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September 6, 2022 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts CP Last Week
1 < 1 Alabama (44) SEC 1-0 1552 *1 W 55-0 H Utah State
2 < 3 Georgia (17) SEC 1-0 1511 *2 W 49-3 N #11 Oregon (Chick-fil-A Kickoff)
3 < 2 Ohio State (2) Big Ten 1-0 1471 *3 W 21-10 H #5 Notre Dame
4 < 8 Michigan Big Ten 1-0 1299 5 W 51-7 H Colorado State
5 < 4 Clemson ACC 1-0 1280 4 W 41-10 N Georgia Tech (Chick-fil-A Kickoff)
6 < 6 Texas A&M SEC 1-0 1241 6 W 31-0 H Sam Houston
7 < 9 Oklahoma Big 12 1-0 1130 7 W 45-13 H UTEP
8 < 5 Notre Dame Ind 0-1 1085 9 L 21-10 A #2 Ohio State
9 < 10 Baylor Big 12 1-0 1057 8 W 69-10 H Albany
10 < 14 USC Pac-12 1-0 898 12 W 66-14 H Rice
11 < 12 Oklahoma State Big 12 1-0 818 10 W 58-44 H Central Michigan
12 < NR Florida SEC 1-0 763 19 W 29-26 H #7 Utah
13 < 7 Utah Pac-12 0-1 717 15 L 29-26 A Florida
14 < 15 Michigan State Big Ten 1-0 690 11 W 35-13 H Western Michigan
15 < 16 Miami (FL) ACC 1-0 679 16 W 70-13 H Bethune-Cookman
16 < 19 Arkansas SEC 1-0 678 17 W 31-24 H #23 Cincinnati
17 < 17 Pittsburgh ACC 1-0 535 14 W 38-31 H West Virginia
18 < 13 NC State ACC 1-0 513 13 W 21-20 A East Carolina
19 < 18 Wisconsin Big Ten 1-0 476 18 W 38-0 H Illinois State
20 < 20 Kentucky SEC 1-0 373 20 W 37-13 H Miami (OH)
21 < 25 BYU Ind 1-0 266 25 W 50-21 A South Florida
22 < 21 Mississippi SEC 1-0 254 23 W 28-10 H Troy
23 < 22 Wake Forest ACC 1-0 246 21 W 44-10 H VMI
24 < NR Tennessee SEC 1-0 194 RV W 59-10 H Ball State
25 < 24 Houston AAC 1-0 143 RV W 37-35 (3OT) A UTSA
RV < 11 Oregon Pac-12 131 24 L 49-3 N #3 Georgia (Chick-fil-A Kickoff)
RV < NR Penn State Big Ten 122 RV W 35-31 A Purdue
RV < NR Texas Big 12 118 22 W 52-10 H Louisiana-Monroe
RV < 23 Cincinnati AAC 63 RV L 31-24 A #19 Arkansas
RV < NR Florida State ACC 42 RV W 24-23 N LSU (Allstate Louisiana Kickoff)
RV < NR Fresno State MWC 22 RV W 35-7 H Cal Poly
RV < NR Minnesota Big Ten 22 RV W 38-0 H New Mexico State
RV < NR UCF AAC 22 RV W 56-10 H South Carolina State
RV < NR Kansas State Big 12 18 NR W 34-0 H South Dakota
RV < NR Auburn SEC 15 RV W 42-16 H Mercer
RV < NR Mississippi State SEC 10 RV W 49-23 H Memphis
RV < NR Air Force MWC 8 RV W 48-17 H Northern Iowa
RV < NR Oregon State Pac-12 5 RV W 34-17 H Boise State
RV < NR North Carolina ACC 3 RV W 63-61 A Appalachian State
RV < NR South Carolina SEC 2 RV W 35-14 H Georgia State
RV < NR Arizona Pac-12 1 NR W 38-20 A San Diego State
RV < NR Purdue Big Ten 1 NR L 35-31 H Penn State
RV < NR UCLA Pac-12 1 RV W 45-17 H Bowling Green
NR < NR Iowa Big Ten 0 RV W 7-3 H South Dakota State
NR < NR Louisiana Sun Belt 0 RV W 24-7 H Southeast Louisiana
NR < NR Northwestern Big Ten 0 RV W 31-28 N Nebraska
NR < NR Syracuse ACC 0 RV W 31-7 H Louisville
NR < NR TCU Big 12 0 RV W 38-13 A Colorado
NR < NR Texas Tech Big 12 0 RV W 63-10 H Murray State
NR < NR Utah State MWC 0 RV L 55-0 A #1 Alabama

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 8 12.9 6566
ACC 5 15.6 3253
Big Ten 4 10.0 3936
Big 12 3 9.0 3005
Pac-12 2 11.5 1615
Ind 2 14.5 1351
AAC 1 25.0 143

Milestones

Last Appearances

  • Florida makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 10/10/2021 poll (10 polls)
  • Tennessee makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 10/11/2020 poll (28 polls)
  • USC makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 12/3/2021 poll (68 polls)

Weekly Streaks

  • BYU's Top 25 streak reaches 10
  • Cincinnati's Top 25 streak ends at 45
  • Notre Dame's Top 25 streak reaches 80
  • Oregon's Top 25 streak ends at 17
  • Iowa's Top 25 streak ends at 21

Total Appearances

  • Houston ties Mississippi State for #43
  • Mississippi ties Georgia Tech and West Virginia for #28

Notes

  • * = Received first place votes (non-AP rankings); Hold the mouse cursor over these rankings to see the first place votes (where available) in a tooltip (for browsers that support tooltips)
  • Clicking on the team name will display the week-by-week ranking for that team.
  • Polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, 1961-67 had 10 teams, 1968-88 had 20 teams, and 1989-present had 25 teams.