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September 14, 2008 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts CP Last Week
1 < 1 USC (61) Pac-10 2-0 1596 1 W 35-3 H #5 Ohio State
2 < 3 Oklahoma Big 12 3-0 1485 2 W 55-14 A Washington
3 < 2 Georgia (2) SEC 3-0 1437 3 W 14-7 A South Carolina
4 < 4 Florida (1) SEC 2-0 1414 4 DNP
5 < 6 Missouri Big 12 3-0 1389 5 W 69-17 H Nevada
6 < 7 LSU SEC 2-0 1274 6 W 41-3 H North Texas
7 < 8 Texas Big 12 2-0 1140 7 DNP
8 < 10 Wisconsin Big Ten 3-0 1076 8 W 13-10 A #21 Fresno State
9 < 11 Alabama SEC 3-0 982 13 W 41-7 H Western Kentucky
10 < 9 Auburn SEC 3-0 958 9 W 3-2 A Mississippi State
11 < 12 Texas Tech Big 12 3-0 904 10 W 43-7 H SMU
12 < 19 South Florida Big East 3-0 801 16 W 37-34 H #13 Kansas
13 < 5 Ohio State Big Ten 2-1 800 14 L 35-3 A #1 USC
14 < 18 BYU MWC 3-0 788 11 W 59-0 H UCLA
15 < 14 East Carolina CUSA 3-0 781 17 W 28-24 A Tulane
16 < 17 Penn State Big Ten 3-0 779 15 W 55-13 A Syracuse
17 < 16 Oregon Pac-10 3-0 679 12 W 32-26 (2OT) A Purdue
18 < 20 Wake Forest ACC 2-0 482 18 DNP
19 < 13 Kansas Big 12 2-1 445 19 L 37-34 A #19 South Florida
20 < 22 Utah MWC 3-0 428 20 W 58-10 A Utah State
21 < 25 West Virginia Big East 1-1 179 22 DNP
22 < 24 Illinois Big Ten 2-1 163 23 W 20-17 H Louisiana-Lafayette
23 < NR Clemson ACC 2-1 160 21 W 27-9 H NC State
24 < NR Florida State ACC 2-0 146 25 W 46-7 H Chattanooga
25 < 21 Fresno State WAC 1-1 121 NR L 13-10 H #10 Wisconsin
RV < NR Vanderbilt SEC 63  
RV < NR Oklahoma State Big 12 62  
RV < NR TCU MWC 45  
RV < NR Boise State WAC 38  
RV < 15 Arizona State Pac-10 36 L 23-20 H UNLV
RV < NR North Carolina ACC 31  
RV < NR Virginia Tech ACC 28  
RV < NR Nebraska Big 12 21  
RV < NR Tennessee SEC 15  
RV < NR Connecticut Big East 13  
RV < NR Iowa Big Ten 12  
RV < NR Kentucky SEC 6  
RV < NR Tulsa CUSA 6  
RV < NR Minnesota Big Ten 4  
RV < NR Northwestern Big Ten 4  
RV < NR Notre Dame Ind 4  
RV < NR Arizona Pac-10 2  
RV < NR Ball State MAC 1  
RV < NR South Carolina SEC 1  
RV < NR UCF CUSA 1  
RV < 23 California Pac-10 0 L 35-27 A Maryland

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 6.4 6065
Big 12 5 8.8 5363
Big Ten 4 14.8 2818
ACC 3 21.7 788
Pac-10 2 9.0 2275
Big East 2 16.5 980
MWC 2 17.0 1216
CUSA 1 15.0 781
WAC 1 25.0 121

Milestones

- Florida State makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 10/7/2007 poll (12 polls).
- Alabama makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the final 2005 poll (35 polls).
- Arizona State's weekly Top 25 streak ends at 15.
- Ohio State's weekly Top 10 streak ends at 17.
- Oklahoma's weekly Top 10 streak reaches 20.

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)
  • Clicking on the team name will display the week-by-week ranking for that team.
  • Polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, 1961-67 had 10 teams, 1968-88 had 20 teams, and 1989-present had 25 teams.