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2008 Final AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts 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 NC)
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)
RV < NR California Pac-10 128  
RV < NR LSU SEC 95  
RV < NR Nebraska Big 12 64  
RV < NR Tulsa CUSA 61  
RV < 22 Northwestern Big Ten 9-4 53 L 30-23 (1OT) N #25 Missouri (Alamo)
RV < NR Boston College ACC 11  
RV < NR Rutgers Big East 11  
RV < NR Rice CUSA 8  
RV < NR Arizona Pac-10 4  
RV < NR Kansas Big 12 2  
NR < 18 Pittsburgh Big East 9-4 106 L 3-0 N #24 Oregon State (Sun)
NR < 23 Ball State MAC 12-2 13 L 45-13 N Tulsa (GMAC)

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

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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  • Polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, 1961-67 had 10 teams, 1968-88 had 20 teams, and 1989-present had 25 teams.