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September 23, 1996 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 4 Florida (52) SEC 3-0 1659 W 35-29 A #2 Tennessee
2 < 3 Florida State (13) ACC 2-0 1612  
3 < 5 Penn State (1) Big Ten 4-0 1505  
4 < 7 Ohio State Big Ten 2-0 1411  
5 < 9 Notre Dame Ind 3-0 1373  
6 < 17 Arizona State (1) Pac-10 3-0 1229 W 19-0 H #1 Nebraska
7 < 8 Michigan Big Ten 3-0 1207  
8 < 1 Nebraska Big 12 1-1 1198 L 19-0 A #17 Arizona State
9 < 2 Tennessee SEC 2-1 1125  
10 < 10 Miami (FL) Big East 3-0 1100  
11 < 11 North Carolina ACC 3-0 991  
12 < 12 Colorado Big 12 2-1 891  
13 < 6 Texas Big 12 2-1 855  
14 < 13 Alabama SEC 4-0 764  
15 < 15 USC Pac-10 3-1 711  
16 < 16 Kansas State Big 12 4-0 677  
17 < 21 LSU SEC 2-0 662  
18 < 18 Virginia Tech Big East 3-0 577  
19 < 20 Virginia ACC 3-0 543  
20 < 22 Kansas Big 12 2-0 440 DNP
21 < 24 Washington Pac-10 2-1 376  
22 < 13 Auburn SEC 3-1 299  
23 < NR West Virginia Big East 4-0 155  
24 < NR BYU WAC 3-1 100  
25 < NR Northwestern Big Ten 2-1 79  
NR < 19 Iowa Big Ten 0  
NR < 23 Syracuse Big East 0  
NR < 25 Oregon Pac-10 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 12.6 4509
Big 12 5 13.8 4061
Big Ten 4 9.8 4202
ACC 3 10.7 3146
Pac-10 3 14.0 2316
Big East 3 17.0 1832
Ind 1 5.0 1373
WAC 1 24.0 100

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.