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October 12, 2008 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts CP Last Week
1 < 5 Texas (39) Big 12 6-0 1599 1 W 45-35 N #1 Oklahoma
2 < 2 Alabama (26) SEC 6-0 1582 2 DNP
3 < 6 Penn State Big Ten 7-0 1492 3 W 48-7 A Wisconsin
4 < 1 Oklahoma Big 12 5-1 1306 6 L 45-35 N #5 Texas
5 < 11 Florida SEC 5-1 1284 7 W 51-21 H #4 LSU
6 < 8 USC Pac-10 4-1 1247 4 W 28-0 H Arizona State
7 < 7 Texas Tech Big 12 6-0 1210 5 W 37-31 (1OT) H Nebraska
8 < 17 Oklahoma State Big 12 6-0 1184 10 W 28-23 A #3 Missouri
9 < 9 BYU MWC 6-0 1131 8 W 21-3 H New Mexico
10 < 10 Georgia SEC 5-1 1081 9 W 26-14 H Tennessee
11 < 3 Missouri Big 12 5-1 984 12 L 28-23 H #17 Oklahoma State
12 < 12 Ohio State Big Ten 6-1 908 11 W 16-3 H Purdue
13 < 4 LSU SEC 4-1 893 14 L 51-21 A #11 Florida
14 < 14 Utah MWC 7-0 834 13 W 40-7 A Wyoming
15 < 15 Boise State WAC 5-0 714 16 W 24-7 A Southern Miss
16 < 16 Kansas Big 12 5-1 620 15 W 30-14 H Colorado
17 < 18 Virginia Tech ACC 5-1 540 18 DNP
18 < 22 North Carolina ACC 5-1 416 21 W 29-24 H Notre Dame
19 < 19 South Florida Big East 5-1 397 20 DNP
20 < 23 Michigan State Big Ten 6-1 371 17 W 37-20 A Northwestern
21 < 21 Wake Forest ACC 4-1 330 19 W 12-7 H Clemson
22 < 13 Vanderbilt SEC 5-1 258 23 L 17-14 A Mississippi State
23 < 24 Pittsburgh Big East 4-1 182 NR DNP
24 < 25 Ball State MAC 7-0 166 25 W 24-7 A Western Kentucky
25 < NR California Pac-10 4-1 115 22 DNP
RV < NR Tulsa CUSA 84  
RV < NR TCU MWC 61  
RV < NR Minnesota Big Ten 48  
RV < NR Florida State ACC 38  
RV < NR Georgia Tech ACC 25  
RV < NR South Carolina SEC 9  
RV < NR Kentucky SEC 7  
RV < NR Oregon Pac-10 4  
RV < NR Northwestern Big Ten 3  
RV < NR Cincinnati Big East 1  
RV < NR Notre Dame Ind 1  
RV < 20 Auburn SEC 0 L 25-22 H Arkansas

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big 12 6 7.8 6903
SEC 5 10.4 5098
Big Ten 3 11.7 2771
ACC 3 18.7 1286
MWC 2 11.5 1965
Pac-10 2 15.5 1362
Big East 2 21.0 579
WAC 1 15.0 714
MAC 1 24.0 166

Milestones

- Texas makes first appearance at #1 since the final 2005 poll (39 polls).
- Penn State makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the final 2005 poll (39 polls).
- Oklahoma State makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 10/11/1988 poll (334 polls).
- Michigan State makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 10/16/2005 (46 polls).
- LSU's weekly Top 10 streak ends at 28.
- Missouri's weekly Top 10 streak ends at 14.

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.