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October 1, 2023 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts CP Last Week
1 < 1 Georgia (35) SEC 5-0 1501 *1 W 27-20 A Auburn
2 < 2 Michigan (12) Big Ten 5-0 1436 *2 W 45-7 A Nebraska
3 < 3 Texas (10) Big 12 5-0 1426 *4 W 40-14 H #24 Kansas
4 < 4 Ohio State (1) Big Ten 4-0 1357 *3 DNP
5 < 5 Florida State (4) ACC 4-0 1336 5 DNP
6 < 6 Penn State Big Ten 5-0 1227 6 W 41-13 A Northwestern
7 < 7 Washington Pac-12 5-0 1213 *8 W 31-24 A Arizona
8 < 9 Oregon Pac-12 5-0 1113 9 W 42-6 A Stanford
9 < 8 USC Pac-12 5-0 1077 7 W 48-41 A Colorado
10 < 11 Notre Dame Ind 5-1 975 11 W 21-14 A #17 Duke
11 < 12 Alabama SEC 4-1 921 10 W 40-17 A Mississippi State
12 < 14 Oklahoma Big 12 5-0 840 12 W 50-20 H Iowa State
13 < 16 Washington State Pac-12 4-0 765 14 DNP
14 < 15 North Carolina ACC 4-0 726 13 DNP
15 < 19 Oregon State Pac-12 4-1 633 16 W 21-7 H #10 Utah
16 < 20 Mississippi SEC 4-1 616 15 W 55-49 H #13 LSU
17 < 18 Miami (FL) ACC 4-0 589 17 DNP
18 < 10 Utah Pac-12 4-1 454 19 L 21-7 A #19 Oregon State
19 < 17 Duke ACC 4-1 384 21 L 21-14 H #11 Notre Dame
20 < NR Kentucky SEC 5-0 344 20 W 33-14 H #22 Florida
21 < 23 Missouri SEC 5-0 329 22 W 38-21 A Vanderbilt
22 < 21 Tennessee SEC 4-1 306 18 W 41-20 H South Carolina
23 < 13 LSU SEC 3-2 149 23 L 55-49 A #20 Mississippi
24 < 25 Fresno State MWC 5-0 130 24 W 27-9 H Nevada
25 < NR Louisville ACC 5-0 90 25 W 13-10 A NC State
RV < NR Maryland Big Ten 81 RV W 44-17 H Indiana
RV < NR Kansas State Big 12 44 RV DNP
RV < NR Texas A&M SEC 31 RV W 34-22 N Arkansas
RV < NR UCLA Pac-12 19 RV DNP
RV < NR Tulane AAC 8 RV W 35-23 H UAB
RV < NR Air Force MWC 7 RV W 49-10 H San Diego State
RV < NR Wisconsin Big Ten 6 RV DNP
RV < NR Clemson ACC 5 RV W 31-14 A Syracuse
RV < NR West Virginia Big 12 5 RV W 24-21 A TCU
RV < 24 Kansas Big 12 3 RV L 40-14 A #3 Texas
RV < NR James Madison Sun Belt 3 RV W 31-23 H South Alabama
RV < NR Colorado Pac-12 1 RV L 48-41 H #8 USC
NR < 22 Florida SEC 0 RV L 33-14 A Kentucky
NR < NR BYU Big 12 0 RV W 35-27 H Cincinnati
NR < NR Iowa Big Ten 0 RV W 26-16 H Michigan State
NR < NR Marshall Sun Belt 0 RV W 41-35 H Old Dominion
NR < NR Memphis AAC 0 RV W 35-32 H Boise State
NR < NR Ohio MAC 0 RV DNP
NR < NR Wyoming MWC 0 RV W 35-26 H New Mexico

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 7 16.3 4166
Pac-12 6 11.7 5255
ACC 5 16.0 3125
Big Ten 3 4.0 4020
Big 12 2 7.5 2266
Ind 1 10.0 975
MWC 1 24.0 130

Milestones

Last Appearances

  • Kentucky makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 10/23/2022 poll (12 polls)
  • Louisville makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 9/20/2020 poll (51 polls)

Weekly Streaks

  • Oregon's Top 25 streak reaches 20
  • Penn State's Top 25 streak reaches 20
  • Texas' Top 25 streak reaches 10

Total Appearances

  • Kentucky reaches 110 appearances (#65)
  • Louisville ties Boston College for #60
  • Utah ties Arizona for #55
  • Washington State ties Boise State for #57

Miscellaneous

  • Georgia: #1 streak reaches 16 polls which is now tied for #5 all-time.
  • Michigan: Last time with 10+ FPV was the final 1997 poll (51.5, ranked #1).
  • Texas: Last time with 10+ FPV was the 11/22/2009 poll (11, ranked #3).
  • Missouri: Highest rank since #21 in 9/8/2015 poll.
  • Louisville: First rank since #24 in 9/20/2020 poll.
  • Miscellaneous: Last time the #1 team had less than 40 FPV was the 10/30/2022 poll (that occurred in all October polls last year).
  • Miscellaneous: Last time there were 3+ teams with 10+ FPV was the 10/30/2022 poll (that occurred in all October polls last year, 3 in each one).
  • Miscellaneous: Last time Kentucky/Louisville both ranked was 9/20/2020 poll (#23/#24), before that it was 9/16/2007 (#21/#18).

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)
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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.