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September 18, 2011 AP Football Poll

Rank

 

Team (FPV)

 

Conf

 

W-L

 

PTS

 

CP

 

Last Week

1

  <  1

 

Oklahoma (37)

 

Big 12

 

2-0

 

1471

 

*1

 

W 23-13 at #5 Florida State

2

  <  3

 

LSU (14)

 

SEC

 

3-0

 

1424

 

*3

 

W 19-6 at #25 Mississippi State

3

  <  2

 

Alabama (7)

 

SEC

 

3-0

 

1402

 

*2

 

W 41-0 vs North Texas

4

  <  4

 

Boise State (2)

 

MWC

 

2-0

 

1309

 

4

 

W 40-15 at Toledo

5

  <  6

 

Stanford

 

Pac-12

 

3-0

 

1212

 

5

 

W 37-10 at Arizona

6

  <  7

 

Wisconsin

 

Big Ten

 

3-0

 

1170

 

7

 

W 49-7 at Northern Illinois

7

  <  8

 

Oklahoma State

 

Big 12

 

3-0

 

1092

 

6

 

W 59-33 at Tulsa

8

  <  9

 

Texas A&M

 

Big 12

 

2-0

 

1043

 

8

 

W 37-7 vs Idaho

9

  <  11

 

Nebraska

 

Big Ten

 

3-0

 

911

 

9

 

W 51-38 vs Washington

10

  <  12

 

Oregon

 

Pac-12

 

2-1

 

899

 

13

 

W 56-7 vs Missouri State

11

  <  5

 

Florida State

 

ACC

 

2-1

 

896

 

14

 

L 23-13 vs #1 Oklahoma

12

  <  10

 

South Carolina

 

SEC

 

3-0

 

891

 

10

 

W 24-21 vs Navy

13

  <  13

 

Virginia Tech

 

ACC

 

3-0

 

830

 

11

 

W 26-7 vs Arkansas State

14

  <  14

 

Arkansas

 

SEC

 

3-0

 

781

 

12

 

W 38-28 vs Troy

15

  <  16

 

Florida

 

SEC

 

3-0

 

669

 

15

 

W 33-23 vs Tennessee

16

  <  18

 

West Virginia

 

Big East

 

3-0

 

579

 

16

 

W 37-31 at Maryland

17

  <  19

 

Baylor

 

Big 12

 

2-0

 

521

 

19

 

W 48-0 vs Stephen F. Austin

18

  <  20

 

South Florida

 

Big East

 

3-0

 

496

 

17

 

W 70-17 vs Florida A&M

19

  <  23

 

Texas

 

Big 12

 

3-0

 

402

 

18

 

W 49-20 at UCLA

20

  <  23

 

TCU

 

MWC

 

2-1

 

273

 

20

 

W 38-17 vs Louisiana-Monroe

21

  <  NR

 

Clemson

 

ACC

 

3-0

 

272

 

22

 

W 38-24 vs #21 Auburn

22

  <  NR

 

Michigan

 

Big Ten

 

3-0

 

266

 

21

 

W 31-3 vs Eastern Michigan

23

  <  NR

 

USC

 

Pac-12

 

3-0

 

260

 

NR

 

W 38-17 vs Syracuse

24

  <  NR

 

Illinois

 

Big Ten

 

3-0

 

106

 

RV

 

W 17-14 vs #22 Arizona State

25

  <  NR

 

Georgia Tech

 

ACC

 

3-0

 

59

 

24

 

W 66-24 at Kansas

RV

  <  15

 

Michigan State

 

Big Ten

 

2-1

 

42

 

23

 

L 31-13 at Notre Dame

RV

  <  21

 

Auburn

 

SEC

 

2-1

 

29

 

19

 

L 38-24 at Clemson

RV

  <  NR

 

Houston

 

C-USA

 

3-0

 

25

 

RV

 

W 35-34 at Louisiana Tech

RV

  <  NR

 

Miami (FL)

 

ACC

 

1-1

 

23

 

NR

 

W 24-6 vs #17 Ohio State

RV

  <  NR

 

Iowa State

 

Big 12

 

3-0

 

19

 

NR

 

W 24-20 at Connecticut

RV

  <  NR

 

Utah

 

Pac-12

 

2-1

 

19

 

NR

 

W 54-10 at BYU

RV

  <  17

 

Ohio State

 

Big Ten

 

2-1

 

16

 

16

 

L 24-6 at Miami (FL)

RV

  <  NR

 

Maryland

 

ACC

 

1-1

 

15

 

NR

 

L 37-31 vs #18 West Virginia

RV

  <  25

 

Mississippi State

 

SEC

 

1-2

 

14

 

25

 

L 19-6 vs #3 LSU

RV

  <  NR

 

Missouri

 

Big 12

 

2-1

 

10

 

NR

 

W 69-0 vs Western Illinois

RV

  <  22

 

Arizona State

 

Pac-12

 

2-1

 

9

 

RV

 

L 17-14 at Illinois

RV

  <  NR

 

Notre Dame

 

Ind

 

1-2

 

8

 

NR

 

W 31-13 vs #15 Michigan State

RV

  <  NR

 

San Diego State

 

MWC

 

3-0

 

8

 

NR

 

W 42-24 vs Washington State

RV

  <  NR

 

Vanderbilt

 

SEC

 

3-0

 

8

 

NR

 

W 30-7 vs Mississippi

RV

  <  NR

 

Georgia

 

SEC

 

1-2

 

7

 

NR

 

W 59-0 vs Coastal Carolina

RV

  <  NR

 

Florida International

 

Sun Belt

 

3-0

 

4

 

NR

 

W 17-10 vs UCF

RV

  <  NR

 

California

 

Pac-12

 

3-0

 

3

 

NR

 

W 63-12 vs Presbyterian

RV

  <  NR

 

Navy (MD)

 

Ind

 

2-1

 

3

 

NR

 

L 24-21 at #10 South Carolina

RV

  <  NR

 

North Carolina

 

ACC

 

3-0

 

2

 

25

 

W 28-17 vs Virginia

RV

  <  NR

 

Tennessee

 

SEC

 

2-1

 

2

 

NR

 

L 33-23 at #16 Florida

NR

  <  NR

 

Northwestern

 

Big Ten

 

2-1

 

0

 

RV

 

L 21-14 at Army

NR

  <  NR

 

Ohio

 

MAC

 

3-0

 

0

 

RV

 

W 44-7 vs Marshall

NR

  <  NR

 

Penn State

 

Big Ten

 

2-1

 

0

 

RV

 

W 14-10 at Temple

NR

  <  NR

 

Texas Tech

 

Big 12

 

2-0

 

0

 

RV

 

W 59-13 at New Mexico

NR

  <  NR

 

Washington

 

Pac-12

 

2-1

 

0

 

RV

 

L 51-38 at #11 Nebraska

MILESTONES
Last Appearances:
- Clemson makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the final 2009 poll (19 polls)
- Georgia Tech makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 9/7/2010 poll (17 polls)
- Illinois makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 9/21/2008 poll (47 polls)
- Michigan makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 10/3/2010 poll (13 polls)

Weekly Streaks:
- Arkansas's Top 25 streak reaches 20
- Michigan State's Top 25 streak ends at 16
- Mississippi State's Top 25 streak ends at 12
- Ohio State's Top 25 streak ends at 103
- Oklahoma's Top 25 streak reaches 20
- Texas A&M's Top 25 streak reaches 10

Total Appearances:
- Arkansas is approaching the 400 mark
- Florida International received votes for the first time
- Oklahoma State ties Duke for #47
- South Florida ties Villanova for #93
- TCU ties Illinois for #41
- USC is approaching the 700 mark

NOTES
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- * = 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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