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September 16, 1996 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Nebraska (58) Big 12 1-0 1662 DNP
2 < 2 Tennessee (5) SEC 2-0 1561  
3 < 3 Florida State (4) ACC 1-0 1536  
4 < 4 Florida SEC 2-0 1519  
5 < 6 Penn State Big Ten 3-0 1369  
6 < 7 Texas Big 12 2-0 1232  
7 < 8 Ohio State Big Ten 1-0 1225  
8 < 11 Michigan Big Ten 2-0 1211  
9 < 9 Notre Dame Ind 2-0 1099  
10 < 10 Miami (FL) Big East 3-0 1071  
11 < 12 North Carolina ACC 2-0 926  
12 < 5 Colorado Big 12 2-1 911  
13 < 13 Alabama SEC 3-0 764  
13 < 15 Auburn SEC 3-0 764  
15 < 16 USC Pac-10 2-1 702  
16 < 17 Kansas State Big 12 3-0 684  
17 < 18 Arizona State Pac-10 2-0 587  
18 < 19 Virginia Tech Big East 2-0 528  
19 < 21 Iowa Big Ten 2-0 454  
20 < 22 Virginia ACC 2-0 441  
21 < 20 LSU SEC 1-0 381  
22 < 24 Kansas Big 12 2-0 360 W 52-17 A TCU
23 < 23 Syracuse Big East 0-1 214  
24 < NR Washington Pac-10 1-1 174  
25 < NR Oregon Pac-10 3-0 103  
NR < 14 BYU WAC 0  
NR < 25 Texas A&M Big 12 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 10.6 4989
Big 12 5 11.4 4849
Big Ten 4 9.8 4259
Pac-10 4 20.3 1566
ACC 3 11.3 2903
Big East 3 17.0 1813
Ind 1 9.0 1099

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.