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October 21, 1996 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Florida (57) SEC 7-0 1664 W 51-10 H #16 Auburn
2 < 2 Ohio State (4) Big Ten 6-0 1574  
3 < 3 Florida State (5) ACC 5-0 1572  
4 < 4 Arizona State (1) Pac-10 7-0 1476  
5 < 5 Nebraska Big 12 5-1 1397 W 24-10 A Texas Tech
6 < 6 Tennessee SEC 4-1 1333  
7 < 7 Alabama SEC 7-0 1252  
8 < 9 Colorado Big 12 5-1 1181  
9 < 11 North Carolina ACC 5-1 1140  
10 < 13 Michigan Big Ten 5-1 998  
11 < 14 Northwestern Big Ten 6-1 977  
12 < 15 West Virginia Big East 7-0 941  
13 < 17 LSU SEC 5-1 759  
14 < 20 Virginia ACC 5-1 711  
15 < 18 BYU WAC 7-1 673  
16 < 21 Kansas State Big 12 6-1 643  
17 < 10 Penn State Big Ten 6-2 570  
18 < 23 Wyoming WAC 8-0 482 W 42-21 H Fresno State
19 < 8 Notre Dame Ind 4-2 444  
20 < NR Iowa Big Ten 5-1 408  
21 < 24 Utah WAC 6-1 300 W 21-7 H TCU
22 < 16 Auburn SEC 5-2 234  
23 < 25 Washington Pac-10 4-2 224  
24 < NR Southern Miss CUSA 6-1 212 W 16-0 H Memphis
25 < 12 Miami (FL) Big East 4-2 119 L 31-6 H East Carolina
NR < 19 California Pac-10 0  
NR < 22 Georgia Tech ACC 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 9.8 5242
Big Ten 5 12.0 4527
ACC 3 8.7 3423
Big 12 3 9.7 3221
WAC 3 18.0 1455
Pac-10 2 13.5 1700
Big East 2 18.5 1060
Ind 1 19.0 444
CUSA 1 24.0 212

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.