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October 15, 2023 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts CP Last Week
1 < 1 Georgia (43) SEC 7-0 1541 *1 W 37-20 A Vanderbilt
2 < 2 Michigan (16) Big Ten 7-0 1492 *2 W 52-7 H Indiana
3 < 3 Ohio State (1) Big Ten 6-0 1393 *3 W 41-7 A Purdue
4 < 4 Florida State (1) ACC 6-0 1388 4 W 41-3 H Syracuse
5 < 7 Washington (2) Pac-12 6-0 1355 5 W 36-33 H #8 Oregon
6 < 5 Oklahoma Big 12 6-0 1277 *7 DNP
7 < 6 Penn State Big Ten 6-0 1253 6 W 63-0 H Massachusetts
8 < 9 Texas Big 12 5-1 1098 8 DNP
9 < 8 Oregon Pac-12 5-1 1034 11 L 36-33 A #7 Washington
10 < 12 North Carolina ACC 6-0 1011 10 W 41-31 H #25 Miami (FL)
11 < 11 Alabama SEC 6-1 987 8 W 24-21 H Arkansas
12 < 15 Oregon State Pac-12 6-1 834 13 W 36-24 H #18 UCLA
13 < 13 Mississippi SEC 5-1 825 12 DNP
14 < 16 Utah Pac-12 5-1 695 14 W 34-14 H California
15 < 21 Notre Dame Ind 6-2 664 18 W 48-20 H #10 USC
16 < 17 Duke ACC 5-1 593 17 W 24-3 H NC State
17 < 19 Tennessee SEC 5-1 557 15 W 20-13 H Texas A&M
18 < 10 USC Pac-12 6-1 530 16 L 48-20 A #21 Notre Dame
19 < 22 LSU SEC 5-2 493 19 W 48-18 H Auburn
20 < NR Missouri SEC 6-1 365 20 W 38-21 A #24 Kentucky
21 < 14 Louisville ACC 6-1 309 21 L 38-21 A Pittsburgh
22 < NR Air Force MWC 6-0 245 22 W 34-27 H Wyoming
23 < NR Tulane AAC 5-1 137 24 W 31-21 A Memphis
24 < NR Iowa Big Ten 6-1 125 23 W 15-6 A Wisconsin
25 < 18 UCLA Pac-12 4-2 122 25 L 36-24 A #15 Oregon State
RV < NR James Madison Sun Belt 70 RV W 41-13 H Georgia Southern
RV < NR Clemson ACC 35 RV DNP
RV < NR Florida SEC 12 RV W 41-39 A South Carolina
RV < 19 Washington State Pac-12 11 RV L 44-6 H Arizona
RV < NR Fresno State MWC 6 RV W 37-32 A Utah State
RV < NR Liberty CUSA 5 RV W 31-13 A Jacksonville State
RV < 24 Kentucky SEC 4 RV L 38-21 H Missouri
RV < NR Wyoming MWC 4 RV L 34-27 A Air Force
RV < 23 Kansas Big 12 2 RV L 39-32 A Oklahoma State
RV < 25 Miami (FL) ACC 1 RV L 41-31 A #12 North Carolina
RV < NR Oklahoma State Big 12 1 RV W 39-32 H #23 Kansas
RV < NR West Virginia Big 12 1 RV L 41-39 A Houston
NR < NR Arizona Pac-12 0 RV W 44-6 A #19 Washington State
NR < NR Kansas State Big 12 0 RV W 38-21 A Texas Tech
NR < NR Maryland Big Ten 0 RV L 27-24 H Illinois
NR < NR Memphis AAC 0 RV L 31-21 H Tulane
NR < NR Texas A&M SEC 0 RV L 20-13 A #19 Tennessee
NR < NR UNLV MWC 0 RV W 45-27 A Nevada

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 6 13.5 4768
Pac-12 6 13.8 4570
Big Ten 4 9.0 4263
ACC 4 12.8 3301
Big 12 2 7.0 2375
Ind 1 15.0 664
MWC 1 22.0 245
AAC 1 23.0 137

Milestones

Last Appearances

  • Air Force makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the final 2019 poll (56 polls)
  • North Carolina makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 2021 preseason poll (38 polls)
  • Washington makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the 10/8/2017 poll (98 polls)

Weekly Streaks

  • Georgia's Top 5 streak reaches 40

Total Appearances

  • Louisville ties Army for #59
  • Oklahoma reaches 890 appearances (#3)
  • Utah reaches 170 appearances (#55)

Miscellaneous

  • Washington: Last time with multiple FPV was 9/15/1997 poll (19). First non-USC/non-Oregon Pac-12 team to reach Top 5 since #5 Utah in 12/1/2019 poll.
  • North Carolina: Highest regular season rank since #5 in 10/11/2020 poll.
  • Oregon State: Highest rank since #7 in 10/21/2012 poll.
  • Duke: Highest rank since #16 in 10/25/1994 poll.
  • USC: Lowest rank since being NR in final 2021 poll. Biggest drop since going from #14 to NR in 9/12/2021 poll after losing 42-28 at home to NR Stanford. Biggest drop while staying ranked since going from #11 to #21 in 10/22/2017 poll after losing 49-14 at #13 Notre Dame.
  • Missouri: Highest rank since #14 in final 2014 poll. Highest regular season rank since #16 in 12/7/2014 poll.
  • Air Force: Highest rank since #22 in final 2019 poll. Highest rank for a MWC team since #19 San Diego State in 11/28/2021 poll.

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.