 vs Indiana

25

  <  NR

 

UCLA

 

Pac-12

 

4-1

 

122

 

RV

 

W 42-14 at Colorado

RV

  <  NR

 

Cincinnati

 

Big East

 

3-0

 

72

 

23

 

W 27-24 vs Virginia Tech

RV

  <  24

 

Boise State

 

MWC

 

3-1

 

53

 

25

 

W 32-29 at New Mexico

RV

  <  NR

 

Texas A&M

 

SEC

 

3-1

 

51

 

RV

 

W 58-10 vs Arkansas

RV

  <  20

 

Michigan State

 

Big Ten

 

3-2

 

43

 

RV

 

L 17-16 vs #14 Ohio State

RV

  <  NR

 

Texas Tech

 

Big 12

 

4-0

 

39

 

24

 

W 24-13 at Iowa State

RV

  <  NR

 

Michigan

 

Big Ten

 

2-2

 

38

 

RV

 

DNP

RV

  <  NR

 

Louisiana Tech

 

WAC

 

4-0

 

37

 

RV

 

W 44-38 at Virginia

RV

  <  25

 

Baylor

 

Big 12

 

3-1

 

31

 

RV

 

L 70-63 at #9 West Virginia

RV

  <  NR

 

Ohio

 

MAC

 

5-0

 

30

 

RV

 

W 37-34 at Massachusetts

RV

  <  NR

 

Arizona State

 

Pac-12

 

4-1

 

15

 

RV

 

W 27-17 at California

RV

  <  NR

 

Arizona

 

Pac-12

 

3-2

 

4

 

NR

 

L 38-35 vs #18 Oregon State

RV

  <  NR

 

Miami (FL)

 

ACC

 

4-1

 

4

 

RV

 

W 44-37 vs NC State

RV

  <  NR

 

Iowa State

 

Big 12

 

3-1

 

3

 

NR

 

L 24-13 vs Texas Tech

RV

  <  NR

 

Tennessee

 

SEC

 

3-2

 

3

 

NR

 

L 51-44 at #5 Georgia

NR

  <  NR

 

Louisiana-Monroe

 

Sun Belt

 

2-2

 

0

 

RV

 

W 63-10 at Tulane

NR

  <  NR

 

Oklahoma State

 

Big 12

 

2-2

 

0

 

RV

 

L 41-36 vs #12 Texas

NR

  <  NR

 

Purdue

 

Big Ten

 

3-1

 

0

 

RV

 

W 51-41 vs Marshall

NR

  <  NR

 

San Jose State (CA)

 

WAC

 

4-1

 

0

 

RV

 

W 12-0 at Navy

NR

  <  NR

 

Toledo (OH)

 

MAC

 

4-1

 

0

 

RV

 

W 37-17 at Western Michigan

NR

  <  NR

 

Tulsa

 

C-USA

 

4-1

 

0

 

RV

 

W 49-42 at UAB

NR

  <  NR

 

Virginia Tech

 

ACC

 

3-2

 

0

 

RV

 

L 27-24 at Cincinnati

NR

  <  NR

 

Wisconsin

 

Big Ten

 

3-2

 

0

 

RV

 

L 30-27 at #22 Nebraska

MILESTONES
Last Appearances:
- Florida makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 9/26/2010 poll (32 polls)
- Northwestern makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 12/7/2008 poll (54 polls)
- Washington makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 10/16/2011 poll (13 polls)

Weekly Streaks:
- Michigan State's Top 25 streak ends at 15
- Oregon's Top 25 streak reaches 50

Total Appearances:
- Kansas State ties Illinois for #42

NOTES
- Hold the mouse cursor over the non-AP rankings to see the first place votes, total points, and previous rank in a tooltip (for browsers that support tooltips), where available
- * = Received first place votes (non-AP rankings)
- CP = Coaches Poll (1950 to present)
- HP = Harris Poll (2005 to present; starts in late September)
- BCS = BCS Rankings (1998 to present; starts in mid-October)
- Clicking on the team name will display the week-by-week ranking for that team.
- Regular-season polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, from 1961-67 had 10 teams (except for the 1961 final poll which had 20), and 1989-present had 25 teams.
- This weekly poll data was contributed to the ESPN College Football Encyclopedia

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