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October 12, 2014 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts CP Last Week
1 < 3 Mississippi State (45) SEC 6-0 1480 *1 W 38-23 H #2 Auburn
2 < 1 Florida State (12) ACC 6-0 1415 *2 W 38-20 A Syracuse
3 < 3 Mississippi (3) SEC 6-0 1413 *3 W 35-20 A #14 Texas A&M
4 < 5 Baylor Big 12 6-0 1317 4 W 61-58 H #9 TCU
5 < 6 Notre Dame Ind 6-0 1228 5 W 50-43 H North Carolina
6 < 2 Auburn SEC 5-1 1144 8 L 38-23 A #3 Mississippi State
7 < 7 Alabama SEC 5-1 1068 7 W 14-13 A Arkansas
8 < 8 Michigan State Big Ten 5-1 1015 6 W 45-31 A Purdue
9 < 12 Oregon Pac-12 5-1 1014 9 W 42-30 A #18 UCLA
10 < 13 Georgia SEC 5-1 981 10 W 34-0 A #23 Missouri
11 < 11 Oklahoma Big 12 5-1 935 11 W 31-26 N Texas
12 < 9 TCU Big 12 4-1 917 12 L 61-58 A #5 Baylor
13 < 15 Ohio State Big Ten 4-1 648 13 DNP
14 < 17 Kansas State Big 12 4-1 626 14 DNP
15 < 16 Oklahoma State Big 12 5-1 620 15 W 27-20 H Kansas
16 < 10 Arizona Pac-12 5-1 590 17 L 28-26 H USC
17 < 20 Arizona State Pac-12 4-1 459 18 DNP
18 < 19 East Carolina AAC 5-1 449 16 W 28-17 A South Florida
19 < 21 Nebraska Big Ten 5-1 402 19 DNP
20 < 24 Utah Pac-12 4-1 305 23 DNP
21 < 14 Texas A&M SEC 5-2 264 21 L 35-20 H #3 Mississippi
22 < NR USC Pac-12 4-2 258 25 W 28-26 A #10 Arizona
23 < 25 Stanford Pac-12 4-2 223 20 W 34-17 H Washington State
24 < NR Clemson ACC 4-2 188 22 W 23-17 H Louisville
25 < NR Marshall CUSA 6-0 148 24 W 49-24 H Middle Tennessee
RV < 18 UCLA Pac-12 4-2 110 RV L 42-30 H #12 Oregon
RV < NR LSU SEC 5-2 67 RV W 30-27 A Florida
RV < NR Duke ACC 5-1 45 RV W 31-25 A #22 Georgia Tech
RV < NR Kentucky SEC 5-1 36 RV W 48-14 H Louisiana-Monroe
RV < NR Minnesota Big Ten 5-1 36 RV W 24-17 H Northwestern
RV < NR West Virginia Big 12 4-2 27 RV W 37-34 A Texas Tech
RV < NR Washington Pac-12 5-1 22 RV W 31-7 A California
RV < 22 Georgia Tech ACC 5-1 11 RV L 31-25 H Duke
RV < NR Arkansas SEC 3-3 10 NR L 14-13 H #7 Alabama
RV < NR Louisville ACC 5-2 7 NR L 23-17 A Clemson
RV < NR Rutgers Big Ten 5-1 7 RV DNP
RV < NR Iowa Big Ten 5-1 6 RV W 45-29 H Indiana
RV < NR Colorado State MWC 5-1 3 RV W 31-24 A Nevada
RV < NR North Dakota State Other 6-0 3 NR W 38-10 H Southern Illinois
RV < NR South Carolina SEC 3-3 1 NR DNP
RV < NR Virginia ACC 4-2 1 NR DNP
RV < NR Wisconsin Big Ten 4-2 1 RV W 38-28 H Illinois
NR < 23 Missouri SEC 4-2 0 RV L 34-0 H #13 Georgia
NR < NR BYU Ind 4-2 0 RV L 31-24 (1OT) A UCF
NR < NR Oregon State Pac-12 4-1 0 RV DNP

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 6 8.0 6350
Pac-12 6 17.8 2849
Big 12 5 11.2 4415
Big Ten 3 13.3 2065
ACC 2 13.0 1603
Ind 1 5.0 1228
AAC 1 18.0 449
CUSA 1 25.0 148

Milestones

Last Appearances:
- Marshall makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the final 2002 poll (186 polls)
- Mississippi State makes first ever appearance at #1
- Notre Dame makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the final 2012 poll (24 polls)

Weekly Streaks:
- Florida State's Number 1 streak ends at 10
- Notre Dame's Top 25 streak reaches 10
- UCLA's Top 25 streak ends at 24

Total Appearances:
- Michigan State reaches 350 appearances
- Mississippi State ties Duke for #48

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.