2008 Final AP Football Poll
| Rank |
Team (FPV) |
Conf |
W-L |
Points |
CP |
Last Week |
| 1 |
< 1 |
Florida (48) |
SEC |
13-1 |
1606 |
1
|
W 24-14 N #2 Oklahoma (BCS NC) |
| 2 |
< 7 |
Utah (16) |
MWC |
13-0 |
1519 |
4
|
W 31-17 N #4 Alabama (Sugar) |
| 3 |
< 5 |
USC (1) |
Pac-10 |
12-1 |
1481 |
2
|
W 38-24 N #6 Penn State (Rose) |
| 4 |
< 3 |
Texas |
Big 12 |
12-1 |
1478 |
3
|
W 24-21 N #10 Ohio State (Fiesta) |
| 5 |
< 2 |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
12-2 |
1391 |
5
|
L 24-14 N #1 Florida (BCS) |
| 6 |
< 4 |
Alabama |
SEC |
12-2 |
1264 |
6
|
L 31-17 N #7 Utah (Sugar) |
| 7 |
< 11 |
TCU |
MWC |
11-2 |
1193 |
7
|
W 17-16 N #9 Boise State (Poinsettia) |
| 8 |
< 6 |
Penn State |
Big Ten |
11-2 |
1153 |
8
|
L 38-24 N #5 USC (Rose) |
| 9 |
< 10 |
Ohio State |
Big Ten |
10-3 |
1013 |
11
|
L 24-21 N #3 Texas (Fiesta) |
| 10 |
< 15 |
Oregon |
Pac-10 |
10-3 |
997 |
9
|
W 42-31 N #13 Oklahoma State (Holiday) |
| 11 |
< 9 |
Boise State |
WAC |
12-1 |
938 |
13
|
L 17-16 N #11 TCU (Poinsettia) |
| 12 |
< 8 |
Texas Tech |
Big 12 |
11-2 |
916 |
12
|
L 47-34 N #20 Mississippi (Cotton) |
| 13 |
< 16 |
Georgia |
SEC |
10-3 |
903 |
10
|
W 24-12 N #19 Michigan State (Capital One) |
| 14 |
< 20 |
Mississippi |
SEC |
9-4 |
857 |
15
|
W 47-34 N #8 Texas Tech (Cotton) |
| 15 |
< 21 |
Virginia Tech |
ACC |
10-4 |
713 |
14
|
W 20-7 N #12 Cincinnati (Orange) |
| 16 |
< 13 |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
9-4 |
534 |
18
|
L 42-31 N #15 Oregon (Holiday) |
| 17 |
< 12 |
Cincinnati |
Big East |
11-3 |
506 |
17
|
L 20-7 N #21 Virginia Tech (Orange) |
| 18 |
< 24 |
Oregon State |
Pac-10 |
9-4 |
467 |
19
|
W 3-0 N #18 Pittsburgh (Sun) |
| 19 |
< 25 |
Missouri |
Big 12 |
10-4 |
435 |
16
|
W 30-23 (1OT) N #22 Northwestern (Alamo) |
| 20 |
< NR |
Iowa |
Big Ten |
9-4 |
317 |
20
|
W 31-10 N South Carolina (Outback) |
| 21 |
< NR |
Florida State |
ACC |
9-4 |
246 |
23
|
W 42-13 N Wisconsin (Champs Sports) |
| 22 |
< 14 |
Georgia Tech |
ACC |
9-4 |
223 |
22
|
L 38-3 N LSU (Peach) |
| 23 |
< NR |
West Virginia |
Big East |
9-4 |
144 |
NR
|
W 31-30 N North Carolina (Meineke Car Care) |
| 24 |
< 19 |
Michigan State |
Big Ten |
9-4 |
138 |
24
|
L 24-12 N #16 Georgia (Capital One) |
| 25 |
< 17 |
BYU |
MWC |
10-3 |
137 |
21
|
L 31-21 N Arizona (Las Vegas) |
| NR |
< 23 |
Ball State |
MAC |
12-2 |
0 |
0
|
L 45-13 N Tulsa |
| NR |
< 22 |
Northwestern |
Big Ten |
9-4 |
0 |
0
|
L 30-23 (1OT) N #25 Missouri |
| NR |
< 18 |
Pittsburgh |
Big East |
9-4 |
0 |
0
|
L 3-0 N #24 Oregon State |
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OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
California 128, Pittsburgh 106, LSU 95, Nebraska 64, Tulsa 61, Northwestern 53, Ball State 13, Boston College 11, Rutgers 11, Rice 8, Arizona 4, Kansas 2
CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
| Conference |
Teams |
Avg Rank |
Total Points |
| Big 12 |
5 |
11.2 |
4754 |
| SEC |
4 |
8.5 |
4630 |
| Big Ten |
4 |
15.3 |
2621 |
| Pac-10 |
3 |
10.3 |
2945 |
| MWC |
3 |
11.3 |
2849 |
| ACC |
3 |
19.3 |
1182 |
| Big East |
2 |
20.0 |
650 |
| WAC |
1 |
11.0 |
938 |
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MILESTONES
- Utah makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the final 2004 poll (64 polls).
- Oregon makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 11/18/2007 poll (19 polls).
- TCU makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 11/16/2003 poll (84 polls).
- Iowa makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 10/8/2006 poll (41 polls).
- Alabama's weekly Top 5 streak ends at 11.
- Texas Tech's weekly Top 10 streak ends at 12.
- Ball State's weekly Top 25 streak ends at 10.
- Florida's weekly Top 5 and Top 10 streaks reach 10.
- USC's weekly Top 10 streak reaches 20.
- Oklahoma's weekly Top 25 streak reaches 50.
- Missouri's weekly Top 25 streak reaches 30.
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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- Regular season polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, from 1961-67 had 10 teams (except for the 1961 final poll which had 20), 1968-88 had 20 teams, and 1989-present had 25 teams.
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