December 5, 2010 AP Football Poll

Rank			Team (FPV)		Conf		W-L		PTS		CP		HP		BCS		Last Week
1	<  2		Auburn (36)		SEC		13-0		1473		*2		*1		1		W 56-17 vs #18 South Carolina (SEC)
2	<  1		Oregon (23)		Pac-10		12-0		1462		*1		*2		2		W 37-20 at Oregon State
3	<  3		TCU (1)		MWC		12-0		1379		*3		*3		3		DNP
4	<  4		Wisconsin		Big Ten		11-1		1289		4		4		5		DNP
5	<  5		Stanford		Pac-10		11-1		1283		5		5		4		DNP
6	<  6		Ohio State		Big Ten		11-1		1179		6		6		6		DNP
7	<  7		Michigan State		Big Ten		11-1		1101		7		7		9		DNP
8	<  8		Arkansas		SEC		10-2		1085		8		8		8		DNP
9	<  10		Oklahoma		Big 12		11-2		976		8		9		7		W 23-20 vs #13 Nebraska (Big 12)
10	<  9		Boise State		WAC		11-1		932		10		10		10		W 50-14 vs Utah State
11	<  11		LSU		SEC		10-2		863		12		11		11		DNP
12	<  12		Virginia Tech		ACC		11-2		817		11		12		13		W 44-33 vs #20 Florida State (ACC)
13	<  14		Nevada		WAC		12-1		759		15		14		15		W 35-17 at Louisiana Tech
14	<  15		Missouri		Big 12		10-2		705		14		13		12		DNP
15	<  17		Alabama		SEC		9-3		628		18		16		16		DNP
16	<  16		Oklahoma State		Big 12		10-2		622		13		15		14		DNP
17	<  13		Nebraska		Big 12		10-3		608		16		17		18		L 23-20 vs #10 Oklahoma (Big 12)
18	<  19		Texas A&M		Big 12		9-3		601		17		18		17		DNP
19	<  18		South Carolina		SEC		9-4		332		20		20		20		L 56-17 vs #2 Auburn (SEC)
20	<  21		Utah		MWC		10-2		312		19		19		19		DNP
21	<  22		Mississippi State		SEC		8-4		288		22		22		21		DNP
22	<  23		West Virginia		Big East		9-3		283		21		21		22		W 35-14 vs Rutgers
23	<  20		Florida State		ACC		9-4		188		23		23		23		L 44-33 vs #12 Virginia Tech (ACC)
24	<  25		Hawaii		WAC		10-3		111		25		24		24		W 59-21 vs UNLV
25	<  NR		Connecticut		Big East		8-4		74		RV		RV		NR		W 19-16 at South Florida
RV	<  NR		UCF		C-USA		10-3		63		24		25		25		W 17-7 vs SMU (CUSA)
RV	<  NR		Maryland		ACC		8-4		30		RV		RV		NR		DNP
RV	<  NR		Tulsa		C-USA		9-3		18		RV		RV		NR		DNP
RV	<  NR		Navy (MD)		Ind		8-3		11		RV		RV		NR		DNP
RV	<  NR		Miami (OH)		MAC		9-4		8		RV		RV		NR		W 26-21 vs #24 Northern Illinois (MAC)
RV	<  24		Northern Illinois		MAC		10-3		7		RV		RV		NR		L 26-21 vs Miami (OH) (MAC)
RV	<  NR		San Diego State		MWC		8-4		6		RV		RV		NR		DNP
RV	<  NR		Fresno State		WAC		8-4		2		NR		NR		NR		W 25-23 vs Illinois
RV	<  NR		Pittsburgh		Big East		7-5		2		NR		NR		NR		W 28-10 at Cincinnati
RV	<  NR		Air Force		MWC		8-4		1		NR		RV		NR		DNP
RV	<  NR		Iowa		Big Ten		7-5		1		NR		RV		NR		DNP
RV	<  NR		NC State		ACC		8-4		1		RV		RV		NR		DNP
NR	<  NR		Arizona		Pac-10		7-5		0		RV		RV		NR		L 30-29 (2OT) vs Arizona State
NR	<  NR		Notre Dame		Ind		7-5		0		NR		RV		NR		DNP
NR	<  NR		South Florida		Big East		7-5		0		NR		RV		NR		L 19-16 vs Connecticut

MILESTONES
- Auburn makes first appearance at #1 since the 9/24/1985 poll (426 polls)
- Connecticut makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 9/28/2008 poll (41 polls)
- TCU's weekly Top 25 streak reaches 40
- Oklahoma State's weekly Top 25 streak reaches 10
- Missouri's weekly Top 25 streak reaches 10

Total Appearances
- Arkansas breaks tie for #18
- West Virginia breaks tie for #30
- Mississippi State ties NC State for #52
- Hawaii ties East Carolina for #91
- Nevada ties March Field (CA) for #101
- Connecticut ties 2 others for #120

NOTES
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- HP = Harris Poll (2005 to present; starts in late September)
- BCS = BCS Rankings (1998 to present; starts in mid-October)
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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), and 1989-present had 25 teams.
- This weekly poll data was contributed to the ESPN College Football Encyclopedia

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