2011 Preseason AP Football Poll

Rank

Team (FPV)

Conf

W-L

PTS

CP

Last Week

1

<  6

Oklahoma (36)

Big 12

12-2

1464

*1

DNP

2

<  10

Alabama (17)

SEC

10-3

1439

*2

DNP

3

<  3

Oregon (4)

Pac-12

12-1

1330

*3

DNP

4

<  8

LSU (1)

SEC

11-2

1286

*4

DNP

5

<  9

Boise State (2)

MWC

12-1

1200

7

DNP

6

<  17

Florida State

ACC

10-4

1168

5

DNP

7

<  4

Stanford

Pac-12

12-1

1091

6

DNP

8

<  19

Texas A&M

Big 12

9-4

965

9

DNP

9

<  13

Oklahoma State

Big 12

11-2

955

8

DNP

10

<  20

Nebraska

Big Ten

10-4

910

11

DNP

11

<  7

Wisconsin

Big Ten

11-2

900

10

DNP

12

<  22

South Carolina

SEC

9-5

848

12

DNP

13

<  16

Virginia Tech

ACC

11-3

821

13

DNP

14

<  2

TCU

MWC

13-0

690

15

DNP

15

<  12

Arkansas

SEC

10-3

686

14

DNP

16

<  NR

Notre Dame

Ind

8-5

530

18

DNP

17

<  14

Michigan State

Big Ten

11-2

519

17

DNP

18

<  5

Ohio State

Big Ten

12-1

443

16

DNP

19

<  NR

Georgia

SEC

6-7

369

22

DNP

20

<  15

Mississippi State

SEC

9-4

361

20

DNP

21

<  18

Missouri

Big 12

10-3

258

21

DNP

22

<  NR

Florida

SEC

8-5

228

23

DNP

23

<  1

Auburn

SEC

14-0

219

19

DNP

24

<  NR

West Virginia

Big East

9-4

207

RV

DNP

25

<  NR

USC

Pac-12

8-5

160

NR

DNP

RV

<  NR

Texas

Big 12

5-7

114

24

DNP

RV

<  NR

Penn State

Big Ten

7-6

75

25

DNP

RV

<  NR

Arizona State

Pac-12

6-6

67

RV

DNP

RV

<  NR

Miami (FL)

ACC

7-6

32

RV

DNP

RV

<  NR

Utah

Pac-12

10-3

25

RV

DNP

RV

<  NR

Southern Miss

C-USA

8-5

20

RV

DNP

RV

<  NR

Iowa

Big Ten

8-5

19

RV

DNP

RV

<  NR

BYU

Ind

7-6

15

RV

DNP

RV

<  25

NC State

ACC

9-4

15

RV

DNP

RV

<  NR

Air Force

MWC

9-4

14

RV

DNP

RV

<  NR

Houston

C-USA

5-7

13

RV

DNP

RV

<  NR

Pittsburgh

Big East

8-5

9

RV

DNP

RV

<  NR

Michigan

Big Ten

7-6

7

RV

DNP

RV

<  NR

Tennessee

SEC

6-7

5

RV

DNP

RV

<  21

UCF

C-USA

11-3

5

RV

DNP

RV

<  NR

Hawaii

WAC

10-4

4

RV

DNP

RV

<  NR

Northern Illinois

MAC

11-3

4

RV

DNP

RV

<  24

Tulsa

C-USA

10-3

3

NR

DNP

RV

<  NR

Arizona

Pac-12

7-6

2

RV

DNP

RV

<  23

Maryland

ACC

9-4

2

NR

DNP

RV

<  11

Nevada

WAC

13-1

1

RV

DNP

RV

<  NR

Northwestern

Big Ten

7-6

1

RV

DNP

RV

<  NR

Washington

Pac-12

7-6

1

RV

DNP

NR

<  NR

Clemson

ACC

6-7

0

RV

DNP

NR

<  NR

Georgia Tech

ACC

6-7

0

RV

DNP

NR

<  NR

North Carolina

ACC

8-5

0

RV

DNP

NR

<  NR

Oregon State

Pac-12

5-7

0

RV

DNP

NR

<  NR

South Florida

Big East

8-5

0

RV

DNP

MILESTONES
Last Appearances:
- Florida State makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 9/10/2006 poll (78 polls)
- Georgia makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 9/7/2010 poll (14 polls)
- Notre Dame makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 11/1/2009 poll (22 polls)
- Oklahoma makes first appearance at #1 since the 10/5/2008 poll (42 polls)
- Texas A&M makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 9/26/1999 poll (193 polls)

Weekly Streaks:
- Alabama's Top 25 streak reaches 50
- Auburn's Top 10 streak ends at 12
- Mississippi State's Top 25 streak reaches 10
- Nebraska's Top 25 streak reaches 20
- TCU's Top 5 streak ends at 15 and Top 10 streak ends at 25
- Virginia Tech's Top 25 streak reaches 10

Preseason Streaks:
- Georgia's preseason streak reaches 10
- Penn State's preseason streak ends at 5
- Texas' preseason streak ends at 12
- USC's preseason streak reaches 10

Season Streaks:
- Alabama's season streak reaches 5
- Boise State's season streak reaches 10
- Florida State's season streak reaches 35
- Georgia's season streak reaches 15
- South Carolina's season streak reaches 5
- USC's season streak reaches 10
- West Virginia's season streak reaches 10
- Wisconsin's season streak reaches 15

Total Appearances:
- LSU makes 500th appearance in the Top 25
- Mississippi State ties Arizona for #51
- West Virginia ties Arizona State for #29

NOTES
- Hold the mouse cursor over the non-AP rankings to see the first place votes, total points, and previous rank in a tooltip (for browsers that support tooltips), where available
- * = Received first place votes (non-AP rankings)
- CP = Coaches Poll (1950 to present)
- HP = Harris Poll (2005 to present; starts in late September)
- BCS = BCS Rankings (1998 to present; starts in mid-October)
- Clicking on the team name will display the week-by-week ranking for that team.
- 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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