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September 23, 2012 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts CP Last Week
1 < 1 Alabama (59) SEC 4-0 1499 *1 W 40-7 H Florida Atlantic
2 < 3 Oregon Pac-12 4-0 1414 2 W 49-0 H #22 Arizona
3 < 2 LSU (1) SEC 4-0 1346 *3 W 12-10 A Auburn
4 < 4 Florida State ACC 4-0 1340 *4 W 49-37 H #10 Clemson
5 < 5 Georgia SEC 4-0 1245 5 W 48-3 H Vanderbilt
6 < 7 South Carolina SEC 4-0 1147 6 W 31-10 H Missouri
7 < 15 Kansas State Big 12 4-0 1067 8 W 24-19 A #6 Oklahoma
8 < 9 Stanford Pac-12 3-0 1055 9 DNP
9 < 8 West Virginia Big 12 3-0 1045 7 W 31-21 H Maryland
10 < 11 Notre Dame Ind 4-0 1003 11 W 13-6 H #18 Michigan
11 < 14 Florida SEC 4-0 864 12 W 38-0 H Kentucky
12 < 12 Texas Big 12 3-0 856 10 DNP
13 < 13 USC Pac-12 3-1 801 13 W 27-9 H California
14 < 16 Ohio State Big Ten 4-0 633 NR W 29-15 H UAB
15 < 17 TCU Big 12 3-0 616 14 W 27-7 H Virginia
16 < 6 Oklahoma Big 12 2-1 611 15 L 24-19 H #15 Kansas State
17 < 10 Clemson ACC 3-1 588 16 L 49-37 A #4 Florida State
18 < NR Oregon State Pac-12 2-0 451 21 W 27-20 A #19 UCLA
19 < 20 Louisville Big East 4-0 414 17 W 28-21 A FIU
20 < 21 Michigan State Big Ten 3-1 348 18 W 23-7 H Eastern Michigan
21 < 23 Mississippi State SEC 4-0 246 19 W 30-10 H South Alabama
22 < 25 Nebraska Big Ten 3-1 179 20 W 73-7 H Idaho State
23 < NR Rutgers Big East 4-0 128 25 W 35-26 A Arkansas
24 < 24 Boise State MWC 2-1 114 RV W 7-6 H BYU
25 < NR Baylor Big 12 3-0 92 24 W 47-42 A Louisiana-Monroe
RV < NR Northwestern Big Ten 4-0 89 RV W 38-7 H South Dakota
RV < 19 UCLA Pac-12 3-1 79 RV L 27-20 H Oregon State
RV < 18 Michigan Big Ten 2-2 44 RV L 13-6 A #11 Notre Dame
RV < NR Ohio MAC 4-0 40 RV W 44-10 H Norfolk State
RV < NR Virginia Tech ACC 3-1 26 25 W 37-0 H Bowling Green
RV < 22 Arizona Pac-12 3-1 17 RV L 49-0 A #3 Oregon
RV < NR Iowa State Big 12 3-0 16 RV DNP
RV < NR Wisconsin Big Ten 3-1 13 23 W 37-26 H UTEP
RV < NR Oklahoma State Big 12 2-1 12 22 DNP
RV < NR Texas A&M SEC 2-1 11 RV W 70-14 H South Carolina State
RV < NR Cincinnati Big East 2-0 10 RV DNP
RV < NR Tennessee SEC 3-1 10 RV W 47-26 H Akron
RV < NR Texas Tech Big 12 3-0 10 RV DNP
RV < NR Arizona State Pac-12 3-1 8 RV W 37-7 H Utah
RV < NR Louisiana Tech WAC 3-0 7 RV W 52-24 A Illinois
RV < NR Purdue Big Ten 2-1 5 RV DNP
RV < NR Miami (FL) ACC 3-1 1 RV W 42-36 (1OT) A Georgia Tech
NR < NR Louisiana Monroe Sun Belt 1-2 0 RV L 47-42 H Baylor
NR < NR Minnesota Big Ten 4-0 0 RV W 17-10 H Syracuse
NR < NR San Jose State WAC 3-1 0 RV W 38-34 A San Diego State
NR < NR Washington Pac-12 2-1 0 RV DNP
NR < NR Western Kentucky Sun Belt 3-1 0 RV W 42-17 H Southern Miss

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 6 7.8 6347
Big 12 6 14.0 4287
Pac-12 4 10.3 3721
Big Ten 3 18.7 1160
ACC 2 10.5 1928
Big East 2 21.0 542
Ind 1 10.0 1003
MWC 1 24.0 114

Milestones

Last Appearances:
- Kansas State makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 10/23/2011 poll (11 polls)
- Notre Dame makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 11/19/2006 poll (88 polls)
- Oregon State makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 10/10/2010 poll (29 polls)
- Rutgers makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 11/15/2009 poll (40 polls)

Weekly Streaks:
- Alabama's Top 25 streak reaches 70
- Michigan's Top 25 streak ends at 17
- TCU's Top 25 streak reaches 10

Total Appearances:
- Baylor ties Army and Boston College for #55

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.