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2011 Final AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts CP Last Week
1 < 2 Alabama (55) SEC 12-1 1495 *1 W 21-0 N #1 LSU (BCS NC)
2 < 1 LSU (1) SEC 13-1 1425 2 L 21-0 N #2 Alabama (BCS NC)
3 < 3 Oklahoma State (4) Big 12 12-1 1399 3 W 41-38 (1OT) N #4 Stanford (Fiesta)
4 < 6 Oregon Pac-12 12-2 1250 4 W 45-38 N #9 Wisconsin (Rose)
5 < 7 Arkansas SEC 11-2 1198 5 W 29-16 N #11 Kansas State (Cotton)
6 < 5 USC Pac-12 10-2 1181 NR DNP
7 < 4 Stanford Pac-12 11-2 1167 7 L 41-38 (1OT) N #3 Oklahoma State (Fiesta)
8 < 8 Boise State MWC 12-1 1127 6 W 56-24 N Arizona State (Las Vegas)
9 < 10 South Carolina SEC 11-2 1013 8 W 30-13 N #21 Nebraska (Capital One)
10 < 9 Wisconsin Big Ten 11-3 905 11 L 45-38 N #6 Oregon (Rose)
11 < 12 Michigan State Big Ten 11-3 873 10 W 33-30 (3OT) N #18 Georgia (Outback)
12 < 13 Michigan Big Ten 11-2 839 9 W 23-20 (1OT) N #17 Virginia Tech (Sugar)
13 < 15 Baylor Big 12 10-3 780 12 W 67-56 N Washington (Alamo)
14 < 16 TCU MWC 11-2 653 13 W 31-24 N Louisiana Tech (Poinsettia)
15 < 11 Kansas State Big 12 10-3 621 16 L 29-16 N #7 Arkansas (Cotton)
16 < 19 Oklahoma Big 12 10-3 572 15 W 31-14 N Iowa (Insight)
17 < 23 West Virginia Big East 10-3 547 18 W 70-33 N #14 Clemson (Orange)
18 < 20 Houston CUSA 13-1 518 14 W 30-14 N #24 Penn State (TicketCity)
19 < 18 Georgia SEC 10-4 439 20 L 33-30 (3OT) N #12 Michigan State (Outback)
20 < 22 Southern Miss CUSA 12-2 411 19 W 24-17 N Nevada (Hawaii)
21 < 17 Virginia Tech ACC 11-3 329 17 L 23-20 (1OT) N #13 Michigan (Sugar)
22 < 14 Clemson ACC 10-4 188 22 L 70-33 N #23 West Virginia (Orange)
23 < 25 Florida State ACC 9-4 154 23 W 18-14 N Notre Dame (Champs Sports)
24 < 21 Nebraska Big Ten 9-4 143 24 L 30-13 N #10 South Carolina (Capital One)
25 < NR Cincinnati Big East 10-3 103 21 W 31-24 N Vanderbilt (Liberty)
RV < NR BYU Ind 10-3 51 25 W 24-21 N Tulsa (Armed Forces)
RV < NR Auburn SEC 8-5 40 RV W 43-24 N Virginia (Chick-fil-A)
RV < NR Northern Illinois MAC 11-3 33 RV W 38-20 N Arkansas State (GoDaddy.com)
RV < NR Missouri Big 12 8-5 23 RV W 41-24 N North Carolina (Independence)
RV < NR Texas Big 12 8-5 15 RV W 21-10 N California (Holiday)
RV < NR Rutgers Big East 9-4 3 RV W 27-13 N Iowa State (Pinstripe)
RV < 24 Penn State Big Ten 9-4 2 RV L 30-14 N #20 Houston (TicketCity)
RV < NR North Dakota State Other 14-1 2 NR W 17-6 N Sam Houston State (FCS NC)
RV < NR Virginia ACC 8-5 1 RV L 43-24 N Auburn (Chick-fil-A)
NR < NR Arkansas State Sun Belt 10-3 0 RV L 38-20 N Northern Illinois (GoDaddy.com)
NR < NR Florida SEC 7-6 0 RV W 24-17 N Ohio State (Gator)
NR < NR Louisiana Sun Belt 9-4 0 RV W 32-30 N San Diego State (New Orleans)
NR < NR Mississippi State SEC 7-6 0 RV W 23-17 N Wake Forest (Music City)
NR < NR Notre Dame Ind 8-5 0 RV L 18-14 N #25 Florida State (Champs Sports)
NR < NR Ohio MAC 10-4 0 RV W 24-23 N Utah State (Potato)
NR < NR Temple MAC 9-4 0 RV W 37-15 N Wyoming (New Mexico)
NR < NR Texas A&M Big 12 7-6 0 RV W 33-22 N Northwestern (Meineke Car Care)
NR < NR Washington Pac-12 7-6 0 RV L 67-56 N #15 Baylor (Alamo)

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 7.2 5570
Big 12 4 11.8 3372
Big Ten 4 14.3 2760
Pac-12 3 5.7 3598
ACC 3 22.0 671
MWC 2 11.0 1780
CUSA 2 19.0 929
Big East 2 21.0 650

Milestones

Last Appearances:
- Alabama makes first appearance at #1 since the 10/3/2010 poll (25 polls)

Weekly Streaks:
- Houston's Top 25 streak reaches 10
- LSU's Number 1 streak ends at 11
- Michigan State's Top 25 streak reaches 10

Final Streaks:
- Ohio State's streak ends at 9 seasons
- Oregon's streak reaches 5 seasons

Total Appearances:
- Cincinnati ties Holy Cross for #83
- Nebraska ties Texas for #6
- Southern Miss ties Wyoming for #71
- Wisconsin ties Iowa for #23

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.