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September 20, 2009 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts CP Last Week
1 < 1 Florida (55) SEC 3-0 1488 *1 W 23-13 H Tennessee
2 < 2 Texas (2) Big 12 3-0 1428 2 W 34-24 H Texas Tech
3 < 4 Alabama (3) SEC 3-0 1390 3 W 53-7 H North Texas
4 < 5 Mississippi SEC 2-0 1213 5 W 52-6 H Southeastern Louisiana
5 < 5 Penn State Big Ten 3-0 1212 4 W 31-6 H Temple
6 < 8 California Pac-10 3-0 1169 6 W 35-21 A Minnesota
7 < 9 LSU SEC 3-0 1120 7 W 31-3 H Louisiana-Lafayette
8 < 10 Boise State WAC 3-0 1038 8 W 51-34 A Fresno State
9 < 20 Miami (FL) ACC 2-0 920 13 W 33-17 H #14 Georgia Tech
10 < 12 Oklahoma Big 12 2-1 862 9 W 45-0 H Tulsa
11 < 13 Virginia Tech ACC 2-1 852 12 W 16-15 H #19 Nebraska
12 < 3 USC Pac-10 2-1 825 10 L 16-13 A Washington
13 < 11 Ohio State Big Ten 2-1 810 11 W 38-0 A Toledo
14 < 17 Cincinnati Big East 3-0 739 15 W 28-18 A Oregon State
15 < 15 TCU MWC 2-0 674 14 W 56-21 H Texas State
16 < 16 Oklahoma State Big 12 2-1 478 16 W 41-24 H Rice
17 < 21 Houston CUSA 2-0 455 23 DNP
18 < NR Florida State ACC 2-1 363 25 W 54-28 A #7 BYU
19 < 7 BYU MWC 2-1 349 20 L 54-28 H Florida State
20 < 22 Kansas Big 12 3-0 347 19 W 44-16 H Duke
21 < 23 Georgia SEC 2-1 318 17 W 52-41 A Arkansas
22 < 24 North Carolina ACC 3-0 271 18 W 31-17 H East Carolina
23 < 25 Michigan Big Ten 3-0 247 22 W 45-17 H Eastern Michigan
24 < NR Washington Pac-10 2-1 194 RV W 16-13 H #3 USC
25 < 19 Nebraska Big 12 2-1 132 24 L 16-15 A #13 Virginia Tech
RV < NR Missouri Big 12 3-0 115 21  
RV < 14 Georgia Tech ACC 102 RV L 33-17 A #20 Miami (FL)
RV < NR Auburn SEC 100 RV  
RV < NR Pittsburgh Big East 91 RV  
RV < NR UCLA Pac-10 62 RV  
RV < NR Iowa Big Ten 39 RV  
RV < NR Oregon Pac-10 30 RV  
RV < NR Texas Tech Big 12 19 RV  
RV < NR Notre Dame Ind 16 RV  
RV < 18 Utah MWC 12 RV L 31-24 A Oregon
RV < NR Clemson ACC 11 NR  
RV < NR Colorado State MWC 4 RV  
RV < NR Oregon State Pac-10 4 RV  
RV < NR South Florida Big East 1 RV  
NR < NR Kentucky SEC 0 RV  
NR < NR Minnesota Big Ten 0 RV  
NR < NR South Carolina SEC 0 RV  
NR < NR Wisconsin Big Ten 0 RV  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 7.2 5529
Big 12 5 14.6 3247
ACC 4 15.0 2406
Big Ten 3 13.7 2269
Pac-10 3 14.0 2188
MWC 2 17.0 1023
WAC 1 8.0 1038
Big East 1 14.0 739
CUSA 1 17.0 455

Milestones

- Miami (FL) makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 12/4/2005 poll (53 polls).
- Washington makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 9/28/2003 poll (95 polls).
- USC's weekly Top 10 streak ends at 23 and Top 25 streak reaches 120.
- Texas' weekly Top 10 streak reaches 20.
- Utah's weekly Top 25 streak ends at 19.
- Texas' total appearances reach 660.
- Georgia ties Auburn for #12 in total appearances.
- TCU ties NC State for #49 in total appearances.

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.